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Iga Swiatek secures Home Victory with WTA Title in Warsaw

31 Jul 2023 09:35 AM IST

Iga Swiatek cruised to the title in her home tournament, the Warsaw Open with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over exhausted Laura Siegemund on Sunday. The world No. 1 completed two busy days by sweeping aside her German opponent in 68 minutes for a second victory of the day. “I wanted

FIFA Women’s World Cup: France stun Brazil to move into top place in group F

30 Jul 2023 17:07 PM IST

France conquered Brazil 2-1 in the group stage match in the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday. In another encounter, Sweden outplayed Italy by a big margin, 5-0. After this win, France have moved to the top of the group with four points,

Joburg Buffaloes dominate league stage finish second

29 Jul 2023 11:36 AM IST

The Joburg Buffaloes were in superb touch in what was the final game of the league stage of the inaugural edition of the Zim Afro T10, defeating the Harare Hurricanes by 9 wickets, and 22 deliveries to spare. Will Smeed top-scored with an unbeaten 44 as Joburg jumped into the

PNG wins and qualifies for ICC T20 World Cup 2024

29 Jul 2023 11:35 AM IST

Papua New Guinea secured their birth in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 after registering a thumping victory against the Philippines in the ongoing East Asia Pacific Qualifier on Friday. Tournament hosts Papua New Guinea went into the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier as favourites,

Will worry about injury after Ashes is over: Mitchell Starc

29 Jul 2023 11:34 AM IST

Star Australia pacer Mitchell Starc opened up on a shoulder injury he sustained during the fourth Test of the ongoing Ashes series on Friday, saying he was not interested in getting it scanned and will worry about it at the end of the week after the Ashes get over. Starc

Left-arm duo register unique record against West Indies

29 Jul 2023 11:34 AM IST

The spin pair Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja have featured themselves in a unique record of becoming the first spinning duo to pick seven wickets in an ODI match for India. Kuldeep took four-wicket conceding just six runs while Jadeja picked up three scalps for 37 runs in the first

WI pays tribute to Raphick Jumadeen

29 Jul 2023 11:32 AM IST

Cricket West Indies on Friday paid tribute to Raphick Jumadeen, the former West Indies spin bowler who passed away in his homeland Trinidad on Tuesday. He was 75. A left-arm spinner, he played 12 Test matches between 1972 and 1979. He took 29 wickets with best figures of 4-72 against

England pace attack dominate after first session

29 Jul 2023 11:31 AM IST

Domination by England pace bowlers helped them stay alive in the fifth and final Ashes Test against Australia at The Oval on Friday as the visitors could gain only a slender lead of 12 runs at the end of day two play. At the end of day two, Australia was

India aims to secure series with settled playing 11

29 Jul 2023 11:30 AM IST

The Indian team will be expected to return to its set batting order as it aims to put up a much-improved show with the willow and take an unassailable lead in the three-match series when it faces a below-par West Indies in the second ODI on Saturday. Skipper Rohit Sharma

Argentina salvages draw against South Africa

29 Jul 2023 11:28 AM IST

Argentina scored two game-saving goals in a flurry of five minutes during the second half to salvage a 2-2 draw with South Africa at the Women’s World Cup. The draw gave both teams a single point in Group G. Sophia Braun sent the ball soaring into the top right corner

Diksha, Aditi begin with modest even par rounds

29 Jul 2023 11:27 AM IST

India’s Diksha Dagar and Aditi Ashok opened with a modest round of even par 71 each on the first day of The Amundi Evian Championship here. The Indian duo, who are due to play four straight big events over the next four weeks, were tied for the 50th place, but

Iga Swiatek books spot in quarterfinals

29 Jul 2023 11:26 AM IST

Women’s World No.1 Iga Swiatek cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 victory over American Claire Liu to book a spot in the quarterfinals of the Warsaw Open while Czech No.2 seed Karolina Muchova suffered an upset by Slovak qualifier Rebecca Sramkova 7-5, 3-6, 7-5. With a victory over Liu that lasted