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Malaysia Open: Prannoy, Malvika enter pre-quarters

India's number two shuttler H.S. Prannoy and rising shuttler Malvika Bansod advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the Malaysia Open after winning their respective men's and women's singles opening round matches here on Wednesday. There was more delight for the Indian camp with the pairs of Tanisha Crasto/Dhruv Kapila and Sathish Kumar Karunakaran/Aadya Variyath sailing into the mixed doubles pre-quarterfinals of …

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Emma Raducanu withdraws from a tune-up tournament for the Australian Open with a back injury

Associated Press

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the Auckland tennis classic, saying a back injury she has been nursing in recent weeks had not improved as much as she hoped. “I wish the tournament all the best and hope to be back next year.” In a pre-tournament news conference on Monday Raducanu expressed optimism …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Indian sports wrap, December 30: Bhambri-Olivetti pair advances to Hong Kong Open quarterfinal

The Hindu

TENNIS Bhambri-Olivetti pair advances to Hong Kong Open quarterfinal Yuki Bhambri in partnership with Albano Olivetti of France beat Constantin Frantzen and Hendrik Jebens of Germany 6-3, 5-7, in the men’s doubles pre-quarterfinals of the $766,290 ATP tennis tournament in Hong Kong on Monday. The results: $766,290 ATP, Hong Kong Men’s Doubles : Yuki Bhambri & Albano Olivetti bt Constantin …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Brisbane International 2024: Defending champion Dimitrov beats Hanfmann to ease into second round

The Hindu

Defending champion Grigor Dimitrov eased into round two of the Brisbane International with a hard-fought win over qualifier Yannick Hanfmann on Monday, but Holger Rune crashed to defeat. More from Brisbane International: Vukic advances in Brisbane with win over Goffin “I came here 15 years ago and since day one I’ve had that love affair, so I want to keep …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Seeded 10th and working alone, this World Rapid Championship win is special for Humpy

The Hindu

She was speaking from a distance of some 13,000 km, but one could feel her excitement. “Some of my opponents were half my age here in New York,” Humpy told Sportstar over the phone shortly after winning her second World Rapid title. I was seeded 10th and wasn’t considered among the favourites.” Humpy, however, boarded the flight to New York …

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1 month ago

Sumit Nagal set to play fifth Grand Slam, earns direct entry in Australian Open

Hindustan Times

Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal is set for his fifth appearance in a Grand Slam after earning a direct entry for the main draw of next year's Australian Open. Sumit Nagal has secured a direct entry into the main draw of Australian Open 2025 The 98th-ranked Nagal, who features in the entry list released by Tennis Australia on Friday, had …

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1 month ago

Viral Hawk Tuah girl Haliey Welch faces arrest over ‘crypto scam’ — What went wrong after memecoin launch?

Live Mint

The launch of a new cryptocurrency went awry on Wednesday — hitting a market capitalization of nearly $500 million before it plummeted almost immediately to $25 million. The Hawk Tuah coin — launched by viral sensation Haliey Welch — may now face possible legal action after several traders appeared to incur big losses. $Hawk debuted on the Solana blockchain earlier …

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1 month ago

Australian Open 2025 entries announced: Sumit Nagal in main draw, Kyrgios returns, Djokovic seeded 7th

India TV News

The Australian Open 2025 main draw list was released by the organisers on Friday with the top 50 ATP and WTA-ranked players signing up for the first Grand Slam of the 2025 season. India's top-ranked Sumit Nagal, the current world no.98, has been given the direct entry into the men's singles main draw. Nagal failed to progress to the second …

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1 month ago

Guwahati Masters 2024: Priyanshu, Tanvi advance to pre-quarters

The Hindu

Top seed Priyanshu Rajawat and Tanvi Sharma Hemanth advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the men’s and women’s singles events of the Guwahati Masters even as Unnati Hooda exited the Super 100 badminton tournament, here on Wednesday. In the paired events, mixed doubles top seeds Satish Kumar Karunakaran and Adya Variyath along with fifth seeds Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto stayed …

Tanvi Sharma

1 month, 2 weeks ago

San Jose State, which received 6 forfeit wins, seeded 2nd with bye in MW volleyball tournament

