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Italian Open: World No. 1 Ashleigh retires, Karolina survives
Karolina's opponent in the semi-finals will be the resurgent Croat Petra Martic, who entered her first semi-final of the season, defeating Jessica Pegula of the US, 7-5, 6-4. Ashleigh, who was leading 6-4, 2-1, retired in her quarter-final match against American Coco Gauff after what looked like an injury to her right arm. The Australian appeared to be clutching her right bicep, which was covered with a compression sleeve.
Zidane says Real will 'go to the end' in La Liga title race
Atletico remain in the box seat to clinch their first LaLiga title since 2013-14, but Zidane's side remain in the hunt should there be any slip-ups. "We'll keep going; there are two games left and we'll go to the end, until the final minute, we'll give it our all," Zidane said post-game, DPA reports. Atletico's final two league games are at home to 11th-placed Osasuna and away to 18th-placed Valladolid, while Real go to ninth-placed Athletic Bilbao
Italian Open: Rafael Nadal takes revenge, crushes Alexander Zverev
Nadal, the nine-time champion, saved all eight break points he faced in the second set to win after two hours. The Spaniard's win ended a streak of three straight losses against the World No. 6 and improved his ATP head-to-head record against Zverev to 6-3.
Something the boys have earned: Shastri on No.1 Test ranking
"This team has shown steely resolve & unwavering focus to be crowned No. 1. It is something the boys have earned fair & square. Rules changed midway but #TeamIndia overcame every hurdle along the way. My boys played tough cricket in tough times. Super proud of this bindass bunch," tweeted Shastri.
Australia may go India's way, have more domestic teams
At present, only six teams compete in Australia, unlike India, whereas many as 38 teams compete in Ranji Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy national tournaments. The dearth in the number of teams in Australia means that many of the talented and skilful players remain on the bench and don't get to play.
Liverpool renew top four push with 4-2 win over United
demonstrations could not stop Thursday's Premier League fixture going ahead in Old Trafford's final match behind closed doors, DPA reported. United missed this chance to all but end Liverpool's Champions League qualification hopes as their fourth match in eight days ended in a first home loss to their bitter rivals since 2014.
ICC considering expanding T20 World Cup to 20 teams: Report
While the 2021 tournament, which is currently scheduled to be held in India, will remain unchanged, the ICC is looking to add four more teams to the tournament from the 2024 edition, according to ESPNCricinfo. Additionally, there is also speculation over the possibility of the ICC expanding the number of teams participating in the 50-over World Cup.
Opener Shafali signs contract for Women's Big Bash
This will be the Indian opener's first stint at the franchise-based T20 tournament in Australia. The 17-year-old batswoman has been a prolific scorer, although she was not considered for the recent ODI series against South Africa. Her omission drew criticism from former player Diana Edulji and others. Verma, who is from Rohtak in Haryana, has an impressive strike in T20 Internationals.
Italian Open: Ashleigh enters quarter-finals, to face Coco
Ashleigh's 27th win of the season took her one-hour and 21 minutes as she entered the last eight in Rome for the first time in her career. In other pre-quarterfinals, Jelena Ostapenko beat Angelique Kerber 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 while Karolina Pliskova defeated Vera Zvonareva 7-5, 6-3. "I think once I walked out there, it was a bit of a 'wow' factor. Pretty impressive centre court, took some time to get used to that," Ashleigh told the media
IOC hopes public opinion will change in favour of hosting Olympics
"We listen but won't be guided by public opinion. I am very confident that we will see public opinion hugely in favour of the Games," said IOC spokesman Mark Adams while addressing the media on Thursday. Before the online press conference, IOC Executive Board (EB) held a video conference on Wednesday to discuss the current situation of the epidemic in Japan.
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