Sports news of this week-2022-One Liners
Sports news of this week: 1-Belinda Bencic of Switzerland reached the final of the German Open on Saturday, defeating Maria Sakkari of Greece 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-4 in a gruelling quarterfinal in Berlin.
2-H.S. Prannoy fell 16-21, 15-21 to China’s Zhao Junpeng in the men’s singles semifinals at the Istoria Stadium in Jakarta (Indonesia) on Saturday, ending India’s campaign at the Indonesia Open 2022.
3-On the first day of the Asian Track Cycling Championships, India had a fantastic day, winning one silver and six bronze medals at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.
4-Striker Sumaiyya Shaikh scored a hat-trick as Maharashtra (WIFA) kicked off their campaign with a bang, thrashing Tripura FA 6-0 in the AIFF Junior (U-17) Women’s National Football Championship-2022’s first league encounter on Saturday.
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5-Tokyo Olympics champion Neeraj Chopra won the men’s javelin throw gold at the 2022 Kuortane Games in Finland on Saturday, after winning a silver medal and setting a new national record at the Paavo Nurmi athletics competition.
6- Belinda Bencic of Switzerland reached the final of the German Open on Saturday, defeating Maria Sakkari of Greece 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-4 in a gruelling semifinal in Berlin.
7-Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty corner in the penultimate minute to help India fight back and tie the Netherlands 2-2 in a FIH Hockey Pro League match in Rotterdam (the Netherlands) on Saturday, but they lost 4-1 in a shootout.
8- Naomi Osaka, the former world No. 1, withdrew from Wimbledon on Saturday due to a left Achilles issue.
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9- India finished third in Final A of the PR3 Men’s Coxless Pair event at the 2022 World Rowing Cup 2 in Poznan, Poland, to win a bronze medal in the para-rowing championships.
10- On Sunday, Viktor Axelsen of Denmark and Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei won the men’s and women’s singles titles, respectively, at the Indonesia Open tournament in Jakarta, Indonesia.
11-In the series decider at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday, South Africa captain Keshav Maharaj won the toss and opted to bowl first against an unchanged India.
12- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 44th Chess Olympiad’s historic torch relay at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday.
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13-Rain gods arrived just as the fifth and final T20I between India and South Africa was set to begin at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday, causing the proceedings to be postponed even before a ball was bowled.
14- Manu Bhaker and Shiva Narwal, both from Haryana, won the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team title in the 20th Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Shooting competition on Sunday at the MP Shooting Academy range in Bhopal.
15-Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos won the 2022 Halle Open men’s doubles tournament at Halle (Germany) on Sunday, holding off a stirring late rally from Tim Puetz and Michael Venus.
16- Aleksandar Kolarov, a former Manchester City defender, has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 36.
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17-In a FIH Hockey Pro League match in Rotterdam (Netherlands) on Sunday, the Indian women’s hockey team put in another outstanding performance but fell short as World No. 2 Argentina triumphed 3-2.
18- India head coach Rahul Dravid confessed that he hadn’t intended on working with six captains commanding the national team across all formats at different times.
19-Hubert Hurkacz, of Poland, won the Halle Open on Sunday after upsetting World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev in straight sets in Halle, Germany.
20- On the second day of the Asian Track Cycling Championships, India won a gold, three silver, and four bronze medals, with para-cyclist Jyoti Gaderaya winning gold in the Para Women’s Individual Pursuit event.
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