Pramod Bhagat, an Indian para-badminton player, staged a remarkable comeback on Sunday to win gold at the World Para-Badminton Championships. Pramod defeated Daniel Bethell of the United Kingdom 14-21, 21-15, 21-14 (2:1) to win the medal in the MS SL3 final, which lasted one hour and 40 minutes. In the semifinals, the ace shuttler defeated […]
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Sumit Nagal, an Indian tennis star, has advanced to the main draw of the BNP Paribas Open as a ‘lucky loser’ after Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal withdrew from the event due to a lack of readiness to compete at the highest level. The 26-year-old Nagal had lost in the second round of the qualifying tournament […]
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On Sunday, Australia captain Pat Cummins praised teammates Nathan Lyon and Cameron Green for match-winning performances as his team defeated New Zealand by 172 runs in the first Test. Lyon led the visitors to victory in the morning session of Day 4 in Wellington, taking six wickets as New Zealand collapsed to 196 all out. […]
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Casper Ruud defeated ailing second seed Holger Rune 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Friday to advance to the Mexican Open final, where he will face defending champion Alex de Minaur. De Minaur had previously returned to the title match after Briton Jack Draper retired from their semi-final meeting with an undisclosed issue while trailing 6-3 2-6 […]
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Czech teenager Jakub Mensik defeated top seed Andrey Rublev in straight sets on Thursday at the Qatar Open, reaching his first ATP semi-final and securing a spot in the world’s top 100 for the first time. The 18-year-old won 6-4, 7-6 (8/6) against fifth-ranked Rublev, a day after defeating three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray. […]
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“You always want to win. We play approximately 22 tournaments per season, and at the end of the day, you compete weekly. It is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful trophies in Doha.” Mensik, a Czech teenager ranked 116 who will break into the top 100 next week, was playing in only his third main […]
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Iga Swiatek moved one step closer to completing a rare Doha-Dubai double with a 6-3, 6-2 quarter-final win over Chinese sixth seed Zheng Qinwen on Thursday in the UAE. The world number one, who won the trophy in Doha for the third time in a row last Saturday, extended her unbeaten streak to seven matches […]
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Kylian Mbappe lethally fired Paris Saint-Germain into the Champions League quarter-finals with a brace in a 2-1 win over Real Sociedad on Tuesday, helping his team advance 4-1 on aggregate. Coach Luis Enrique has reduced Mbappe’s minutes in recent weeks after the player informed the club that he would leave at the end of the […]
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Bayern Munich defeated Lazio 3-0 on Tuesday to advance to the Champions League quarterfinals 3-1 on aggregate. Harry Kane scored once in each half. Kane leveled the tie in the 38th minute, canceling out Lazio’s lead from the first leg and scoring his first Champions League knockout goal in five years. Before halftime, Thomas Mueller […]
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When Cristiano Ronaldo led Real Madrid to victory in the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi, he had the entire stadium at his feet as fans applauded him for his match-winning goal against Brazilian club Gremio. Seven years later, the age-defying footballing superstar returned to the UAE, this time to lead Saudi Arabian […]
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