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Women's Jr Asia Cup: India Beat Japan Reach Final, Qualify For World Cup

Sunelita Toppo fired a field goal as India eked out a narrow 1-0 win overs hosts Japan to enter the final of the Women's Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament here on Saturday. The win also sealed their berth in the FIH Junior World Cup slated to be held in Santiago from November 29-December 10 this year. The top three teams from the Women's Junior Asia Cup 2023 make the cut for the global showpiece.

Nick Kyrgios 'Super-Excited' To Return As Wimbledon Build-Up Begins

Nick Kyrgios said he is "super-excited" to return to tennis following knee surgery as he begins his build-up to Wimbledon where last year he made a stunning run to the final. The fiery Australian takes the eighth seeding at the Stuttgart grass court tournament having not played an ATP match since early October in Tokyo before managing a well-paid Saudi Arabian exhibition appearance in December. The 28-year-old was forced to withdraw prior to his opening match at January's Australian Open before the procedure on his knee and has been home in Canberra ever since.

Hsieh, Wang claim women's doubles title at French Open over Canada's Fernandez, U.S. partner

Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan and Wang Xinyu of China won the women's doubles title at the French Open in Paris on Sunday over Laval, Que., native Leylah Fernandez and her American partner Taylor Townsend.

India Stun South Korea, Clinch Maiden Women's Junior Asia Cup Title

India got the better of four-time champions South Korea 2-1 to clinch their maiden Women's Junior Hockey Asia Cup at Kakamigahara (Japan) on Sunday. After a barren first quarter, India got going with a 22nd minute goal by Annu from a penalty corner. Annu made amends for her miss in the semifinal against Japan, as she stepped up in style to beat the goalkeeper to her low left and give India the lead against the run of play. South Korea took three minutes to bring it level when Park Seo Yeon struck from the right following a brilliant surge from the right.