Canada's Fernandez defeats Rakhimova to advance to Round of 16 in Wuhan
Canada's Leylah Fernandez battled past Russia's Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday to reach the Round of 16 at the Wuhan Open.
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'It means the world': Canadian swimming star McIntosh honoured to be included in TIME100 Next list
Canadian swimming sensation Summer McIntosh's resume has yet another eye-popping accomplishment: being named to the TIME100 Next list.
Arctic Open: PV Sindhu Exits, Malvika Bansod Stuns World No. 23 Sung To Make Pre-quarterfinals
Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu suffered an early exit but rising Indian shuttler Malvika Bansod continued her impressive form by pulling off a stunning upset against world No. 23 Sung Shuo Yun to enter the women's singles pre-quarterfinals of Arctic Open Super 500 tournament on Tuesday. Sixth seed Sindhu lost 16-21 10-21 to Canada's Michelle Li in her round of 32 match. The 23-year-old southpaw, who clinched her first title in over two years at the Azerbaijan International in February, showed her resilience in a hard-fought match, winning 21-19, 24-22 in 57 minutes.
Ayhika Mukherjee Assures Indian Women First-Ever Medal At Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Indian women's table tennis team assured itself of a first ever medal at the Asian Championships with a stunning 3-2 win over Paris Olympics bronze medallists South Korea in the quarterfinals in Astana on Tuesday. World number 92 Ayhika Mukherjee was the architect of the famous victory as she beat world number 8 Shin Yubin and world number 16 Jeon Jihee in the rubber. Ayhika and Manika Batra had given India an unexpected 2-0 lead before the South Koreans made it 2-2. Ayhika held her nerve against Jihee to seal the win in the deciding contest.
PT Usha Reacts To Vinesh's Election Win, Blames Her For Olympic Weight Row That Costed India A Medal
IOA chief PT Usha slammed former wrestler Vinesh Phogat for blaming the association for her disqualification from the Paris Olympics, saying, "the wrestler's team is accountable, not the IOA". Vinesh, who joined politics soon after her retirement following her Olympics disqualification, won her debut political bout, getting elected from Julana seat in the Haryana Assembly elections on Tuesday. She secured a total of 65,080 votes to defeat her BJP rival, professional pilot Yogesh Bairagi. Following the news of Vinesh's victory, Usha revealed her thoughts on the wrestler's criticism of IOA for their role in her disqualification at the Paris Olympics.
Sport must punch its weight in fight against climate change, says Boardman
LONDON : Sports clubs and organisations must raise their game and become leaders in the battle to prevent catastrophic climate change, Sport England chairman Chris Boardman said on Tuesday.
Gareth Grundie succeeds Sean Dancer as coach of Ireland's women hockey side
Gareth Grundie has been named as the new head coach of Ireland's senior women's hockey side.
Victor Lapeña out as women's national basketball head coach after winless Olympics
Two months after failing to win a game at the Paris Olympics, Canada Basketball said it has "mutually agreed" to part ways with senior women's head coach Victor Lapeña.