World No. 10 Saina will face either 2017 world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan or Spain's Beatriz Corrales next. Fifth-seeded Srikanth will meet Korean Lee Dong Keun.
Ritu, who won an Asian Championship bronze last year, began with a close 5-4 win against Ukraine's Ilona Prokopevniuk but lost the quarterfinal 2-6 to Finland's Petra Maarit Olli.
Rahul Chaudhari created history by becoming the first man to score 700 raid points in Pro Kabaddi but couldn't save his team from a defeat.
By virtue of this win, Sindhu has managed to break her hat-trick of losses against the American and equalled the head-to-head record at 3-3.
On Tuesday morning, Reigns opened the weekly RAW episode and entered the ring without his usual wrestling gear, but no one was expecting this to happen.
The Commonwealth Games and Asian Games gold medallist Bajrang eventually had to settle for a silver, which is his second medal at the Worlds.
Celebrated Sushil Kumar is the lone Indian to have won a gold medal at the World Championship, achieving the feat in 2010 in Moscow in the 66kg category.
It was a tight start to the match as both teams were levelled at 2-2 after two minutes with Bengal Warriors getting two tackle points and Dabang Delhi scoring a raid and tackle point.
In an exciting but energy-sapping 52-minute final, Saina lost 13-21 21-13 6-21 to the superior Chinese Taipei rival.
PM Modi interacted with India's medal winners at the Youth Olympic Games, from where the country returned with 13 medals in its best-ever show at the marquee event.
Malik, the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games gold medallist, overcame Inkar Yermukambet of Kazakhstan 6-1 in the quarterfinals after beating Japan's Taiki Yamamoto 4-1 in the pre-quarterfinals of the 125kg category.
Saina Nehwal got the better of Gregoria Mariska Tunjunng of Indonesia 21-11 21-12 in a lop-sided affair which lasted 49 minutes.
In the women's doubles, Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy's spirited campaign came to an end.
Telugu Titans rode on a solid defensive performance by Vishal Bhardwaj and Abozar Mighani to beat defending champions Patna Pirates 35-31 in Pro Kabaddi.
Bajrang Punia will be India's best bet for a medal in the World Wrestling Championship as a 30-member team seeks a strong performance in the flagship event.
World number six Srikanth bounced back to beat the world number 14 from China 18-21, 21-17, 21-16 in the second round clash played on Thursday night.
Having started with two forays into the Indian circle in the first quarter, Oman wilted under pressure in the second half, eventually losing 11-0.
With this win, Gujarat has jumped a place to be at the fifth spot in zone A while Pune remains at the second place.
Goyat got Haryana off to a flying start as he scored three points in the first minute to give them a 3-1 lead.
Alvarez has signed an 11-fight deal that his promotional company says is the richest athlete contract in sports history.
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