Soweto giants Pirates, Chiefs avoid MTN8 semi-final showdown as fixtures are confirmed
Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates have managed to avoid a Soweto Derby encounter for the MTN8 semi-finals after fixtures were confirmed on Monday evening.
Semi-final Sport News
BWF World Championships, Men's Doubles Semi-Final Highlights: Chirag Shetty And Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Go Down, Settle For Bronze
BWF World Championships, Men's Doubles Semi-Final Highlights: Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy won a bronze medal at the ongoing BWF World Championships on Saturday. The duo ended up losing the semi-final against Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik 22-20, 18-21, 16-21 in the men's doubles semi-final that lasted for 76 minutes. The Indian duo had earlier assured India of a medal on Friday as they became the first Indian pair to reach the semi-finals of the men's doubles event at the BWF World Championships. It will be India's second World Championships medal in the doubles event after Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa who claimed a bronze in 2011 in the women's doubles.
Kent Spitfires (325-8) beat Leicestershire Foxes (244 all out) by 81 runs to reach Royal London One-Day Cup semi-final
Tight bowling after an impressive batting display saw Kent beat Leicestershire on Friday and qualify for the Royal London One-Day Cup semi-final.
BWF World Championships, Men's Doubles Semi-Final Highlights: Chirag Shetty And Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Go Down, Settle For Bronze
BWF World Championships, Men's Doubles Semi-Final Highlights: Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy won a bronze medal at the ongoing BWF World Championships on Saturday. The duo ended up losing the semi-final against Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik 22-20, 18-21, 16-21 in the men's doubles semi-final that lasted for 76 minutes. The Indian duo had earlier assured India of a medal on Friday as they became the first Indian pair to reach the semi-finals of the men's doubles event at the BWF World Championships. It will be India's second World Championships medal in the doubles event after Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa who claimed a bronze in 2011 in the women's doubles.
BWF World Championships 2022 Highlights: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Enters Semi-final, HS Prannoy Bows Out
BWF World Championships 2022 Highlights: The pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty entered the semi-finals, while HS Prannoy lost to Zhao Junpeng of China in the men's singles quarter-final match at the BWF World Championships 2022 on Friday. Prannoy won the first game 21-19 before losing the second game 6-21 and the decider 18-21. Earlier, Satwiksairaj and Chirag defeated Japan's Japan's Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi to enter the semi-final of men's doubles. The Indian pair won the first game 24-22, before losing 15-21 and then winning 21-14. Before the match, the Indian pair of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila lost its quarterfinal match to Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan. The Indian duo lost 8-21, 14-21. Notably, Saina Nehwal had already bowed out of the competition post her loss in a hard-fought women's singles pre-quarterfinal match.
Edmonton Miners top Victoria Shamrocks for Minto Cup semi-final berth
The Edmonton Miners (Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League) are moving on to the Minto Cup semifinals after a 10-8 win over the Victoria Shamrocks (British Columbia Jr. A Lacrosse League) on Wednesday afternoon at the CAA Centre in Brampton, Ontario.
Jeonbuk coach Kim hopes to rouse weary players for Urawa semi-final
TOKYO : Jeonbuk Motors coach Kim Sang-sik has called for one last push from his weary players in their quest for a place in the Asian Champions League final ahead of the South Korean side's meeting with Urawa Red Diamonds on Thursday.
Urawa's Rodriguez sends warning to Asian league semi-final rival
TOKYO : Urawa Red Diamonds coach Ricardo Rodriguez warned his side's Asian Champions League semi-final opponents Jeonbuk Motors that the two-time competition winners are hitting their best form in the run-up to the teams' last four clash on Thursday.