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Top seeds Jia/Zhang among Chinese first round winners at Australian Badminton Open

Sydney, June 9 (UNI) Chinese top seeds Jia Yifan and Zhang Shuxian advanced to the second round of the women's doubles with a dominant win on the opening day of the Australian Badminton Open here on Tuesday.
Jia and Zhang, the women's doubles champions at the Singapore Open in May, defeated Australian duo Sydney and Victoria Tjonadi 21-7, 21-5 in 22 minutes on Tuesday evening at Sydney's State Sports Centre.
They will be joined in the second round of the women's doubles draw by compatriots Wang Tingge and Luo Yi, who beat eighth seeds Yang Ching-Tun and Chang Ching-Hui of Chinese Taipei 21-14, 16-21, 21-17.
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Spain's World Cup triumph rewrites record books; Yamal, Messi, Mbappe make history

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20 Jul 2026 | 3:42 AM

New York, July 20 (UNI) Substitute Ferran Torres etched his name into Spanish football folklore, scoring a dramatic extra-time winner as Spain defeated defending champions Argentina 1-0 in a gripping FIFA World Cup final at MetLife Stadium on Sunday to reclaim football's biggest prize after a 16-year wait.

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Rohit Sharma's ton in vain as England seal series

20 Jul 2026 | 12:04 AM

London, July 19 (UNI) Rohit Sharma's magnificent comeback century went in vain as Ben Duckett's record-breaking 141 and Sam Curran's match-winning spell powered England to a 27-run victory over India in the series-deciding third ODI at Lord's on Sunday, sealing the three-match series 2-1.

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Gill's purple patch against England rolls on with 77

19 Jul 2026 | 10:53 PM

London, July 19 (UNI) India captain Shubman Gill continued his remarkable run against England with a fluent 77 in the third ODI at Lord's on Sunday, extending a sequence of prolific scores that has underlined his dominance over the hosts since 2025.

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Rohit silences critics with landmark Lord's hundred

19 Jul 2026 | 10:50 PM

London, July 19 (UNI) Rohit Sharma turned mounting questions over his form and future into another chapter of ODI history on Saturday, producing a majestic century at Lord's to become the most prolific visiting batter in England in One-Day Internationals.

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