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Barbora wins maiden French Open women's title
World No.33 Barbora Krejcikova on Saturday became the first Czech Republic woman in 40 years to win the French Open women's title as she registered a 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 win over No.31 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in the final. Hana Mandlikova was the first Czech woman to win the French Open title in 1981.
Pandya eyes bowling at full tilt in T20 World Cup
The pace bowler could not make it to the India squad for the Test tour of England since he is unable to bowl long spells due to a persistent back injury but was picked for the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka which takes place next month. "I started bowling in the IPL (Indian Premier League) and my focus is on the World Cup. I want to make sure that I will be able to bowl in all the games at the T20 World Cup.
Playing 2nd Test will put me in good stead for WTC final: Boult
Boult was not in New Zealand's scheme of things for the second Test, which started on June 10, as he had arrived in England late and was in quarantine. But due to relaxed norms in England, he came out of quarantine sooner than expected and began his nets session when the first Test was on at Lord's.
Italy start Euro 2020 campaign with 3-0 win over Turkey
The Euro 2020, which was postponed last year due to Covid-19 pandemic, is being played in 11 venues. The Italians, who have won the title only once before -- in 1968 -- and finished runners-up twice, endured a goalless first half as they lacked finishing touches. Turkish goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir parried a powerful header from Giorgio Chiellini as the teams went into break with scores at 0-0.
Eleven Indian domestic cricketers sign up for USA league: Report
The six-week league, organised by American Cricket Enterprises (ACE), will start on July 31 and played over weekends. It has drawn in over 80 first-class cricketers from around the world. The report in Cricbuzz said that New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson will represent his home franchise Dallas while South African spinner Dane Piedt will represent DC Hawks.
Gaikwad wants to pick Dravid's brain in Sri Lanka
"I wanted to utilise more of that time for my fitness work and gym work. I did not want myself to be caught off-guard and be in a situation where I was picked but was not conditioned enough," the right-handed batsman told espncricinco.com.
The best and most beautiful match in Paris: Djokovic
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic called Friday's semi-final, in which he consigned 13-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal to only his third defeat in 108 matches at Roland Garros, the best and the most beautiful game he has played in Paris.
No excuse for the loss, made mistakes: Nadal
World No. 3 Rafael Nadal, whose unbeaten streak at French Open spread over last six years was broken in Friday's semi-finals, said world No. 1 Novak Djokovic got used to cooler Paris conditions at night better even as he himself could not produce the top level tennis expected of him.
Grooming 60-80 players has helped Indian cricket: MSK Prasad
Former India selector MSK Prasad has credited the Indian team's recent success and bench strength to their strategy of shortlisting 60 to 80 players from domestic competitions and grooming them for the highest form of cricket.
When Lara dug out his Akram-punctured 1992 WC shoe for charity
Pakistani great Wasim Akram took to twitter to rekindle memories of his team's 1992 World Cup league match against the West Indies. He posted a picture of Lara on social media, where the West Indian great is seen holding a shoe with the toe region completely worn out.
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