Novak Djokovic claimed his seventh Wimbledon men’s singles title by beating Australia’s Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Centre Court on Sunday. This was also the Serbian star's 21st Grand Slam singles title. Djokovic took charge of the match late in the third set, then used his signature mix of relentless steeliness and hardcore discipline to keep the 40th-ranked Kyrgios, who found it challenging to keep up the pace, at bay to win the match in 3 hours 1 minute. Djokovic stated after the match, "This tournament has a special place in my heart because it's always been my
At age 23-year-old Elena Rybakia from Kazakhstan became the first player representing the Central Asian nation to win a Grand Slam singles title. She defeated Ons Jabeur from Tunisia by 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the Wimbledon finals on July 9. Born in Moscow, Rybakina is the youngest woman to win the Wimbledon title since 2011, when Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic broke the record first. Rybakina would not have been permitted to play at this year's Wimbledon if she hadn't switched allegiances from Russia to Kazakhstan four years ago. Her win at Wimbledon was the first by a woman ranked outside
At Wimbledon, Ons Jabeur became the first Arab or North African woman to reach a Grand Slam singles semifinal by rallying from a set down to defeat Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic 3-6, 6-1, 6-1. Jabeur, who lost both of her previous Grand Slam quarterfinal matches in straight sets, was slow to start against Bouzkova. Third-seeded player Jennifer Capriati lost her opening set in the tournament against a motivated Czech opponent In recent years, Jabeur has set record after record for Arab players. It was her first Grand Slam quarterfinals at the Australian Open in 2020. She became th
Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra secured his first top-3 finish at the celebrated Diamond League Meeting with a national record-breaking effort but narrowly missed the 90m mark on Thursday. World champion Anderson Peters of Grenada won the contest with a best throw of 90.3 in his third attempt. The 24-year-old Chopra’s opening throw of 89.94m, just 6cm short of the 90m mark, the gold level in the world of javelin throw and that attempt resulted in his best as he finished second. His other throws measured 84.37m, 87.46m, 84.77m, 86.67, and 86.84m. Chopra had finished second in the Paa
P.V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal, two stalwarts of Indian badminton, faced different fates at the Malaysia Open Super 750 tournament, with the former advancing to the second round and the latter crashing out after losing her opener. In 37 minutes, Sindhu defeated Thailand's world number 10 Pornpawee Chochuwong 21-13 21-17, but London Olympic bronze medalist Saina lost to the 33rd-ranked American Iris Wang 11-21 17-21. In the next round, Sindhu will face Phittayaporn Chaiwan, a 21-year-old from Thailand who ranked number one in the world junior rankings and participated in the Uber Cup team.
Tamil Nadu Government and the All India Chess Federation on Saturday signed an agreement for hosting the 44th Chess Olympiad in the ancient coastal town of Mamallapuram, to be held from July 28 to August 10. The agreement was signed in the presence of Chief Minister M K Stalin. A day before, the government set up 18 Working Committees headed by senior officials and Director General of Police Sylendra Babu to look after the preparations for the mega event. The committees include transport, hospitality, food, electricity, sponsorship, media and publicity, security, medical services, and orga
P. V. Sindhu and HS Prannoy will lead the Indian challenge at the Malaysian Open Super 750 tournament starting on Tuesday. Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, got ousted in the first round at the Indonesia Open Super 1000 earlier this month and will have to recover soon from this defeat before she begins her crusade against the mighty Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand. While Sindhu boasts a 5-3 head-to-head count against Chochuwong, the Indian has been defeated by the Thai world number 10 three times in their last five encounters, making their contest highly exciting. If she can overcome
India's Karman Kaur Thandi claimed the crown at the final of the ITF women's 25K Tournament at the Tennis Project in Baliawas on Sunday, beating World no.3 junior Belgium's Sofia Costoulas 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 in a majestic clash that lasted three hours. In the first set, Karman showed grit and determination as she bounced back from 2-4 down and moved on to win four games in a row to take the set at 6-4. Sofia, who reached the singles final at the Australian Open 2022, attacked well and leveled the match, winning the second set 2-6. Karman was most powerful in the third set, destroying her riv
Australia’s former cricketer Lisa Sthalekar became the first female president of FICA. The executive committee of the organization appointed her during a meeting in Switzerland, the first in-person meeting since the outbreak began. For the post of the FICA president, she was shortlisted with other four former cricketers Barry Richard, Jimmy Adams, and Vikram Solanki. In her career, she played 8 Tests, 125 ODIs, and 54 T20Is for the country between 2001 to 2013. She ended her cricket career with a World Cup win. She was inducted into the Australian cricket hall of fame last year and has b
On Sunday, Fabio Quartararo, the reigning world champion, won the German MotoGP despite feeling unwell despite leading the standings. At a scorching Sachsenring, Yamaha rider Max Verstappen led from Johann Zarco, who finished second, and Jack Miller, from Australia, finished third. In the opening corner, Quartararo snatched the lead from Bagnaia, who started pole and never looked back. However, he revealed that he had been ill all weekend. He said, “I am tired, I was sick most of the weekend and was coughing during the race, but I am super happy”. Quartararo now has back-to-back vic