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French Open: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova upsets 3rd seed Aryna, enters pre-quarters
World No.32 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia on Friday upset No.3 seed Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 2-6, 6-0 to reach the pre-quarterfinals of the French Open for the second time.Aryna was the highest-ranked seed remaining in the…
England only country where I can get up early, at 6 am : Smriti Mandhana
India women's team opening batter Smriti Mandhana is excited for trip to England not just because she will get to play a Test after seven years but also because it is the only country where she can sleep and get up early.Smriti said she…
French Open: Petra Kvitova saves match point to stay afloat
No.11 seed Petra Kvitova played some of her best tennis as she saved a match point in a first-round French Open match against Belgian qualifier Greet Minnen, and won 6-7(3), 7-6(5), 6-1 to stay afloat on Sunday.Had the Czech player lost it…
French Open: Spaniard Pablo Andujar rallies to upset 4th seed Dominic Thiem
Spaniard Pablo Andujar made a remarkable recovery from being two sets down, for the first time in his career, to beat a top-5 player when he shocked fourth seed Austrian Dominic Thiem 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in the first-round of French…
Ankita Raina advances to 2nd round of French Open qualifiers
India's ace woman tennis player Ankita Raina defeated Australian Arina Rodionova 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in first round of French Open qualifiers and will face Greet Minnen of Belgium in second round on Wednesday.Ankita lost the first set but came…
Coco sweeps singles and doubles titles in Parma
American tennis player Coco Gauff made a clean sweep of the titles at the Emilia-Romagna Open, as she paired with compatriot Caty McNally to win the doubles championship in Parma.The fourth-seeded team defeated the No. 2 seeds Darija Jurak…
Leclerc crashes but secures pole position in Monaco
Charles Leclerc of Ferrari crashed in the final minute of qualifying on Saturday but secured pole position for his Monaco home Grand Prix.The Monegasque clocked 1 minute 10.346 seconds around the tight 3.337km street circuit of Monte Carlo…
Juventus win record extending 14th Coppa Italia title
Federico Chiesa scored the decisive goal as Juventus sealed a record-extending 14th Coppa Italia title with a 2-1 win over Atalanta.It has been a disappointing first season in charge for coach Andrea Pirlo, with the Bianconeri knocked out…
Joshua Cheptegei fails to add world 3000m record to his kitty
Joshua Cheptegei, the world champion in 10,000 metres, failed to break long-standing men's 3000m world record in the Continental Tour Gold meeting here on Wednesday night.The 24-year-old talented runner clocked 7 minutes 33.24 seconds, a…
Asian Games shot put champ Toor gears up to crack Olympic mark
Tejinderpal Singh Toor, the Asian Games champion in men's shot put, hopes to achieve Tokyo Olympic Games qualification mark of 21.10 metres at next month's domestic competition in Bengaluru after missing international events last month due…