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O'Rourke secures gold medal shot with dominant win in Strandja tournament semi-final
Roscommon fighter Aoife O'Rourke will box for a gold medal after winning a decisive victory in her semi-final in Sofia this afternoon.
Shyam-Jyoti pair wins India's first medal in Dubai World Archery Para C'ship, bags silver
Shyam Sundar Swami and Jyoti Baliyan bagged India's their first medal in the World Archery Para Championships after settling for a silver here on Friday. Leading by two points (78-76) at the halfway mark, the Indian duo choked under pressure in the back end to go down against Bair Shigaev and Tatiana Andrievskaia of Russia 148-150. Eyeing to become the first world champion in para archery from the country, the Indian duo started off with two 10s and two 9s to edge out the Russians by one point in the first set. A perfect second set, which included two arrows in the X (closest to the centre), ensured a two-point lead for the Indians at the halfway stage.
Zverev fined $40 000 over outburst that saw him tossed from Acapulco ATP event
World number three Alexander Zverev, who was thrown out of the Mexico Open at Acapulco this week after repeatedly smashing his racquet against the umpire's chair, was fined $40 000 by the ATP on Thursday.
Hockey Pro League: Indian men seek consistency, women look to maintain winning momentum against Spain
hockey team when they take on a lower-ranked Spain, while its women counterparts would look to carry on the momentum against same opposition during their respective FIH Pro League campaigns this weekend. Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Indian men started their FIH Pro League campaign on a rousing note, beating France 5-0 before being shocked 2-5 by the Frenchmen in the return leg. Against South Africa, India registered identical 10-2 wins in the two matches. Both the ties were played in Potchefstroom, South Africa. But the result against world no.12 France in the second match of the two-leg tie was far from expectations from India, ranked fifth in the world. The Indians were caught off guard and napping by the ever-improving Frenchmen in all aspects of the game in the second match, much to the surprise of the eight-time Olympic champions.
Skiing-FIS cancels World Cup events in Russia
TOKYO :Five World Cup skiing events scheduled to take place in Russia have been cancelled or moved, the International Ski Federation (FIS) said on Friday after the country invaded Ukraine.
Skiing-Japan pulls out of Russia ski cross World Cup event
TOKYO : The Ski Association of Japan said on Friday it will pull out its team from a ski cross World Cup event in Russia after Russian forces invased Ukraine, according to news agency Kyodo.
Alexander Zverev fined $40,000 over outburst that expelled him from Acapulco ATP event
Alexander Zverev, who was thrown out of the Mexico Open at Acapulco this week after repeatedly smashing his racquet against the umpire's chair, was fined $40,000 by the ATP on Thursday. Zverev was fined $20,000 for verbal abuse and $20,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct, the ATP said in a statement. "This represents the maximum fine per each violation," the ATP said, noting that Zverev also forfeits prize money of $31,570 he would have earned in singles and doubles and all ATP rankings points from the tournament.