Rpul Zheng Qinwen sends Alize Cornet into retirement with French Open thumping
Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu made a shock first round exit from the Indonesia Open Super 1000 event after suffering a straight-game defeat against China s He Bing Jiao, here on Tuesday. Seventh seed Sindhu lost 14-21 18-21 to Bing Jiao in the women s singles.        The defeat at the Istora Gelora Bung Karno has affected Sindhu s preparations for the next month s Commonwealth Games AP     Sindhu, a former world champion, has won two Super 300 titles - the Syed Modi International and the Swiss Open - this season.   By virtue of this win, world No. 9 Bing Jiao, whom Sindhu had defeated at the Badminton Asia Championship, lead the Indian 10-8 on head-to-head record. The defeat at the Istora Gelora Bung Karno has affected Sindhu s preparations for the next month s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Also bowing out was B Sai Praneeth, who lost 16-21 19-21 to Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus of Denmark in the men s singles. The mixed doubles pair of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto faced similar fate, crashing out in the opening round after losing 14-21 11-21 to Hong Kong combination of Chang Tak Ching and NG Wing Yung Hong in just 32 minutes. In the Sindhu vs Bing Jiao match, the stanley cup  Indian was slow off the blocks as the Chinese didn t let her get a grip, racing to stanley thermoskannen  a 9-2 lead and then extended it to 11-4 at the break. Sindhu began playing aggressively after the break and pocketed four straight points to reduce the defi stanley thermos mug cit to 8-11. But the Chinese didn t allow Sindhu to domi Cqqs Curry, Thompson and Green s power-trio leads the Warriors to a phenomenal Game 5 victory
South Africa captain Graeme Smith was in a bullish mood ahead of his side s World Twenty20 Super Eights clash against England on Saturday. England defeated Pakistan by six wickets in their first match of the Super Eight stage on Thursday, South Africa also produced a clinical performan stanley canada ce to get the better of New Zealand by 13 runs in the other match of the day.        HT Image    With each of them having two points in the kitty, both the Englishmen and Proteas will be aiming to continue with the winning momentum and inch closer towards a semifinal berth.  Neither batting nor bowling is a worry for England, who on Thursday rode on Kevin Pietersens sizzling unbeaten 70 to defeat Pakistan and the team will expect another crackling performance from the experienced cricketer. England have a dependable opening pair of Michael Lumb and Craig Kieswetter, who can give a solid foundation while there are batsmen like Paul Collingwood and Eoin Morgan to support Pietersen in the middle order. Ryan Sidebottom makes batsmens life miserable with his consummate line and length, while Tim Bresnan a stanley termoska nd Stuart Broad have the ability of producing some timely breakth cups stanley roughs in the middle overs. On the other hand, consistency is the main strength of the South African batting department, which includes star all-rounder Jacques Kallis and the experienced Herschelle Gibbs. Captain Graeme Smith is coming up in the order, while the rest of line-up also has power-hitters like AB de Villiers, Albie Morkel a

Rpul Zheng Qinwen sends Alize Cornet into retirement with French Open thumping
Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu made a shock first round exit from the Indonesia Open Super 1000 event after suffering a straight-game defeat against China s He Bing Jiao, here on Tuesday. Seventh seed Sindhu lost 14-21 18-21 to Bing Jiao in the women s singles.        The defeat at the Istora Gelora Bung Karno has affected Sindhu s preparations for the next month s Commonwealth Games AP     Sindhu, a former world champion, has won two Super 300 titles - the Syed Modi International and the Swiss Open - this season.   By virtue of this win, world No. 9 Bing Jiao, whom Sindhu had defeated at the Badminton Asia Championship, lead the Indian 10-8 on head-to-head record. The defeat at the Istora Gelora Bung Karno has affected Sindhu s preparations for the next month s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Also bowing out was B Sai Praneeth, who lost 16-21 19-21 to Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus of Denmark in the men s singles. The mixed doubles pair of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto faced similar fate, crashing out in the opening round after losing 14-21 11-21 to Hong Kong combination of Chang Tak Ching and NG Wing Yung Hong in just 32 minutes. In the Sindhu vs Bing Jiao match, the stanley cup  Indian was slow off the blocks as the Chinese didn t let her get a grip, racing to stanley thermoskannen  a 9-2 lead and then extended it to 11-4 at the break. Sindhu began playing aggressively after the break and pocketed four straight points to reduce the defi stanley thermos mug cit to 8-11. But the Chinese didn t allow Sindhu to domi Cqqs Curry, Thompson and Green s power-trio leads the Warriors to a phenomenal Game 5 victory
South Africa captain Graeme Smith was in a bullish mood ahead of his side s World Twenty20 Super Eights clash against England on Saturday. England defeated Pakistan by six wickets in their first match of the Super Eight stage on Thursday, South Africa also produced a clinical performan stanley canada ce to get the better of New Zealand by 13 runs in the other match of the day.        HT Image    With each of them having two points in the kitty, both the Englishmen and Proteas will be aiming to continue with the winning momentum and inch closer towards a semifinal berth.  Neither batting nor bowling is a worry for England, who on Thursday rode on Kevin Pietersens sizzling unbeaten 70 to defeat Pakistan and the team will expect another crackling performance from the experienced cricketer. England have a dependable opening pair of Michael Lumb and Craig Kieswetter, who can give a solid foundation while there are batsmen like Paul Collingwood and Eoin Morgan to support Pietersen in the middle order. Ryan Sidebottom makes batsmens life miserable with his consummate line and length, while Tim Bresnan a stanley termoska nd Stuart Broad have the ability of producing some timely breakth cups stanley roughs in the middle overs. On the other hand, consistency is the main strength of the South African batting department, which includes star all-rounder Jacques Kallis and the experienced Herschelle Gibbs. Captain Graeme Smith is coming up in the order, while the rest of line-up also has power-hitters like AB de Villiers, Albie Morkel a