Indian badminton duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty showcased resilience and determination as they secured a hard-fought victory in the men's doubles pre-quarterfinals at the India Open Super 750 tournament. The pair defeated Japan's Hiroki Okamura and Kenya Mitsuhashi 20-22, 21-
Sindhu, playing only her second tournament since the Paris Olympics, hammered Japan's Manami Suizu 21-15, 21-13 while Kiran defeated Frenchman Alex Lanier 22-20, 21-13 in the men's singles second-round clash.
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders secured their first victory at the International League T20 (ILT20) season 3, defeating Sharjah Warriorz by 30 runs at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Jason Holder picked up four wickets for just 23 runs and David Willey returned figures of three wickets for 1
Both players completed their matches within 60 seconds of each other, with fourth-seeded Fritz downing Garin within an hour and 22 minutes by 6-2, 6-1, 6-0 while the eight-seeded and local favourite Minaur defeated Boyer in just under two hours by 6-2, 6-4 6-3.
Nigeria, the Africa qualifiers, made a strong statement in the ICC Women's U19 World Cup, comfortably chasing down Scotland's target of 62 in just 11.3 overs during Wednesday's warm-up match at the Royal Selangor Club, as per ICC.
Elsewhere, New Zealand hit back after a warm-up outing defea
Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka staged an impressive comeback to defeat 20th seed Karolina Muchova 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 in the second round on Wednesday. After a thrilling opening-round victory over Caroline Garcia, Osaka overcame a sluggish start to topple last year's US Open semifi
For the second consecutive match in his Australian Open campaign, Novak Djokovic faced a four-set challenge from a Grand Slam debutant. After overcoming 19-year-old Nishesh Basavareddy in the first round, Djokovic defeated 21-year-old qualifier Jaime Faria 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday,
Sabalenka defeated the 54th-ranked Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-3, 7-5 on Rod Laver Arena. In the second set, Sabalenka was down 5-2 but fought well to secure the win in one hour and 34 minutes.
Odisha FC (OFC) head coach Sergio Lobera lauded his players for their unwavering fighting spirit, even in the face of a narrow defeat to Kerala Blasters FC (KBFC) in a closely contested Indian Super League (ISL) match on Monday.
"The Constitution says people belonging to any caste or religion should be given protection if he is Indian. People of BJP and RSS are destroying the Constitution. They are spreading hatred. We travelled 4000 kilometres from Kanyakumari to Kashmir to save the Constitution. Prime Minister Mod