Associated Press

San Jose State’s volleyball team, which received six forfeit victories because of boycotts from Mountain West opponents, is seeded second in the conference tournament in Las Vegas and will receive a first-round bye. A lawsuit was recently filed in Colorado by players from various schools against the conference and San Jose State officials calling for a Spartans player not to …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Narbonne seeded No. 1 for City Section Open Division playoffs

LA Times

Quarterback Jaden O’Neal and Narbonne High will open the City Section Open Division playoffs on Nov. 15 against Dorsey, having not played a game in seven weeks. 1 seed for the City Section Open Division playoffs that begin on Nov. 15. “That’s one big thing — everyone is healthy.” The coaches at Carson, Banning, Gardena and San Pedro forfeited games …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Vishnu Vardhan, Vaidehi Chaudhari seeded No. 1 for National championship

The Hindu

Former champions Vishnu Vardhan and Vaidehi Chaudhari have been seeded No.1 in the men’s and women’s events in the Fenesta National tennis championship, to be played at the DLTA Complex from Monday. Ranjeet are the other former champions in the men’s draw. In the women’s section, Riya Bhatia has been seeded second and will try to assert her strong game, …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

WNBA playoff field and matchups set with Atlanta clinching the final spot

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The WNBA playoffs are set with the Atlanta Dream getting the eighth seed on Thursday night. The final opening round matchup is the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces, the No. Las Vegas is trying to become the first team to win three titles in a row since Houston won four straight in the first four seasons …

New York Seed

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Chess Olympiad | Seven wins and a draw for India on day one

The Hindu

India’s campaign in the Chess Olympiad got off to a fine start in Budapest on Wednesday. In the open section, India crushed Morocco 4-0, while in the women’s event, it could not make a perfect score against Jamaica. But it was normal service on other boards, with R. Vaishali, Divya Deshmukh and Tania Sachdev all posting wins, against Adani Clarke, …

India Olympiad Seven

4 months, 1 week ago

UEFA Champions League 2024-25: How does the new format and draw work - EXPLAINER

Hindustan Times

The Champions League draw is scheduled to take place in Monaco on Thursday, and it will be a different format this time. The new Champions League season will see 36 clubs fight in the main round, and it is an increase from 32 under the old format. How does the new UEFA Champions League draw and format work? Since 2003, …

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4 months, 1 week ago

India Junior International Grand Prix Badminton: Disha Santosh and Aaradhya Sharma Post Resounding Wins

News 18

Talented shuttlers Disha Santosh and Aaradhya Sharma recorded big upsets in the opening round of the girls and boys singles respectively in the India Junior International Grand Prix badminton tournament here on Wednesday. While Disha stunned sixth seeded Liao Jui-Chi of Chinese Taipei 21-15 21-18, qualifier Aaradhya Sharma shocked fifth seeded Sai Prasad Teegala 15-21 21-7 21-15 in another match. …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Gurugram to host 61st National Chess Championship despite weather woes

The Hindu

Jalgram, they are calling this city now. This northern Indian city, a major hub for IT and finance, is set to host a National sporting event. The 61st edition of the National Championship, which opens at the RPS International School, has a large field of more than 340 players. READ | Grand Chess Tour 2024: Nothing changes for Praggnanandhaa, Firouzja …

National Champion

5 months ago

Olympics 2024: What is breaking, and why isn’t it called breakdancing?

Slate

We’re now more than halfway through the 2024 Summer Olympics, and while the staple sports such as swimming and gymnastics have been completed, Paris still has a lot left in store. As Team USA b-girl Sunny Choi put it to Time: “If you call it breakdancing, you’re not a breaker.” Related From Slate What Happened to Ice Cube? The story …

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5 months ago

Area under maize, direct seeded rice up in Punjab

Hindustan Times

In a positive development, Punjab is witnessing the agrarian sector moving towards crop diversification, though that may be slower than anticipated. The area under maize, direct seeded rice and aromatic premium variety of basmati has increased substantially by up to 44% as compared to the previous kharif season. The acreage sown using the water-conserving DSR technique has risen to over …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Ankita Bhakat seeded 11th in women’s archery, women’s team through to quarters

