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Canadian women to host South Korea in Toronto in June soccer friendly

The Canadian women's soccer team will host South Korea on June 26 at Toronto's BMO Field.

Srikanth, Sindhu enter second round but Saina, Prannoy exit from Thailand Open

Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy, the protagonists of India's historic Thomas Cup triumph, suffered contrasting fates in the opening round of Thailand Open on Wednesday. Sindhu, seeded sixth and ranked seventh in the world, staved off a spirited challenge from world number 62, USA's Lauren Lam 21-19 19-21 21-18 to set up a clash with Sim Yu Jin, who had played a pivotal role in Korea's Uber Cup win. Fresh from playing a major role in the Thomas Cup victory, Srikanth, seeded eighth, produced a gritty show to get the better of Brice Leverdez of France 18-21 21-10 21-16 in 49 minutes.

Srikanth enters second round, Saina exits from Thailand Open

Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the men's singles second round, even as Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal failed to clear the first hurdle at the Thailand Open on Wednesday. Srikanth, seeded eighth in the BWF Super 500 tournament, won his first round match against Brice Leverdez of France 18-21, 21-10, 21-16 in 49 minutes. He next faces qualifier Nhat Nguyen of Ireland, who defeated Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus of Denmark 21-12, 23-21 in the first round.

Compound men archers assure of silver, women bag bronze in World Cup Stage 2

Indian men's compound archery team produced stunning performances to oust world no.1 USA and powerhouse South Korea in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively, to assure itself a silver medal at the World Cup Stage 2 on Wednesday. Abhishek Verma, Aman Saini and Rajat Chauhan rose above expectations to shock USA 234-228 in the quarterfinals before getting the better of South Korea in the shoot-off to seal their place in the title clash, where they will take on world no.4 France. Later, the women's compound team of Avneet Kaur, Muskan Kirar and Priya Gurjar suffered a two-point defeat against South Korea in the semifinals but managed to claim a bronze, defeating Turkey 232-231.