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SPORTS & MISC
📅 Published 01 Jul 2026 · July 2026
SPORTS & MISC
A) US Open Badminton 2026 [Super 300]
- Venue: Cal State Fullerton, USA, 61st edition
- Men's Singles: Su Li-yang [Chinese Taipei] beat Kidambi Srikanth [India - Runner-up]
- Women's Singles: Line Christophersen[Denmark]
B) Austrian GP 2026 [Round 8]
- Winner: **George Russell ** - 7th career win, 2nd in 2026 season[Mercedes]
- P2: Max Verstappen [Red Bull], P3: Kimi Antonelli[Mercedes]
C) LA Olympics 2028 - Cricket Return
- Cricket returns after 128 years [last in Paris 1900]
- Format: Men's & Women's T20, 6 teams each, 15-member squad, 2 groups of 3
- Venue: Pomona, California
- Qualification 2028: Continental quota - India qualified as Asia [ahead of SL on NRR, Captain Harmanpreet Kaur]
- Other qualified : Australia, South Africa, Great Britain, USA [Host?], last spot via Qualifier 2027.[Women][Oceania][Africa][Europe]
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