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5-Nations U23 hockey: Indian jr women start with 4-1 win over hosts Ireland
Annu (12th min), Deepika Soreng (25th), Monika Dipi Toppo (45th) and Beauty Dungdung (47th min) netted one goal each for India while Mikayla Power (19th) netted the solitary goal for Ireland. The match started with Ireland putting pressure on India and earning a Penalty Corner in the fifth minute. However, the Indian defence stood tall and denied the hosts from scoring.
WTA Tour: Ons Jabeur clinches German Open title after injured Belinda Bencic retires
No. 8 seed Bencic suffered an ankle injury in the final game of the opening set, and though the Swiss player continued for three more games, she stopped the match while trailing 6-3, 2-1. Although the circumstances were unfortunate, No. 1 seed Jabeur now becomes the only player other than World No. 1 Iga Swiatek and this week's Birmingham champion Beatriz Haddad Maia to claim multiple titles this season.
IND v SA, 5th T20I: Persistent rain washes out Bengaluru decider, series shared 2-2
Stand-in skipper Keshav Maharaj, coming in for an injured Temba Bavuma, won the toss, maintaining South Africa's clean slate in winning the tosses in the series. The visitors brought Reeza Hendricks, Tristan Stubbs and Kagiso Rabada into the playing eleven in place of Bavuma, Marco Jansen and Tabraiz Shamsi. India, meanwhile, were unchanged, sticking to the same eleven right from the series opener in New Delhi, ten days ago.
Indonesia Open: Viktor Axelsen, Tai Tzu Ying win singles titles
Axelsen, who also won the Indonesia Open in the last edition, successfully defended his title after beating China's Zhao Jun Peng 21-9, 21-10 in the men's singles final. The Olympic champion, who reached his eighth consecutive Super 1000 final, dispatched his unseeded opponent in just 38 minutes to claim his second straight tournament in Jakarta following his success at the Indonesian Masters one week ago.
'Our ancestors invented games like Chaturanga or Chess for analytical and problem-solving brains': PM Modi launches torch relay for 44th Chess Olympiad
FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich handed over the torch to the Prime Minister, who in turn handed it over to Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand. This torch will be taken to 75 cities in a span of 40 days before the final culmination at Mahabalipuram near Chennai. At every location, chess grandmasters of the state will receive the torch.
IND v SA, 5th T20I: Rain reduces series decider to 19-over affair
In the run-up to the match, heavy rain was forecasted for match day, especially around the start timing. Rain had also affected the semi-finals of the 2021/22 Ranji Trophy in the city this week. Just as players from both teams were to begin the proceedings at 7pm, rain began. Covers were brought on immediately as rain began to make its presence felt and players from both teams are back in the dugout.
FIFA racism study names Rashford, Saka as biggest targets of social media abuse
The world's football governing body has published an independent report on Saturday, highlighting the increasing degree of abuse directed at footballers on social media platforms. In this report England's problem with social media abuse was emphasised after the defeat to Italy in the Euro 2020 final, in which Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka were viciously attacked online after missing penalties
Hurkacz wins a thriller against Kyrgios; to clash with No.1 Medvedev in final
In a match of changing fortunes, both players stood tall behind their serves and could not be separated until late in each set. A relieved Hurkacz conceded after the match that only a couple of shots made the difference between victory and defeat. "One or two shots (was the difference)," Hurkacz was quoted as saying by atptour.com. "Definitely super close. Nick played a really, really great match. He's a great player, so it was definitely a super tough one.
Harmanpreet-led India women's team lands in Sri Lanka for white-ball series
India's trip will kick-start their life post the veteran duo of Mithali Raj, who announced her international retirement earlier this month, and pacer Jhulan Goswami, who didn't play in their final league match of the 50-over World Cup against South Africa in New Zealand, which ended in a last-ball loss and brought curtains on their quest to win the trophy. Apart from young pacers Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh and all-round skills of Pooja Vastrakar, they also have another pacer in Simran Bahadur.
With ever-expanding T20 leagues, players could exit national setup, concedes Aussie coach McDonald
An army of Australian cricketers, including stalwarts such as Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, David Warner among others, compete in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and other global leagues, and a report in The Sydney Morning Herald said that the new Australia head coach fears some of the big names might exit the national setup to play in the lucrative leagues, adding that Cricket Australia (CA) needs to be prepared for the exits.
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