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Alexander Zverev’s moment finally arrives, wins first Major with victory over Cobolli at Roland Garros | Tennis

New Delhi: Alexander Zverev's moment has finally arrived as he ended his ever-lasting wait for a Grand Slam title with a win over Italy's Flavio Cobolli in the French Open final on Sunday, June 7. Zverev overturned the heartbreaks of the past to win the final in a thrilling five-set final at Roland Garros. He was termed as the best player to not have won a Grand Slam title, and the tag stayed with him as he has endured so many heartbreaks. He lost out in three Grand Slam finals but had his moment finally arrive with a win in…

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Jun

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Christian Eriksen once again collapses holding his heart, referee calls off match | WATCH VIDEO | Football

New Delhi: Denmark international Christian Eriksen once again suffered a heart-related problem during the match against Ukraine at Nature Energy Park in Odense on Sunday evening. He marked the second instance in Eriksen’s career. Earlier, during the Euros 2020, the 34-year-old collapsed on the ground as well, sending the football world into shock.  This time around, in the 65th minute of the match, Eriksen went down on the pitch. The midfielder appeared to clutch his chest before collapsing, prompting immediate concern among players, officials and spectators. The medical team was called in immediately and the referee called off the game…

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MCC ends silence on Lord’s pitch, which saw England beat New Zealand in 996 balls in first Test | Cricket

New Delhi: The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) ended its silence on the controversial pitch at Lord's ground for the first Test match between New Zealand and England, which was ended in just 996 balls as the hosts won the clash on Sunday, June 7. The custodian of the laws of cricket released a statement over the pitch and was left 'naturally frustrated'. "We recognise that the pitch for this Test has shown more variable bounce than we would have wanted," MCC said. "We hold ourselves to the highest standards and are naturally frustrated when a surface falls short of those…

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Jun

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End of road for Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shan Masood? PCB mulls of major changes after Bangladesh drubbing | Cricket

New Delhi: The Pakistan Cricket Board is reportedly mulling to remove the Test team's head coach, Sarfaraz Ahmed and captain Shan Masood from their roles after the team's horror 2-0 drubbing by Bangladesh. A PTI report quoted a source saying that the PCB held talks with former cricketers Younis Khan and Mohammad Hafeez for taking some key posts with the national team. "I can confirm that Younis Khan and Muhammad Hafeez have both had talks with PCB officials about joining the board in key positions. But things have yet to be finalised," the source said as quoted by the news…

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Tamim Iqbal officially elected as BCB president, becomes youngest to take the post | Cricket

New Delhi: Former Bangladesh cricketer Tamim Iqbal was officially elected as the Bangladesh Cricket Board President on Sunday, June 7. Tamim was serving as the interim head of the BCB after the government had dissolved the BCB board of directors earlier in April.  The government took the decision to dissolve the board after a five-member investigation committee recommended action following its probe into allegations surrounding the BCB elections held in October last year. Meanwhile, Tamim has become the youngest-ever BCB president at the age of 37. Tamim spoke on the turbulent times for Bangladesh cricket. "What has happened over the…

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Jun

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What exactly happened to Max Verstappen at Monaco GP? Red Bull driver reveals after retirement | Formula-1

New Delhi: Max Verstappen and Red Bull endured a nightmare at the start of the Monaco Grand Prix as the four-time champion was forced to retire early in the 78-lapped race at the Crown Jewel on Sunday, June 7. Verstappen was on the front row for the race after taking the second position in Saturday's qualifying. However, the Red Bull driver was forced to retire his car at the end of the opening lap after finding power issues at the start of the race. He parked his Red Bull tilted to the right to stop the Ferraris of Lewis Hamilton…

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Jun

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Manav Suthar special leads India after gigantic batting effort; what major record he has in sights now? | Cricket

New Delhi: Manav Suthar led the charge with the ball as he scalped three wickets on his India debut during the second day of the one-off Test against Afghanistan on Sunday, June 7. Suthar displayed his brilliance as he made the ball talk with his drift and spin, accounting for three Afghanistan batters after India made 564/8d batting first. Suthar's impressive debut It was a pretty strong debut for left-arm spin-bowling all-rounder Suthar, who made his way into the Indian side after a long domestic grind. He took three of the first five wickets to fall. Suthar claimed his maiden…

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WTC 2025-27 updated points table after England register commanding win over New Zealand at Lord’s | Cricket

New Delhi: England handed New Zealand a drubbing in the first Test of the three-match series at the iconic Lord's as Gus Atkinson and Ollie Robinson starred with the ball in a 115-run victory. Making a return after a long time, Robinson took Test cricket like fish to water as he scalped five wickets in the first innings before taking another two in the second on what was a bowler-friendly surface at the Home of Cricket. He traded the fifer with Atkinson, who took 5/30 in the second innings as the visitors were bowled out for 138 in their pursuit…

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IND vs AFG Test: Rahmat Shah creates history, becomes first Afghanistan player to massive milestone | Cricket

New Delhi: Afghanistan star batter Rahmat Shah etched his name into the history books as he completed his 1000 runs in the format during the one-off Test against India at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur. Shah achieved the milestone on Day 2 of the clash on June 7 as Afghanistan were tasked with replying to a massive score of 564/8d by India. While Afghanistan lost a few early wickets, Shah put up a fight as he became the first player from his nation to get to 1000 runs in Test cricket. Afghanistan started playing Tests only in…

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For first time in 25 years! Indian spinners lack experience, register major record during Afghanistan Test | Cricket

New Delhi: The Indian spinners have registered a major milestone in the dearth of experienced spin options during their one-off Test match against Afghanistan in Mullanpur. Following a hectic white-ball schedule, the Indian team is back in action for the red-ball format as they look to bounce back from their 2-0 series loss to South Africa.  India are now into the post Ravichandran Ashwin era after the Tamil Nadu all-rounder's retirement during the Border-Gavaskar series 2024-25. However, they are also missing the experienced Ravindra Jadeja, who was not picked for either the Tests or the three ODIs against Afghanistan. While…

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