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Fourth Seed Holger Rune Crashes Out Of US Open After losing To Roberto Carballes Baena

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Danish fourth seed Holger Rune in action.© AFP Danish fourth seed Holger Rune crashed out of the US Open on Monday, losing in four sets to Spanish journeyman Roberto Carballes Baena. Rune, beaten in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon by Carlos Alcaraz, succumbed 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in 2hr 42min. Carballes Baena, a clay-court specialist ranked…

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Neeraj Chopra And Arshad Nadeem: A Look At The Rivalry Between The Javelin Throw Stars In Numbers

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With each passing global/continental athletics event, the rivalry between Indian Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra and Pakistan’s Commonwealth Games champion Arshad Nadeem is becoming one of the most exciting match-ups in world athletics. Rivalries between athletes/teams from two countries who are neighbours and a shared history, have always been one of the most intriguing aspects…

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Roberto Mancini Eyes Asian Cup As He Seals Lucrative Saudi Move

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Roberto Mancini said he hoped to lead Saudi Arabia to Asian Cup victory within months as he signed a multi-million dollar deal on Monday, just a fortnight after quitting as Italy coach. The former Inter Milan and Manchester City boss held up a green shirt that read “Mancini 2027” after inking a contract to stay…

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India Win Inaugural Womens 5s Asia Cup, Defeat Thailand 7-2 In Final

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The victorious Indian women’s hockey team.© Twitter The Indian Women’s Hockey Team won the inaugural Women’s Hockey5s Asia Cup on Monday, which also served as Asia’s qualifying tournament for the Women’s Hockey 5s World Cup 2024, defeating Thailand 7-2 in the all-important Final. Subsequently, India qualified for the FIH Women Hockey 5s World Cup Oman…

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Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior Out For Over A Month With Hamstring Injury

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File photo of Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior© AFP Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior is out for up to six weeks with a hamstring injury, Spanish media reports said Monday. Los Blancos confirmed the Brazilian’s injury in a statement but did not specify his expected absence time. Vinicius limped off injured against Celta Vigo on Friday…

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“Arshad Nadeem Is A Big Fan Of Neeraj Chopra”: Neeraj’s Uncle Bhim Chopra

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Arshad Nadeem (left) and Neeraj Chopra after World Athletics Championships jevelin throw final.© AFP India’s ace javelin star Neeraj Chopra’s family praised him for his exceptional performance in the World Athletics Championships 2023 and talked about the rivalry with Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem. Neeraj recorded his best throw of 88.17 m in his second attempt managing…

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From ‘Just Participating’ To Winning Medals With Fire In The Belly – Gagan Narang Traces Change In Indian Sport

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India’s three ace javelin throwers (from left) Kishore Jena, Neeraj Chopra and DP Manu.© AFP/Twitter Neeraj Chopra put Indian sport on world map once again as he won a gold medal at the World Athletics Championship. With a throw of 88.17m in the javelin throw final, Chopra won the maiden World Athletics Gold Medal By…

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“I Still Like Encounters”: Virat Kohli Lets Out War Cry Ahead Of World Cup 2023

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Sta India batter Virat Kohli is all set for the upcoming ODI World Cup challenge. The tournament this year will be hosted in India. It will kick off on October 5 with the final match taking place on November 19. While admitting that pressure will be there during the mega event, Kohli said that not…

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