Paul O'Donovan & Dintan McCarthy ease into World Rowing Championships quarter-finals
Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy eased into the lightweight men's double sculls quarter-finals at the World Rowing Championships on Sunday morning.
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BWF World Championships Live Updates: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, HS Prannoy Set To Play Respective Quarter-finals
BWF World Championships Live Updates: The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be going up against Denmark's Anders Skaarup Rasmussen and Kim Astrup in the Men's Doubles quarterfinals of the ongoing BWF World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark on Friday. Apart from them, Indian shuttler HS Prannoy will be squaring off against Denmark's Viktor Axelsen.
Defending Champ Carlos Alcaraz Could Face Jannik Sinner In US Open Quarter-Finals
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz could face a quarter-final rematch against Jannik Sinner at the US Open, with former champion Daniil Medvedev also in the top half of the men's draw released on Thursday. The final Grand Slam of the season, which starts on Monday, will see three-time champion Novak Djokovic returning to Flushing Meadows after missing last year because of travel restrictions over his refusal to be vaccinated against Covid-19. The Serbian star, seeded second behind Alcaraz, faces Alexandre Muller of France in the first round and a victory in that match will assure the 23-time Grand Slam champion of a return to number one in the world regardless of Alcaraz's performance in a tournament that will culminate with the men's final on September 10.
Defending champ Alcaraz could face Sinner in US Open quarter-finals
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz could face a quarter-final rematch against Jannik Sinner at the US Open, with former champion Daniil Medvedev also in the top half of the men's draw released on Thursday.
Durand Cup: Indian Army Enter Quarter-finals After Goalless Draw With Rajasthan United FC
Indian Army FT on Monday booked their place in the Durand Cup quarterfinals after they played out a goalless draw in their final Group F match against Rajasthan United FC in Kokrajhar on Monday. Indian Army qualified for the knockouts securing seven points from three matches, while Rajasthan United finished second with four points from three matches. Rajasthan started the match brightly and they nearly scored in the first minute itself. But there was no Rajasthan attacker to finish Zoma's cross across the six-yard box.
Swiatek survives Zheng scare to reach Cincinnati quarter-finals
Iga Swiatek used an outfit change to help her reset after a poor start and beat China's Zheng Qinwen 3-6 6-1 6-1 on Thursday (Aug 17) and set up a Cincinnati Open quarter-final clash with Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova.
Zverev takes down Medvedev to reach Cincinnati quarter-finals
Alexander Zverev upset third seed Daniil Medvedev 6-4 5-7 6-4 on Thursday in a windy clash between former champions to secure his spot in the Cincinnati Open quarter-finals.
Four Indians Reach FIDE World Cup Quarter-finals, Viswanathan Anand Calls It "Historic"
The legendary Viswanathan Anand on Tuesday hailed the remarkable feat of four Indian chess players entering the quarterfinals of the FIDE World Cup 2023, saying it is a "historic moment for Indian chess." D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit Gujarathi have entered the last eight stage of the world tournament, being played in Baku, Azerbaijan. "It is a historic moment for Indian chess because we had a good hand, which is multiple players who are playing, who are all good... good enough level to qualify to the final stages," said Anand in a video shared by chess.com.