Unnati Hooda, Tasnim Mir, Isharani Baruah, Kiran George and Rounak Chouhan all continued their strong run at the Odisha Masters to secure semi-final spots on Friday
The league stage will feature four matches each day, offering teams a consistent and high-intensity competitive platform. The semifinals are scheduled for January 9, followed by the 3rd- and 4th-place playoff, and the grand finale on January 10, bringing the season to an action-packed conclu
Sixteen-year-old Tanvi Sharma, who had upset former world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in the earlier round, packed off Hong Kong's Lo Sin Yan Happy in straight games 21-13, 21-19 in 38 minutes to set up a last four clash against 5th seed Hina Akechi of Japan, who upset third seed Sung S
Pakistan Shaheens were coming into the finals with a five-run win over Sri Lanka A in the semifinals, defending 154 runs successfully, while Bangladesh A reached the finals after beating Jitesh Sharma-led India A in the semifinals, beating them in the Super Over after scores were level at 19
Uzbekistan's GM Javokhir Sindarov and GM Wei Yi of China will be facing off in the finals of the FIDE World Cup 2025 after they won their respective semifinals via the tiebreak and also confirmed their Candidates Spot here on Sunday
On Saturday, Spain, the six-time Davis Cup champions, handed Germany, the three-time champions of what is considered the men's World Cup of tennis, a defeat to reach their title clash against Italy in Bologna, scheduled for Sunday.
Both the semifinals in the FIDE World Cup 2025 will head to a tiebreak after GM Nodirbek Yakubboev and GM Javokhir Sindarov played out yet another drab draw while GM Andrey Esipenko failed to breach the defence of Chinese GM Wei Yei here on Saturday.
India A secured their spot in the semifinals of the Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025-26 with a convincing six-wicket victory over Oman in a crucial Group B T20 encounter at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha on Tuesday.
Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen's run at the Kumamoto Masters Japan 2025 ended in the men's singles semifinal after a three-game defeat to world No. 13 Kenta Nishimoto. Sen staged a comeback in the second game to force a decider but ultimately lost 21-19, 14-21, 21-12.
Australia, the record-breaking seven-time champions in the fifty-over World Cup, fell to India in the semifinals this year with Jemimah Rodrigues's ton and captain Harmanpreet Kaur's big match exploits taking the team India to 339 runs, the best ever chase in women's ODIs and across knockout
According to Olympics.com, Lakshya secured a win over former world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore, currently ranked world number nine, within two games by scores of 21-13, 21-17, in a 40-minute match.
Not only did Alcaraz move to the semifinals, but he also upstaged Jannik Sinner to secure the year-end top rank honours for the second time in his career.