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Defeats for Kartal and Boulter condemn Britain to loss Men will play Germany in quarter-finals of Davis Cup Great Britain’s stay at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals lasted only one match as they fell to Czechia in the quarter-finals in Shenzhen. Anne Keothavong’s side were bidding to reach the last four for the fourth time in five years but were considerable underdogs and defeats for Sonay Kartal and Katie Boulter sealed their fate. Led by Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova, the whole Czech team is ranked higher than any of Britain’s players, and it was Noskova who sealed victory with a 6-2, 7-6 (3) win over Boulter. That followed a lengthy struggle between Marie Bouzkova and Kartal lasting a minute short of three hours, which the Czech eventually took 7-6 (2) 4-6 6-4. Continue reading...

Sonay Kartal and Katie Boulter lose their singles matches as Great Britain are beaten by a strong Czech Republic side in the Billie Jean King Cup quarter-finals.

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The WTA Tour is starting to get a new look to it as some former established stars start to get replaced by the next generation. Leading this charge are Mirra Andreeva, Iva Jovic and Alexandra Eala, all enjoying a variety of success in the mixed time they have had competing in the upper echelons of the sport.

India's Jay Meena defeated Pakistan's Arain Hussain 4-0 in soft tennis at the Asian Games 2026. Aadhya Tiwari lost to Thailand's Alisha Ziegler, while India's men's sepaktakraw team suffered a 0-2 defeat to Malaysia after an earlier loss to Japan.

India women's table tennis entered the quarterfinals after a hard-fought win over Thailand at the ongoing Asian Games 2026 on Tuesday.The Indian team fought back from 2-1 down to beat Thailand 3-2 and reach the quarter-finals, where they will face North Korea.Yashaswini Ghorpade kept India in the contest with two wins, while Sreeja Akula sealed the tie with a 3-1 (9-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-8) victory over Olympian and Asian Games medallist Suthasini Sawettabut.India have so far won three Asian Games table tennis medals, all bronze. The breakthrough came at Jakarta 2018, where the Indian menâ€TMs team won the countryâ€TMs first-ever table tennis medal at the Asian Games. Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra subsequently added another bronze in mixed doubles.At Hangzhou 2023, Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee won bronze in the womenâ€TMs doubles, Indiaâ€TMs first Asian Games medal in the event.Earleir, India's karate player Chetan Bhatt missed out on a podium finish in the menâ€TMs 84kg kumite after losing to Chinese Taipeiâ€TMs Chung Meng-yu by Senshu in the bronze-medal bout on Tuesday.In the bronze medal clash, Chetan fought Chinese Taipei's Meng-yu Chu. The scores were level at 1-1 and Meng-yu was declared the winner via senshu.Bhatt had earlier lost his semi-final 8-0 to Jordanâ€TMs Mohammad Alja'Fari.Meanwhile, Indiaâ€TMs quartet of Rohit Benediction, Danush Suresh, Rishabh Das and Akash Mani clocked 3:40.41s to finish seventh among 16 countries in the heats and qualify for the menâ€TMs 4x100m medley relay final, scheduled for later in the day.In soft tennis, Aadhya Tiwari loses womenâ€TMs singles opener to Thailandâ€TMs Alisha Ziegler 4-1 (1-4, 4-0, 4-0, 4-2, 6-4) in Group D. She will need to win her next match against Pakistanâ€TMs Kainaat Shallwani to stand a chance of progressing.Meanwhile, Jay Meena defeated Pakistanâ€TMs Hussain Arain 4-0 (4-2, 4-0, 4-2, 4-0) in his only soft tennis menâ€TMs singles match in Group D to progress to the knockouts.In sepaktakraw, India is all but eliminated in the men's team Regu after losing their second Group B match against Malaysia by 0-2 (15-9, 15-12). They will play against the Philippines in their last group game on Wednesday.So far, India have won six medals - four silvers and two bronze - at the Asian Games 2026.

The Koreans took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the first three Round 1 matches to set up a quarterfinal clash with Hong Kong, China.

India's Jay Meena defeated Pakistan's Arain Hussain 4-0 in a soft tennis clash at the Asian Games 2026. In the women's singles, Aadhya Tiwari lost to her Thai opponent, while the men's sepaktakraw team lost their match against Malaysia.

At the Asian Games 2026, India's Elavenil Valarivan and Parth Mane have secured a promising second place in the 10m air rifle mixed team qualification, positioning them for a potential medal. Meanwhile, Aadhya Tiwari faced a challenging start in soft tennis, losing her opening match. With a new final format introduced for the air rifle event, all eyes are on the Indian duo as they aim for success. Aadhya will need to bounce back in her next match to keep her hopes alive in the competition. Read on for more details about their performances and upcoming challenges.

Aichi-Nagoya: India’s Jay Meena beat arch-rival Pakistan’s Arain Hussain in his Group D soft tennis clash at the ongoing Asian Games 2026 at Aichi-Nagoya on Tuesday. As per ESPN, Jay secured a 4-0 whitewash win over Arain with a scoreline of 4-2, 4-0, 4-2, 4-0. Earlier, in the women’s singles competition, Aadhya Tiwari lost 1-4 [...] The post Asian Games 2026: Jay Meena beats Pakistan’s Arain Hussain in soft tennis men’s action appeared first on KalingaTV .

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