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La Liga: Coach Carlos Carvalhal leaves Celta Vigo after poor end to season
The Portuguese coach replaced Eduardo Coudet at the club after 11 games of the season, with Celta just a place above the relegation zone, and his initial results led to optimism as Celta produced some impressive attacking football. However, a failure to strengthen in January saw Celta run out of steam and led to a.
Tennis: Andy Murray accepts wildcard for Nottingham Open
The three-time Major champion has skipped the French Open this year to concentrate on his preparations for the grasscourt season. According to a BBC report, Murray has opted to play in Nottingham instead of Stuttgart to cut down on travel but also because the surface is similar to both Queen’s and Wimbledon.
FIH Pro League: India lose 2-3 to the Netherlands, retain top spot on the points table
Goals for The Netherlands came from Duco Telgenkamp (7'), Boris Burkhardt (41') and Tjep Hoedemakers (43'), while Sanjay (18') and Gurjant Singh (46') scored for the Indians. The Indian men's hockey team started off the contest with more the possession, looking to attack the Dutch in the early stages.
Football: Brahim Diaz becomes Real Madrid's third arrival of summer
Diaz is the third arrival of the summer for Real Madrid following the signings of midfielder Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund and left back Fran Garcia from Rayo Vallecano, reports Xinhua. "The 23-year-old forward returns to our club after three seasons at Milan, where he clinched the Scudetto in the 2021-2022.
Manchester City win Champions League final in Istanbul
The Spanish midfielder's goal on 68 minutes won the tough game for Pep Guardiola's Manchester City. City players lifted the trophy after the thrilling final. British football fans who filled the Ataturk Olympic Stadium celebrated the 1-0 victory, a Xinhua report said. "Words are not enough to describe this feeling," City's.
WTC Final: India ignore the lesson of 1979
India were involved then, too; but the opposition were England, not Australia. The home side opted to bat and obtained a first innings lead of 103 runs. They then scored 334 for eight before English captain Mike Brearley declared, thereby on the fourth day setting India 438 runs to win.
WTC Final: Kohli-Rahane's unbeaten 71-run stand keeps India alive in a daunting chase of 444
But Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane put together a solid unbeaten 71-run partnership on yet another day of gripping Test cricket action and took India to 164/3 at stumps on Day Four, keeping India alive in the chase with 280 runs needed on the final day of the match on Sunday.
French Open: Swiatek prevails over Muchova in a hard-fought final to win third Roland Garros title
Muchova of the Czech Republic fought back from 2-6, 0-3 down to make this an incredibly close final but it was the 22-year-old Swiatek who eked out the win in the end. With this win, Poland's Swiatek bagged her third title in French Open adding to the crowns she bagged in 2020 and 2022 and the fourth Grand Slam overall with the U.S Open she won in 2022.
WTC Final: Third umpire's decision over Green's catch to dismiss Gill triggers widespread debate
Gill was out when Boland extracted an outside edge off his defensive prod, and the ball flew low to Green's left at third slip. The tall all-rounder took out his left hand and took a one-handed screamer, with the third umpire Richard Kettleborough adjudging it as a clean catch after viewing multiple replays of it.
Tennis: Andy Murray accepts wildcard for Nottingham Open
The three-time Major champion has skipped the French Open this year to concentrate on his preparations for the grasscourt season. According to a BBC report, Murray has opted to play in Nottingham instead of Stuttgart to cut down on travel but also because the surface is similar to both Queen's and Wimbledon.
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