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Kidambi Srikanth Exits From Indonesia Open, Loses In Quarterfinals To Li Shi Feng

India's Kidambi Srikanth fought hard before losing to China's Li Shi Feng in a tough three-game men's singles quarterfinal of the Indonesia Open World Tour Super 1000 event on Friday. Srikanth lost 14-21 21-14 12-21 in one hour and nine minutes against world No.10 Feng to exit from the competition. The win enabled Feng to restore parity on head-to-head record against Srikanth, which stands at 1-1 now. In the battle between Srikanth and Feng, both of whom were unseeded here, the Chinese came out on top in the first game despite getting off the blocks slowly. It was world No.22 Srikanth, who opened up an early 2-0 lead before Feng bounced back with five straight points with Indian guilty of committing too many unforced errors.

'Sad and disappointed!': Indonesia fans vexed after Messi pulls out of friendly

Indonesian fans of Lionel Messi expressed dismay Friday after the star pulled out of a friendly in Jakarta, including one making a 12-hour boat and plane journey to the game who accused organisers of false advertising.

Watch: Pitch Invader Hugs Lionel Messi, High-Fives Emi Martinez In Argentina's Friendly Win

Argentina captain Lionel Messi scored the quickest goal of his career as he inspired the world champions to a 2-0 friendly win over Australia in Beijing on Thursday. Ahead of the match, hundreds of fans massed outside the team's luxury hotel and lined heavily guarded streets in the hope of catching a glimpse of their hero. During the match, Messi was hugged by a pitch invader but the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner was unfazed by the fan's presence on the pitch.