Joshna Chinappa in semis of Cleveland Classic
Cleveland (USA)
Joshna Chinappa stormed into the semifinal of the Cleveland Classic squash tournament after beating Annie Au of Hong Kong 3-6 11-6 6-11 11-8 11-6. The tournament is a Professional Squash Association World Tour bronze event. Earlier, Chinappa had a bye in the first round and an easy second-round win after her Egyptian opponent Menna Nasser sustained an injury and retired. Menna was trailing 0-3 in the second game after losing the first game 10-12.
New Delhi
Ankita wins first ITF title of the season
India’s best woman singles player Ankita Raina won her first ITF singles title of the season and 10th of her career when she beat Chloe Paquet in the summit clash of the $25000 event in Nonthaburi, Thailand. The third seed Indian recorded a 6-3 7-5 win over the fourth seed French woman, ranked seven places below the Indian at 178. Ankita also won the doubles title with Dutch partner Bibiane Schoofs. It was Ankita’s first victory against Paquet, who emerged winner in the previous two meetings. It has been a good start for Ankita in the 2020 season as she had made the semifinals at the another $25000 event in Canberra.
Cape Town
England gear up for 3-match ODI series vs South Africa
World Cup champions England return to ODI action when they start a three-match series against South Africa at Newlands on Tuesday. Both countries have made numerous changes from the squads that played in the ODI World Cup last year. Only eight of England’s winning squad will be in action, while South Africa, the first team to be eliminated from contention for the World Cup semifinals, have retained only five players.
Hyderabad
Sindhu guides Hyderabad to 4-3 win over Mumbai in PBL
PV Sindhu put up a master-class to beat Shriyanshi Pardeshi in an all-Indian clash as Hyderabad Hunters notched up a thrilling 4-3 win over Mumbai Rockets in their Premier Badminton League match. Languishing at the bottom of the table, Hyderabad finally had something to cheer about as Sindhu led a recovery after the team was 0-3 behind at one stage against the sixth-placed Rockets. Sindhu had come to this match on a two-match losing streak, having suffered defeats at the hands of Michelle Li and Tai Tzu-ying. However, this time the Hunters Trump made no mistake as she beat Shriyanshi 15-5 15-10 in a clinical display. Priyanshu Rajawat then defeated South Korea’s Lee Dong Keun 15-13 15-9 in the men’s singles match, while Vladimir Ivanov and N Sikki Reddy brushed aside KS Rang and Pia Bernadeth 15-8 15-8 to edge out Mumbai. — Agencies
Jamshedpur
ISL: Krishna’s twin strikes floors Jamshedpur
A brilliant Roy Krishna struck twice as ATK blanked an ineffective Jamshedpur FC 3-0 in a Hero Indian Super League clash at the JRD Tata Sports Complex here on Sunday. Krishna (2nd, 75th) and Edu Garcia (59th) were the goal-scorer for ATK as the visitors secured their ninth win of the season. ATK are now level on points (30) at the top of the table with Goa after 15 matches. Jamshedpur have seen their play-off hopes virtually end and are now seventh with 16 points.
London
City edge Arsenal, Chelsea thrash West Ham in WSL
Defending champions Arsenal suffered a serious blow to their title hopes as they suffered a 2-1 defeat at Women’s Super League leaders Manchester City, while Chelsea thrashed West Ham 8-0 to move second in the table on Sunday. Pauline Bremer and Lauren Hemp scored either side of half-time to put City 2-0 up and although Danielle van de Donk pulled a goal back for Arsenal in the 59th minute, City hung for a win that sent them top on 36 points after 14 games. In London, Maren Mjelde and Beth England both netted twice as Chelsea smashed eight goals past hapless West Ham to move second in the table.
Margao
FC Goa part ways with coach Sergio Lobera
Indian Super League (ISL) franchise FC Goa have parted ways with head coach Sergio Lobera and his assistants, Jesus Tato and Manuel Sayabera.
Melbourne
Virus restrictions hit Australia AFC games
The AFC Champions League was thrown into further chaos Sunday with Australia advising fixtures due to be held in Perth and Sydney can no longer take place due to travel restrictions over the deadly coronavirus. Perth Glory were due to host Shanghai Shenhua on February 11 and Sydney FC face Shanghai SIPG a day later. agencies
