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Asian Games champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the men’s doubles semifinal with a straight-game win over Indonesia’s Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin at the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament here on Friday. The top seeded Indian pair dished out an attacking game to outwit the world no. 13 Indonesian combination…
When league leaders Bayer Leverkusen travel to Werder Bremen on Saturday coach Xabi Alonso wants his side to continue to follow his example by embracing their on-field creativity and intelligence. Alonso has masterminded a stunning turnaround at Leverkusen, taking them from the relegation places last year to the top of the table in what is becoming an…
Ace Indian shuttler HS Prannoy and Asian Games gold winning pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty entered the quarterfinals in their respective events at the China Masters badminton tournament at Shenzhen, China on Thursday. World championship bronze medallist Prannoy, the only surviving Indian in the men’s singles event, registered a comfortable 21-12 21-18 win…
The government of Venezuela lambasted Peru on Wednesday following a controversial football match, at one point accusing Lima of kidnapping its national team by refusing to allow the aircraft bringing the players home to refuel. The diplomatic spat began following a 1-1 draw between the two countries’ teams in a 2026 World Cup qualifier, after…
Pakistan’s white-ball tour of the Netherlands in 2024 has been postponed at the request of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), according to ESPNcricinfo. Pakistan were set to play three T20Is against the Netherlands in May 2024 as part of a tour of Europe that also included three T20Is against Ireland and four against England. All…
India dished out a gritty display but suffered a 0-3 drubbing against dominant Asian champions Qatar in their second match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup second round qualifiers on Tuesday. Qatar would have won by a bigger margin had they not missed several chances while dominating throughout the 90 minutes at the Kalinga Stadium….
Indian badminton stars Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were on Tuesday nominated for the Player Year of the Award by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The men’s doubles pair of Satwik and Chirag won numerous tournaments in recent times, including a historic gold medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. It was the latest…
Argentina defeated Brazil 1-0 on Tuesday in an ill-tempered 2026 World Cup qualifying clash marred by pre-match crowd trouble that forced kick-off to be delayed. A 63rd-minute header from veteran defender Nicolas Otamendi secured victory for Argentina as the world champions bounced back from last week’s defeat to Uruguay to beat their bitter South American rivals. The…
Indian shuttlers, including comeback man HS Prannoy, will eye a good show at the China Masters — the season’s last BWF Super 750 event — beginning on Tuesday, in pursuit of valuable ranking points in the race to the Paris Olympics. Prannoy, who lost in the second round at the Japan Open Super 500 after…
Reigning champions Italy secured their ticket for Euro 2024 on Monday after holding on for a nervy goalless draw against Ukraine in their final qualifier, while the Czech Republic and Slovenia also clinched places at next year’s finals. Italy only needed the draw in a game played in Leverkusen, Germany, in order to qualify but…