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French Open: Sabalenka starts strong, beats Kostyuk to enter second round
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The win extends Sabalenka's 2023 win-loss record to 30-5. She has reached at least the quarterfinals at seven of the eight tournaments she has contested before Roland Garros, and the final at five of them. The 25-year-old will next take the winner of the match between Panna Udvardy and Iryna Shymanovich.
Protesting wrestlers detained, DCW chief condemns Delhi Police action
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"This is @BajrangPunia. He is also an Olympics medalist and PadmaShri, Khel Ratna awardee. He has put his entire career on risk to fight for justice for women wrestlers. He too has been dragged and detained by Delhi Police!," Swati Maliwal wrote in another tweet while sharing the picture of Punia being detained.
FIH Pro League: India slip to second spot after loss to Great Britain
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The victory in an entertaining encounter took Great Britain to the top of the Pro League table. They now have 22 points from nine matches, five outright wins and four draws and three shoot-out bonus points, while India slipped to second position with 19 points from 10 matches with five wins, two wins in shoot-outs and three defeats.
French Open: Chase for title at Roland Garros involves a four-way battle for No.1 rankings
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The Spaniard has dominated the only clay court Grand Slam event like no one else, winning a record 14 men's singles titles among a record 22 Grand Slam titles that he shares with Novak Djokovic. The 14 titles that the Nadal's withdrawal from the French Open due to an injury has created a sense of unpredictability in the men's singles event, which has never been experienced in nearly two decades.
Malaysia Masters: Prannoy reaches final, Sindhu bows out in semifinals
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World No.9 Prannoy received a walkover in his semifinal clash after Indonesi's Christian Adinata pulled out with an injury towards the end of the first game. It will be his first Malaysia Masters final.
IPL 2023 Final: In battle between Mentor Dhoni and protege Hardik, CSK face Gujarat Titans
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Interestingly both these sides -- CSK and GT -- had kicked off the season at the same venue, so IPL 2023 has come full circle.
Tennis: Arnav Paparkar, Sai Janvi lift titles in Ramesh Desai Memorial U-16 C'ship
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In a well-contested Boys' Final, qualifier Paparkar of Pune came back from the loss of the first set to score an upset win over fourth-ranked Samarth Sahita of Mumbai 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in a nearly 2-hour match in the event organised by Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) and Kolhapur District Tennis Association (KDLTA) and sponsored by DY Patil.
'I felt like we left something behind in 2019', says Cummins ahead of 2023 Ashes challenge
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While Australia managed to retain the urn in the 2019 series, they missed out on the opportunity to win the Ashes in England for the first time since 2001. In that series, Australia had the lead twice, but England bounced back every time to equal the scoreline.
IPL 2023: 'Look like it's just breakfast for him', says Hardik on Gill making habit of scoring 100s
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Gill slammed a majestic 129 with the help of ten sixes and seven fours while taking Mumbai's bowlers to cleaners all over the park as Gujarat posted 223/3, which is also his third century of the ongoing season, thus leading the side's 62-run win over Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 2 and set up a meeting with Chennai Super Kings in Sunday's final.
IPL 2023: JioCinema sets concurrency world record with 2.57 cr viewers during Qualifier 2
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Gill's knock and Titans skipper Hardik Pandya's late flurry rocketed the platform past the World Record equalled by JioCinema in the Qualifier 1 between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans on Tuesday night and first set during India vs New Zealand Semi-Final in the ICC 2019 World Cup. JioCinema's IPL 2023 presentation has.
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