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Calgary [Canada], July 8 (ANI): Star Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen advanced to the semifinals of the ongoing Canada Open on Friday. In her match, the two-time Olympic medalist, Sindhu overcame Gao Fang Jie of China 21-13, 21-7 in two straight games. In the semifinal, Sindhu will face the first-seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan. She has won 14 matches and lost nine against the Japanese. In his match, Lakshya Sen,

(Photo credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports) Ezequiel Tovar broke a seventh-inning tie with a three-run home run, Ryan McMahon added a two-run shot and the Colorado Rockies snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the host San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Friday night. Austin Gomber (7-7) pitched six effective innings to record his third straight win for the Rockies. Colorado appeared to be on the verge of falling beh

London [UK], July 8 (ANI): Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic advanced to the next round after a dominant win over Stan Wawrinka, a three-time grand slam title winner in their third-round clash at the ongoing Wimbledon championships in London on Saturday. The match was a one-sided affair largely and Djokovic won it 6-3, 6-1, 7-6(5), as per ATP. With this, Djokovic also avoided the chance of the match being carried over to

Johannesburg [South Africa], July 8 (ANI): Pacers Anrich Nortje and Shabnim Ismail clinched the top honours at the Cricket South Africa Awards announced on Friday, winning South Africa's men's and women's Cricketer of the Year awards respectively, reported ESPNCricinfo on Saturday. Nortje and Ismail had won the top honours back in 2021 as well. In all, this is the third time that Ismail has clinched the top award in women

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 8 (ANI): In the 19th Apex Council meeting held on Friday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided that the upgradation of cricket stadiums across the country will go forward in two phases, with the first phase dealing with all venues announced for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, which will be held in the country in its entirety for the first time ever. "The Board of Cont

(Photo credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports) Mookie Betts hit two home runs with four RBIs and the Los Angeles Dodgers stayed perfect against the visiting Los Angeles Angels this season with an 11-4 victory Friday. Freddie Freeman, J.D. Martinez and Will Smith also went deep for the Dodgers, while right-hander Tony Gonsolin (5-3) gave up four runs over 6 2/3 innings to win for the first time in four starts. The Dod

(Photo credit: Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK) Lourdes Gurriel Jr. homered, doubled twice and drove in four runs and fellow All-Star Zac Gallen tossed seven strong innings to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 7-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night at Phoenix. Corbin Carroll, also an All-Star, had two hits, two runs and two steals as the Diamondbacks halted a four-game losing streak. Kyle L

(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) Sha'Carri Richardson captured her first national title by posting a time of 10.82 seconds to win the 100-meter final at the U.S. Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday in Eugene, Ore. The 23-year-old advanced to the World Athletics Championships next month in Budapest with the victory. She'll be joined by Brittany Brown (10.90) and Tamari Davis (10.99), who finished sec

New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Legendary Indian batter Sourav Ganguly, considered one of the greatest batters and captains of all time in sport's history, turned 51 on Saturday. Ever since his international cricket debut in 1992, Ganguly's bold, ferocious personality and strokeplay earned him not only the nickname 'Dada', but also the captaincy of Team India. He was the skipper who took over an Indian team struggling ma

St Johns [Antigua], July 8 (ANI): The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Senior Men's Selection Panel on Saturday announced the squad for the first match of the home Test Series against India. The panel named 13 squad members and two travelling reserve players for the match which will be played at Windsor Park in Dominica from 12 to 16 July. There is a first-time call-up for left-handed batter Kirk McKenzie, while fellow left-hand

(Photo credit: Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports) Victor Wembanyama put up nine points, eight rebounds and five blocks in his highly anticipated NBA Summer League debut, with his San Antonio Spurs notching a 76-68 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night in Las Vegas. The No. 1 overall draft pick, a 7-foot-5 prospect from France who's been hyped for years, had trouble offensively in his first competitive action in an

(Photo credit: Matt Blewett-USA TODAY Sports) Ramon Urias doubled in the go-ahead run in the top of 10th inning and Aaron Hicks added a sacrifice fly to lead the Baltimore Orioles to their third straight win, 3-1, over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in Minneapolis. Urias led off the 10th with the double into the gap in right-center off Minnesota reliever Jhoan Duran (2-4) to drive in automatic runner Colton Cowser f

(Photo credit: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports) Jake Burger and Zach Remillard each had two hits and three RBIs to help the Chicago White Sox to an 8-7 come-from-behind win against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of their three-game series Friday night. Burger and Luis Robert Jr. homered for the White Sox, who had lost three straight. White Sox starter Dylan Cease gave up five runs through the first three in

(Photo credit: Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports) Willy Adames homered, doubled and drove in three runs as the Milwaukee Brewers snapped the visiting Cincinnati Reds' five-game winning streak with a 7-3 victory on Friday. Joey Wiemer added a two-run home run and Owen Miller had three hits and an RBI for Milwaukee, which outhit Cincinnati 14-4 and moved within a game of the first-place Reds in the National League Central.

