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Malaysia’s Wong Qi Shen playing Singapore’s Izaak Quek in the Sea Games men’s singles last eight in Phnom Penh yesterday. BERNAMA pic  PHNOM PENH: Malaysia's Leong Chee Feng stayed in contention for a table tennis gold after reaching the Sea Games men's singles semi-final yesterday. He overpowered Singapore's Clarence Zhe 4-2 (13-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-7, 5-11, 11-8) in the quarter-final at the Morodok Techno National Stadium Table Tennis Hall.Chee Feng will take on Singapore's Izaak Quek in the last four. Izaak had stopped Malaysia's Wong Qi Shen 4-2 (9-11, 15-13, 5-11, 11-6, 11-7) in the last eight. Chee Feng had earlier won his group matches by beating Thaialand's Phakpoom Sanguansin 3-1 (11-8, 11-8, 10-12,11-9) Laotian Anane Vongsa 3-1 (11-2, 9-11, 11-3, 11-1), and Indonesian Hafidh Nuur Annafi 3-0 (11-3, 11-3, 11-7). MORE NEWS Sea Games: Malaysian women reach table tennis team final after 30 years Sea Games: Malaysia in rhythm for two dancesports gold Sea Games...

 Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates winning a point against Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina during their quarterfinals match of the Women's WTA Rome Open tennis tournament on May 17, 2023 at Foro Italico in Rome. - AFP PIC  IIga Swiatek said she was taking no chances with her fitness ahead of her French Open title defence later this month after the world number one retired from her Italian Open quarter-final due to a thigh issue. Top seed and two-time defending champion in Rome, Swiatek was tied 2-2 with Elena Rybakina in the deciding set on Wednesday when she decided she could not continue. The Pole had attempted to carry on playing with her leg strapped up after a medical timeout but said she felt pain while stretching on court. "For me, the most important thing is to kind of play it safe and not exploit my body so much in such a difficult conditions, after having to play few matches in night session and after midnight," Swiatek said in a statement on Thursday. MORE NE...

  Placed in the 'group of death', India had lost 1-4 to Chinese Taipei and 0-5 against Malaysia — two heavyweights of the game — to crash out of the mixed team championship Already out of the knockout race, India signed off their campaign in the Sudirman Cup badminton tournament with a 4-1 win over Australia in their final Group C tie in Suzhou, China on Wednesday (May 17). Placed in the 'group of death', India had lost 1-4 to Chinese Taipei and 0-5 against Malaysia — two heavyweights of the game — to crash out of the mixed team championship. Against Australia, India did not have the best of starts as the mixed doubles pair of Sai Pratheek and Tanisha Crasto lost 21-17 14-21 18-21 against Kenneth Zhe Hooi Choo and Gronya Somerville. H.S. Prannoy drew the scores for India with a commanding 21-8 21-8 win over Jack Yu in just 28 minutes. With nothing at stake, India fielded Anupama Upadhyaya in the women's singles in place of P.V. Sindhu and the youngster didn't di...

The Sudirman Cup 2023 badminton tournament saw 16 top nations compete. India failed to progress beyond Group C.  A 13-member Indian badminton team, spearheaded by PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth, failed to make the quarter-finals at the Sudirman Cup 2023, being held at Suzhou, China, from May 14 to 21. Considered the premiere mixed team championship in the world, the Sudirman Cup has been running since 1989 and attracts the top badminton-playing nations from across the globe.A total of 16 teams, including hosts and record 12-time champions China, are competing at the ongoing tournament, which is also the 18th edition of the biennial meet. The teams were divided into four groups - A to D. Group A: China, Denmark, Singapore, Egypt Group B: Indonesia, Thailand, Germany, Canada Group C: Malaysia, Chinese Taipei, India, Australia Group D: Japan, South Korea, France, England Teams in each group faced each other in a round-robin format. After all group ties are done, the top tw...

  Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the men's doubles Gold at Badminton Asia Championships 2023, ending India's 58-year long wait for a top podium finish at the continental tournament, on Sunday, April 30 in Dubai. In Short Satwik and Chirag scripted a stunning comeback in the 3-game final It was India's first men's doubles gold medal at Badminton Asia Championships India have won only 2 Gold medals at the prestigious tournament By India Today Sports Desk: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty scripted history on Sunday, April 30 by becoming the first doubles pair to win a Gold medal at the Badminton Asia Championships. The World No. 6 pair defeated the 8th-ranked pairing of One Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi of Malaysia in a stunning 3-game battle at Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Al Nasr Club. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty conceded the opening game but they fought back from 7-13 in the second game to complete a stunning 16-21, 21-17, 21-19 in...

  KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's fine run at badminton's Sudirman Cup ended when the team crashed out in the semi-finals today in Suzhou, China. Malaysia, making only their third appearance in the last four stage of the world mixed-team competition, lost 3-1 to four-time winners South Korea. After delivering the first point in all their four previous ties, Malaysia's mixed doubles suffered their first defeat today when Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei lost 11-21, 21-13, 21-7 to world No 5 Seo Seung Jae-Chae Yu Jung. "We were confident of winning after taking the first game. We thought we knew their game well after playing them at the German Open this year. MORE NEWS Kimchi power still strong in Sudirman Cup Malaysia banking on mixed pairs in knockout stage of Sudirman Cup Malaysian shuttlers thrash India to reach Sudirman Cup q-finals Malaysian shuttlers thrash Australia in opening Sudirman Cup tie "Unfortunately, they switched their play and we got caught out. I made too many ...

When Triple H announced the new World Heavyweight Title, the possibilities were endless for who could make history by being the first to become champion. After a grueling tournament, two contenders remain: Seth “Freakin” Rollins and AJ Styles, two Superstars with a remarkable championship pedigree. En route to this history-making match, Rollins had to go through Shinsuke Nakamura and Damian Priest in a Triple Threat Match before defeating Finn Bálor one-on-one. Styles overcame Rey Mysterio and Edge in a Triple Threat Match, then took down Bobby Lashley in a singles clash. At WWE Night of Champions, the tenacity of The Visionary and The Phenomenal One will be put to test as both try to become world champion. Rollins won his first world title in a thrilling moment at WrestleMania 31 when he cashed in his Money in the Bank Contract during the main event between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns. In total, The Architect has won two WWE Titles and two Universal Championships. Styles, is a two-t...

CSK win and qualify! Phew, after 67 league games across 51 days of non-stop action, IPL 2023 has its second team in the playoffs. And it's the usual suspects Chennai Super Kings, who with a 77-run win over Delhi Capital roared into yet another playoff, their 12th top-four finish in the 14 seasons they have appeared in so far. CSK put up a near insurmountable total of 223, which is a tough target against most oppositions on most pitches but proved especially plain-sailing against DC, a team that's been eliminated for about a week now and still doesn't seem to have a grip on its home conditions. Warner's lone fight aside, DC were never in the run-chase and crawled to 146/9 in their 20 overs. That the last over of the run-chase was a double-wicket maiden tells a story. A good start with the ball too Tushar Deshpande struck in his first over to get rid of Prithvi Shaw, who was caught by a flying Ambati Rayudu in the deep. Deepak Chahar then seals off the powerplay in CSK...

 Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) host Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in what will be their final game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Eden Gardens on Saturday. KKR are currently in seventh place in the points table with six wins and seven losses, while LSG is third with seven wins and five losses. So, merely a win will not suffice for the Knights. They will have to beat Lucknow by a significant margin and also hope that other results go in their favour, needing Punjab Kings (vs Rajasthan Royals), Gujarat Titans (vs Royal Challengers Bangalore) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (Mumbai Indians) to win their respective matches. KKR have also been unable to take advantage of the home conditions with an apparent lack of communication between the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) and the franchise.Their captain Nitish Rana has rued the lack of home advantage, but the Eden Gardens pitch curator Sujan Mukherjee has made it clear that he is not obligated to provide pitches that the home tea...