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Paris, Aug 31 (UNI) Olympic champion Chen Yufei overcame an ankle injury to defeat reigning Olympic gold medallist An Se-young of South Korea 2-0 in the women’s singles semifinal of the 2025 BWF World Championships at the Adidas Arena here. Tokyo 2020 champion Chen booked her 14th win in her 27 meetings with An who…
Berlin, Aug 31 (UNI) Bayern Munich survived a late scare to secure a narrow 3-2 win over Augsburg, maintaining its perfect start to the season despite a nervy second half at the WWK Arena in Bundesliga clash. The record champion appeared in control for much of the match after early dominance, which saw them take…
Dubai, Aug 31 (UNI) Sri Lanka were penalised five per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first ODI in Harare. The sanction was imposed by Jeff Crowe of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees after the touring side were found to be one over short of the…
Beijing, Aug 31 (UNI) Former NBA player Jeremy Lin has announced his retirement from professional basketball. “As athletes, we are always aware that the possibility of retirement is never far away. I’ve spent my 15-year career knowing that one day I would have to walk away, and yet actually saying goodbye to basketball today has…
Visakhapatnam, Aug 31 (UNI) UP Yoddhas will square off against Patna Pirates at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Vizag for their second encounter in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 12 on September 1, at 8:00 pm IST. The Yoddhas marked a stunning start to their campaign by securing a 40-35 win over Telugu Titans…
London, Aug 31 (UNI) Adam Zampa has touched down here ready for his marathon 34,000km round trip from Australia to bowl just 20 balls for Oval Invincibles in tonight’s Hundred final at Lord’s. Australia’s star leg-spinner trained at Lord’s on Saturday following his near 30-hour journey to play in the final of the Hundred after…
Bengaluru, Aug 30 (UNI) North Zone’s batsmen continued their dominant run in the Duleep Trophy quarterfinal against East Zone at the BCCI Centre of Excellence here today. After scoring 405 in the first innings, North Zone are now 388 for 2 in their second innings, leading East Zone by a massive 563 runs. Captain Ankit…
London, Aug 30 (UNI) A big name missing from England’s ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 squad was that of all-rounder Kate Cross. Skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt, who does not sit on the selection panel, believes the omission from the squad for the England mainstay was a big blow to the latter. However, in the grand…
Vizag, Aug 30 (UNI) The Vishwanadh Sports Club witnessed a nail-biting season opener today evening, as the UP Yoddhas began their Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 campaign with a thrilling 40-35 win over home side Telugu Titans. Skipper Sumit’s eight points and Gagan Gowda’s superb 14-point haul proved decisive, despite Vijay Malik’s equally impressive 14…
New York, Aug 30 (UNI) Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka said her formidable tie-break record comes down to “trust” in her game as she beat Canada’s Leylah Fernandez to reach the US Open last 16. Top seed Sabalenka secured a 6-2 7-6 (7-2) victory over 2021 runner-up Fernandez in Friday’s night session at Flushing Meadows. The…
