Canada's Fernandez defeats Rakhimova to advance to Round of 16 in Wuhan
Canada's Leylah Fernandez battled past Russia's Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday to reach the Round of 16 at the Wuhan Open.
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RTÉ Rugby podcast: All roads lead to Croke Park for blockbuster Interpro
Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman and Johne Murphy as we look ahead to two big Interpros this week in the BKT United Rugby Championship.
Arctic Open: PV Sindhu Exits, Malvika Bansod Stuns World No. 23 Sung To Make Pre-quarterfinals
Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu suffered an early exit but rising Indian shuttler Malvika Bansod continued her impressive form by pulling off a stunning upset against world No. 23 Sung Shuo Yun to enter the women's singles pre-quarterfinals of Arctic Open Super 500 tournament on Tuesday. Sixth seed Sindhu lost 16-21 10-21 to Canada's Michelle Li in her round of 32 match. The 23-year-old southpaw, who clinched her first title in over two years at the Azerbaijan International in February, showed her resilience in a hard-fought match, winning 21-19, 24-22 in 57 minutes.
Lakshya Sen Enters 2nd Round Of Arctic Open After Opponent Concedes Match
India's star shuttler Lakshya Sen progressed to the men's singles round of 16 at the Arctic Open Super 500 tournament after his opponent Rasmus Gemke withdrew from the opening round match in Finland on Wednesday. Sen, who lost out on a maiden Olympic medal in Paris after defeat in the bronze medal play-off contest, will be up against the winner between seventh seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei and qualifier Arnaud Merkle of France in the next round. Qualifier Kiran George is the only other Indian in action on Wednesday. He will take on Tzu Wei Wang of Chinese Taipei later in the day.
Canada's men suffer overtime loss to U.S. early at International Para Hockey Cup
Jack Wallace scored 19 seconds into the overtime session to give the United States a 2-1 win over Canada at the IPH Cup para hockey tournament on Tuesday in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Raonic to replace Auger-Aliassime on Canada's team at Davis Cup Final 8
Milos Raonic will replace Felix Auger-Aliassime on the Canadian team at the Davis Cup Final 8 next month.
Napheesa Collier's double-double helps Lynx extinguish Sun, advance to WNBA Finals
Napheesa Collier had 27 points and 11 rebounds and Courtney Williams contributed 24 points and both-ends-of-the-court energy to lead the Minnesota Lynx past the Connecticut Sun 88-77 and into the WNBA Finals for the first time in seven years on Tuesday night.
Ryan Gauld ALMOST played for Canada as ally reveals Scotland star was 'tapped up'
Junior Hoilett was so impressed with Ryan Gauld as a Vancouver team mate he tried to tap him up for Canada duty. But his efforts were in vain and Gauld only ever had eyes on getting back in the Scotland squad.