(Photo credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports) Luis Castillo pitched seven strong innings and the Seattle Mariners posted a nine-run fourth inning en route to a 10-1 win over the Houston Astros on Friday. Castillo (6-6) cruised to his second consecutive winning decision, limiting the Astros to five hits and one unearned run while recording three strikeouts. He needed just 89 pitches to cap his outing, stumbling only in t

(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports) The Pittsburgh Pirates placed outfielder Andrew McCutchen on the 10-day injured list Friday after inflammation in his right elbow flared up. Third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes also returned to the injured list because of lower back inflammation one day after coming off it. McCutchen, for whom elbow discomfort had been a lingering issue, landed on the elbow Wednesday against th

PHNOM PENH, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has welcomed a newborn Mekong Irrawaddy dolphin, raising the total number of newborn dolphin calves to five so far this year, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) said in a news release on Saturday.

(Photo credit: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports) In a battle of teams looking to end winless streaks, the San Jose Earthquakes visit Los Angeles FC on Saturday. The Earthquakes are 0-2-2 in their last four matches, while Los Angeles has lost three consecutive games. Los Angeles FC (9-6-5, 32 points) dropped a 2-1 result to the LA Galaxy on Tuesday in front of an MLS-record attendance of 82,110 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena,

(Photo credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports) The rivalry between the Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps dates to 1974, when both were expansion franchises in the long-defunct North American Soccer League. Saturday night in Vancouver, the Cascadia Cup rivals will meet for the 150th time in all competitions, in a Major League Soccer showdown at BC Place. The Whitecaps (6-6-7, 25 points), who currently occupy the n

LJUBLJANA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- China's Olympic champion Ma Long suffered a shocking exit to 13th seed Zhou Qihao on Friday in the men's singles round of 16 at WTT Star Contender Ljubljana.

(Photo credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports) The Philadelphia Union have gone more than 11 years without defeating the Los Angeles Galaxy and strive to end the long drought when the teams meet on Saturday night at Carson, Calif. That 2-1 road win on July 4, 2012, marks the only time the Union have defeated the Galaxy. Philadelphia is 1-8-3 against Los Angeles. The teams haven't met in more than four years. Former

(Photo credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports) No teams in Major League Soccer are hotter than Real Salt Lake and Orlando City SC, who will face off on Saturday in Sandy, Utah. Salt Lake (8-7-6, 30 points) is unbeaten over its last six regular-season MLS matches, winning four road games and drawing twice since the start of June. Seven different players have combined to score 10 goals during that run. "You get these

(Photo credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports) Allisha Gray scored a game-high 21 points and the Atlanta Dream outscored the host Chicago Sky 23-10 in the fourth quarter to win 82-68 Friday night. Atlanta (9-8) has won four consecutive games while Chicago (8-10) had its three-game winning streak snapped. The teams will play again Sunday, also in Chicago. The Sky are 1-1 with Emre Vatansever as the interim head coach a

(Photo credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports) Adolis Garcia and Corey Seager each hit solo homers to power the Texas Rangers to a 7-2 win over the host Washington Nationals to open a three-game series on Friday. Garcia went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and two runs, while Seager went 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs. Josh Jung went 1-for-3 with two RBIs for Texas, which ended a two-game slide. Joey Meneses carried Wash

(Photo credit: Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports) A five-run second inning gave the Boston Red Sox all the offense they needed en route to a 7-3 win over the visiting Oakland Athletics on Friday night. Jarren Duran, Justin Turner and Alex Verdugo all went 2-for-4 with an RBI to lead Boston, while Yu Chang drove in two runs. Nick Pivetta (5-5) allowed two earned runs in five innings to earn the win following opener Brennan