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Lakshya, Satwik-Chirag, Gayatri-Treesa in All England quarters; Sindhu, Saina, Srikanth ousted
Lakshya Sen is in the form of his life. The 20-year-old continued his giant-killing spree as he knocked out world No. 3 Anders Antonsen of Denmark 21-16, 21-18 and stormed into the quarterfinals of the All England Championships in Birmingham on Thursday. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty routed Germans Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Seidel 21-7, 21-7 to also move into the last eight. Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa continued their dream run as they entered the women's doubles quarterfinals. After losing a close first game 18-21, the duo was leading 19-14 in the second when their opponents Greysia Poli and Apriyani Rahayu retired. Former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth went down fighting to fifth seed Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia 9-21, 21-18, 21-19.
Singapore announces bid to host World Athletics Championships in 2025
SINGAPORE: Singapore is bidding to host the World Athletics Championships in 2025, Sport Singapore (SportSG) announced on Thursday (Mar 17).
World champion Verstappen raring to go in F1's new era
MANAMA : Formula One world champion Max Verstappen has the number one on his car and the Red Bull driver intends to live up to the billing when he starts his title defence in Bahrain on Sunday as the early favourite for victory.
More fans allowed at Singapore Premier League matches from Mar 18
SINGAPORE: More fans will be allowed to attend Singapore Premier League (SPL) matches from Friday (Mar 18), with the limit to be capped at 50 per cent of each venue's capacity, said the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) on Thursday.
Loh Kean Yew eliminated in All-England Open first round after loss to world no 3 Antonsen
SINGAPORE: Loh Kean Yew’s debut at the All-England Open came to an end in the opening round on Wednesday (Mar 16) after the Singaporean lost to Denmark’s Anders Antonsen in the men's singles.
Singapore to face Malaysia as part of FAS Tri-Nations friendly series
SINGAPORE: Singapore men's football team will face Malaysia on Mar 26 at the National Stadium as part of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) Tri-Nations friendly series, the association said on Wednesday (Mar 16).
More players in team sports at ActiveSG facilities, but some private operators have to wait a little longer
SINGAPORE: Team sports for up to 30 fully vaccinated persons will be allowed at selected ActiveSG or People’s Association facilities from Tuesday (Mar 15), but operators of private facilities will have to wait a little longer amid the ongoing approval process.