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The last 24 hours in the world of sports saw Madison Keys pulling off a big upset in the US Open, defeating the number three seed Jessica Pegula in straight sets at the Flushing Meadows. From India, a shocking report emerged that the statue of Neeraj Chopra, installed at a crossing in the city of Meerut a few days ago, had a javelin in hand, which was stolen.
Read below to learn details about these top stories and other happenings in the sporting world in the last 24 hours.
Tennis
Madison Keys upsets Jessica Pegula in straight sets at US Open
The 17th seed Madison Keys booked her place in the US Open quarter-final for the first time in five years, after upsetting the fellow American Jessica Pegula, the 3rd seed with a scoreline of 6-1, 6-3 in 61 minutes. The runner-up at the Flushing Meadows from 2017, losing the final to another fellow American Sloane Stephens, will be playing her third quarter-final in the tournament against M. Vondrousova of the Czech Republic.
Athletics
The javelin from a statue of Neeraj Chopra gets stolen in Meerut
Just a week after the statue of Neeraj Chopra, the reigning World and Olympic champion, was unveiled at the Hapur Adda crossing in Meerut, the javelin installed in hand was reportedly stolen on September 3, Sunday night. It was revealed that a prominent social activist Lokesh Khurana was one of the first individuals to spot the theft on September 4, Monday morning, demanding an inquiry on the matter, which led to Meerut Police starting their investigation.
Football
The major results from the world of football in the last 24 hours are as under:
Barcelona defeated Osasuna by 2-1 away from home, to keep the pace with top teams on the points table in La Liga.
Paris Saint-Germain secured a big win against Lyon by 4-1 away, to move into second place in Ligue 1, with Monaco just two points adrift.
Juventus brushed aside Empoli by 2-0, with a clean sheet away from home, to get up to third place in Serie A, behind AC Milan and Inter.
Table Tennis
India men’s team reaches the semi-final of Asian Table Tennis Championships 2023
India men’s team, consisting of Achanta Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai, and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, defeated Singapore by 3-0 during the Asian Table Tennis Championships 2023 in Pyeongchang, South Korea, to reach the semi-final and secure a medal in the competition. Meanwhile, India women’s team of Manika Batra, Ayhika Mukerjee, and Sutirtha Mukerjee, lost their quarter-final against Japan by 0-3 to crash out of the tournament.
Badminton
Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy crash out of BWF China Open in round of 32
Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy, the two of the biggest hopes for India for a medal finish in the BWF China Open, which began on September 5, Tuesday morning, have crashed out of the competition. In the round of 32, Lakshya Sen was defeated by Anders Antonsen of Denmark with a scoreline of 21-23, 21-16, 9-21, while HS Prannoy lost to Ng Tze Yong of Malaysia by 12-21, 21-13, and 18-21.
