Tennis star Zverev launches diabetes charity
Tennis world No 2 Alexander Zverev has launched a charity to raise awareness of type 1 diabetes, a condition the 25-year-old recently revealed he has been suffering from.
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Singapore’s Feng Tianwei and Zeng Jian win table tennis doubles gold at Commonwealth Games
SINGAPORE: Feng Tianwei and Zeng Jian won Singapore’s third table tennis gold medal of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Monday (Aug 8) with victory in the women’s doubles final.
Liam Pitchford beaten in men’s table tennis final at Commonwealth Games
England’s Liam Pitchford had to settle for silver as he lost to India’s Sharath Kamal Achanta in the men’s singles table tennis final at the Commonwealth Games.
CWG 2022: India's Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Bags Bronze Medal In Table Tennis Men's Singles
Indian paddler Sathiyan Gnanasekaran clinched the bronze medal in the men's singles at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Monday. This was Sathiyan's first singles medal at the CWG. The Indian defeated England's Paul Drinkhall 4-3 in the bronze playoff. The match was fought hard and both players went above and beyond to display their superiority, but the Indian was way better and claimed the bronze medal with a scoreline of 11-9, 11-3, 11-5, 8-11, 9-11, 10-12, 11-9. His match against England's Paul Drinkhall was a tale of two halves. The 29-year-old had a wonderful start, winning the first three games.
CWG 2022: Achanta Sharath Kamal Wins Gold In Table Tennis Men's Singles
Veteran paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal extended his domination at the Commonwealth Games by winning the gold medal in men's singles event, thrashing England's Liam Pitchford 4-1 in the final. After going down in the first game, Sharath outsmarted the 29-year-old nimble-footed Briton 11-13 11-7 11-2 11-6 11-8 to finish on top of podium after a gap of 16 years.
Medvedev retains ATP top spot as Washington winner Kyrgios climbs to 37
Daniil Medvedev, who won his first tournament of the year at the weekend, retained his position at the top of the ATP rankings published on Monday while Nick Kyrgios climbed to his highest rank in two and half years.
Terry Hee and Jessica Tan win Singapore’s first Commonwealth Games badminton mixed doubles gold
SINGAPORE: Badminton mixed doubles pair Terry Hee and Jessica Tan won a historic gold for Singapore on Monday (Aug 8) when they beat England 21-16, 21-15.