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India overtake Australia to become No. 1 Test side ahead of WTC final
Australia's reign at the top of the Men's Test Rankings comes to an end after 15 months with India going past the Aussies ahead of next month's ICC World Test Championship Final. India currently sits at the top of the ladder with 121 points, with Australia in the second spot with 116 points.
Madrid Open: Tsitsipas beats Baez to reach last-16, Fritz moves past Garin
In a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 victory, Tsitsipas improved to 8-2 on clay this season as he continues his bid to return to the semifinals at the ATP Masters 1000 event for the third time.
Tsitsipas will next face home favorite Bernabe Zapata Miralles, who continued his dream run at the Caja Magica with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory against qualifier Roman Safiullin.
If the Greek can win his third ATP Masters 1000 title this week, he could rise as high as No. 3 in the ATP Rankings and move within 1,000 points of World No. 1 Novak Djokovic.
Nepal beat UAE in ACC Premier Cup to qualify for Asia Cup 2023
After a win over UAE, Nepal will take the last spot in Group A, alongside India and Pakistan, with the Asia Cup slated to take place in September. The top three finishes of Nepal, UAE, and Oman at the Premier Cup mean they will also feature in the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in July, where they will take on 'A' Teams of five Full Members in the region.
'It wasn't the nicest thing to see': Kumble on Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir ugly brawl
Batting first, RCB mustered 126/9 in 20 overs in a game that was briefly disrupted by rain. Skipper Faf du Plessis emerged the top scorer with 44 while his opening partner Virat Kohli contributed 31. The duo put on 62 runs in nine overs.
Belgian Brecel crowned Snooker World Champion
Brecel, 28, had never won a match at the Crucible Theatre before this year's tournament but shocked seven-time champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 13-10 in the quarterfinals, winning the last seven frames consecutively, reports Xinhua. After coming from behind to defeat Chinese rookie Si Jiahui in the semifinals, Brecel established a final showdown with Selby and managed to hold a 9-8 overnight lead, even though his 39-year-old opponent made the first-ever 147 in a World Championship final last night.
China's Zhang upsets Norrie to reach ATP Madrid Open last 16
The 26-year-old Zhang, who stunned Canadian player Denis Shapovalov in the second round, pulled off an even bigger upset against world No. 13 Norrie, rallying from one set down to win the match 2-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2), reports Xinhua."I'm so happy, I didn't expect it before the match," Zhang said. "Especially since I was able to grit my teeth in the second and third sets after losing the first 6-2 so quickly." Zhang finished the intense match with 32 winners and only 21 unforced errors, while Norrie had 32 unforced errors.
Medvedev moves into ATP Madrid Open last-16 with 300th career win
The 27-year-old, who is second seed in the tournament, lost the opening set 6-4 to Alexander Shevchenko, who is currently ranked 96th in the world, but rallied to take the second set 6-1 and went on to win the third set 7-5 in a match that lasted two hours and 42 minutes, reports Xinhua. The win was the 300th in his professional career and books him a fourth round match against Asian Karatsev, who had a surprise win over 16th seed, Alex de Minaur 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
IPL 2023: Gambhir, Kohli fined 100% match fees after verbal spat
"Lucknow Super Giants' Mentor Gautam Gambhir has been fined 100 per cent of his match fee for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. "Gambhir admitted to the Level 2 offence under Article 2.21 of the IPL Code of Conduct," IPL said in a statement
La Liga: Four things we learned from Matchday 32 in Spain
Here are four things we learned after the 32nd round of matches in Spain this weekend: FULL-STRENGTH BARCA ARE A DIFFERENT BEAST Although Betis seem to be slipping away at the wrong time of the season, as demonstrated by their 4-0 defeat in Camp Nou, the fact is the return to fitness of Andreas Christensen, Pedri, Frenkie de Jong, and Ousmane Dembele has given FC Barcelona another dimension, reports Xinhua.
Swimming: China's teenager Pan breaks men's 100m freestyle Asian record
Pan, 18, led all the way to win the 100m free in 47.22 seconds, 0.34 seconds faster than the old Asian record. Wang Haoyu was second in 48.15, while Chen Juner came third in 48.94. "It is beyond my expectation," said Pan. "My time was always around 47.50 in training."Pan's result ranked first in the event's world rankings this year.
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