Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen both lost their opening-round matches in the French Open Super 750 tournament to exit the tournament on Wednesday.
Diksha Dagar fired an opening round of 65 (-7) to set the pace on the first day of the Women’s Irish Open at Dromoland Castle. The other Indians had mixed luck. Ridhima Dilawari shot even par 72 and was T-47 and was the second-best Indian after Diksha.
The season’s opening round of the 26th National Racing Championship got off to a fantastic start with Dark Don Racing boys Tijil Rao and Arya Singh winning a race apiece in the LGB Formula 4 class, the premier event, that turned out to be a thriller all the way at the Kari Motor Speedway cir
Kashyap won his opening round against German world No. 67 Kai Schaefer. Despite dominating the first game, Parupalli Kashyap needed to preserve two game points to win 21-14, 22-20.
Rajasthan Rebels overcame a valiant Delhi Warriors in a high-intensity and fast-paced final to win the crown 2-1. They lost the opening round 3-9 but hit back to win the next two 9-4, 5-4.
Denny McCarthy flirted with a chance of shooting a 59 but settled for a 10-under 10 to grab a two-shot lead in the opening round at Travelers Championship.
The two-match Test series will mark the opening round of fixtures for both Sri Lanka and Pakistan in their World Test Championship 2023-25 campaign. Galle and Colombo have been shortlisted as the two venues, with the matches to be played between July 16 to 28, as per ICC.