Big-hitting Rybakina, Simona Halep into Wimbledon QFs
Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time on Monday and confidently declared: "I have a gift".
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Elena Rybakina powers past Petra Martic into first Wimbledon quarters
Kazakh 17th seed Elena Rybakina hit twice as many winners as unseeded opponent Petra Martic of Croatia on Monday to progress to her maiden Wimbledon quarter-final with a 7-5 6-3 victory.
Elorda Cup: Boxers Alfiya Pathan, Gitika clinch gold; India finish with 14 medals
Two other female boxers -- Kalaivani Srinivasan and Jamuna Boro -- signed off with silver medals. With the addition of two gold, two silver and 10 bronze on the final day, the 33-member Indian contingent concluded its campaign with an overall tally of 14 medals. Alfiya did not have to break a sweat and got an unanimous 5-0 verdict as she proved too strong for her opponent, the 2016 world champion, Lazzat Kungeibayeva, in the women's 81kg final.
Citra Febrianti Akan Terima Medali Olimpiade 2012 pada Bulan September
Komite Olimpiade Indonesia (KOI) menjelaskan alasan di balik lifter putri Citra Febrianti belum menerima medali perak Olimpiade. Penyerahan medali harus dilakukan dengan seremoni.
Jamuna Boro among four Indian boxers to enter finals of Elorda Cup
Jamuna, who hails from Assam, produced a clinical performance against the home boxer to emerge victorious by unanimous margin in the 54kg semi-final. Apart from Jamuna, three other Indian boxers, Kalaivani Srinivasan (48kg), Gitika (48kg) and Alfiya (81+kg) will play the final on Monday. Jamuna's speed and footwork were spot on as she managed to evade her opponent's punches several times before freeing herself up to land a few of her own towards the end of the opening round.
'Can't tell how tough time was', confident Sakshi Malik determined to win medal at CWG after getting her 'mojo' back
Sakshi had grabbed a place in the 62kg weight category in the national squad in May. It had taken the 29-year-old Sakshi five bouts to finally beat her nemesis -- 20-year-old Sonam Malik -- in the selection trials to earn that place. The 2014 Olympics wrestling bronze medallist recently won the gold medal at the UWW Ranking Series in Kazakhstan.
'I go a long way back with Andy' - Leon Smith warns Murray he must earn place on Davis Cup team
Leon Smith has said he will not let sentiment cloud his judgement when he picks his Davis Cup team, saying Andy Murray and all other players in contention must earn their place. Murray is battling to return to the top of the sport following hip surgery, but crashed out of Wimbledon in the second round to John Isner. Ad/> Great Britain play host to USA, Kazakhstan and Netherlands in Glasgow in September, and Murray would be a huge draw card for the Scottish crowd.
Indian boxer Kalaivani storms into final of Elorda Cup, Kuldeep in semis
Kalaivani demonstrated excellent skills against Uzbekistan's Farzona Fozilova in the women's 48kg semi-final. The Chennai-born boxer's powerful blows and persistent attack didn't allow her opponent any opportunity to settle down as she comfortably won by unanimous decision in the end. Kuldeep provided India a winning start on the fourth day of the competition but had to work hard for the victory. Kuldeep faced a stiff challenge from local Kairat Yernur in a nail-biting men's 48kg quarter-final contest. However, with cautious approach and precise attack, he notched up a 3-2 win.