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French Open: Djokovic shakes the order, beats Nadal to enter final
Nadal, who went into the match with 105-2 (win-loss) record and with a 7-1 record against the Serb, was the outright favourite to win the match and set up a final clash with Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. For, he had lost only one set in this year's tournament prior to Friday's semi-final.
Swimming Australia says star's 'pervert' allegations very concerning
Swimming Australia (SA) said on Friday the allegations by star swimmer Maddie Groves were "very concerning" after she withdrew from the Olympic trials saying she wants to send a message to "all misogynistic perverts in sport."
Pique says he'll retire if FC Barcelona wants him to leave
Pique's off-field activities, such as the purchase of FC Andorra and of the Davis Cup tennis tournament through his company Kosmos Holding, have led to speculation that he may one day run to be Barcelona president, something the defender did not deny.
Happy that Maria and I are putting Greece on tennis map: Tsitsipas
After his nerve-wracking win over Germany's Alexander Zverev in French Open semi-finals on Friday, Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece said that his dream always was to play on the big stage, and that he was happy to see compatriot Maria Sakkari doing so well at Roland Garros.
French Open: Tsitsipas enters maiden Grand Slam final
The 22-year-old needed five match points to complete a 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3 win over world No.6 Zverev in three hours and 37 minutes. Tsitsipas broke a three-match losing streak in major semi-finals to improve his ATP tour-leading match record to 39-8 this year.
Poland Ranking Series: Vinesh clinches 53kg freestyle gold
With less than 50 days to go for the Olympic Games to begin, Vinesh looked strong in defence and swift in attacks and counter-attacks. The gold-winning effort of Vinesh is likely to improve her seeding in the 53kg freestyle event at the Olympics, to be held from July 23 to August 8. In the final match, Vinesh went up 2-0 in the opening 70 seconds of the bout. With less than two minutes on board, she led 4-0.
Team for SL: Gaikwad, Unadkat cases show IPL performance counts more
Unadkat's domestic performances over the last couple of years, it seems, held no weight as his unspectacular performance in IPL kept him out. He picked four wickets each in IPL 2020 (seven games) and IPL 2021 . In the absence of injured T Natarajan and with no other left-arm pacer in sight, Unadkat who took 67 wickets in the 2019-20 Ranji Trophy season and eight wickets in six Vijay Hazare Trophy matches this year at an economy rate of 5.88.
Wrestler Vinesh reaches Poland Open Ranking Series final
Vinesh defeated Russia's Ekaterina Poleshchuk 6-2 in her first bout and scored an emphatic 6-0 win over Amy Ann Fearnside of USA in the semi-finals. Meanwhile, Anshu Malik has pulled out of the women's 57kg freestyle event as she is down with fever, said a team coach. "Since Anshu is unwell, it has been decided not to field her in the ranking series," the coach told IANS.
IPL has put Indian cricketers way ahead of their peers: Paddy Upton
"If I look at what the IPL has done for young Indian cricketers, it's just shot them literally so much further ahead of any of their T20 peers around the world. The foreign players have been lucky enough to play in the IPL and that's taken their T20 game really so far ahead of their peers back in their home country," said the South African on Friday.
No Indian Greco Roman wrestler at Olympics: Foreign expert sacked
"Kasarashvili contract with the SAI was from February 2019 till the Olympics Games. But Kasarashvili's contract has been terminated following recommendation from the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Kasarashvili has been relieved of his duties," said the SAI statement. The foreign coach was receiving a monthly salary of $4,000 (Rs 2.90 lakh approximately).
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