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Wimbledon spectator sues 'reckless' Kyrgios over '700 drinks' claim
Polish lawyer Anna Palus was temporarily ejected from Centre Court last month after Kyrgios claimed she was drunk and putting him off during his defeat to Novak Djokovic. He said to the chair umpire between points: "She's drunk out of her mind in the first row. ."The one who looks like she's had about 700 drinks talking to me in every single point." Palus has instructed her solicitors, Brett Wilson LLP, to start defamation proceedings against the 27-year-old and she is prepared to take the case to London's High Court if there is no "prompt resolution" to the matter, reports DPA.
Durand Cup: Bengaluru FC defeat Indian Air Force 4-0
Roy Krishan opened the scoring in the ninth minute of the match while Sunil Chhetri got the second in the 23rd. The third was scored by Faisal Ali in the 71st minute, while young striker Siva Sakthi got the fourth in the third minute of stoppage time. As a result, BFC now join Mohammedan on six points in the group and both also have the same goal difference.
BWF World Championships: China's Shi sails into last 16 at badminton worlds
Shi, who returned to action at the tournament after a 10-month suspension, took 46 minutes to down the Dane 21-13, and 21-16 in the second round. The 2018 worlds finalist has slipped to 25th in the world rankings after a long absence, but he proved much stronger than what the ranking place has suggested. He rated his performance "7 out of 10", one point more than his first-round show.
Injured Sania Mirza puts retirement plans on hold after pulling out of US Open
Sania Mirza picked up the injury while competing at the Canadian Open earlier this month. She played at last week's Cincinnati Open before reaching the semifinals of the women's doubles in Toronto with partner Madison Keys.
Fit-again Neeraj Chopra confirms his participation in Lausanne Diamond League
This will be Chopra's first event since the world championship silver and after missing the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham due to injury. The star athlete had suffered the injury during the final of the World Championships on July 24 in Eugene, USA. The 24-year-old athlete is currently based in Saarbr�cken, Germany, along with his coach Dr Klaus Bartonietz and physio Ishaan Marwaha.
AIFF writes to FIFA, seeking lifting of suspension
The FIFA Bureau had on August 16 suspended the AIFF from international football and also stripped it of the hosting rights for the Women's U17 World Cup in the country, scheduled in October, alleging "third party interference" in governance after the Supreme Court appointed the Committee of Administrators in May over delay in conducting elections by the Praful Patel-led executive committee.
Rahul Dravid should be fine; he will be back before India-Pakistan game: Ravi Shastri
On Tuesday afternoon, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said that Dravid had tested positive for Covid-19, placing his involvement in the Asia Cup, scheduled to commence in the UAE from August 27, in doubt. The BCCI added that Dravid is under the supervision of the BCCI Medical team and has mild symptoms. It also said that he will join the Indian team once he returns with a negative COVID-19 report.
Thailand Para Badminton: Ramadass, Kaur register impressive wins as India return home with 17 medals
Another women shuttler who made a mark at the championships was Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan, who overcame Rachel Choong of England 21-9, 24-22 for the women's SH6 gold. Joshi settled for two more silver with her partners Shanthiya V. and Ruthick Raghupathi respectively, in the women's doubles SL3-SU5 and mixed doubles SL 3 - SU 5 events.
Chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa leading a "chess ascetic's" life
On Monday, Praggnanandhaa took the chess world by storm, defeating Carlsen in the FTX Crypto Cup, the second major on the Champions Chess Tour to finish runner-up in the strong tournament. It is a sort of an ascetic's life that the young Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa and his elder sister Woman GM (WGM) R. Vaishali lead, "talking and breathing chess while avoiding other diversions", their mother R. Nagalakshmi told IANS.
Djokovic will not play in U.S. Open, indicates his official website
Becoming the player with most men's Grand Slam singles titles is Novak Djokovic's ultimate career goal but it seems he has to wait until next year to fulfill his dream. The Serb won his 21st major title at Wimbledon in July, leaving him one behind Rafael Nadal's all-time men's record. "There are no scheduled events at this moment," reads Djokovic's official website.
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