Jabeur won 15 of 16 points on Pera's second serve. Jabeur, the runner-up at Wimbledon last year, advanced to the quarterfinals at Roland Garros for the first time in her career. Jabeur also struggled with her serve but managed to save eight of the 12 break points she faced
06 June,2023 09:00 AM IST | AP | PTI"We do have technical or tactical changes that we discuss with the players because I believe that the player has a method and style of play. We don't change that much and we try to refine that"
06 June,2023 08:55 AM IST | IANSOlympian Aditi ended two shots behind the ultimate winner, Rose Zhang, who grabbed the title in her maiden tournament as a professional. Zhang shot 70-69-66-74 to be 9-under and beat Jennifer Kupcho (71-70-69-69) on the second playoff hole
06 June,2023 08:48 AM IST | IANSRahane last played a Test for India in January 2022 on a tour of South Africa and was subsequently dropped from the side post a lean run of form. He returned to the domestic cricket grind, starting with the Duleep Trophy in September 2022, making 250 runs in five innings, including an unbeaten 207 for West Zone
06 June,2023 08:44 AM IST | IANSRed Bull’s Max Verstappen put on another dominant performance to win Sunday’s race from pole position, but Mercedes took a big step forward with Lewis Hamilton finishing second and teammate George Russell third to give the team its first double podium finish of the season
06 June,2023 08:38 AM IST | AP | PTIThe moral-boosting win must have fired up the hunger for Prannoy, India’s most consistent singles player at the moment. However, things won’t be any easier for him as he opens against Japan’s third seed Kodai Naraoka
06 June,2023 08:36 AM IST | PTIAppearing in her first Grand Slam since becoming a mother, the 28-year-old, who is married to French tennis showman Gael Monfils, has made the last eight in Paris for a fourth time
06 June,2023 08:33 AM IST | AFP“I have always said, with six Test matches [including five in the Ashes], it is better to be slightly underdone than overdone. I am talking from a bower’s point of view. So, I want to be physically fresh
06 June,2023 08:28 AM IST | PTIGreen, inarguably, was Australia’s stand-out player in this year’s IPL, scoring 452 runs from 16 innings at a strike rate north of 160, which also includes a 47-ball ton that took Mumbai Indians to the play-offs
06 June,2023 08:25 AM IST | PTIThe Catalan club is continuing to work on restructuring its finances to make sure it could afford Messi
06 June,2023 08:21 AM IST | AP | PTIReal will meanwhile go into the off-season with a need to boost its attack. Benzema, the team’s top striker in recent seasons and last year’s Ballon d’Or winner, decided this weekend that he will not be back after 14 years at the club
06 June,2023 08:18 AM IST | Agencies“England in general, is pretty challenging conditions for the batters, but as long as you are prepared to have a good grind, you know, you can have some success as a batter. One thing I realised batting [in 2021] was you are never in actually because the weather keeps changing a lot
06 June,2023 08:13 AM IST | IANSSmith, who led the side when regular skipper Pat Cummins returned home to be with his ailing mother, said on Monday: “The two best teams are playing in the final, it’s great”
06 June,2023 07:15 AM IST | London | Debasish DattaHead coach Rahul Dravid on Monday insisted his team is not feeling any pressure going into the World Test Championship final against Australia, despite not having won an ICC title in ten years
05 June,2023 09:45 PM IST | London | mid-day online correspondentIndia wicketkeeper KS Bharat said he has got a 'lot of insights' about keeping in England from former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni during the recently-concluded IPL
05 June,2023 09:14 PM IST | London | mid-day online correspondentStar Australia batter Steve Smith on Monday expressed his concern over the future of red-ball cricket ahead of the high-profile World Test Championship (WTC) final against India beginning on Wednesday
05 June,2023 06:29 PM IST | London | mid-day online correspondentYash Dayal is best known for being at the receiving end of KKR's Rinku Singh's five consecutive sixes in the recently-concluded IPL
05 June,2023 05:10 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondentRising all-rounder Cameron Green's game-changing potential is well-recognized by his Australian teammates, who feel that his presence around the team has changed and got a new meaning following his success in Indian sub-continent in the last four months
05 June,2023 11:32 AM IST | London | mid-day online correspondentWest Indies beat United Arab Emirates by seven wickets with 88 balls to spare at their first bilateral ODI series, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series here on Sunday
05 June,2023 10:37 AM IST | Sharjah | mid-day online correspondentAhead of the World Test Championship final against India, Australia star opener David Warner has expressed belief in his form stating that he has been practising in the nets better than ever before
05 June,2023 10:00 AM IST | London | mid-day online correspondentAustralia adopted a no tour match policy since their tour of Pakistan last year
05 June,2023 08:13 AM IST | London | AgenciesADVERTISEMENT
Sania Mirza talks about her retirement and how injuries are one of the major ones. SHe also spoke about spending more time with her son. She said if Dhoni and Sachin can retire? Sania can as well and how new generation needs to be given a chance as well!
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Superstar striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, known for his sharp volleys, both verbal and goal-bound, hangs his boots
06 June,2023 07:28 AM IST | Milan | AgenciesLionel Messi left Barcelona after 17 successful seasons in which he helped the Catalan club win 35 titles, including four Champions Leagues, 10 Spanish leagues and seven Copa del Reys
Benzema, the team’s top striker in recent seasons and last year's Ballon d’Or winner, decided this weekend that he will not be back after 14 years at the club
Beatriz becomes first Brazilian woman in 55 years to enter a Grand Slam quarter-final after epic three-hour, 51-minute battle with Spain’s Sorribes
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