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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.

Malaysia Open 2022: PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy Lead India's Challenge

PV Sindhu will look to quickly recover from her first-round exit at Indonesia, while HS Prannoy will eye another consistent show as the duo spearhead the Indian challenge at the Malaysia Open Super 750 tournament starting in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, was shown the door in the opening round by China's He Bing Jiao at the Indonesia Open Super 1000 earlier this month and she will have to put behind that defeat when she begins her campaign against a formidable Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand.

Sindhu, Prannoy lead India's challenge at Malaysia Open Super 750

Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, was shown the door in the opening round by China's He Bing Jiao at the Indonesia Open Super 1000 earlier this month and she will have to put behind that defeat when she begins her campaign against a formidable Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand. While Sindhu enjoys a 5-3 head-to-head count against Chochuwong, the Indian has lost to the Thai world number 10 three times in their last five meetings, making their clash a mouth-watering prospect. If she can cross the opening hurdle and hit a consistent run, Sindhu might come across Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei of China.

WADA says fresh court ruling can reopen Russian doping cases

A breakthrough court ruling in the Russian doping saga should lead Olympic sports bodies to revisit evidence for possible disciplinary cases against other athletes, the World Anti-Doping Agency said Saturday.

Russian canoeists, including Olympic gold medallist, banned for doping

Three Russian canoeists including a gold medallist at the 2012 London Olympics were banned on Friday for being part of the state-backed doping program eight years ago.

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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

Malaysia Open 2022: PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy Lead India's Challenge

Sindhu, Prannoy lead India's challenge at Malaysia Open Super 750

WADA says fresh court ruling can reopen Russian doping cases

Russian canoeists, including Olympic gold medallist, banned for doping