ATP roundup: Jiri Lehecka, Alejandro Tabilo win first tour titles
Czech Jiri Lehecka rebounded from a set down to defeat Jack Draper 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 and claim his first ATP Tour title on Saturday at the Adelaide International in Australia.
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Australia outmuscle India in 2-0 win in Asian Cup
AL RAYYAN, Qatar :A physical Australia side dominated India to win their Asian Cup Group B opener 2-0 on Saturday in front of a crowd largely made up of Indian fans at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium.
Steiner 'stung' by lack of a proper farewell to Haas
Guenther Steiner said on Saturday he was "stung" by not having the chance to say a proper farewell to the Haas Formula One team after being told by phone last month that his contract as principal was not being renewed.
Commentary: Asian Cup kicks off in Qatar amid rising tensions in Middle East
PARIS: Little more than a year after Qatar hosted FIFA’s 2022 World Cup, the country is again set to host one of global football’s biggest national team competitions – the Asian Football Confederation’s Cup.
Australia cruise past India in Asian Cup group opener
AL RAYYAN, Qatar : Australia beat India 2-0 in their Asian Cup Group B opener on Saturday, with second-half goals from Jackson Irvine and substitute Jordan Bos in front of a crowd largely made up of Indian fans at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy And Chirag Shetty Enter Men's Doubles Semifinals, Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto Lose In Malaysia Open
Star Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reached their second successive semifinal after humbling China's Ren Xiang Yu and He Ji Ting in straight games at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. The world number 2 Indian pair, who won the Asian Games gold medal last year, looked in control during the rallies and were also proactive at the net to eke out a dominating 21-11 21-8 win over world no. 32 Yu and Ting in just 35 minutes. The second-seeded Indians will face either Korea's Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae or third seeded Malaysian pair of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik.
UAE's Asian Cup hopes rest on talisman Ali Mabkhout and promising support cast
Ali Mabkhout’s most memorable moments with the UAE national team have arguably come in the Asian Cup.
Indian Women's Hockey Team Eye 3rd Consecutive Olympic Appearance
The battle to earn a berth for the Paris Olympics begins tomorrow, with the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2024 kicking off in Ranchi, Jharkhand at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astro Turf on Saturday in Ranchi. The eight teams in the fray include Germany, Japan, Chile and Czech Republic in Pool A while hosts India are clubbed in Pool B with New Zealand, United States and Italy. Only the top 3 teams in the tournament will make the qualification cut.