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US Open champion Emma Raducanu to make Citi Open debut
"I'm thrilled that the Citi Open is bringing back its WTA tournament and I'm really excited to compete on the courts in DC for the first time. The past year has been an unforgettable time in my tennis career and I look forward to adding new memories in Washington this summer," said Raducanu in a WTA statement.
Sakshi, Divya, Mansi bag gold medals in ranking series wrestling in Kazakhstan
Mansi bagged the other gold for India in the women's 57kg wrestling while Pooja claimed the bronze medal in the 76 kg category on the second day of the competition. Earlier on the opening day, Indian wrestler Neeraj won the 63kg Greco Roman bronze medal on Thursday. Sakshi, who won a bronze medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics in 58 kg, defeated the experienced Irina Kuznetsova of Kazakhstan by fall (VFA) 7-4.
2020-21 Border-Gavaskar series win inspired young cricketers, brought country together, says Pujara
Pujara played a massive role in India's win in twin Test tours of Australia. During the 2018-19 summer Down Under, he stood strong against the famed Australian trio of Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood to walk away with the Man of the Series award after scoring 521 runs from seven innings.
I am looking forward to working with Erik ten Hag, says Manchester United's Ronaldo
The 37-year-old Ronaldo has caught the eye at Old Trafford even in a disappointing season, scoring 24 goals across all competitions and netting various individual awards including his fourth Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award. In a video released by Manchester United, Ronaldo outlined his happiness and stressed Ten Hag needs time to implement the necessary changes to make the club a credible force again.
CLOSE-IN: The new high-octane cricket spectators
The new-found spectators view the match as a spectacle. They have become lazy as viewers as they have the option of watching the live incidents of the ground a few minutes later on the big screens. The interesting viewers are the VIPs and those in the corporate boxes, who are there to get seen and for social interaction for a business or a financial deal.
Nothing wrong with Virat's technique, sometimes you also need a bit of luck: Azhar
However, Azhar felt it's a matter of time before Kohli rediscovers his form, adding that just one century for the cricketer will get him firing again. Kohli has endured a long lean path, having not scored a century since November 2019 in any of the three formats. He then endured a poor IPL 2022 season, scoring 341 runs from 16 matches at 22.73, even though he is the highest-ever run-getter in a single IPL season, when he scored 973 in 2016 for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
1st Test, Day 1: New Zealand strike back to maintain balance against England
A total of 17 wickets fell on Day 1 as both England and New Zealand seamers put in a similarly incisive performance with the ball at Lord's helpful surface. England pacers wreaked havoc to bowl out New Zealand for 132 and they looked in a solid position to control the first Test. Their openers started off well, first seeing off the brief session before Tea without any hiccups.
Barbados Royals celebrate Anderson, Broad's professional longevity; images goes viral
On Friday, Caribbean Premier League (CPL) side Barbados Royals took their 'longevity' to an altogether different level, positing 'images' of the two bowlers -- who share in the vicinity of 1,200 Test wickets among themselves -- in circa 2053 when Anderson would be nearly 70 years old and Broad around 66.
Nobody can predict future, I won't give up: Rahane on his Team India 'comeback
Senior pros Cheteshwar Pujara and Rahane didn't find a place in the India squad for the two-Test home series against Sri Lanka, played in March. However, based on his impressive performances in the County Championship, Pujara made a comeback into the India squad for the for the rescheduled Test against England, scheduled to be played from July 1 in Birmingham.
French Open: Coco Gauff reaches first Grand Slam singles final
Less than three full years after she played in her first Grand Slam tournament, American teenager Coco Gauff will play for one of the four biggest trophies in tennis on Saturday at the French Open. The American bids to become the seventh player all-time to win the girls' and women's singles titles in Paris, but to do it, she'll have to snap the 34-match unbeaten run of World No.1 Iga Swiatek.
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