ATP roundup: Jiri Lehecka, Jack Draper seek first titles in Adelaide
Jiri Lehecka and Jack Draper will play for their first-ever ATP Tour title when they meet in the final of the Adelaide International on Saturday in Australia.
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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.
Malaysia Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Enters Men's Doubles Quarterfinals, Kidambi Srikanth Loses
India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty continued their impressive run to advance to the men's doubles quarterfinals but Kidambi Srikanth failed to cross the second round at Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament in Mohali on Thursday. World No. 2 Satwik and Chirag, who had a stellar run in 2023 with six titles, beat France's world No. 36 Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar 21-11 21-18 to set up a clash with China's world No. 32 He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu.
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.
Pep Guardiola makes Liverpool FC admission after Man City 'spark'
Pep Guardiola said he feared Manchester City would be cut adrift this season as they battled a Treble hangover.
Gregoria Banyak Salah, Gregoria pun Kalah
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung takluk di tangan Chen Yu Fei. Gregoria mengaku banyak melakukan kesalahan sendiri yang berujung tersingkir di Malaysia Open 2024.
Top Seed Ben Shelton Ousted In Auckland Classic Semi-Finals
Top seed Ben Shelton suffered a surprise semi-final exit from the Auckland Classic on Friday, beaten in straight sets by Japan's Taro Daniel. Days out from the Australian Open, powerhouse American Shelton couldn't match the consistency of his unseeded opponent, who won 7-5, 7-6 (11/9) to qualify for his second career ATP final. World number 16 Shelton was only broken once but the 21-year-old couldn't capitalise on any of the three break points he earned against the pugnacious Daniel, who fought for every point in hot conditions. A quarter-finalist at last year's Australian Open before reaching the semi-finals at the US Open, Shelton must regroup ahead of a first-round match in Melbourne against Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut.