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Sindhu, the reigning world champion, beat fourth seeded Blichfeldt 22-20 21-10 in 43 minutes to avenge her first-round loss to the Danish world no. 12 at the Yonex Thailand Open in January. This is Sindhu’s first final appearance since the World championships here in 2019. On Friday night, former champion Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the men’s singles semifinals after a straight game win over sixth seed Kantaphon Wangcharoen of Thailand. World no. 10 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also entered the semifinals of the super 300 event, continuing their good run following a last four finish at Toyota Thailand Open in January. Fourth seed Srikanth beat Wangcharoen 21-19 21-15 in 44 minutes, while second seeds Satwik and Chirag saw off fifth seeds Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi 12-21 21-19 21-12 in the men’s doubles competition on Friday night. Former world no. 1 Srikanth, who had last made it to semis at the Hong Kong Super 500 in November, 2019, will clash with top seed and … [Read more...] about Swiss Open: PV Sindhu marches into final

Ahmedabad, March 6: The IPL 2021, the 14th edition of the tournament, is most likely to be played in India between April 9 and May 30. It has been reported that six venues too have been identified and they are - New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Ahmedabad and Kolkata. That makes IPL 2021 a 52-day tournament with 60 matches in all. The India Today reported that the matches will be held in strict bio-secure bubble in the wake of the persisting Covid-19 pandemic scenario. The IPL 2020 was shifted to UAE because of the Coronavirus situation in India at that time and was played towards the latter part of last year. 1. Dates The IPL 2021 is most likely between April 9 and May 30. It is the normal IPL window but the business end of the tournament could clash with the Pakistan Super League (PSL 2021), which has been postponed because of the Covid-19 situation. 2. Venues New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai and Ahmedabad are the most likely venues. It … [Read more...] about IPL 2021: The IPL 14 likely to be played between April 9 and May 30 in 6 venues; Find details

Mikaela Shiffrin , after placing third in the world championships slalom last month, vowed to find the two seconds that separated her from the gold medalist. Shiffrin returned to the World Cup circuit for a slalom on Saturday and earned her 69th victory, overcoming a deficit of .27 to rival Petra Vlhova after the opening run. The American had the fastest second run to prevail by .34 over the Slovakian in Jasna, Slovakia. “That was a really big step,” Shiffrin said. “That’s the feeling. That’s the fight. … I felt it, after my run, even before Petra came down.” Full results are here . The women race a giant slalom on Sunday, with the second run live on Olympic Channel and Peacock Premium at 6:30 a.m. ET. Shiffrin earned her second consecutive World Cup slalom victory — the last was Jan. 12, her first slalom win since her father’s death on Feb. 2, 2020 — and moved closer to Lindsey Vonn ‘s female record 82 World Cup race wins. Swiss Wendy Holdener was third, her … [Read more...] about Mikaela Shiffrin wins World Cup slalom, rallying past Petra Vlhova

The reigning Australian Open champion shook off a sluggish start to thunder back against the home favourite and set up a last-eight clash against either Ons Jabeur or Danielle Collins, whose last-16 match was postponed until Tuesday due to rain. Seventh seed Petra Kvitova, meanwhile, will face Laura Siegemund in the last eight after they saw off Zhang Shuai and Paula Badosa respectively in straight sets. KENIN'S NEW-FOUND LOVE AFFAIR WITH CLAY CONTINUES Against the backdrop of a boisterous, if somewhat sparse, home crowd on Court Philippe Chatrier, Kenin showed her class to shrug off a disappointing first set and see off Ferro. She admitted afterwards that after a number of years hating playing on clay, she has finally started to enjoy herself on the surface. French Open 2020: Kvitova into fourth round for first time since 2015, Kenin cruises "I was super proud of myself," she said. "There was a lot of emotion and I'm super happy I won. The crowd wasn't the best but … [Read more...] about French Open 2020: Kenin and Kvitova through to quarter-finals

For the second consecutive year, the defending series champions of the NASCAR and IndyCar series will be racing the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. And Chase Elliott and Scott Dixon are just the start of this year’s star-studded list of auto racing crossovers flocking to the 59the edition sports car classic at Daytona International Speedway. This year’s Rolex 24 also will feature a seven-time Cup Series champion, the 2018 Daytona 500 winner, the 2020 IndyCar rookie of the year and a contingent of IndyCar veterans who have 11 championships and eight Indianapolis 500 victories. Here’s a rundown of the drivers the country’s top stock-car and single-seat circuits who will be racing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season opener – and why some of them are here: NASCAR AJ Allmendinger: Before his first full-time season in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Allmendinger will be making his 15 th start in the Rolex 24. His best was an overall victory in the 2012 race with … [Read more...] about Rolex 24 crossovers: Here are the NASCAR and IndyCar stars racing Daytona this month