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Madrid Open: Zverev beats Nadal, to face Thiem in semis
Alexander Zverev, who had also defeated Nadal at the 2019 Nitto ATP Finals and last year's Rolex Paris Masters, rallied from 2-4 down in the first set to clinch his first clay-court win against the five-time Madrid champion. The German will now face third seed Dominic Thiem for a place in the final. Thiem recovered from a set down to defeat three-time Madrid quarter-finalist John Isner 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Madrid Open: Aryna Sabalenka sets up Ashleigh Barty title clash
The Belarusian's opponent in the final will be world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty, who entered her fourth WTA singles final of the season, beating Paula Badosa 6-4, 6-3. "I think my game has improved a lot on the clay court," Sabalenka said after she rolled to a 9-1 win-loss record on the surface this season.
Ravindra Jadeja returns to India's Test squad for England tour
The squad sees the return of all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja who missed the recent Tests in Australia and against England in India due to injury. Batsman KL Rahul and wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha have also been included, subject to fitness clearance. Pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah who missed the last Test against England in early March due to marriage has also returned.
BCCI has a case to answer on IPL disaster: Gideon Haigh
The initial round of IPL matches was held in four cities, including Ahmedabad and New Delhi, where the medical infrastructure is on the verge of collapse due to the increasing number of Covid patients. Haigh, in his column for The Australian newspaper, wrote that it was strange that the IPL's line was that it was playing on for "humanity" when the Indian government had claimed at the start of the year that it had defeated coronavirus.
Spanish football legend David Villa joins ISL club Odisha FC
A statement from the club said, "Odisha FC is glad to announce its association with football legend David Villa, who has joined the club's Football Committee, and will head the global football operations of the club." The 39-year-old, regarded as one of the best Spanish strikers of all time, will be assisted by a dedicated team called DV7 (David Villa 7), which will have, among others, the former Odisha FC head coach Josep Gombau and Victor Onate.
Solskjaer hails Cavani, de Gea after Manchester United's win against Roma
Having beaten Roma 6-2 in last week's semi-final first leg at Old Trafford, the Red Devils sealed their shot at glory against Unai Emery's Villarreal on May 26 despite losing the return leg 3-2 on Thursday. Cavani scored twice in each game while De Gea produced some fine saves as United advanced 8-5 on aggregate.
Malaysia Open badminton postponed, blow to Indians' Olympic hopes
The tournament was one of the last two qualification events for this year's Tokyo Olympic Games. Its postponement comes as a body blow for the qualification chances of Indian stars like Kidambi Srikanth and Saina Nehwal.
England county clubs express interest to host IPL: Report
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), Surrey and Warwickshire, who are based at Lord's, The Kia Oval (both London) and Edgbaston (Birmingham), respectively are understood to be part of the group who wrote to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) inviting them to extend the opportunity to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), according to ESPNCricinfo.
Sumit Malik earns Olympic quota in men's 125kg freestyle wrestling
India's Sumit Malik beat Jose Daniel Diaz of Venezuela 5-0 to set up the title clash with Russia's Sergei Kozyrev. Finalists in each of the weight categories in this tournament are eligible to win a quota place for the Tokyo Olympics. Malik is the fourth Indian freestyle wrestler to have won the Olympic quota place in the men's category.
Manchester United cruise into Europa League final, Arsenal lose to Villareal
Manchester United lost 2-3 to Roma in second leg of the semi-final of Europa League but cruised through to the final on the basis of an 8-5 aggregate victory. But it will not be Premier League rivals Arsenal they meet in Poland's Gdansk on May 26, rather Spaniards Villarreal, who are in a first major final after a goalless second leg in London, DPA reports.
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