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Vittinghus marches on at Syed Modi International Grand Prix

  • Badminton

Denmark's Hans-Kristian Vittinghus defeated a third Indian player in three days to continue his progress at the Badminton World Federation's (BWF) Syed Modi International Grand Prix.

Varma, after the eighth seed knocked out his team-mate Lakshya Sen 21-14, 21-16.Beatriz Corrales of Spain


Federer outlasts Wawrinka to reach Australian Open final

  • Tennis

Roger Federer won a five-set thriller against fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka in the semi-finals of the Australian Open at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne to roll back the years and stay on course for an 18th Grand Slam title.

ImagesFederer, whose last major title was at Wimbledon in 2012, will now face either arch-rival Rafael Nadal of Spain


Saxton and Groves climb Nacra 17 standings at Sailing World Cup

  • Sailing

Great Britain's Ben Saxton and Nicola Groves enjoyed a superb day in the Nacra 17 competition at the 2017 Sailing World Cup in Miami.

Zegers and Annaloes Van Veen are first with Bàrbara Cornudella Ravetllat and Sara López Ravetllat of Spain


Defending champions France into semi-finals of World Handball Championships

  • Handball

Hosts and defending champions France secured their place in the final four of the International Handball Federation (IHF) World Championships after defeating Sweden at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille today.

evening's match, 2011 world champions Croatia continued their campaign for a second title as they beat Spain


Ostrava set to host ISU European Figure Skating Championships

  • Figure Skating

The first International Skating Union (ISU) European Figure Skating Championships to be held in Ostrava in the Czech Republic are set to begin tomorrow.

to defend their titles this week.In the men’s event defending European champion Javier Fernandez of Spain

Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, where they set a personal best of 213.86 points.Javier Fernandez of Spain



Federer and Wawrinka set up Australian Open semi-final clash

  • Tennis

A Swiss player will definitely be in the Australian Open men’s singles final after Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka progressed to the last four in Melbourne Park.

off a surprise as she ran past seventh seed and last year’s French Open champion Garbine Muguruza of Spain


FIH progress 18 nations to candidate stage for home and away league

  • Hockey

A total of 18 countries have progressed to the candidate stage of the selection process for the International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) new global home and away league.

England, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, South Korea, The Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa and Spain


Classification matches conclude at World Handball Championships

  • Handball

Classification matches took centre stage at the International Handball Federation (IHF) Men's World Championships today as the quarter-finalists enjoyed a rest day in France.

the AccorHotels Arena in Paris.The Park&Suites Arena in Montpellier will stage the match between Spain


Olympic champions fall to shock loss at World Handball Championships

  • Handball

Olympic champions Denmark were surprisingly beaten in the last 16 of the International Handball Federation (IHF) Men's World Championships by Hungary at La Halle de Glace Olympique in Albertville.

meet Slovenia.The final match of the day will saw Croatia edge past Egypt by a 21-19 scoreline, with Spain


Hosts France move step closer to World Handball Championships defence

  • Handball

Hosts and defending champions France booked their place in the quarter-finals of the International Handball Federation (IHF) World Championships after beating Iceland at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille today. 

quarter-finals with a 32-26 win over Russia at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris.On the other half of the draw, Spain


Grochar slaloms to Austrian IPC Alpine skiing World Cup win

  • Alpine Skiing News

Austria’s Thomas Grochar claimed a third slalom win of the season today at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Para Alpine Skiing World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.

category.He clocked 1:26.32 to beat Slovakia's Miroslav Haraus, in 1:28.89, and Maiztegui Santacana of Spain


Rukajärvi and Toutant qualify for finals in top spot at FIS Snowboard Slopestyle World Cup

  • Snowboard

Enni Rukajärvi of Finland and Canada's Sebastien Toutant booked their places in the women's and men's slopestyle finals respectively with impressive performances at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard Freestyle World Cup event in Laax in Switzerland.

Anna Gasser of Austria.Gasser, who earned silver at last year's World Championships in La Molina in Spain


Pairs figure skating competition removed from Almaty 2017 schedule

  • Almaty 2017

The pairs figure skating competition has been withdrawn from the schedule of the 2017 Winter Universiade in Almaty following a low number of entrants.

At the 2015 Winter Universiade, held jointly in Granada in Spain and Štrbské Pleso in Slovakia, Russia


Slovenia reach last 16 at World Handball Championships after third win

  • Handball

Slovenia became the first team to secure a place in the International Handball Federation (IHF) World Championships last 16 after they earned their third Group B win in France.

the Group B standings and ensured they would be one of four nations to progress.They were joined by Spain