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Manika Batra Loses Baggage, Sports Equipment On Flight, Seeks Government's Help
Ace Indian table tennis player Manika Batra has lost her baggage containing sports equipment, while returning home from a tournament in Peru in a KLM Airlines flight and she has sought help from the government to recover it. Seeking help of Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, world number 35 Batra said she was travelling in business class in the Dutch flag carrier and never expected to lose baggage with priority tag.
No.1s Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek Named Top Seeds At Cincinnati Masters
World number ones Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek, the reigning US Open champions, were named on Monday as the top seeds for next week's WTA and ATP Cincinnati Masters tournament. The tournament is the last major hardcourt tuneup event for this year's US Open, the final Grand Slam showdown of the year that begins on August 28. The top 16 players in the men's and women's world rankings were named Cincinnati seeds with the top eight receiving byes into the second round.
Karolina Pliskova, Victoria Azarenka Win WTA Openers At Rain-Hit Montreal
Former world number ones Karolina Pliskova and Victoria Azarenka advanced after rain delays on Monday's first day of the WTA Montreal Open hardcourt tournament. Czech standout Pliskova beat China's Zhu Lin to book a second-round berth against current world number one Iga Swiatek of Poland, the reigning US and French Open champion. Pliskova, the runner-up at Montreal in 2021, needed two hours and 22 minutes to eliminate Zhu 6-3, 6-7 (8/10), 6-2.
Raonic resurrection continues with win at Canadian Open
:Milos Raonic showed that the mighty serve that lifted him to tennis' upper echelons is still firing after a two-year injury layoff as the Canadian downed Frances Tiafoe 6-7(12) 7-6(4) 6-3 in the first round of his home tournament on Monday.
Monfils magic downs Eubanks in Toronto
Frenchman Gael Monfils put on an impressive display of speed and skill to beat American Christopher Eubanks 7-6(3) 6-7(4) 6-1 to advance to the second round of the Canadian Open in Toronto on Monday.
Men's world championships race interrupted by climate protesters
GLASGOW :Protesters halted the elite men's road race at the UCI World Championships for almost an hour on Sunday, stopping the high-calibre peloton in its tracks after 80km.