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'I am ready': Joe Root insists on his readiness despite lack of IPL action
Root, who was signed by Rajasthan Royals for INR 1 crore, played just three times for the Royals and batted only once, making 10 off 15 balls. However, he made a fluent 56 during England's 10-wicket win over Ireland at Lord's on Saturday, which was his first red-ball innings since the Wellington Test against New Zealand in February.
Milan conquer Verona, Atalanta and Roma into Europa League
Milan had already clinched fourth place before Sunday's match, and they held a ceremony for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who decided to retire after the season. The Swedish player, hampered by injuries this season, only played four times, mostly in brief appearances, reports Xinhua.
French Open: Djokovic gets past Nadal record, Alcaraz set up Tsitsipas clash
The Serbian, victorious with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 triumph against Varillas, is also vying to surpass Nadal by clinching a record 23rd Grand Slam men's title at Roland Garros, reports Xinhua.
French Open: Awesome Alcaraz thrashes Musetti to reach quarterfinals
The Spaniard completed a revenge mission in style on Sunday with a scintillating fourth-round performance at the clay-court major. Musetti had beaten Alcaraz on clay in the pa'r's only previous ATP Tour meeting, in the Hamburg final last July. However, he never looked likely to repeat that result in the French capital on Sunday.
French Open: Comeback queens Svitolina, Pavlyuchenkova reach quarterfinals
Svitoline continued her remarkable run in Paris, defeating No.9 seed Daria Kasatkina 6-4, 7-5(5) to advance to the quarterfinals. The victory put the 28-year-old Ukrainian into her first Slam quarterfinal in just her fifth tour-level event since her return from maternity leave.
WTC Final: India begin practice at The Oval for marquee clash against Australia
The BCCI shared the picture of the side hitting the ground running at the iconic venue. "Hello from the Oval," it said in a tweet. On May 25, the BCCI had said via its official Twitter handle that Indian team members like Axar Patel, Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur along with head coach Rahul Dravid and other support staff members had.
Wrestling mess: Bajrang, Sakshi, Vinesh meet Amit Shah, share concerns
"They shared their concern with the Home Minister. The meeting was long and he listened to everything. But koi decision nhi hua abhi tak (no decision has been reached so far)," a source close to the wrestlers told IANS.
WTC Final: Michael Neser named as replacement for Josh Hazlewood in Australia's squad
As per the International Cricket Council (ICC), Hazlewood has been ruled out of the marquee match due to his ongoing left Achilles and left side issue. Neser, who has played two Tests and as many ODIs for Australia, has been brought in for the WTC Final squad after his inclusion was approved by the Event Technical Committee.
French Open: Dominant Djokovic charges into quarterfinals, to face Khachanov next
Djokovic thus maintained his chase for a record 23rd Grand Slam title and the World No.1 Ranking as he raced past Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. Djokovic dominated his No. 94-ranked opponent on Court Philippe Chatrier, where he struck the ball cleanly off both wings throughout his one-hour, 57-minute victory.
No anxiety leading into the Ashes, very comfortable with what I'm doing right now: Stuart Broad
Broad took six wickets in England's 10-wicket victory over Ireland in the one-off Test at Lord's, including a five-wicket haul in the first innings, to start his home summer with a bang. In the Ashes, Broad has overall picked 131 wickets in 35 matches while averaging 29.05.
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