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World Table Tennis Championship: Indian men beat Kazakhstan, women get better of Egypt to reach last 16

For the women's team, after a heartbreaking close defeat against Germany, Sreeja Akula and company prevailed over Egypt 3-1 to qualify for the pre-quarterfinals. The men's team now needs to beat France in the final group league match to finish on top of group 2 table. In case the Indian team loses to France and Germany happens to beat Kazakhstan, then there will be a three-way tie between India, Germany and France.

Iga Swiatek to skip Billie Jean King Cup finals, complains about scheduling

Swiatek had helped Poland progress to the finals in April but the tournament will be held from Nov. 8-13, just one day after the season-ending WTA Finals which will be held in Fort Worth, Texas this year. "I was thinking it through a lot and discussing it with my team all over again, but I will not be able to play at the Billie Jean King Cup in Glasgow.

TOISA 2021: Meet the nominees - Kidambi Srikanth

The evaluation period for TOISA 2021 was from January 1 to December 31, 2021. All achievements during this time period were considered by the jury. Meet one of the big contenders for the TOISA 2021 Male Badminton Player of the Year award - Kidambi Srikanth, who recently won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Asia Cup, India Women vs Malaysia Women: Meghana powers India to 181/4

Asia Cup match here on Monday. Replacing vice-captain Smriti Mandhana at the top, Meghana reached a career-best 69 in 53 deliveries before Shafali Verma scored a scratchy 39-ball 46.

T20 World Cup: Tim David hopes to inspire others on unusual career path

World Cup squad. The Singapore-born 26-year-old is now relishing being part of the Australian setup and scored his first half-century for the defending world T20 champions in last week's six-wicket defeat by India in Hyderabad. At 6-ft 5-in, David is a towering finishing batsman but might be more remarkable for being the only player in the Australian squad without a state or national contract.

India vs South Africa 3rd T20I: Series in bag but Team India faces stern bowling test

Having sealed their first-ever series against South Africa at home, India can afford to rest a few of their key players but the hosts will be determined to put up a complete performance before they take the flight to Australia on October 6. Since their early exit from the T20 World Cup 12 months ago, the Indian batting has come a long way and looks formidable ahead of the next edition beginning later this month.

Cricket Australia apologises to child sex abuse victims

Cricket Australia (CA) on Monday apologised to survivors of child sexual abuse within the sport in the country, saying the Board is exploring ways to help victims. CA Chair Dr Lachlan Henderson, in a statement, labelled historic sexual abuse as an "appalling issue." Jamie Mitchell, a former Australia Under-19 cricketer had alleged early this year that he was "sexually abused" by team officials during the tour of Sri Lanka in 1985.

Not much to worry about, Australians won title despite struggles before World Cup: David Miller

World Cup as he cited Australia's title triumph in the previous edition despite their wretched run ahead of the big-ticket event. South African top-order batters struggled badly while their bowlers were also not at their best on Sunday as India took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series with a 16-run win in the second game here. The loss will hurt them little, said Miller, saying Australia had also struggled badly in 2021 but eventually they became the world champions. Australia had entered the World Cup after five back-to-back series defeats in the format.

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World Table Tennis Championship: Indian men beat Kazakhstan, women get better of Egypt to reach last 16

Iga Swiatek to skip Billie Jean King Cup finals, complains about scheduling

TOISA 2021: Meet the nominees - Kidambi Srikanth

Asia Cup, India Women vs Malaysia Women: Meghana powers India to 181/4

T20 World Cup: Tim David hopes to inspire others on unusual career path

India vs South Africa 3rd T20I: Series in bag but Team India faces stern bowling test

Cricket Australia apologises to child sex abuse victims

Not much to worry about, Australians won title despite struggles before World Cup: David Miller