John McKee eyes improvement as Ireland seek winning finish to Japan tour
John McKee says Ireland must clinch back-to-back victories against Japan in Tokyo on Saturday if they wish to rank their historic tour as 'really successful'.
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La Vuelta 2022: Six talking points from the Dutch ‘gran salida’ - Primoz Roglic the next Jumbo-Visma rider in red?
Three stages, three different riders in red, one sprinter standing head and shoulders above the rest. If that pretty well sums up the Dutch ‘gran salida’ then we will attempt to delve a little further into the intricacies of the first phase of the 77th edition of La Vuelta.
BWF Worlds: Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy win, Praneeth loses
Sen's senior team-mates Kidambi Srikanth and H S Prannoy also won their respective first round matches. India also registered twin wins in women's and mixed doubles competition on the opening day which saw B Sai Praneeth bow out after losing in three games to world number 4 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei. The 20-year-old Sen, who had returned with a bronze on his debut in Spain last year, prevailed 21-12 21-11 over an erratic Vittinghus in his opening match.
World Badminton Championships: Need to be in a good zone to beat Momota, says HS Prannoy
Joining them in the second round are women's doubles teams of Ashwini Ponnappa/Sikki Reddy, Pooja Dandu/Sanjana Santosh, men's pair of MR Arjun/Dhruv Kapila and mixed duo of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto. Bronze medallist at the 2019 edition Sai Praneeth went down fighting against fourth seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei 15-21, 21-15, 15-21. Prannoy had it easy against Luka Wraber of Austria 21-12, 21-11.
It's tough not being India regular but I prefer staying positive: Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson says it has been "tough" for him to remain on the sidelines throughout his international career but he prefers to stay positive. Having shot to prominence as a teenager and then making International debut in a T20I against Zimbabwe here in 2015, the Kerala cricketer has featured only in seven ODIs and 16 T20Is till date. Samson finally got chances in the second string side in the team's recent tour of Ireland, West Indies and Zimbabwe.
US Open 2022 schedule, plus how to watch as Emma Raducanu defends her title
Emma Raducanu has made history by becoming the first qualifier to reach a grand slam tennis final in the open era – and the first British woman to reach a grand slam singles final in over 40 years.
Seven players hoping to stake a Burnley claim and impress Vincent Kompany
Burnley travel to Shrewsbury Town in the Carabao Cup second round on Tuesday night with the Clarets seeking a first win since the opening day of the season.
Ireland cruise to victory in first ODI against the Netherlands
Ireland made a winning start in their one-day international series against the Netherlands with a comfortable five-wicket victory in Amstelveen.