Tue, 21-Oct-2025

India Open badminton championship marred by Covid

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Seven players, including the top seed Kidambi Srikanth, have withdrawn from the India Open badminton championship in New Delhi after testing positive for Covid-19, organisers said on Thursday. The event, which commenced on Tuesday, was originally meant to feature more than 200 players from 19 countries around the world. However, the tournament is now being … Read more

Sweden, France on song but Australia suffer on Davis Cup opening night

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PARIS: Brothers Elias and Mikael Ymer helped Sweden sweep aside Canada, France fought back to down the Czech Republic and Croatia crushed Australia as the revamped Davis Cup opened on Thursday. Holders Spain suffered a blow to their title defence before hitting a ball in anger with Carlos Alcaraz in quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19. The … Read more