Live Mint

Debutant Ankita Bhakat left behind seasoned campaigners like Deepika Kumar to emerge as the best-placed Indian archer at 11th in the Paris Olympics' women's individual recurve qualifications as the country secured a quarterfinal spot in the team event by finishing fourth here on Thursday. The Korean women's team has been invincible in the Olympics, winning a ninth straight medal in …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Coco Gauff to be female flag bearer for US team at Olympic opening ceremony, joining LeBron James

Associated Press

PARIS — Tennis star Coco Gauff will join LeBron James as a flag bearer for the U.S. Olympic team at Friday’s opening ceremony. Gauff, the reigning U.S. Open champion, is set to make her Olympic debut at the Paris Games and will be the first tennis athlete to carry the U.S. flag. “Obviously, I always want to do well, try …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Antim Panghal, Aman Sehrawat only seeded Indian wrestlers

The Hindu

Two Indian wrestlers, Antim Panghal and Aman Sehrawat, have been seeded for the upcoming Paris Olympics. In effect, she will not meet Sweden’s two-time European champion Emma Malmgren, Japan’s Asian Games champion Akari Fujinami, Nigeria’s African champion Christiana Ogunsanya and China’s Asian Games silver medallist Qianyu Pang before the final. He will be in the bottom half of the 57kg …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Katie Boulter insists she takes comfort from extra Wimbledon pressure

The Independent

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6 months, 1 week ago

Fritz becomes first 3-time champ of Eastbourne, where Kasatkina ends streak of losing finals

Associated Press

EASTBOURNE, England — Taylor Fritz of the U.S. became the first three-time men’s champion of the Eastbourne International on Saturday. Fritz beat Australian qualifier Max Purcell 6-4, 6-3 in the final, capturing his eighth career title without dropping a set. After his first tour final, Purcell plays qualifier Otto Virtanen at Wimbledon. Daria Kasatkina’s first title on grass ended a …

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Malaysia Open: Prannoy, Malvika enter pre-quarters

Emma Raducanu withdraws from a tune-up tournament for the Australian Open with a back injury

Indian sports wrap, December 30: Bhambri-Olivetti pair advances to Hong Kong Open quarterfinal

Brisbane International 2024: Defending champion Dimitrov beats Hanfmann to ease into second round

Seeded 10th and working alone, this World Rapid Championship win is special for Humpy

Sumit Nagal set to play fifth Grand Slam, earns direct entry in Australian Open

Viral Hawk Tuah girl Haliey Welch faces arrest over ‘crypto scam’ — What went wrong after memecoin launch?

Australian Open 2025 entries announced: Sumit Nagal in main draw, Kyrgios returns, Djokovic seeded 7th

Guwahati Masters 2024: Priyanshu, Tanvi advance to pre-quarters

San Jose State, which received 6 forfeit wins, seeded 2nd with bye in MW volleyball tournament

Narbonne seeded No. 1 for City Section Open Division playoffs

Vishnu Vardhan, Vaidehi Chaudhari seeded No. 1 for National championship

WNBA playoff field and matchups set with Atlanta clinching the final spot

Chess Olympiad | Seven wins and a draw for India on day one

UEFA Champions League 2024-25: How does the new format and draw work - EXPLAINER

India Junior International Grand Prix Badminton: Disha Santosh and Aaradhya Sharma Post Resounding Wins

Gurugram to host 61st National Chess Championship despite weather woes

Olympics 2024: What is breaking, and why isn’t it called breakdancing?

Area under maize, direct seeded rice up in Punjab

Paris Olympics 2024: Ankita Bhakat seeded 11th in women’s archery, women’s team through to quarters

Coco Gauff to be female flag bearer for US team at Olympic opening ceremony, joining LeBron James

Paris Olympics 2024: Antim Panghal, Aman Sehrawat only seeded Indian wrestlers

Katie Boulter insists she takes comfort from extra Wimbledon pressure

Fritz becomes first 3-time champ of Eastbourne, where Kasatkina ends streak of losing finals