Kent Gloves ABC’s Nancy Shepherd triumphs with unanimous decision at Golden Girl boxing competition in Sweden
Nancy Shepherd secured a gold medal at the prestigious Golden Girl competition in Sweden.
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High Jumper Tejaswin Shankar Wins Season-Opening Meet In Belgium
National record holder in high jump Tejaswin Shankar won the top prize in the International High Jump Gala Elmos 2024 athletics meet in Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium with a leap of 2.23 metres. Shankar, competing for the first time since October last year, finished ahead of Greece's Antonios Merlos (2.20 metres) in the World Athletics Indoor Tour Challenger event on Saturday. The 25-year-old, who holds both the men's high jump and decathlon national records, however, could not better his personal best of 2.29m. Shankar is also focusing on decathlon and had won bronze and silver in the discipline in the Asian Championships and Asian Games last year.
High Jumper Tejaswin Shankar Wins Season-Opening Meet In Belgium
National record holder in high jump Tejaswin Shankar won the top prize in the International High Jump Gala Elmos 2024 athletics meet in Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium with a leap of 2.23 metres. Shankar, competing for the first time since October last year, finished ahead of Greece's Antonios Merlos (2.20 metres) in the World Athletics Indoor Tour Challenger event on Saturday. The 25-year-old, who holds both the men's high jump and decathlon national records, however, could not better his personal best of 2.29m. Shankar is also focusing on decathlon and had won bronze and silver in the discipline in the Asian Championships and Asian Games last year.
Chennai Open: Sumit Nagal Sets Up Title Clash Against Italy's Luca Nardi
India's top-ranked tennis player Sumit Nagal overcame the challenge of Dalibor Svrcina, the third seed from Czech Republic, in straight sets to move into the final of the Chennai Open in Chennai on Saturday. The second-seeded Nagal defeated the 21-year-old Czech player 6-3, 6-4 in a match that lasted nearly two hours to set up a title clash with top seed Luca Nardi of Italy. The 20-year-old Nardi overcame stiff challenge from unseeded Chinese Taipei player Chun-Hsin Tseng 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (6) in a marathon three-hour encounter.
WTA roundup: Top seed falls in Transylvania
No. 8 seed Ana Bogdan of Romania ousted top-seeded Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands 3-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5) in a three-hour, 28-minute marathon in the quarterfinals of the Transylvania Open on Friday in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Liudmila Samsonova using last year’s final memories to fuel Abu Dhabi Open bid
Liudmila Samsonova can remember as clear as day last year’s Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open final. In fact, she’s barely been able to forget about it. Unfortunately, it’s not for the right reasons.
ATP roundup: Frances Tiafoe earns opening win in Dallas
Back in action for the first time since his second-round exit at the Australian Open, top-seeded Frances Tiafoe posted a victory Thursday in the second round of the Dallas Open.
WTA roundup: Elena Rybakina rallies in Abu Dhabi
No. 1 seed Elena Rybakina reached the quarterfinals at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open by rallying for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 win against Danielle Collins on Thursday in the United Arab Emirates.