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Wimbledon 2021: Sania-Bopanna enter second round of mixed doubles
Experienced duo Sania and Rohan, who have reunited on the circuit for mixed doubles in view of the Tokyo Olympic Games, beat Ankita and Ramanathan 6-2, 7-6(5) in just over an hour on Court 8. Sania, 34, and Bopanna, 41, were always in control in the first set but faced some resistance in the second. They won 74% points on first serve as compared to 68% by their opponents, who also committed a double fault.
The making of world's youngest chess Game Master Abhimanyu Mishra
With his win, Abhimanyu who had earlier became the youngest International Master in 2019, erased the 19-year-old record held by Russian GM Sergey Karjakin as the youngest chess GM. The making of the GM Abhimanyu is the result of his dedication and the hard work since the age of five, his father Hemant Mishra's dedication and belief in his son and also the work of his coaches.
BWF expresses confidence for top-quality badminton at Olympics
Various bodies responsible for the preparations including the world governing body of badminton were working very hard to make the Games a success, BWF secretary general Thomas Lund said. He was also upbeat that no major declines of invitations had been registered with a full turn out of top shuttlers expected to show up for the event despite the unprecedented challenges presented by the COVID-19 situation.
Wimbledon 2021: Mixed day for India as Sania advances, Bopanna-Sharan lose
Sania and American Bethanie Mattek-Sands started their latest campaign at Wimbledon by stunning the sixth-seeded pair, Alexa Guarachi of Chile and Desirae Krawczyk of the USA. They advanced to the second round with a 7-5, 6-3 win on Court 8. However, there was no such luck for Bopanna and Sharan, who missed the cut for the Tokyo Olympics as they could not improve their combined ranking of 113.
Wimbledon 2021: Roger Federer, Alexander Zverev advance; Nishikori, Dimitrov ousted
Sixth seed Federer, who along with Rafael Nadal has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in Open Era, was in great form as he defeated his French opponent, 7-6, 6-1, 6-4, spending nine minutes less than two hours at the Centre Court. The Swiss maestro sent down 10 aces, had no double fault, and won 84% points on his-first serve. He also slammed 50 winners as compared to 20 by Gasquet.
After sealing Olympic berth, swimmer Nataraj's big test starts
With just over 22 days to go for the start of the Olympic Games, the dream came true for 20-year-old Nataraj, who had achieved the 'B' qualification mark in the FINA World Junior Championship in 2019, as his qualification time, set in a separate time trial at Rome, was approved by FINA, the sport's world governing body on Wednesday.
Wimbledon 2021: Magda scalps third seed Elina, Ashleigh advances
World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty of Australia though beat Anna Blinkova of Russia 6-4, 6-3 to enter the third round. Elina was Magda's first-ever top-10 scalp. The Polish player committed three double faults but won three out of nine break-points to send the Ukrainian packing. She won 74 per cent of the points on first serve and 80 per cent on second.
Wimbledon 2021: Zverev cruises to third round, Monfils out
Zverev, who lost in the second round of Halle Open, hammered 13 aces and committed only two double faults. Tennys hit eight aces and committed as many as six double faults. The 24-year-old German, who is yet to win a Grand Slam title, converted five of the 10 break points. Martinez surprised 13th seed Frenchman Monfils 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(5) to advance to the third round.
India's opening likely to be the weak link in England
Either Agarwal or Rahul will get to open with Rohit Sharma after Shubman Gill's availability for the first Test against England on August 4 became uncertain due to a leg injury. Sharma himself had failed to go beyond 30 runs in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand. There were already questions on the depth of the bench when the squad was announced last month. And Gill's injury has made things worse.
Anand congratulates the world's youngest chess GM
At 12 years, four months and 25 days, Mishra achieved the feat after scoring his third GM norm in the April Vezerkepzo tournament in Budapest on Wednesday, having already crossed the required 2500 Elo rating barrier. In the process, the New Jersey-based Mishra broke the 19-year-old record set by Russian GM Sergey Karjakin in 2002 by two months and five days.
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