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Italian Open: Serena loses her 1000th match, to Nadia
Using the entire clay-court repertoire -- from heavy topspin forehands to sliding defence -- that brought her to the French Open semi-finals last October, the world No. 44 took one hour and 58 minutes to get past 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena. The victory over world No.8 Serena was Nadia's third career win over a top-10 player, all in the last eight months.
Lack of competitive practice games challenge for India in England
There are no matches scheduled against any county team for the Indians. The Indian team will have to play only intra-squad matches to prepare. This was confirmed by a statement from the England board last month. The Indian team was supposed to play India A in warm-up fixtures as per initial plans. However, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had in April announced that the India A tour had been postponed.
Uncertainty for Saina, Srikanth as Olympic qualifiers cancelled
The tournament was set to be held from June 1 to 6 and the qualifying window for the Olympics is currently scheduled to end on June 15. The BWF said that it will release a "further statement" on the qualification process later. The tournament was set to be held from June 1 to 6 and the qualifying window for the Olympics is currently scheduled to end on June 15.
Will know if I have fully recovered when I start practice: Saha
Saha said that he was scared when he got to know that he had got a positive test. "I was certainly scared. A virus that has brought the earth to a standstill, after being infected by it, I was bound to feel scared. Everyone in the family was very worried. We reassured them through video calls that there is no reason to be afraid.
Italian Open: Novak Djokovic wins but loses cool in rain-marred match
"How much do you wanna play? I asked you three times, you are not checking anything," the 33-year-old shouted at umpire Nacho Forcadell on Tuesday. Forcadell finally relented and the players were sent off the court at 5-5 in the second set. When they returned three hours later, Djokovic won the set 7-6(5).
India should play both Jadeja and Ashwin in WTC final: Ojha
Pragyan Ojha said that with India having no fast-bowling all-rounder in the squad, Jadeja in particular gives them an extra option in the batting order. "They should play, both of them. Because both can bat, both have the experience of bowling on any track. The biggest plus point is Jadeja can bat up the order. The way he is performing. Mind you if you look at his domestic record, he's got three triple hundreds.
This was the hardest: Guardiola on City's Premier League triumph
"This has been a season and a Premier League title like no other. This was the hardest one. We will always remember this season for the way that we won. I am so proud to be the manager here and of this group of players," Guardiola said in a video tweeted by Manchester City.
Manchester United extend Cavani's contract
Uruguayan striker Edison Cavani, 34, joined the Red Devils on a free transfer last October after playing for French powerhouse Paris St-Germain for seven years, reports Xinhua. The forward has scored 15 goals this season, helping United reach the final of the Europa League and a likely second place in the Premier League.
India's tour to Sri Lanka: Increasing Covid cases in island a worry
On May 10, the island recorded 2,624 cases and on May 9 the number was 2,672. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly had earlier said that India are set to travel to Sri Lanka in July for three ODIs and as many T20Is. Colombo's R. Premadasa Stadium is likely to host all six games of the series.
Italian Open: Berrettini stretched in opener, Monfils exits
Berrettini, who recorded his ninth win in his last 10 matches, will take on Australia's John Millman, who defeated Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 6-3, 6-4, in the second round. Basilashvili, winner of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open and BMW Open this year, got the decisive breakthrough enroute to clinching the first set with a forehand winner.
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