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Australian Open: HS Prannoy, Priyanshu Rajawat To Meet In Semis; PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Out

Star shuttler PV Sindhu bowed out but HS Prannoy and young Priyanshu Rajawat notched up contrasting wins to set up an enticing all-Indian men's singles semifinal clash in the Australian Open Super 500 badminton tournament on Friday. Orleans Masters champion Rajawat will make his maiden appearance in a semifinal of a Super 500 tournament after knocking out compatriot Kidambi Srikanth 21-13 21-8 in a lop-sided men's singles quarterfinal. World number 9 Prannoy came out victorious after a slugfest with world number 2 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia, bouncing back from an opening game reversal to notch up a gritty 16-21 21-17 21-14 win in a 73-minute battle.

Stephanie Meadow misses Scottish Open cut as Hinako Shibuno forges lead

Stephanie Meadow just missed the cut by a stroke at the Women's Scottish Open after a second-round 75 in Ayrshire.

PV Sindhu Knocked Out Of Australia Open After Straight-Set Loss In Quarter-finals

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu bowed out of the Australia Open after going down in straight games to USA's world number 12 Beiwen Zhang in the women's singles quarterfinals here on Friday. Sindhu, who has slipped to world number 17th following a series of early exits, was looking to make her fourth semifinal of the season but found it tough to tame Zhang, losing 12-21 17-21 in 39 minutes in the USD 420,000 super 500 tournament.

Valente maintains golden start for U.S, Hinze shines for Germany

GLASGOW :Jennifer Valente continued the American women's team's flying start to the UCI World Championships with a perfectly-timed charge for gold in the scratch race on Friday.

Hinze powers to second gold of world championships

GLASGOW : Germany's Emma Hinze claimed her second gold medal in two days at the UCI World Championships with a powerful ride in the women's 500m time trial on Friday.

Will Bazball Work In India? England Star Wary Of 'Unknown Grounds' Threat

The swashbuckling opener Zak Crawley said England's upcoming tour to India in January -March 2024 presents them with an 'amazing opportunity' to showcase 'Bazball' but adapting to conditions will be the key. India will host England in a five-match Test series next year, and talks are already on about whether the latter would be able to follow their aggressive brand of cricket on Indian pitches. The series, for the Anthony de Mello Trophy, gets underway in Hyderabad with the first Test scheduled from January 25-29, the second Test is at Visakhapatnam (February 2-6), the third at Rajkot (February 15-19), the fourth at Ranchi (February 23-27) and the fifth and final Test at Dharamsala (March 7-11).

Atlas Lionesses secure their legacy in Moroccan football’s golden era

They all went in different directions. Some hugged those nearest, some fell to their knees in prayer and disbelief, and some just ran around not knowing what to do with themselves. The reaction of the Moroccan players as it all ended was surely matched by fans back home after the stunning 1-0 win over Colombia in Perth, Australia, on Thursday.

Women's World Cup: What to expect on Day 17

The group stages are in the rearview mirror and Vera Pauw's Republic of Ireland squad have already been welcomed home but for the 16 teams left standing in Australia and New Zealand, it's time for the unforgiving gauntlet of the knockout rounds and it all kicks off on Saturday.

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Australian Open: HS Prannoy, Priyanshu Rajawat To Meet In Semis; PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Out

Stephanie Meadow misses Scottish Open cut as Hinako Shibuno forges lead

PV Sindhu Knocked Out Of Australia Open After Straight-Set Loss In Quarter-finals

Valente maintains golden start for U.S, Hinze shines for Germany

Hinze powers to second gold of world championships

Will Bazball Work In India? England Star Wary Of 'Unknown Grounds' Threat

Atlas Lionesses secure their legacy in Moroccan football’s golden era

Women's World Cup: What to expect on Day 17