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Pakistan, led by Muhammad Asif, defeated Hong Kong China ‘B’ 3-2 in a thrilling final to win their third team title at the World Cup of Snooker in Muscat. The victory followed a semifinal upset over India ‘A’

The FIDE World Cup 2025 semifinals will be decided in tiebreaks after both matches ended in draws. Wei Yi held Esipenko under time pressure, while Nodirbek Yakubboev and Javokhir Sindarov also settled for a cautious stalemate in Panaji

India’s Anahat Singh and Joshna Chinappa advanced to the women’s semifinals of the Daly College SRFI Indian Open squash in Indore with straight-game wins. Ramit Tandon lost to Egypt’s Youssef Soliman, while Velavan Senthilkumar and Tanvi Khanna play later

Lakshya Sen defeated former world champion Loh Kean Yew 21-13, 21-17 to reach the semifinals of the Kumamoto Masters Japan. The seventh seed will face Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto next, extending his head-to-head dominance over Loh to 7-3

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the WTA Finals final, where she will face Elena Rybakina. Rybakina, who beat Jessica Pegula in a three-set battle, will compete in her first-ever WTA Finals final

M. Raghuveer reached the semifinals in the Below 50 Years category of the Doctors Pro Tennis League. Other notable results include Madhusudhana, Sandeep Nayani, and players in the 50-60, 60-70, and 70+ categories advancing in the competition

Australia stormed into the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup semifinals unbeaten, showcasing dominant performances with record chases and standout individual displays from Alyssa Healy, Ashleigh Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, and Alana King. Their resilience and depth reaffirmed their tag as tournament favourites.

Spanish duos Lucía Manquillo Alarza and Lucía Luján Rodríguez, and G. Figuerola Santiago and R. Belmont Pastor claimed the Women’s and Men’s titles respectively at the FIP Silver Radha TMT Indian Open held at KPGBA courts in Hyderabad

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty clinched a bronze medal at the BWF World Championships after losing 19-21, 21-18, 12-21 to Chen Boyang and Liu Yi in the semifinals

India’s junior boys and girls put up a stellar performance at the 3rd Belt and Road International Youth Boxing Gala in Xinjiang, China, securing 26 semifinal spots and confirming as many medals. The contingent aims to extend its medal tally further.

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-0, 6-2 in the Cincinnati Open quarterfinals, extending his hard court winning streak to 25 matches, and will face French qualifier Terence Atmane next

Anahat Singh claimed a historic bronze medal at the World Squash Junior Championships after a tough semifinal loss to Egypt's Nadien ElHammamy, becoming the first Indian girl to reach the semifinals since 2010

Taylor Fritz advanced to his first Wimbledon semifinal after defeating Karen Khachanov in four sets, overcoming a foot issue and a third-set lapse in a high-pressure quarterfinal on No. 1 Court

Inspire Carrom Academy will organise the third Inspire Series Non-medallist open carrom championship on June 8 at Inspire Carrom Academy (Kapra)

Telangana tennis player Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty entered the singles semifinals of the Oasis Solapur Open Women's ITF $25K Tennis Tournament in Solapur, Maharashtra, on Friday.

Arush was defeated by West Bengal’s Debraj Bhattacharjee in the semifinals, with Debraj ultimately winning the title. Showing great resilience, Arush recovered to dominate the bronze medal match, winning 3-0 against Ajinsu Bhandari, also from West Bengal, and secured a podium finish for Telangana.

There will be no reserve day for the second semifinal. However, an extra 250 minutes worth of time will be given to the match

Rashid Khan and Naveen-ul-Haq led the Afghan bowling attack and helped their side defend the given target of 115

All-rounder Gulabdin Naib produces his career-best figures of 4/20 to bowl out Australia for 127 in 19.2 overs

The State player secured a comfortable 6-1, 6-1 victory over Olivia Lincer of Poland to reach the last four stage of the competition.