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Satwik-Chirag rise to career-best World no 3 in BWF doubles rankings
The duo toppled the reigning world champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the final to win India's maiden BWF Super 1000 on Sunday. Satwik and Chirag have enjoyed a remarkable 2023 thus far, emerging victorious in two world tour tournaments which include the Swiss Open, and Indonesia Open along with securing a gold medal at the Badminton Asia Championships.
Joselu lands in the capital as Real Madrid's new centre-forward
The striker, who spent two seasons at Real Madrid Castilla and made his first team debut under Jose Mourinho in 2011, lands in the capital after a stellar season at RCD Espanyol. He is what many consider to be a pure 'number 9': a great finisher inside the box (his 15 goals inside the area were third most in LaLiga Santander last season), and he won the most aeriel duels of any player in the league (217).
Real Madrid announces signing of Spain striker Joselu
"Real Madrid and Espanyol have reached an agreement for the loan of Joselu. He will play for our club for the upcoming season, with an option to purchase at the season's end," stated the announcement on the Real Madrid website. Joselu, 33, who made his debut for Spain in March, is returning to the club where he appeared 67 times for the B-team from 2009-2012 .
Ashes 2023: Stuart Broad is going to give it everything until he hangs up his boots, says Nasser Hussain
Nasser described him as someone who will "give it his all until he hangs up his boots". Broad gave hosts the upper hand in the ongoing Edgbaston Test by dismissing Marnus Labuschagne (13) and Steven Smith (6) in the final session of play on Day 4. Australia were well-placed at 78 for 1 when Broad dismissed Labuschagne and Smith.
Bhavani Devi scripts history, wins India's first ever medal at Asian Fencing C'ships
This remarkable achievement marked India's first medal at the continental meet. Bhavani defeated the reigning world champion and world No.1 Misaki Emura of Japan 15-10 in the quarterfinals of the women's sabre event. It was also the Indian's first win over the Japanese in four meetings.
Ashes 2023: First Test in balance as Australia reach 107/3 in chase of 281 against England
Australia skipper Pat Cummins (4-63) and spinner Nathan Lyon (4-80) shared eight wickets between them as Australia, who had conceded a small lead to England, shot out the hosts for 273 in their second innings. Joe Root inspired a quickfire England start to the day, with Harry Brook and Ben Stokes also making valuable contributions.
Pankaj Advani leads Team India-1 to victories in Asian Team Snooker Championship
They beat Afghanistan and Malaysia each by an identical 3-0 margin in their respective matches, according to information reaching here on Monday. Pankaj Advani played both matches in a team of three. In the first match against Afghanistan, the pair of Pankaj Advani/Laxman Rawat won with a scoreline of 3-0. Pankaj Advani defeated Mohd. Noor Zai 54-07 while Laxman Rawat got the better of Saleh Mohammed 75-17.
Asian Track Cycling: India's Ronaldo Singh wins silver, sets new national record
India had success in the junior category of the event as Dhanyadha J P won silver in junior women's individual pursuit. Ronaldo, one of India's best cyclists in recent times, came up with a superb performance as he finished second behind Fadil Zonia of Malaysia with South Korea's Choi Woo-rim claiming the bronze medal. The 21-year-old from Manipur, who is the first Indian cyclist to win a medal in the Asian Championship, clocked 1:00.863 to take silver behind Fadil Zonia, who clocked 1:00.559.
Ashes 2023: Joe Root owned the game in first hour; he was pure quality, says Kevin Pietersen
Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen was in awe of Root's knock helping England extend their lead to 162 runs at lunch on Day Four. "Root owned the game, he ran the game, he was pure quality. He made Australia do everything he wanted them to do, like spreading the field. It was a masterclass."
Tennis: Nick Kyrgios withdraws from Halle Open due to injury
He was scheduled to face Lorenzo Sonego in the Halle first round on Tuesday to make his second consecutive appearance at the German grass tournament. Kyrgios has been replaced by the lucky loser Aslan Karatsev, who reached his maiden ATP Masters 1000 semifinal as a qualifier in May in Madrid.
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