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Badminton: Marin to meet Se Young An in women's final at Indonesia Masters; China in three finals
Marin, the seventh seed in the event, defeated China's Yue Han in the semifinals, getting the better of her opponent 21-15, 21-14 in the USD 420,000 prize money event. Her Korean opponent got the better of another Chinese player, Zhi Yi Wang 21-9, 10-21, 21-16 in a hard-fought match.
ISL 2022-23: ATK Mohun Bagan back to third place with 2-0 win over Odisha FC
The loss, combined with Bengaluru FC's win earlier in the day, dropped Odisha FC out of the playoff spots with a game in hand. The wait for the opening goal of the match was not long as Petratos put ATK Mohun Bagan in front after just three minutes. Manvir Singh's cross was deflected by Osama Malik before Hugo Boumous' clever pass guided the ball straight to Petratos, who slotted it home.
Hockey World Cup: India beat South Africa 5-2 to finish 9th with Argentina
Before India defeated South Africa, Argentina thrashed Wales 6-0 in their classification match and thus secured the 9th place with India. Malaysia and France too won their matches and thus shared the 13th position while Japan and Chile finished 15th. All eyes in Rourkela were on India's clash with South Africa and the hosts seemed to feed off the energy of the jam-packed crowd in the Birsa Munda Stadium.
Khelo India offers a much-needed platform for young talent: Anju Bobby George
The track & field events of KIYG 2022, a three-day affair, will be held at T.T. Nagar Stadium in Bhopal from February 3-5 and are expected to see some closely-contested events. The other cities which will play hosts in the central India state are Indore, Ujjain, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Mandla, Khargone (Maheshwar) and Balaghat.
Golf: Three players share lead as Sharma misses cut at Dubai Desert Classic
The 26-year-old shot 74 in the first round and looked set to make the cut after being four-under through his first nine holes at the Emirates Golf Club. Then coming to the front nine of the course, which was his second nine, Sharma had a roller-coaster ride with two birdies and three bogeys, the last of which came on the ninth his last hole of the second round. He missed a 3-foot par putt and made a bogey to miss the weekend action.
Mithali Raj appointed mentor and advisor for Gujarat Giants in the Women's Premier League
Adani Sportsline, the sports development arm of the Adani Group which won the rights to operate the Ahmedabad side in the WPL with the highest bid of INR 1289 crores, said in an official statement that apart from being a mentor and advisor of the Giants, Mithali will also promote women's cricket and help develop the sport at the grassroots level in Gujarat.
BCCI invites bids for Women's Premier League title sponsorship rights for 2023-2027
Adani Group, through Adani Sportsline Pvt. Ltd got the Ahmedabad franchise with the highest bid of INR 1289 crore, while Indiawin Sports Pvt. Ltd acquired the Mumbai franchise with a bid of INR 912.99 crore. Royal Challengers Sports Pvt. Ltd, JSW GMR Cricket Pvt. Ltd and Capri Global Holdings Pvt. Ltd won the rights to operate Bangalore.
Former No.1 Ashleigh Barty reunites with Australian Open trophy
The 26-year-old Queenslander, who announced her sudden retirement last April, received a rousing ovation from the crowd as she strolled on to the court with the trophy she captured in inspired fashion 12 months ago. Last year, Barty claimed her third and final major title by defeating Danielle Collins 6-3, 7-6 in the final to become Australia's first homegrown champion in 44 years.
Sabalenka overcomes Rybakina to win Australian Open, first Grand Slam title
The match was featured as one between two fearless offensive players, a narrative that played out throughout the duration of the final. In the end, the players struck 82 winners between them, 51 from the racquet of Sabalenka, but the undaunting play of the No.5 seed during tense moments ultimately made the difference.
Five reasons not to miss huge match between Real Madrid, Real Sociedad
The fact that both Real Madrid and Real Sociedad are near the top of the table, racking up points week after week, is partly down to their two goalkeepers. Thibaut Courtois and Alex Remiro having been making saves for their teams week in week out, producing parries that are worth points.
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