ATP Tour: Dominant De Minaur seals return to Rotterdam final

IANS | February 8, 2025 11:00 PM

Rotterdam, Feb 8 (IANS) Australia's top singles player Alex de Minaur came up with a dominant performance in the Rotterdam Open, racing into the championship match of the ATP 500 event being played at the indoor hard court, winning in straight sets over qualifier Mattia Bellucci of Italy. De Minaur was rock-solid in the face of some moments of brilliance from Bellucci, who was unable to match his opponent’s consistency in his maiden ATP Tour semifinal.

Table tennis: China set to sweep titles at WTT Singapore Smash

IANS | February 8, 2025 8:54 PM

Singapore, Feb 8 (IANS) China has secured five titles on offer at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Singapore Smash. The achievement was made as Chinese paddlers triumphed in the men's and women's doubles finals, and sealed all spots in the men's and women's singles title matches here on Saturday.

Hansi Flick ‘not under pressure’ for contract extension with FC Barcelona

IANS | February 8, 2025 8:20 PM

Barcelona, Feb 8 (IANS)Ahead of Barcelona’s trip to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan to face Sevilla in the league on Monday (IST), head coach Hansi Flick was asked whether a contract extension for the German was in the pipeline. Flick joined the Catalan giants in May 2024 and his current contract at the club will expire in June, 2026.

Don’t think there is any problem, says Kotak on Rohit’s form ahead of Cuttack ODI

IANS | February 8, 2025 8:07 PM

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak said he was not concerned about captain Rohit Sharma’s recent poor form, citing the veteran’s good statistics in the 50-over format. Rohit had a poor Test tour of Australia, and his lean run continued when he was dismissed for just two in ODI series opener against England at Nagpur.