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ATP Rankings: Djokovic reclaims top spot, Shelton achieves career-high world No.19
The 36-year-old made history again in New York, where he captured a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title, matching Margaret Court’s mark. The Serbian, who has now won the US Open four times, dropped just two sets en route to his fifth trophy of the season.
Asia Cup: Kohli, Rahul slam unbeaten centuries as India post mammoth 356/2 against Pakistan
If Sunday saw Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma pulverize the Pakistan bowling attack by hitting quick fifties in a 121-run opening stand, then Monday belonged to Rahul and Kohli, who slammed unbeaten knocks of 111 and 122 respectively while sharing a huge 233-run stand for the third wicket.
Transporters’ shutdown: Anil Kumble takes bus ride from airport, photo goes viral
Kumble boarded a Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus from the airport to his house Banashankari locality and shared a photo of his journey on his ‘X’ account. "BMTC trip back home today from the airport," he captioned the photograph showing him travelling in the bus.
Djokovic lucky to have rivals like Nadal and Federer, says coach Goran Ivanisevic
Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-3 in straight sets to capture his fourth US Open title and scripted history on Sunday night, becoming the first person in the Open Era to win 24 Grand Slam titles, tying Margaret Court for the most in history.
Asia Cup: Start of India-Pakistan Super Four match on reserve day delayed due to rain
On Sunday, under a sunny Colombo sky, captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill slammed quickfire fifties before falling in quick succession. KL Rahul and Virat Kohli were building their 24-run partnership before rain arrived in heaps to move the high-octane match into a reserve day.
Indian-origin man glues feet to stadium floor in climate protest at US Open
Sayak Mukhopadhyay was arrested at the Arthur Ashe Stadium after disrupting for about 50 minutes the US Open tennis match between American Coco Gauff and Czech Karolina Muchova on September 7.
China sweeps seven gold medals at Asian Table Tennis Championships
The tournament concluded with world No.2 Ma Long securing a victory over top-seeded Fan Zhendong in the men's singles.
Germany wins FIBA World Cup for first time, Schroder awarded MVP
Schroder, boasting an average of 17.6 points, 6.1 assists, and 2 rebounds throughout the World Cup, delivered a game-high 28 points in the final. Franz Wagner contributed 19 points and seven rebounds, while Johannes Voigtmann added 12 points and eight rebounds, reports Xinhua.
Tennis greats hail Novak Djokovic for 24th Grand Slam title at US Open
Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-3 in straight sets to capture his fourth US Open title. With the win the 36-year-old earned a measure of US Open revenge two years after Medvedev denied him a Grand Slam at the final hurdle in the 2021 New York final.
Most important goal for me as a player right now is to win World Cup 2023: Shubman Gill
Gill launched a scintillating onslaught by hitting ten boundaries, six of which came against Shaheen Shah Afridi, to reach his fifty off just 37 balls and stitch an opening partnership of 121 runs with skipper Rohit Sharma (56) before rain pushed the match to the reserve day. India will on Monday from 147/2 in 24.1 overs on reserve day.
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