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FUKUOKA, Japan : Australia's Mollie O'Callaghan set a world record in the women's 200 metres freestyle, capturing the gold medal with a time of one minute, 52.85 seconds at the swimming world championships on Wednesday.
AUCKLAND : Spain underlined their credentials as pre-tournament favourites when they became one of the first teams to seal qualification for the Women's World Cup knockouts with a 5-0 win over Zambia in their second Group C encounter on Wednesday.
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay is among the five forwards left out of the 18-member Indian men's hockey team for next month's Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai. Apart from Lalit, Abhishek, Pawan, Dilpreet Singh and Simranjeet Singh, who are all currently with the Indian squad in Spain gearing up for the the 100th Anniversary Spanish Hockey Federation-International Tournament, also missed the cut for the prestigious tournament to be played at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium from August 3 to 12.
Indian young shuttler Lakshya Sen sealed his place in the Round of 16 of Japan Open 2023 on Wednesday, while PV Sindhu crashed out after losing 21-12 and 21-13 to China's Zhang Yiman in a round-of-32 clash. The Commonwealth gold medallist, Sen, got the better of his fellow national player Priyanshu Rajawat in a competitive three-game affair. Sen emerged victorious as he went on to win a thrilling contest by 21-15, 12-21, 24-22 scoreline. Sen's pre-quarterfinal opponent will be Japan's Kanta Tsuneyama, who defeated Indonesian world No. 2 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the opening round to create an upset early in the tournament.
Spain underlined their credentials as one of the pre-tournament favourites when they became one of the first teams to seal qualification for the Women's World Cup knockout round with a 5-0 win over Zambia.
Two goals in two first-half minutes gave Japan victory over Costa Rica at Dunedin Stadium and the 2011 champions went on to secure a spot in the knockout stages of the Women's World Cup, while with Spain's victory over Zambia, Costa Rica's hopes of advancing are over.
Every team has now played at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand and there has been plenty of Manchester City representation.
Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich take on Champions League holders Manchester City in a pre-season friendly at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo on Wednesday. City won the first game of their Asian tour 5-3 against J-League Champions Yokohama F-Marinos on Sunday, while Bayern leathered German ninth-tier side Rottach-Egern 27-0 last week. After playing Bayern in Tokyo on Wednesday they will travel to Seoul to take on Atletico Madrid. Meanwhile, Bayern will take on J-League side Kawasaki Frontale in Tokyo on Saturday.