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Swiatek wins second straight WTA Stuttgart title
Top seed Swiatek defeated world No. 2 Sabalenka 6-3, 6-4 after one hour and 50 minutes, in a rematch of last year's final on the indoor clay, capturing her 13th career singles title, reports Xinhua. I wanted to win really badly, but I knew I couldn't focus on that and just had to keep doing my job as I did in previous matches Swiatek said.
River Plate extend winning run to nine game
Barco gave the hosts the lead in the 17th minute when he fired a long-range effort into the top-right corner, reports Xinhua. Independiente were reduced to 10 men after Damian Perez was shown a second yellow card for a bad foul on Nacho Fernandez. Colombian striker Borja doubled the advantage with a low strike 10 minutes from time.
Wrestling mess: 'From podium to footpath', Vinesh Phogat shares 'disheartening' pic
"It was tough, all wrestlers were awake till late night. They were sharing messages on social medal, requesting other wrestlers and people of India to join them in Jantar Mantar on Monday," sources told IANS. Vinesh took to Twitter to share a photo of the protesting wrestlers sleeping in footpath. "Podium se footpath tak? Aadhi rat khule asmaan k niche nyay ki aas may? (From podium to footpath. In the hope of justice under the open sky at midnight)."
Leverkusen edge Leipzig in Bundesliga
The Red Bulls assumed control from the start and staged a lively opening period as Kevin Kampl and Josko Gvardiol came close in quick succession, reports Xinhua news agency. Leipzig dominated possession and attempted some long-range efforts, while Leverkusen defended deep and looked for counterattack opportunities.
Sachin is technically the best batter that I've ever seen and played with or against: Ricky Ponting
"I've said forever Sachin's technically the best batter that I've ever seen and played with or against. Whatever plan that we came up with as a bowling group, he found a way to combat it, whether it was in India or Australia."It's hard to rank and judge players as everyone is different and everyone plays the game differently. But certainly, through the generation that I played, he was technically the best player that I saw," said Ponting in an episode of 'The ICC Review' show on the eve of Tendulkar's 50th birthday.
Table tennis: Wang Chuqin, Wang Manyu crowned again at WTT Champions Macao
In the men's singles final, 22-year-old Wang Chuqin defended his title after closing out a dominant 4-0 win over double Olympic gold medalist Ma Long 12-10, 11-1, 11-8, 11-7. Both players flew out of the starting blocks at top speed, but Ma failed to capitalise on several opportunities, leaving second seed Wang enough room to race 2-0 in front.Frustrated by the opening stages of the match, Ma struggled to get back on track while Wang remained focused and approached each point with excellent balance to inch closer to victory, reports Xinhua.
Kiptum wins London Marathon men's race with second fastest time in history
Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya finished first in the London Marathon men's race here on Sunday with a winning time of 2:01:25, the second quickest in history. In the women's elite race, the 5,000m and 10,000 Olympic champion Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands won her marathon debut in style by clocking in 2:18:33, reports Xinhua. Kiptum, 23, burst onto the stage at the end of last year as he set the fourth-fastest time on the world all-time list of 2:01:53 in his marathon debut in Valencia, Spain.
IPL 2023: Chennai go atop points table with emphatic 49-run win over Kolkata
After Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane and Shivam Dube struck half-centuries and carted Kolkata's bowlers all over the park in posting the highest IPL total at this venue, where they were greeted by a sea of yellow in the stands, Jason Roy and Rinku Singh struck valiant half-centuries for KKR. But they were not enough to chase down a massive total as Kolkata slumped to their fourth straight defeat in the competition.
Archery World Cup: Indian men's recurve team bags silver; India ends campaign with 4 medals
China raced into a 4-0 lead, edging ahead in the first set before a dominant second set took advantage of some loose Indian arrows. But the Indian team of Atanu Das, Dhiraj Bommadevara, and Tarundeep Rai fought back to clinch the third and forced a shoot-off after China, needing a nine to seal gold, could only muster an eight in fourth round.
IPL 2023: Rahane, Conway, Dube slam fifties, propel Chennai to 235/4 against Kolkata
Conway continued his impressive show while Dube attacked spinners effortlessly and Rahane went after both pace and spin, timing his shots magnificently as Chennai posted the highest IPL score at this venue and against Kolkata. After a blistering 73-run opening partnership Rahane and Dube shared a fantastic stand of 85 runs off 32 balls for the third wicket, giving many fans wearing the yellow jersey in stadium enthralling moments.
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