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French Open: Sabalenka cruises into Round of 16 with win over Rakhimova
Sabalenka, who won her first major title at this year's Australian Open, needed just 67 minutes to dispatch 82nd-ranked Rakhimova in their first meeting. With the win, Sabalenka improved to 10-0 at this year's Grand Slam events.Sabalenka has reached the semifinalsor better at each of the other three Grand Slam.
French Open: Djokovic overcomes Davidovich Fokina challenge, advances to fourth round
The two-time champion Djokovic withstood a barrage of big hitting from the 29th seed Davidovich Fokina in two richly entertaining opening sets.The Serbian then took control in the third set for a hard-earned three-hour, 36-minute victory."I knew it was going to be a very difficult match, a very physical match," Djokovic said.
MS Dhoni is very well-liked, pretty much worshipped in India: Devon Conway
Whenever he came out to bat either at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai's home ground and in away matches, the crowd was engulfed by waves of yellow jerseys and gave him a rousing reception. Eventually, MS Dhoni captained Chennai to their fifth IPL title with a four-wicket victory over Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
French Open: Mertens trounces Pegula in straight sets, advances to fourth round
Mertens has now won all three of her encounters against Pegula, who was a quarter-finalist in Paris last year, including a streak of 15 straight games. The Belgian is into the last 16 at Roland-Garros for a second straight year, and a third time overall (2018, 2022 and 2023). She has now tallied 13 second-week runs across her 25 career Grand Slam main-draw appearances.
PM Modi congratulates Indian junior hockey team for Men's Junior Asia Cup title win
The Indian team beat nemesis Pakistan 2-1 in a thrilling final match of the Men's Junior Asia Cup 2023 in Salalah, Oman on Thursday night for the title. Early goals by Angad Bir Singh (13') and Araijeet Singh Hundal (20') ensured India remained in command of the game while some outstanding saves by goalkeeper Shashikumar Mohith Honnenahalli kept India in the lead throughout the match.
'We are distressed and disturbed', 1983 World Cup winners express solidarity with protesting wrestlers
Prominent Indian wrestlers including Olympians Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, and Vinesh Phogat have been demanding the arrest of Brij Bhushan, over sexual harassment of female athletes, including a minor. The 1983 team, which includes Kapil Dev, Mohinder Amarnath, and Kris Srikkanth among others, said that they were "distressed and disturbed" by the "unseemly visuals" of the wrestlers being manhandled.
French Open: 'I want to win 25, if possible', says 16-year-old Andreeva Mirra
The youngest player to reach the third round in Paris since 15-year-old Sesil Karatantcheva reached the 2005 quarterfinals, Andreeva won her fifth match in straight sets on Thursday (through qualifying and main draw), downing French hope Diane Parry to set a clash with sixth seed American Coco Gauff.
Thailand Open: Kiran George loses to France's Popov in quarterfinals
Kiran George had defeated third seed Shi Yu Qi of China in the first round and then got the better of another Chinese shuttler, Weng Hong Yang in the pre-quarters. Playing in a quarterfinal of a BWF World Tour Super 500 event for the first time, Kiran George, the Odisha Open 2022 winner, conceded an early lead as the French player surged to a 5-0 lead.
Arrest WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh by June 9: Haryana 'mahapanchayat'
A collective and unanimous decision in this regard was taken at the ;mahapanchayat' held in Haryana's Kurukshetra town on the future strategy of wrestlers' protest. A day earlier a 'mahapanchayat' was held in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar where it was decided that a delegation would meet President Droupadi Murmu to seek justice for the wrestlers.
French Open: Zverev makes winning return, reaches third round
Zverev is a two-time semifinalist in Paris, having suffered a right ankle injury against Rafael Nadal in the last four last year. Twelve months on and the 26-year-old is fully fit and firing again at Roland Garros.
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