Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy defeated former world champions Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi of Japan in the men's doubles quarterfinals, safeguarding India's chances at the French Open 2022 BWF Super 750 badminton competition. Tenth-seeded Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy put on a brilliant performance to defeat top-seeded Japanese players Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi - the 2021 men's doubles world champions - 23-21, 21-18 in 49 minutes.

Players in India's men's and women's international cricket sides will receive equal match fees, the country's Board of Control for Cricket has said.

Jay Shah, Honorary Secretary for the BCCI, said: “Contracted cricketers would now be receiving the same pay in a new era of gender equality in cricket”.

Construction has started on a brand-new motorsports park that is “unlike any other venue in the world”, according to the circuit’s Partner and President Rusty Bittle. Flatrock Motorsports Park and Motorclub will be a premium racing facility, combining both a 2.67-mile competition ‘Grand Prix’ track and a 3.50-mile ‘Club’ layout for track car owners. These two courses can be combined to create an undulating 5.9-mile, 34-turn circuit situated in beautiful, rolling Tennessee countryside.

The world’s first micromobility series is heading to the south of France for the title-deciding final rounds of the 2022 eSkootr Championship (eSC). The inaugural champion will be crowned in November at an exciting double-header to be held at the world-famous Circuit Paul Ricard.

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Patrick Vieira has called for Black players to be given more opportunities in coaching and at the executive level in football. The Crystal Palace boss is the only Black manager in the Premier League, compared to 43 percent of Black players in English football's topflight.

The Head of Health and Safety for a leading Formula One team is set to be the next President-Elect of his global professional body.

Stuart Hughes (pictured), who is originally from Shirley in the West Midlands and works for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team, was elected by members of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health’s (IOSH) Council when it met last week.