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Discus thrower Seema books Olympic berth
Seema, 37, bettered the Olympic qualification mark of 63.50m. Her Tuesday's performance was also better than the meet record of 62.49m, set by Neelam J. Singh in 2000 in Chennai. "I have worked hard over the last two and half years since the Asian Games and am happy that I could secure qualification on Tuesday," said Seema after qualifying for the Olympics.
Dutch coach Frank de Boer quits after Euro 2020 loss
The Netherlands ended as winners of Group C after wins over Ukraine (3-2), Austria (2-0) and North Macedonia (3-0). But on Sunday, the Dutch were ousted by Czech Republic (2-0) in the pre-quarterfinals. After consultations with the KNVB directors Nico-Jan Hoogma and Eric Gudde, de Boer said that he wanted to quit, Xinhua reports.
Wimbledon: Ashleigh, Karolina enter second round
While Ashleigh defeated Carla Suárez Navarro 6-1, 6-7(1), 6-1, eighth seed Karolina beat French Open semi-finalist Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia 7-5, 6-4. Ashleigh, who will lead a strong Australian tennis contingent at the Tokyo Olympics, romped to win the first set but then lost the second in the tie-break as her Spanish opponent won the tie-breaker 7-1. The Aussie, however, crushed Carla in the final set.
Zverev powers into Wimbledon 2nd round with easy win
The 24-year-old slammed 20 aces and won 77 per cent of his first-service points to progress into the second round in 94 minutes. In the French Open semi-finals this month, Zverev had lost to Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas, who lost his first-round match to American Frances Tiafoe on Monday. Zverev will next face the winner of the match between Slovakia's Norbert Gombos and American Tennys Sandgren.
Mbappe 'immensely sad' after failed penalty against Switzerland
Switzerland knocked France out in a 5-4 penalty shoot-out win following a thrilling 3-3 draw after extra time, reaching the quarterfinals of Euro 2020 here. Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer denied Mbappe's spot kick by diving to his right and getting a strong hand to the striker's effort, swatting it away to send his team through.
ICC confirms T20 World Cup to be held in UAE from Oct 17 to Nov 14
"The BCCI will remain the hosts of the event, which will now be held in Dubai International Stadium, the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the Sharjah Stadium, and the Oman Cricket Academy Ground, from 17 October to 14 November 2021," said a statement from ICC. The initial stage of the tournament will likely be held in Oman and a venue in UAE soon after the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 ends in the country.
Gymnast Pranati wins quota for Olympic Games
Pranati got a quota place through reallocation since the Asian Championships, scheduled to be held in Tokyo in May, was cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic. Since the Asian Championships scheduled to be held in the last week of May in Tokyo was cancelled due to pandemic, the unused continental quotas were reallocated to the eligible athlete from the Asian zone only.
India a formidable and truly great side: Kane Williamson
New Zealand won the rain-marred summit match against India by eight wickets to bag the winning purse of Rs 12 crore along with an ICC Test Championship Mace. "In sport, when you have tournaments and finals, these are set up in a way to provide excitement and opportunity in a one-off game. It never really tells the whole picture.
Wimbledon 2021: Murray returns with dramatic win against Basilashvili
Murray led 5-0 in the third set on Monday and was on the verge of closing out a straightforward victory. But after a stunning reversal that sent the match into a fourth set, the 34-year-old Murray battled to victory in three hours and 32 minutes. Murray will next face either German qualifier Oscar Otte or French qualifier Arthur Rinderknech.
Wimbledon: Sloane dispatches former champion Petra in women's singles
The American took just 77 minutes to hammer her opponent from the Czech Republic, who won here in 2011 and 2014. Sloane was beaten in the very first game of the match, but then never lost serve again and broke the left-hander thrice during the course of the match.
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