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Taipei Open 2022: Tanisha Crasto-Ishaan Bhatnagar Pair Enters Pre-quarters

India's mixed pairing of Tanisha Crasto and Ishaan Bhatnagar breezed past Svetlana Zilberman and Misha Zilberman to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the Taipei Open Super 300 tournament in Taipei on Tuesday. The world number 47 duo, who won the Syed Modi International Super 300 earlier this year, had it easy against its 95-ranked Israeli rivals on way to a 21-15 21-8 victory in a battle lasting just 26 minutes. London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal, who was seeded fourth in the women's singles, pulled out of the event while her husband Parupalli Kashyap will open his campaign against local challenger Chi Yu Jen.

Commonwealth Games 2022: 1.2 Million Tickets Sold, Indo-Pak Cricket Tie To Be "One Of The Highlights"

As many as 1.2 million tickets have been sold for the Commonwealth Games beginning in Birmingham on July 28, the organisers have said, adding that the women's cricket match between India and Pakistan has "really caught the interest" of the local public. Women's cricket is making its debut at the Commonwealth Games, and India and Pakistan will be clashing at the Edgbaston on July 31. The city is home to a substantial number of Indian and Pakistani-origin people. Speaking to PTI, Birimgham Games CEO Ian Reid said the semifinals and final tickets have already been taken while he expects a sell out crowd even for the India- Pakistan fixture.

1.2 million tickets sold, India-Pakistan women's cricket tie to be one of the CWG 'highlights'

Commonwealth Games beginning in Birmingham on July 28, the organisers have said, adding that the women's cricket match between India and Pakistan has "really caught the interest" of the local public. Women's cricket is making its debut at the Commonwealth Games, and India and Pakistan will be clashing at the Edgbaston on July 31. The city is home to a substantial number of Indian and Pakistani-origin people.

Tennis Star Maria Sharapova Welcomes Son Theodore

Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one, announced Friday she has given birth to a baby boy named Theodore. He is the first child for the 35-year-old Russian tennis star and British businessman Alexander Gilkes, 42, who announced their engagement in December 2020.

Sindhu in semis; heartbreak for Saina, Prannoy in Singapore Open

Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy suffered heartbreaking defeats in their respective events in the Singapore Open Super 500 Tournament on Friday. Third seed Sindhu overcame a strong challenge from Han Yue before getting the better of her Chinese rival 17-21 21-11 21-19 in a battle lasting more than an hour to book her first semifinal berth since the Thailand Open in May. Sindhu will next face unseeded Saena Kawakami, the Japanese world No.

The reimagining of Canada's women's basketball program has begun

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Malaysia Masters: PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy move into second round; Saina Nehwal knocked out

Saina Nehwal made a second consecutive first-round exit on Wednesday. The seventh-seeded Sindhu took close to an hour to knock out China's He Bing Jiao 21-13 17-21 21-15 and move to the second round. With this win, world number seven Sindhu exacted revenge for her first-round exit from the Indonesia Open Super 1000 last month, when Bing Jiao had defeated her in straight games.

Sindhu, Kashyap win; Saina loses in Malaysia Open

Saina Nehwal, suffered contrasting fates at the Malaysia Open Super 750 tournament with the former progressing to the second round and the latter bowing out after losing her opener here on Wednesday. Sindhu, a former world champion, dished out a fine performance to outwit Thailand's world number 10 Pornpawee Chochuwong 21-13 21-17, but London Olympics bronze medallist Saina went down fighting against American Iris Wang, ranked 33rd in the world, 11-21 17-21 in 37 minutes. Former Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap also made a positive return from injury as he prevailed 21-12 21-17 over Korea's Heo Kwang Hee to advance to the second round in men's singles.

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Taipei Open 2022: Tanisha Crasto-Ishaan Bhatnagar Pair Enters Pre-quarters

Commonwealth Games 2022: 1.2 Million Tickets Sold, Indo-Pak Cricket Tie To Be "One Of The Highlights"

1.2 million tickets sold, India-Pakistan women's cricket tie to be one of the CWG 'highlights'

Tennis Star Maria Sharapova Welcomes Son Theodore

Sindhu in semis; heartbreak for Saina, Prannoy in Singapore Open

The reimagining of Canada's women's basketball program has begun

Malaysia Masters: PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy move into second round; Saina Nehwal knocked out

Sindhu, Kashyap win; Saina loses in Malaysia Open