Tonga brush aside Hong Kong to secure World Cup qualification
Tonga advanced to next year's Rugby World Cup finals after crushing Hong Kong 44-22 on Australia's Sunshine Coast on Saturday.
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Tonga brush aside Hong Kong to secure World Cup place
Tonga have qualified for next year's Rugby World Cup finals after crushing Hong Kong 44-22 on Australia's Sunshine Coast.
Parupalli Kashyap, Tanisha Crasto lose in Taipei Open, India's campaign over
Parupalli Kashyap and Tanisha Crasto suffered narrow defeats in the quarterfinals of the singles and doubles competitions respectively on Friday. Third seed Kashyap's impressive run ended with a 12-21 21-12 17-21 loss to Soong Joo Ven of Malaysia in a 55-minute match of the Super 300 tournament.
Mark Allen makes winning start to new season at Championship League snooker
Mark Allen enjoyed a perfect start to the new snooker campaign by winning all three matches to top Group 12 at the Championship League in Leicester. The Northern Irishman – who lost last year's final 3-1 to David Gilbert – started his day with a 3-0 win over Himanshu Jain before two 3-1 victories over Jenson Kendrick and Stuart Carrington respectively secured his progress.
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.
Depleted Tonga ready to bring A-game for World Cup playoff: Kefu
MELBOURNE : A new-look Tonga came crashing back to earth with injuries and a winless Pacific Nations Cup but coach Toutai Kefu is backing the Pacific islanders to lift for the do-or-die World Cup playoff against Hong Kong on Saturday.
Tonga without big guns for World Cup playoff amid injuries
MELBOURNE : Tonga will be without star internationals Israel Folau, Malakai Fekitoa and Charles Piutau for their World Cup playoff against Hong Kong on the Sunshine Coast in Australia on Saturday.
'I want to buy a pool club' – David Gilbert reveals plan after reaching Championship League snooker last 32
David Gilbert made an unbeaten start to the defence of his Championship League title to reach the last 32 at Leicester's Morningside Arena. Gilbert enjoyed two 3-0 wins over Florian Nuessle and Zak Surety respectively before claiming the 2-2 draw he needed against Joe O'Connor – making runs of 78 and 100 – to win Group 16 on seven points, one points clear of Nuessle.