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PV Sindhu has made it to the semifinals of the Australian Open badminton tournament. Sindhu defeated Chen Su Yu of Chinese Taipei in a one-sided quarter-final match of the women’s singles at the Qcentre in Sydney.
Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu dominated the match right from the start. He won the match 21-6, 21-9 in just 27 minutes. This is the second time that Sindhu has reached the semifinals of the tournament this season. Earlier, she made it to the last four (semi-finals) of the Malaysia Open 2026. In Saturday’s semifinal match, PV Sindhu will face top seed and three-time world champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan. A total of 28 matches have been played between these two players so far, of which Sindhu has won 15 matches and Yamaguchi has won 13 matches.
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FIFA Rankings Announced: World Champions Argentina Return to Number-1; France lost
Hours before the start of the FIFA World Cup 2026, football’s world governing body FIFA has released the men’s world rankings. In this new ranking, the current world champion Argentina has once again jumped two places to become the world’s No. 1 team. Now the Argentina team under the leadership of Lionel Messi will enter the field to defend their title as the top ranked team in the world.
The rankings are updated in real time based on the performance in international friendly (practice) matches played before the World Cup. Argentina beat Iceland and Honduras in both of their warm-up matches to top the rankings.
France lost two places, while Spain remained in second place Former No. 1 team France has been defeated in this new ranking. The French team has dropped two places and is now in third place. France suffered a defeat to Ivory Coast in the warm-up matches, followed by a defeat of Northern Ireland, but by then had slipped from first place. The Spanish team has maintained its second ranking. Spain’s first warm-up match was a draw with Iraq, followed by a defeat to Peru.
Morocco reached seventh place As for the top-10 teams, Morocco has moved up one place to seventh. This is Morocco’s best and highest ranking in the history of the FIFA rankings since its inception in August 1993. The leap has seen Morocco overtake giants the Netherlands, who are now in eighth place.