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Tendulkar, Buttler lead tributes to Morgan on his international retirement
Morgan called time on his 16-year international career on Tuesday, saying, "After careful deliberation and consideration, I am here to announce my retirement from international cricket with immediate effect." Having made his debut for Ireland in 2006, Morgan went on to play for England and retired as one of their greatest white-ball players.
Wimbledon 2022: Halep celebrates 10th anniversary with win; Kvitova, Badosa, Gauff advance
Simona Halep, who played majestic tennis to overcome Serena Williams and win the 2019 title, could not defend her title due to the Covid-19 pandemic. She also missed the 2021 edition due to an injury. On Tuesday, came through a tough first-round encounter against two-time quarterfinalist Karolina Muchova, the former World No.1, seeded No.16 wrapped up a comfortable 6-3, 6-2 victory in 65 minutes and reach Round 2.
ICC congratulates Eoin Morgan for a splendid career
The 35-year-old, who was instrumental in England's strong showing in limited overs games in recent years, announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday as the leading scorer for England in ODIs and T20Is. ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice praised Morgan's innovative batting and astute captaincy while wishing him all the best for the future.
Wimbledon 2022: Kyrgios pushed all the way by wild card Jubb in a five-set thriller
Kyrgios, who combined his usual big serving with the odd under-arm delivery and efficient groundstrokes with some unreliable tweeners, came back after losing the first set to take two sets to one lead. Overall, he converted five of his six break points and went on to win a tough match. The World No. 40 player in the ATP Rankings will next play 26th seed Filip Krajinovic or Czech Jiri Lehecka.
Wimbledon 2022: Nadal survives Cerundolo scare, moves to second round
Competing on grass for the first time since 2019, the Spaniard showcased his trademark fighting spirit to overcome a tricky test from Cerundolo, advancing 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 after three hours and 36 minutes. In front of a packed crowd on Centre Court, Nadal survived a mid-match comeback from the Argentine, who was making his debut at The Championships.
Wimbledon 2022: Swiatek safely through to second round
Playing her first match since bagging the French Open title earlier this month, the 21-year-old Polish won her Centre Court contest 6-0, 6-3 in 75 minutes to be safely through to the second round. Swiatek has now matched Monica Seles's 36-match winning streak from 1990. A second-round win would tie Martina Hingis's season-opening 37-match winning streak in 1997.
Malaysian Open: HS Prannoy, Satwik-Chirag move into second round; Sai Praneeth crashes out
World No 21 Prannoy, who moved up two places in the latest badminton world rankings after reaching the Indonesia Open semis earlier this month, beat world No 30 Liew Daren of Malaysia 21-14, 17-21, 21-18 in one hour and two minutes. Though Daren began the first game with a 2-0 lead, Prannoy snatched the initiative with six consecutive points.
'Hugely proud of what I have achieved': England limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan announces retirement from international cricket
During his 13-year international career with England, the 35-year-old won the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup as captain in 2019 at Lord's, the first time England Men had won the world crown. He was also part of the England team that won the 2010 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean. Morgan is the all-time leading run-scorer and most-capped player for England men in both ODI and T20I matches.
Wimbledon 2022: Andy Murray defends use of underarm serve against James Duckworth
After a slow start on Centre Court, Murray rallied past Duckworth 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the second round on Monday. The Scot will next play 20th seed John Isner, against whom he has an 8-0 ATP head-to-head record. The 35-year-old Murray used the underarm serve in the third set of his victory over Duckworth, winning the point as the Australian was left scrambling to get the ball back over the net.
Formula 1, Mercedes condemn Piquet for using racist language against Lewis Hamilton
Piquet used a derogative term in his native Portuguese when referring to seven-time champion Hamilton on a Brazilian podcast last November, which has now resurfaced in social media. An interview in which Nelson Piquet appeared to use a racist term to refer to Hamilton while discussing his win at last year's British Grand Prix has surfaced online.
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