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Garcia, Mladenovic beat Gauff, Pegula to win French Open women's doubles title
2016 champions and French hopes Garcia and Mladenovic took 1 hour and 44 minutes to register a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 win on Court Philippe Chatrier and capture their second Roland Garros title as a team. Former WTA Doubles World No 1 Mladenovic also claimed the title alongside Timea Babos in both 2019 and 2020 and she now has won a total of four Roland Garros women's doubles titles.
Rain threat looms large over Ranji Trophy quarterfinals as knockout stage begins
After the league phase was conducted in February-March this year, where each team played a maximum of three matches as opposed to eight or nine in a pre-pandemic era tournament, eight teams - Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Mumbai, Karnataka, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand - will contest against each other for the Ranji Trophy.
Lessons drawn from Nadal's career helping me improve as a player: Swiatek
Swiatek defeated American youngster Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in the final to cap her superb clay-court season, lifting her second French Open singles trophy. Swiatek, who has won a staggering 35 consecutive matches tying Venus Williams for the best winning streak this century, said post-match that watching how Nadal has faced success and failure had helped shape her own approach to the highs and lows of life on tour,
Hungary clinch historic win over England in UEFA Nations League
Dominik Szoboszlai's second-half penalty ensured victory for Hungary, while it also meant that it was the first time England lost a match in all competitions within regular time for 23 games, with the last coming against Belgium in the UEFA Nations League in November 2020. The 21-year-old Szobszlai kept his nerve to secure all three points for the home side as he fired home his penalty with 66 minutes played after Reece James was adjudged to have fouled Zsolt Nagy, according to englandfootball.com.
IND vs SA, 1st T20I: Very close to my heart, says DDCA prez Rohan Jaitley on hosting international game at Arun Jaitley Stadium after 30 months
BCCI has allowed full capacity in stadiums for the India-South Africa T20I series which gets underway on June 9 here. The DDCA president said the upcoming first T20I is very close to his heart and asserted that adequate measures will be taken to stage the game successfully. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic had stopped all the sporting activities in March 2020 and as Delhi gears up to host the first T20I, Rohan Jaitley feels it is an interesting phase in the city's cricket.
Baolat Turlykhanov Cup: Sarita, Manisha win gold, India's tally move to nine medals
Bipasha and Sushma Shokeen also won silver and bronze, respectively, to take India's medal tally to nine medals -- five gold, one silver, and three bronze medals -- in the ranking series. Sarita, a two-time Asian champion, won all her three bouts on the day via technical superiority. Competing in the women's 59 kg category, Sarita blanked Kazakhstan's Diana Kayumova 11-0 in the opening round and then beat another local challenger Aizhan Ismagulova 12-2 in the semifinals.
Men's Hockey 5s: India beat Swiss 4-3, held 2-2 by Pakistan on opening day
The Indian men's team led by Gurinder Singh edged out the hosts Switzerland 4-3 to open their campaign in FIH Hockey 5s. Mohammed Raheel (2', 10'), Rabichandra Moirangthem (5') and captain Gurinder Singh (19') scored in India's thrilling win, while Jonas Winkler (6'), Fabio Reinhard (11'), and Patrick Kruesi (16') were the goalscorers for Switzerland.
Arsenal agree deal for Brazilian teenager Marquinhos: Reports
The 19-year-old completed a medical and agreed to personal terms after Sao Paulo accepted a 3.5 million-euro transfer fee, Globo Esporte reported on Friday. It added that Marquinhos had already bid farewell to his teammates and will begin training with the Premier League club in July, reports Xinhua. The winger made 41 first-team appearances for Sao Paulo, scoring four goals and providing three assists.
French Open 2022: Iga Swiatek overcomes Coco Gauff to clinch women's singles title
Two years ago, Swiatek shocked the field by winning her first Roland Garros title as an unseeded teenager. This time, the polish star claimed her second French Open title by winning a staggering 35th consecutive match, tying Venus Williams for the best winning streak this century. Venus' historic run of 35 straight victories came in 2000. If Swiatek manages to win her next match, she will hold the best winning streak of the century alone.
Tevez 'ready' for coaching move
"I made the decision that I'm going to be a manager," Tevez told Argentine television programme Animales Sueltos, Xinhua reports. "I'm ready to do it now. I'm learning how to communicate. It's something I have to prepare for. I'm not going to accept a job with any old club and just tell the players they have to win or we're all in trouble. I have to give the players the necessary tools to win."
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