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Chopra wins javelin gold at Meeting Cidade de Lisboa
In the field of five Portuguese competitors, 23-year-old Chopra's best throw was 83.18m, recorded with his sixth and last attempt. That turned out to be a gold medal winning effort as the other competitors failed cross the 80m mark.
French Open: It's Barbora vs Anastasia in women's final
Barbora will play first-time Grand Slam finalist No.31 seed Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who defeated world No.85 Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia 7-5, 6-3 in one hour and 34 minutes in an earlier semi-final encounter. On an 11-match winning streak, Barbora needed five match points over two games. She duly subdued the challenge from the Greek player and improved to 3-0 in their head-to-head rivalry.
KKR's Morgan, McCullum could be in trouble for 2018 tweets
Morgan and Buttler apparently used the word 'sir' to mock Indian fans during the social media interaction. "Screenshots have also been shared of a message by Buttler in which he says 'I always reply sir no1 else like me like you like me' and, separately, Morgan includes Buttler in a message which says, 'Sir you're my favourite batsman'," claimed a report.
French Open: Herbert-Mahut face Bublik-Golubev in men's doubles final
Home favourites Herbert and Mahut saved three match points to beat Colombian second seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 6-7(2), 7-6(2), 6-4 in a semi-final match on Thursday. Bublik and Golubev rallied past Spaniards Pablo Andujar and Pedro Martinez 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the other semi-final. Herbert and Mahut have won all four Grand Slam championships together. This is their opportunity to win a second trophy at Roland Garros.
Dhawan to lead India on Sri Lanka tour, Hardik in squad
Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be vice-captain of the 20-member squad announced. Five net bowlers have also been picked. The all-India senior selection committee picked the squad for three ODIs and three T20I series, to be played between July 13 and 25, said a statement from the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
French Open: Russian Anastasia storms into women's final
Anastasia, 29, thus became the first woman to play more than 50 major tournaments before reaching a final, having made her Grand Slam debut as a 15-year-old wildcard entrant at the Wimbledon in 2007. Italian Roberta Vinci, who was the 2015 US Open runner-up in her 44th main draw, held the previous record. This tournament is the 52nd time that Anastasia has made the main draw of a Grand Slam event.
WTC final: India team begins group training, practice in Southampton
"We have had our first group training session and the intensity was high [emoticon: fire]. #TeamIndia's [emoticon: flag of India] preparations are on in full swing for the #WTC21 Final [emoticon: raised hands]," the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) tweeted on Thursday.
Asian Games champion boxer Dingko Singh no more
The Manipur boxer had won gold in bantamweight at the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games. Last year, he had tested positive for coronavirus. Though he recovered from Covid-19, he had to undergo radiation therapy for liver treatment in January 2020. He even had to sell his house for his treatment.
French Open: Novak Djokovic overcomes Matteo Berrettini to set up semis clash with Rafael Nadal
Djokovic overcame a cut in his left hand that saw his racquet dripping with blood immediately after the crowd had been cleared from the stands in the fourth set due to 11 pm night curfew in Paris. Even though Djokovic won the first set with a scoreline that suggested the game was one-sided, it took him 52 minutes to seal it.
Neymar, Paqueta extend Brazil's winning run in WC qualifiers
Neymar gave the visitors the lead in the fourth minute when he took a touch to control a Gabriel Jesus cross before rifling a shot into the bottom left corner on Tuesday. Lucas Paqueta, who replaced Manchester United midfielder Fred at halftime, put the result beyond doubt in the 93rd minute by latching onto Neymar's through ball with a first-time effort that rebounded in off the post.
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