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Watson and Loffhagen reach last eight in Nottingham

Heather Watson and George Loffhagen reached the quarter-finals of the LTA's Rothesay Open Nottingham on a busy day of British action at the Nottingham Tennis Centre. Watson faced a tough second round match against Tatjana Maria, her best friend on tour and former doubles partner who reached the semi-final at Wimbledon last year. Ad At 66th in the world, Maria is 129 spots above the Brit in the world rankings though the gap did not show as Watson produced a stylish performance to prevail 6-4 6-4 on Centre Court.

Lionel Messi confirms retirement from World Cup after winning trophy with Argentina in Qatar

Lionel Messi, who is set to join Inter Miami, has officially confirmed that he will not participate in the upcoming FIFA World Cup, scheduled to take place in the United States, Canada, and Mexico in 2026. The Argentine footballer recently achieved his ultimate goal of winning the World Cup by leading his national team to a dramatic victory in Qatar 2022, beating France in the final 4-2 on penalties after a 3-3 draw in normal and extra time.

'In principle, I'm done', Messi unlikely to play at 2026 World Cup

BEIJING : Argentina skipper Lionel Messi has said that "in principle" last year's World Cup would be his fifth and final appearance at global soccer's showpiece event.

Indonesia Open: Kidambi Srikanth Beats Lakshya Sen In All-India Duel, PV Sindhu Exits

Kidambi Srikanth used his vast experience to quell the challenge of Lakshya Sen in straight games in an all-Indian second round duel to progress to the quarterfinals while it was curtains for double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu at the Indonesia Open World Tour Super 1000 event here on Thursday. It was a hard-fought battle between the two Indians but Srikanth bagged the crucial moments with his calmness and experience to win 21-17 22-20 over Lakshya in the men's singles match that lasted 45 minutes. The win ensured Srikanth's dominance over his younger countrymate as he took his head-to-head record to 3-0 over Lakshya.

Star Sprinter Hima Das To Miss Asian games, Confirms National Chief Coach Radhakrishna Nair

Star sprinter Hima Das will miss the upcoming Asian Games in China due to hamstring injury sustained last April, Indian athletics chief coach Radhakrishna Nair confirmed on Wednesday. The 23-year-old Hima had won a 400m individual silver at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games. She was also a part of the gold and silver winning women's 4x400m and mixed 4x400m relay quartet in Jakarta. "It is unfortunate she (Hima) was injured a day before the Indian Grand Prix IV in Bengaluru (on April 15). She pulled a hamstring and also had back problem. Now, medical investigation is going on and planning for treatment. I believe that she will not be able to participate in the Asian Games as per the policy of the AFI," Nair said.

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Watson and Loffhagen reach last eight in Nottingham

Lionel Messi confirms retirement from World Cup after winning trophy with Argentina in Qatar

'In principle, I'm done', Messi unlikely to play at 2026 World Cup

Indonesia Open: Kidambi Srikanth Beats Lakshya Sen In All-India Duel, PV Sindhu Exits

Star Sprinter Hima Das To Miss Asian games, Confirms National Chief Coach Radhakrishna Nair

Messi confirms triumphant 2022 World Cup was probably his last

Canadian men beat Brazil to reach quarterfinals at wheelchair basketball worlds

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