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AMN/ WEB DESK At the China Masters badminton, the Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will take on Danish pair of Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen this evening for a place in the semifinals in Shenzhen, China. The match is estimated to begin at 4:10pm IST. The Indian pair defeated Frances Toma []
AMN/ WEB DESK At the Pickleball World Cup 2026, India remained unbeaten on the opening day of the Team Event in Da Nang, Vietnam. The tournament is being held till the 6th of this month. This marks the end of the league stage, where a dominant India defeated Antigua and Barbuda, Israel and the Czech []
AMN/ WEB DESK In badminton, Indias ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth will take on Hong Kongs Lee Cheuk Yiu in the Mens Singles Quarterfinals at the China Masters Super 750 in Shenzhen today. Srikanth defeated world No. 9 Victor Lai of Canada, 21-18, 21-19, yesterday. Indias top Mens Doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty []
AM/ WEB DESK World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka brushed aside Colombias Camila Osorio 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of the US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. Top seed Sabalenkas second-round clash is against Russias Polina Iatcenko as she looks to become only the third woman after Serena Williams and Chris Evert []
In Mens Cricket, Indias 15-member squad for the upcoming three-match T20 International series against Afghanistan has been announced. Shreyas Iyer will lead the Indian side, with Tilak Varma as vice-captain. Ace seamer Jasprit Bumrah returns to the squad, subject to fitness clearance, along with Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar and Harshit Rana. Bumrah missed Indias []