Evian-les-Bains (France): India’s Aditi Ashok recovered from back-to-back bogeys to card an even-par 71 in the first round of the Amundi Evian Championship here. She is placed tied-56 after the first round. Aditi’s 22 Majors are the highest for any Indian, male or female.
Taipei
Taipei Open: Twin delight for Tanisha; Kashyap too wins
India shuttler Tanisha Crasto registered straight-game wins to enter the quarterfinals of the women’s and mixed doubles competition at the Taipei Open Super 300 here today. Parupalli Kashyap also entered the last-eight round but Mithun Manjunath and Kiran George suffered narrow defeats in the men’s singles second round.
New Delhi
Sumit Nagal returns to Indian Davis Cup team
Sumit Nagal today made a comeback to the Indian Davis Cup team for the away World Group I tie against Norway while doubles specialist Divij Sharan was dropped. Expectedly, the country’s No. 1 singles player Ramkumar Ramanathan (ranked 196 in the world), Prajnesh Gunneswaran (295), Sasikumar Mukund (431), Yuki Bhambri (571) and doubles exponent Rohan Bopanna (21) have been included as the Nandan Bal-led selection committee picked four specialist singles players.
Mumbai
Asia Cup will be held in UAE, says BCCI prez Ganguly
The Asia Cup, which was scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka, has been shifted to the UAE, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said today.
HAUTACAM
Tour de France: Vingegaard wins stage 18, extends lead
Dane Jonas Vingegaard won the 18th stage of the Tour de France, a 143.2-km mountain trek from Lourdes, to extend his overall lead. Defending champion Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia took second place, one minute and four seconds. Vingegaard’s Jumbo-Visma teammate Wout van Aert of Belgium was third. Agencies
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