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Emilia-Romagna Open: Serena beats debutant Lisa, Venus ousted
Serena will play Czech Republic's Katerina Siniakova, a former world No. 1 doubles player, in the second round of the clay court tournament. The world No. 68 defeated Denmark's Clara Tauson 6-1, 6-3 in one hour and 25 minutes. Serena's elder sister Venus, who had taken a wildcard into Parma following an injury-hit season, lost a gruelling three-setter to qualifier Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia 7-5, 2-6, 2-6 in two hours
Warner's manager hits out at CA for being partial in investigation
CA banned David Warmer, Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft for involvement in ball-tampering during the Cape Town Test against South Africa. The matter is now being revisited after Bancroft, a greenhorn, told The Guardian that the bowlers may also have known about it. "The report that was done, they didn't interview all the players. The whole thing was so badly handled, it was a joke," manager James Erskine was quoted as saying by The Age.
Iga enters WTA top 10 after Italian Open tennis triumph
The 19-year-old player is now ninth, behind American legend Serena Williams, winner of 23 Grand Slams, on the list released on Monday. Iga is the only new entrant in the Top-10 following her title triumph against the Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova in the Italian Open on Sunday.
CA should have probed ball-tampering scandal thoroughly: Gilchrist
"I think Cricket Australia are responsible for why this will be continually asked. When they did their investigation at the time they had Patty Howard the high-performance general manager, Iain Roy was the integrity officer," said Gilchrist on SEN's Gilly and Goss show. "They went there and did this very quick review of that isolated incident and perhaps no one in the team knew," added Gilchrist.
ATP rankings: Nadal remains No.3, Djokovic No.1
Djokovic is way ahead of the pack with 11,063 points. Russian Daniil Medvedev continues to be ranked No. 2 in the world with 9,793 points, just 163 points ahead of Nadal, who would be aiming for a record 21st Grand Slam title at the French Open starting on May 24.
Tennis Australia planning to host Australian Open in Melbourne
Tennis Australia, country's top tennis body, issued a statement in this regard on Monday after media reports said the tournament would be forced offshore due to federal government's prediction that international borders will stay closed until mid-2022.
German football chief Keller resigns after Nazi analogy
Keller, who at first resisted resigning, stated last week he was ready to leave his position after he compared Koch to Nazi judge Roland Freisler at a meeting in April. Further details of the comparison are not known. In a statement, Keller said he was "taking personal responsibility" for his "lapse at the executive committee meeting, which is to remain the sad low point of the DFB's desolate leadership situation", DPA reports.
ICC clears India's two home Tests of 'spot-fixing' influence
"The ICC has concluded its investigation into the documentary programme 'Cricket's Match Fixers' broadcast by Al Jazeera on 27 May 2018. No charges will be bought under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code against any of the five Participants to the Code who featured in the programme due to insufficient credible and reliable evidence," an ICC statement said on Monday.
Dealt with anxiety for 10-12 years: Tendulkar
"Pressure, anxiety and all were always there. In my case, I realised all my preparations were there in a physical sense. After all of that, the anxiety was always there," Tendulkar said in an interaction for Unacademy. Tendulkar said that he realised over a period of time how important it is to prepare yourself for matches and series mentally
No surprise Australian bowlers knew about ball tampering: Michael Clarke
"I can tell you now if you went and grabbed a pen, just a pen and put a little '1' somewhere on my cricket bat; on top of the handle, on the edge of the bat, on the toe of the bat, on the face, under the grip, anywhere, just a little number one, I would have noticed. If you are playing sport at the highest level you know your tools that good it's not funny," Clarke told Fox Sports.
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