WTA roundup: Ons Jabeur coasts to title at Ningbo Open
Top-seeded Ons Jabeur captured her fifth career WTA Tour title on Saturday following a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Russian teenager Diana Shnaider in the final of the Ningbo Open in China.
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Games-India win thriller over arch-rivals Pakistan for squash gold
HANGZHOU, China : India's squash team celebrated a gold medal gained in dramatic circumstances on Saturday when Abhay Singh came back from two match points down to win the deciding game and so beat rivals Pakistan in the Asian Games men's team final.
Games-North Korea's Ri, Kang set weightlifting world records at Asian Games
HANGZHOU, China : North Korean weightlifters Ri Song Gum and Kang Hyong Yong set women's world records at the Asian Games on Saturday as the reclusive nation dominated the opening day of the competition.
Games-Late burst gives North Korea big win over South in Asian Games soccer
HANGZHOU, China : North Korea struck three late goals to secure a 4-1 win over neighbours South Korea on Saturday and progress to the semi-finals of the Asian Games women's soccer.
Klasemen Medali Asian Games 2023: Indonesia Disalip Malaysia
Indonesia belum menambah perolehan medali di ajang Asian Games 2023, mengakibatkan posisi di klasemen melorot satu peringkat usai disalip Malaysia.
Lalu Muhammad Zohri Gagal Raih Medali di Final Lari 100 M Asian Games
Lalu Muhammad Zohri gagal menyumbang medali di cabang atletik lari 100 m Asian Games 2023. Pelari Indonesia ini harus puas di posisi keenam pada babak final.
Yemenis at Asian Games divided by war, united by sport
HANGZHOU, China: One delivered gas cylinders in government-run Aden for a living and the other cooked meals in Houthi-held Sanaa. Now the two athletes from war-torn Yemen find themselves on the same team at the Asian Games. Yemen has been in the grip of a war since 2014 pitting forces loyal to the internationally recognized government against the Iran-backed Houthis. The conflict has cost hundreds of thousands of lives. The Yemeni team at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China is the only sign of the country’s unity, according to delegation chief Abdel Sattar Al-Hamadani. “We marched behind a single banner at the opening of the Games,” Hamadani told AFP. “Sport has paid a heavy price for the war,” added Hamadani, who heads the Yemeni Basketball Association, pointing out the absence of any material support, apart from that provided by the International Olympic Committee and Asian bodies. Said Al-Khodr, a judo fighter from Aden, worked in the morning and trained in the afternoon to make the Games team. “The love of sport runs through my veins and I toil from dawn until 3:00 p.m.
Canadian men outlast the Netherlands in volleyball Olympic qualification tournament opener
Canada's men's volleyball squad outlasted the Netherlands 3-2 in a five-set thriller on Saturday in Xi'an, China to start its Olympic qualification tournament campaign with a win.