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China's Zhang Zhizhen makes history reaching second round at French Open
Amid waving Chinese flags on Court 5 in Roland Garros, Zhang started the match strong, breaking Lajovic four times to sweep the first set. "I performed well today, I kept my cool at crucial moments and made few unforced errors," said Zhang, reflecting on his victory.
JioCinema breaks world record with over 3.2 cr viewers during IPL final
During Qualifier 2 of the IPL 2023, JioCinema recorded over 2.57 crore concurrent viewers witnessing the sensational century by Shubhman Gill in the first innings between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians.
Golf: India's Diksha Dagar finishes sixth in the Belgian Ladies Open
Diksha closed with a bogey on the 18th for an even-par 72 in the final round and finished in a tie for sixth place on Sunday. Patricia Isabel Schmidt fired an excellent final round of 66 (-6) to win by two shots.
French Open: Top seed Alcaraz makes winning start, beats Cobolli in the opener
Italian qualifier Cobolli put up a fight in the third set and saved three match points on his own serve to hold for 4-5 against Alcaraz, then broke the Spaniard to level for 5-5. Alcaraz then nudged ahead with a break of serve for 6-5 and this time did not falter when serving for the victory, as he started his campaign on a winning note and booked.
Indian athletes excel in Europe as Jyothi Yarraji wins gold at T-Meeting 2023
In Tilburg, Jyothi Yarraji clinched the gold medal in the women's 100m hurdles event while Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalakath finished third in the men's 400m race at the T-Meeting 2023 athletics meet, on Monday.
Jubilant CSK players dedicate fifth IPL title to retiring Ambati Rayudu
In a final stretched over three days, Chennai were set a revised target of 171 in 15 overs when the rain had stopped play a few balls into their innings after the Gujarat Titans had rode on a quickfire 96 by Sai Sudharsan and a half-century by Wriddhiman Saha to post 214/4 in 20 overs. Ruturaj Giakwad said winning IPL 2023 in the final spread.
Wrestling mess: Abhinav Bindra seeks mechanism to save sportspersons across organisations
Bindra was a reaction to the police action against the protesting Indian wrestlers, who were detained by the Delhi Police on Sunday and their protest site at the Jantar Mantar dismantled by the cops.
French Open: Former finalists Stephens, Pavlyuchenkova advance; Svitolina makes winning return
The 2018 finalist Sloane Stephens took out No.16 seed Karolina Pliskova 6-0, 6-4 in 1 hour and 24 minutes in a first-round matchup between two former Top 3 players in women's singles.
Jadeja's last ball heroics help CSK beat Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets, clinch record-equalling 5th IPL title
With this thrilling win, the MS Dhoni-led CSK has now equalled Mumbai Indians' record for most (five) IPL titles. The 41-year-old Dhoni also became the joint-most successful captain (titles in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023) in tournament history along with Rohit Sharma (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022). A sensational quick-fire fifty from Sai.
French Open: Djokovic off to winning start in bid for 23rd Grand Slam title, No.1 ranking
Two-time French Open champion Djokovic, who also has a chance of becoming the first man in the history of Open Era tennis to achieve the triple career Grand Slam, dispatched Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(1) in the first round on Court Philippe Chatrier at the Roland Garros here.
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