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French Open: Petra Kvitova saves match point to stay afloat
Staring down 30-40 at 6-5 in the second set, Kvitova finished off a seven-shot rally with a crosscourt backhand winner to stay in it and hardly looked back to seal the win in two-hour, 16 minutes. She forced a final set by winning the last three points of the tiebreak and surrendered just three points on serve in the decider.
French Open: Andujar rallies to upset 4th seed Thiem
World No. 68 Andujar took full advantage of Thiem's lapses in concentration on way to upsetting the 2018 and 2019 finalist in over four hours and 28 minutes on Court Philippe-Chatrier. Andujar, who beat Roger Federer at the Gonet Geneva Open two weeks ago, now has a 6-23 career record against top 10 opponents.
Asian boxing: Pooja wins her 2nd consecutive gold, India's 1st in 2021
Pooja Rani successfully defended her 75kg title as she outpunched in-form Mavluda Movlonova of Uzbekistan to hand India its first gold at the Asian Boxing Championships here on Sunday. Earlier in the day, M.C. Marykom (51kg) and Lalbuatsaihi (64kg) settled for silver medals after losing their final matches.
French Open: Briton Evans loses to Serbian, Agut advances
This was the 27th ranked player's fourth time in Roland Garros main draw and he is yet to make it through to round two. In other first-round matches, No.29 Italian Fabio Fognini got the better of France's 122nd ranked Gregorie Barrere 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 while 11th ranked Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut defeated compatriot Mario Martinez 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.
Asian boxing: Marykom loses in 51kg final, settles for silver
Despite having huge experience, Marykom, 38, failed to tame Nazym, who is nearly 11 years younger to her. Nazym won the first gold for her team. The Kazakh boxer began the contest on the aggressive note and with a good combination of right and left punches that unsettled Marykom, who went off balance twice in the second round.
It's not advantage New Zealand vs India in WTC final, says Gavaskar
The Kane Williamson-led New Zealand will take on England in the first Test from June 2-6 at Lord's, London, and the second in Birmingham from June 10-14. They will then play India in the WTC final from June 18-22 in Southampton. However, Gavaskar debunked the acclimatisation theory
French Open: Naomi, Paula win; Angelique loses to qualifier
The four-time Grand Slam title winner, seeking her first second-week showing at the clay court major, fended off a spirited challenge from Patricia in one hour and 47 minutes. Naomi, the reigning US Open and Australian Open champion, is playing in Paris for the first time since 2019, after withdrawing from last year's event with a hamstring injury prior to the tournament.
Olympic qualification: Indians fancy chances at Qosanov athletics
The two-day competition, an Olympic qualifying event, is scheduled to be held on June 19 and 20 and is part of the World Athletics continental tour series. "It would be a good opportunity for the top Indian athletes if they get a chance to compete in Kazakhstan. We have a good chance to qualify for the Olympics in the women's 4x100m relay," a national team coach told IANS.
Bumrah, Patel get into competitive spirit with social media banter
Bumarah and fellow India cricketers, including Patel, are currently in quarantine before their England tour, where they will play the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand from June 18 at Southampton and then take on the hosts in a five-match Test series. Bumrah post soon went viral with his followers responding with emojis and funny messages. His team-mate, Axar Patel, too complimented the paceman by writing: "Sahi hai"
Would love to play all 7 Tests this summer: England paceman Anderson
"Yes. I'd love to play all seven Tests this summer. There are five Tests against India after these two Tests against New Zealand, and then the Ashes after that. So, we want to start this summer well. So hopefully, if we do pick our strongest team we (Anderson and Stuart Broad) would like to think that we're both in that. And we'd love to share the new ball together, yes," the 38-year-old Anderson told cricinfo.com.
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