Latest Sports Updates 15-01-2022 @ 8.00 p.m.IST

Badminton

Lakshya Sen reached the final of India Open Super 500 badminton tournament in New Delhi on Saturday.World Championships bronze medallist Indian-Sen beat NG Tze Yong 19-21,21-16,21-12 in the men’s singles semifinal.He will meet Loh Yew of Singapore in the summit clash on Sunday.Aakarshi Kashyap went down fighting to second seed Busanan 24-26,9-21 in the women’s singles last four encounter.Men’s doubles pair of Satwik SaiRaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also advanced to the final.P V Sindhu suffered surprise defeat in her semifinal against 6th seed Katethong.

Tennis

Aslam Karatsev beat former world no 1 Andy Murray 6-3,6-3 to win Sydney Tennis Classic on Saturday.Meanwhile Novak Djokovic saga continues in Melbourne after he was detained following his visa cancellation.

Cricket

Virat Kohli steps down as test skipper of India just a day after India lost the test series against South Africa.

Fencing

Bhavani Devi’s loss in individual sabre event ended India’s campaign at Fencing World Cup in Georgia.

Football

Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 in premier league to strengthen their top position on Saturday.

 

By Shailesh Padhye