Neha to give Kolkata WTA a miss

The America bred Uberoi siblings — Shikha and Neha — who made their maiden doubles final on the WTA Tour here at the Sunfeast Open last September, will not be seen in action as a team this time round.

The America bred Uberoi siblings — Shikha and Neha — who made their maiden doubles final on the WTA Tour here at the Sunfeast Open last September, will not be seen in action as a team this time round.

The reason being Neha, the younger of the two sisters, will not be a part of the city’s week-long extravaganza starting September 18. In the inaugural edition last year, wild card entrant Neha had a disappointing run in the singles, losing to Sunitha Rao in three gruelling sets in the opening round.

While the players’ list is yet to be released, it is learnt that Shikha Uberoi is set to receive one of the two wild cards. As regards the top names to grace the Tier III event, apart from Swiss great Martina Hingis (ranked 12) and Sania Mirza (44), Croatian Karolina Sprem is the only other Top-50 player in the draw as per the current rankings. Among those who will be making a second trip to the city include Hungarian Melinda Czink (83) who lost a few Indian fans when she ousted the much higher ranked Mirza in three hard—fought sets in the second round last year.

Debris found in Dal Lake could be from missile Pak fired during Op Sindoor

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Debris believed to be from a missile fired by Pakistan during Operation Sindoor in May has been found in Srinagar's Dal Lake. The debris has been handed over to the Air Force for further investigation. Sources say the target may have been a military installation in Srinagar, which is close to the lake. The make of the missile is yet to be determined.

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