NATIONS LEAGUE ROUND-UP: Rangnick enjoys debut 3-0 win with Austria
Ralf Rangnick's tenure as Austria's new coach got off to a perfect start when they beat Croatia 3-0 in their opening game of the new Nations League campaign on Friday.
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UWW Ranking Series: Sakshi Malik Grabs First International Gold In Almost 5 Years
Sakshi Malik's struggles were nowhere to be seen as a fearless and aggressive Rio Olympics bronze medallist grabbed her first international gold medal in almost five years at the UWW Ranking Series event in Almaty on Friday. India's Mansi (57kg) and Divya Kakran (68kg) too earned top of the podium finishes. Another Indian, Pooja won a bronze medal in 76kg. But the day belonged to Sakshi, who has been struggling till the recent CWG trials. She was consistently losing to young Sonam Malik in the 62kg category and even missed qualification for the Tokyo Games but looked completely transformed on Friday as she fought her bouts with tremendous confidence.
Fearless Sakshi Malik wins first international gold in almost 5 years in Almaty
Sakshi Malik's struggles were nowhere to be seen as a fearless and aggressive Rio Olympics bronze medallist grabbed her first international gold medal in almost five years at the UWW Ranking Series event here on Friday. India's Mansi and Divya Kakran too earned top of the podium finishes. But the day belonged to Sakshi, who has been struggling till the recent CWG trials.
Duplantis takes pole vault gold at Prefontaine Classic, Mahuchikh wins high jump
EUGENE, United States : Olympic champion Armand Duplantis got his outdoor season off to a perfect start, winning the men's pole vault at the Prefontaine Classic on Friday while Yaroslava Mahuchikh took gold in the women's high jump with a new world-leading mark this season.
French Open order of play on Saturday
Order of play on the main show courts on the seventh day of the French Open on Saturday (play times in GMT, prefix number denotes seeding):
Ice Hockey-Finland and Latvia to host 2023 world championship - IIHF
Finland and Latvia will stage next year's ice hockey world championship after St Petersburg was stripped of hosting rights following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, governing body IIHF said on Friday.
French Open: Sania Mirza-Lucie Hradecka win in opening round, Ramkumar Ramanathan loses
Sania Mirza notched up contrasting wins along with their respective partners in the men's and women's doubles competitions at the French Open here on Thursday. While Bopanna and his Dutch partner Matwe Middelkoop marched into the pre-quarterfinals with a straight set win over Andrey Golubev and Fabrice Martin, Sania combined with Czech Republic's Lucie Hradecka to prevail in three sets over Italian duo of Jasmine Paolini and Martina Trevisan in their opening round.