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Miami Open: Alexander Zverev serves up win over Borna Coric to reach third round

Borna Coric at the Miami Open on Friday as the tournament's second seed punched his ticket to the third round. The towering German, who came into the match with a losing record against the Croatian, served his way out of trouble in the first game of the third set and fended off a break point while serving up 5-3 en route to the hard-fought win. Zverev, who crushed 12 aces and only committed one double fault, said his more aggressive approach was the difference in the contest.

Blow for Ireland as Savannah McCarthy suffers ACL injury

Republic of Ireland defender Savannah McCarthy has confirmed she has suffered a cruciate ligament knee injury that will rule her out of the crucial World Cup qualifiers against Sweden and Georgia.

Wales boss Robert Page accepts neutrals will back Ukraine if teams meet in final

Wales are one win from “living the dream” at the World Cup and manager Robert Page says they would have to “strip the emotions away” were they to meet war-torn Ukraine for a place in Qatar.

Swiss Open: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Among 4 Indians To Reach Quarter-Finals

Four Indian shuttlers, including double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and World Championships silver winner Kidambi Srikanth, progressed to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open badminton tournament here on Thursday. While Sindhu, a former world champion, eased into the last 8 with a 21-19 21-14 win over Neslihan Yigit of Turkey, Srikanth staved off a spirited challenge from France's Christo Popov, ranked 60th, with a fighting 13-21 25-23 21-11 win in the Super 300 tournament.

‘I’m here, I’m staying here’ – Christian Eriksen discusses his emotional return to the Denmark squad

Christian Eriksen has discussed what will be an emotional return to action for the Denmark national team, and spoke about the strain which his recent health issues have had on his family. Eriksen is set to play for his country for the first time on Saturday, since collapsing on the pitch with a cardiac arrest in Denmark’s Euro 2020 clash against Finland last summer.

2022 World Cup: How qualifying works around the world

Qualifying for the 2022 World Cup began on June 6, 2019, when minor nations from the Asian confederation played their first round of matches. Mongolia's Norjmoogiin Tsedenbal scored the very first goal in a 2-0 win over Brunei Darussalam.

Swiss Open: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Among 4 Indians To Reach Quarter-Finals

Four Indian shuttlers, including double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and World Championships silver winner Kidambi Srikanth, progressed to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open badminton tournament here on Thursday. While Sindhu, a former world champion, eased into the last 8 with a 21-19 21-14 win over Neslihan Yigit of Turkey, Srikanth staved off a spirited challenge from France's Christo Popov, ranked 60th, with a fighting 13-21 25-23 21-11 win in the Super 300 tournament.

Christian Eriksen 'very happy' to be back with Denmark team

Eriksen said Thursday he was "very pleased" to join up with the Denmark team, just nine months after suffering a cardiac arrest. Eriksen has linked up once again with the national side ahead of friendlies against the Netherlands in Amsterdam on Saturday and Serbia in Copenhagen on Tuesday. "I'm very happy and pleased to be able to be back with national team again.

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Miami Open: Alexander Zverev serves up win over Borna Coric to reach third round

Blow for Ireland as Savannah McCarthy suffers ACL injury

Wales boss Robert Page accepts neutrals will back Ukraine if teams meet in final

Swiss Open: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Among 4 Indians To Reach Quarter-Finals

‘I’m here, I’m staying here’ – Christian Eriksen discusses his emotional return to the Denmark squad

2022 World Cup: How qualifying works around the world

Swiss Open: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Among 4 Indians To Reach Quarter-Finals

Christian Eriksen 'very happy' to be back with Denmark team