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Athletics: 'There's still more to come', says Kipyegon after setting women's 1500m world record
Having claimed the World Record, Faith said there is a lot more to come considering the busy schedule ahead. "There's still more to come. I'm still working on running faster than that, faster than 3:49. I'm really thankful today that I managed to run 3:49 and I'm still heading towards beautiful races in the rest of the season," she was quoted as saying by the World Athletics.
French Open: Casper Ruud beats Zhang Zhizhen to seal his spot in fourth round
The fourth seed Ruud, who is the highest seed remaining in the bottom half of the draw, emphatically pounced on short balls throughout the two-hour, 38-minute third-round clash. He stepped forward effectively to dictate with his heavy forehand, using a mixture of spins in the lively conditions on Court Suzanne-Lenglen to earn his 14th clay-court win of the season.
French Open: Dominant Carlos Alcaraz sweeps Shapovalov
There was no stopping the top seed and world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz in Friday's evening session, the Spaniard in complete command as he dispatched 26th-seeded Denis Shapovalov, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in a dazzling display by the 20-year-old, reports rolandgarros.com.
Rafael Nadal undergoes hip surgery in Barcelona; reports
According to reports, Benito Perez-Barbadillo, Nadal's spokesman, said three doctors were engaged in the treatment, which was taking place in Barcelona. Perez-Barbadillo said he planned to be ready to share details about the operation on Saturday, Nadal's 37th birthday.
Unfair to compare Shubman Gill with Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli: Gary Kirsten
Kirsten was batting coach and mentor of Gujarat Titans when Gill scored 890 runs in 17 innings, including three centuries, to be the leading run-getter of IPL 2023, as the side finished runners-up in the competition. "He is a young player who has incredible skill and determination to be one of the best players in the world. It would be unfair to compare him to Sachin and Virat so early in his journey."
WTC Final: Didn't hit us until the game was actually played, says Cummins on missing 2021 finale
Australia was forced to miss the 2021 World Test Championship final because they were docked points for slow over-rates, as New Zealand became inaugural winners of the championship. But they are all set to play in the 2023 WTC final against India at The Oval from June 7-11.
WTC Final: Culture right now in Indian team is really good, feels Ajinkya Rahane
India will take on Australia at The Oval in the WTC final from June 7-11. This will be the second time India will be playing in the marquee one-off final after losing to New Zealand in the inaugural edition of the title clash in 2021. India won 10 of the 18 Tests in the 2021-23 cycle, securing victories in four of the six series they played.
David Warner plans to retire from Test cricket at SCG against Pakistan next year
"You've got to score runs. I've always said the (2024) World Cup would probably be my final game. I probably owe it to myself and my family -- if I can score runs here and continue to play back in Australia -- I can definitely say I won't be playing that West Indies series. If I can get through this (WTC final and ensuing Ashes campaign) and make the Pakistan series I will definitely finish up then," Warner was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.
Rybakina withdraws from French Open due to illness
The reigning Wimbledon champion announced her withdrawal before she was due to take the court for her third-round match against Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo. A champion of two WTA 1000 events this year, including most recently on the clay in Rome two weeks ago. , Rybakina was bidding to build on her.
ECB CEO believes India justified in getting 38 percent of earnings in newly-proposed ICC financial model
According to the newly-proposed financial model, the BCCI could earn 38.5 per cent of the USD 600 million earnings over the next ICC commercial cycle with the ECB and Cricket Australia being the next highest earners with a share of USD 41.33 million and 37.53 million respectively. When you see where that value.
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