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Swiss Indoors: Rune rolls into second round with win over De Minaur
After lifting his second ATP Tour title on Sunday in Stockholm, Rune picked up where he left off in Basel, hitting 26 winners to seventh-seeded De Minaur's nine in an 89-minute triumph. It was the Dane's second victory against De Minaur in the space of five days after he overcame the Australian in three sets in the Stockholm semifinals on Saturday.
French Open badminton: Srikanth overcomes Lakshya, Sameer Verma upsets Ginting
Former world No 1 Srikanth beat the 21-year-old 21-18, 21-18 to take his head-to-head record against Lakshya to 2-0. The two Indians famously squared off in the semifinals of the BWF World Championships 2021, which Srikanth won 21-17, 14-21, 17-21. Srikanth, the world No 11 in the latest badminton rankings, took charge of the match from the start and raced to a comprehensive 18-12 lead. Sen, though, made a game out of it and drew himself level at 18-18.
BWF World Junior Championships: Unnati advances to Round of 16, Anupama bows out
The 14-year-old Unnati, ranked world No. 5 in the junior badminton rankings and the fifth seed in the tournament beat Italy's Gianna Stiglich 21-11, 21-7. Hooda, who became the youngest Indian to win a BWF Super 100 title after claiming the Odisha Open women's singles title in January, will next face Hina Akechi of Japan in the pre-quarterfinals.
Vienna Open: Tsitsipas beats Novak, to face Coric in second round
In a 7-6(2), 6-2 victory against Novak, the second-seeded Greek instantly recovered a mid-set break in the opening set. After two straight love holds, Tsitsipas was broken to love as he fell behind 3-4. He then let slip a 0/40 opening in the ensuing game before converting on his fourth break chance and never looked back, dominating the second set to advance to the second round for the third straight year in the Austrian capital.
Analysis: Beating Real Madrid only starting point for prospering Leipzig
Defeating 2022 UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid 3-2 after 16 unbeaten games for the Spanish giants might only be the first glimpse of the team's potential. There is also more to come, says former Leipzig manager Ralf Rangnick. The current Austrian national coach set the frame for success in his time at the club from 2012 to 2019.
India conclude 2022 Shooting World Championship with improved showing
The squad had finished third overall with 27 medals in Chagwon while in the current championship where the Shotgun worlds was held in Osijek, Croatia, followed by the Rifle/Pistol championship in Cairo, Egypt, India have won a total of 38 medals and are placed second behind China in the combined medal tally.
Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag confirms Ronaldo's availability against Sheriff
The 37-year-old was left out of the group for last Saturday's Premier League draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, as per a statement released last week. Ronaldo was pictured training with the squad at Carrington on Tuesday morning and the manager is keen to draw a line under recent events.
PKL 9: Guman Singh, Heidarali Ekrami help U Mumba to a massive victory against Gujarat Giants
Eventually the raiders ensured that U Mumba walked off the mat as winners. Raiders Guman Singh and Heidarali Ekrami contributed with a total of 22 points in the match. Rakesh and Guman Singh picked up raid points for each of their teams as both sides kept trading points in the first ten minutes of the match. However, Rakesh reduced the Mumbai side to two players on the mat in the 10th minute.
ISL 2022-23: Bengaluru FC look to bounce back against red-hot Odisha FC
Odisha FC seem to have settled well on the pitch as they play their fourth game of the season. Head coach Josep Gombau has deployed a 4-3-3 formation in all games and seems content with it. Additionally, statistics indicate that the Juggernauts have adapted well to Gombau's possession-based gameplay and are retaining the ball well.
Malaysia's 'Flying Sikh' bags 12 trophies in Indonesian motor rally
The hexagenarian racer, who is famous as the 'Flying Sikh' in Malaysia, used a 16-year-old national car -- a Proton Gen2 -- to bag 12 trophies in the three championships he participated in with teammate and co-driver Jagdev Singh, local media reports said.
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