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Simona Halep moves into Toronto final; set to enter Top-10 in latest WTA rankings
With her impressive run in the WTA 1000 tournament, the 30-year-old Halep, who will take on Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil in the final here, will return to Top-10 in the world when the latest ranking are released on Monday. Two-time champion Halep entered the final of the tournament defeating Pegula 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. Toronto is Halep's first final since winning the Melbourne 250 in January and the biggest final for the former No.1 since winning Rome in 2020.
TOPS has given a different 'spin' to sports in India, says Mansher Singh
The two-time Commonwealth Games medal winner in trap shooting, including an individual gold at 1994 Victoria, Mansher adds that at one time, athletes had to wait for months to get clearance for international training and exposure trips under the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF), but it is a cakewalk at present, with TOPS ensuring every requirement of the athlete is taken care of. Following are excerpts from an interview with the four-time Olympian and winner of four medals at the Asian Games, including three silver:
India is not going to be easy; we need to be on top of our game: Ryan Burl
The Chevrons, as they are called, defeated Bangladesh 2-1 to win their first-ever bilateral T20I series over a higher-ranked side. Subsequently, they clinched the ODI series against them 2-1, cheered on by a full house of home supporters. Left-handed middle-order batter Ryan Burl was one of the main architects in Zimbabwe's T20I series win over Bangladesh at Harare. From 76/6, Burl slammed 34 runs off Nasum Ahmed in the 15th over, equalling the record for the second-most runs hit in an over in T20I cricket.
Birmingham 2022 successes could mark the start of a new era in Indian athletics
As expected, India experienced a medal rush in boxing, wrestling, weightlifting, badminton and table tennis in CWG. However, the one field which helped shoot up the country's medal tally was athletics. At Gold Coast 2018, India could only manage three medals in the discipline. But this time around, India's athletes set new benchmark, winning eight medals, including one gold, four silver and three bronze, which augurs well for next year's Asian Games and the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
World Junior Squash Championships: India's Anahat Singh enters quarters
The 14-year-old defeated Malik 11-5, 11-5, 6-1, 11-7. She will face Egypt's Fayrouz Abouelkheir for a place in the semifinals. "I really didn't expect that, but surprisingly I wasn't nervous!" Anahat said after her win over Malik. Anahat, a Grade 9 student from Delhi, was also a member of India's squash contingent in the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games. She was the youngest member of the Indian contingent in Birmingham.
PV Sindhu pulls out of World Championships due to stress fracture
Giving an update about his fitness on social media, the two time Olympic medallist confirmed that she suffered the injury during the quarterfinal of the recently concluded 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. "While I am on the high of winning a gold medal at the CWG for India, unfortunately I have to pull out of the World Championships.
India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2022: Stage set for mega fight, here's when and where to watch
The tournament will begin on August 27 and the final will be played on September 11. India won the Asia Cup 7 times on the other hand Pakistan had won the Asia Cup twice. This will be the first time that Rohit Sharma will lead India as a full-time captain in the Asia cup and Babar Azam will lead Pakistan. The squad of both of the teams was announced recently:
Asia Road Racing Championship: Rajiv Sethu makes India proud with Top 5 finish
Saturday's AP250 race was one of the toughest races of the season with 5 riders crashing out in first lap. Starting the wet 12-lap race 1 from 14th on the grid, Indian rider Rajiv Sethu quickly moved to 6th place after lap 1. From thereon, he continued to maintain his position until he fell in lap 5 due to wet racetrack. Determined to finish the race, Rajiv challenged himself and immediately re-joined the race to finally cross the chequered line at 5th place.
Women's T20 cricket success in CWG could enable game's entry into LA Olympics
Women's T20 cricket in the Commonwealth Games had all the limelight to itself, especially with no men's event in the competition. The last time cricket was in the Commonwealth Games, it was a men's List A event in the 1998 edition in Kuala Lumpur. The Edgbaston Cricket Ground, the host to women's T20 event at Birmingham, and women's cricket have some history between them.
'TOPS of the line' support ensure athletes get the best facilities to perform
Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra clinching the 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold, shuttler PV Sindhu winning successive Olympic medals in 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo, are just a couple of the success stories spawned by the scheme that has given athletes the freedom to pick and choose their training destinations, competitions, coaches and mental trainers who can best serve their ambitions.
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