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Wimbledon 2023: Alcaraz advances to second round with easy win over Chardy
Under the roof on Court 1, the Spaniard overpowered the 36-year-old Frenchman with his destructive groundstrokes, sealing a 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 victory in one hour and 53 minutes. "I think I played really well at the beginning of the match," said Carlos Alcaraz in his on-court interview.
Wimbledon: Ons Jabeur opens campaign with win over Magdalena Frech; defending champ Rybakina advances
The 28-year-old Tunisian, who last year became the first female player from the Arab world to reach the final at Wimbledon, started with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Frech. This year, Jabeur the No.6 seed from Tunisia, is hoping to use that experience of reaching the final to go all the way in the grass-court major. On Tuesday, she took the first step in that journey.
SAFF Championship: India defeat Kuwait via penalties in final to lift their 9th title
After the two teams were tied 1-1 in regulation time of 90 minutes, Sandhu, who was the hero of India's win over Lebanon in the semifinals via penalties, came up with another brilliant performance as the hosts emerged the winner. With this win, India lifted their 8th title in the SAFF Championship, the most by any nation in the tournament's history.
Ajit Agarkar named India men's chief selector
The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), consisting of Sulakshana Naik, Ashok Malhotra, and Jatin Paranjape, interviewed applicants for the one vacant position of selector in the men's selection Committee and they unanimously recommended Agarkar for the said position.
Yash Dhull to lead India A in Men's Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Sri Lanka
The 20-year-old Dhull will have Abhishek Sharma as his deputy while the squad also includes notable names in Sai Sudharsan, Riyan Parag and Prabhsimran Singh. Saurashtra stalwart Sitanshu Kotak has been named the head coach of the India A squad and will have spinner Sairaj Bahutule as its bowling coach.
AIFF Awards: Lallianzuala Chhangte, Manisha Kalyan named Footballers of the Year for 2022-23
Chhangte becomes only the second player from Mizoram, following Jeje Lalpekhlua in 2016, to be bestowed with the men's Player of the Year award. The winger played 12 times during the international season for India, scoring two goals and providing one assist in the 2022-23 season. He beat national team-mates Nandhakumar Sekar and Naorem Mahesh Singh to the coveted award.
Ashes 2023: 'Looked most disappointing', Ponting suggests England to drop Anderson for 3rd Test
The 40-year-old pacer picked up only three wickets in the first two Tests and surprisingly let go of two catches while Tongue claimed five wickets during the second Test match after being named Moeen Ali’s replacement. Tongue removed both Australia openers David Warner and Usman Khawaja in the first innings, and Steve Smith twice.
Vinesh, Bajrang going abroad for training or 'chamatkari kheer'? NADA must keep an eye: Ex-SAI coach
Ajit Singh said that "what will the grapplers achieve from this small training stint? Or are they going for any 'chamatkari kheer' which will turn them into Hulk instantly!" Tokyo 2020 Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia will train in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. Meanwhile, world championships medallist Vinesh Phogat will first travel to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, before shifting base to Hungary.
Pakistan to tour England in May 2024 in preparation for Men's T20 World Cup
The finalists from the last edition in Australia will play games in Leeds (May 22), Birmingham (May 25), Cardiff (May 28) and London (Oval, May 30) before flying out for the marquee ICC event. Notably, England had defeated Pakistan by five wickets with one over to spare in the T20 World Cup 2022 final in Melbourne. Prior to the Australia event, Pakistan had hosted England for a seven-match T20I series in Karachi and Lahore with the visitors winning by 4-3.
'Wouldn't be surprised if Djokovic ends up with nine or 10 Wimbledon titles': Mats Wilander
Djokovic seeks to equal Roger Federer's record of eight Wimbledon titles this fortnight in London, where he can displace Carlos Alcaraz as No. 1 in the ATP Rankings by lifting the trophy. The 36-year-old Serb has been the undisputed ruler of SW19 since 2018, and with a victory over Pedro Cachin of Argentina in their first-round meeting on Monday, he extended his impressive record over the last five Wimbledon.
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