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Taipei Open: Twin delight for Tanisha Crasto, Parupalli Kashyap too win

Former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Parupalli Kashyap also entered the last eight round but Mithun Manjunath and Kiran George missed out after suffering narrow defeats in the men's singles second round. Tanisha and Ishaan Bhatnagar, seeded sixth, beat Chinese Taipei's Cheng Kai Wen and Wang Yu Qiao 21-14 21-17 to enter the mixed doubles quarterfinals. The 19-year-old Dubai-born Tanisha, who had represented Bahrain in her junior days, then combined with Shruti Mishra to get the better of local hope Jia Yin Lin and Lin Yu-Hao 21-14 21-8 in a women's doubles second round tie that lasted 22 minutes.

ATP cancels 2022 events in China due to Covid restrictions

China hosted the Winter Olympics under strict health protocols in February but almost every other international sporting event in the country this year has been cancelled or postponed. ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi told Reuters last month that the prospects of the 2022 China swing were bleak. "This marks the third year of cancellation for the ATP's China swing, typically hosted in September and October and last staged in 2019, prior to the pandemic," the men's governing body said in a statement.

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Lebanese basketball team stuns China to reach Fiba Asia Cup semi-finals

Lebanon’s men's basketball team has qualified for the semi-finals of the Fiba Asia Cup after beating China 72-69 on Wednesday as 'The Cedars' continued their stunning run of form.

Liam Pitchford feeling in ‘much better place’ after mental health struggles

When Liam Pitchford sunk world number one Xu Xin in the semi-finals of the Qatar Open in March 2020, he could scarcely have comprehended the coming cataclysm that would turn his career and the entire sporting world upside down.

World Athletics Championships: China's Feng Bin stuns women's discus for gold

Feng won off of her 69.12-metres opener, a personal best and her strongest performance of the season by a wide margin, as Croatia's Sandra Perkovic secured the silver in a 68.45-metres second attempt. With the home crowd urging her on, Allman rocketed the discus across the field on her third throw and she jumped with excitement but it was marked far short of Feng's effort, and she fumbled her final try for 51.41.

Jeruto claims steeplechase gold, Feng Bin wins women's discus

EUGENE, Ore. : Norah Jeruto set a World Championships record en route to winning the women's 3,000 metres steeplechase gold while China's Feng Bin outdid Olympic champion Valerie Allman in the discus final in Eugene, Oregon on Wednesday.

Jeruto, Feng hammer out emphatic wins in steeple and discus at worlds

EUGENE, OREGON: Kenyan-born Norah Jeruto won world gold for Kazakhstan in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase on Wednesday while China’s Feng Bin threw a massive personal best to claim the discus title.

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Taipei Open: Twin delight for Tanisha Crasto, Parupalli Kashyap too win

ATP cancels 2022 events in China due to Covid restrictions

Nike, Lebron and NBA silent as China's crackdown on LGBT community continues

Lebanese basketball team stuns China to reach Fiba Asia Cup semi-finals

Liam Pitchford feeling in ‘much better place’ after mental health struggles

World Athletics Championships: China's Feng Bin stuns women's discus for gold

Jeruto claims steeplechase gold, Feng Bin wins women's discus

Jeruto, Feng hammer out emphatic wins in steeple and discus at worlds