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Japan would become the first nation to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup tomorrow if they beat Bahrain at Saitama Stadium, as Hajime Moriyasu’s side look to sustain their strong form in Asia’s preliminaries. Three points would guarantee Japan a top-two finish in Group C and see them join co-hosts the United States, Canada and Mexico at next year’s showpiece. The Japanese are 10 points ahead of third-placed Indonesia with four games left.
Australia occupy the second automatic qualification berth in the group, nine points behind the Samurai Blue, but the Socceroos are just a point clear of Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and China.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong is set to host its first-ever men’s international football match as India host Maldives in a friendly at 7pm tonight. The game serves as a veritable dress rehearsal for India’s AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Bangladesh at the same venue in less than a week’s time. All eyes are on the 40-year-old Sunil Chhetri, who came out of his international retirement earlier this month to help the team successfully navigate the qualifiers for the continent’s top football tournament. Read the preview of the match HERE.
A number of Indian shuttlers will compete in the round of 32 of the Swiss Open today. Ayush Shetty and S Sankar Muthuswamy Subramanian have both advanced to the main draw with commanding wins in the qualifiers and are in action in the afternoon. Meanwhile, senior pros Srikanth Kidambi and HS Prannoy will face each other in round one, while Priyanshu Rajawat take on local player Tobias Kuenzi and Kiran George is pitted against Rasmus Gemke of Denmark.
In women’s singles, PV Sindhu will meet Denmark’s Julie Jakobsen while Anmol Kharb and Anupama Upadhyaya, and Aakarshi Kashyap and Isharani Baruah will lock horns. Rakshitha Ramraj will clash against Line Christophersen in another round of 32 match.
Stephen Curry is not playing in the Golden State Warriors’ ongoing NBA game against Milwaukee Bucks, sitting out for what coach Steve Kerr called an emotional and mental rest. “The last three games I think he’s been tired, but it’s more of a mental and emotional fatigue than physical,” Kerr said before the game at Chase Center. “He’s fine physically. When he’s emotionally tired, it affects his decision-making. He’s a little bit out of sorts.”
Earlier today, Naomi Osaka survived a first-round scare at the Miami Open, coming from behind to beat Yuliia Starodubtseva to advance in the tournament. The 27-year-old Japanese was knocked out in the first round of Indian Wells two weeks ago and came from a set and a break down to triumph 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in two hours and 28 minutes.
Lyon blanked Bayern Munich 2-0 away, and Real Madrid beat Arsenal by an identical scoreline in overnight Women’s Champions League first-leg quarter-final games. Eight-time champions Lyon are eying the semi-finals thanks to goals from Tabitha Chawinga and Melchie Dumornay. As for Los Blancos, Linda Caicedo and Athenea del Castillo scored in either half to stun the Gunners, who have work to do to overturn the deficit in the reverse fixture.
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