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Jun 12, 2023

Novak Djokovic Wins French Open, Record 23rd Grand Slam Men's Singles Title

Novak Djokovic won the French Open for his 23rd Grand Slam singles title, breaking the men's record he shared with Rafael Nadal, a record that he may now own for a very long time.
Djokovic beat Norwegian Casper Ruud 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-5 in the final at Roland Garros.
Djokovic also broke Nadal's record as the oldest French Open singles champion. He became the first man to win all four tennis majors at least three times, joining three women who did so (Serena Williams, Steffi Graf and Margaret Court).

Asia Cup 2023 Set to be Played in Pakistan and Sri Lanka

After long rounds of discussion, the impasse over hosting the Asia Cup 2023 seems to getting over with Pakistan and Sri Lanka looking set to host the Asia Cup in September later this year (2023).
As per report, the Asian Cricket Council is ready to approve the hybrid model suggested by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Najam Sethi. As per the model, all India games will be played in Sri Lanka including against Pakistan.
The tournament, to be played in 50-over format as a lead up to ICC ODI World Cup, will have 13 matches including the final, which will also be played in Sri Lanka, shall India make it to the last match.
The tournament hit the impasse after India decided not to travel to Pakistan due to security reasons and demanded that the tournament be shifted to a neutral venue. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also had the support of Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh as well.

Japanese Tokito Oda Becomes Youngest Grand Slam Wheelchair Champion 2023

Japanese teenager Tokito Oda won the French Open wheelchair final and became the youngest man to win a Grand Slam tournament in any discipline, while Diede De Groot won the women's final for her 18th major singles title.
The 17-year-old Oda seeded second beat top-seeded Alfie Hewett of Britain 6-1, 6-4 on Court Philippe Chatrier for his first major title. The International Tennis Federation confirmed Oda's record, which excludes juniors, and listed his age as 17 years, 33 days.
His win avenged his defeat to seven-time major winner Hewett at the Australian Open in January.

India Clinches Maiden Women's Junior Asia Cup Title

The Indian junior women's hockey team stunned four-time champions South Korea 2-1 and clinched its maiden Asia Cup title. Annu and Neelam scored for India, while Park Seo Yeon was the lone scorer for South Korea.
Indian captain Preeti was named Player of the Match.

Australia Crowned with ICC World Test Championship 2023

Australia clinched the title of World Test Champions in a commanding fashion, securing a resounding 209-run victory over India in the thrilling WTC Final at The Oval. Travis Head and Steve Smith's remarkable centuries in the first innings laid the foundation for Australia's early control of the Test. Despite India's valiant response, the match extended to a fifth day, but they fell short of an extraordinary record chase, ultimately being bowled out for 234. Australia scripted history as they became the first men's team in world cricket to win an International Cricket Council (ICC) world title in all three formats.
Australia's ICC Title's (Men's Cricket) are 50-over World Cups: 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, Champions Trophy: 2006, 2009, T20 World Cup – 2021 and World Test Championship – 2021-23.

Iga Swiatek Retains French Open Title

Poland's Iga Swiatek won the women's final match of the French Open tennis tournament against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic in three sets, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris.
Swiatek clinched her third Roland-Garros title and joined Serena Williams (3), Monica Seles (3), Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3), Justine Henin (4), Steffi Graf (6) and Chris Evert (7) on the list of women who have become the champion in Paris at least thrice.

Jun 11, 2023

French Open: Disqualified Japanese Player Miyu Kato Claims Mixed Doubles Title with Tim Puetz

Japan's Miyu Kato became a French Open champion, four days after she was controversially disqualified from the women's doubles for accidentally hitting a ball girl. Kato and her German partner Tim Puetz defeated Bianca Andreescu and Michael Venus 4-6, 6-4, 10-6 in the mixed doubles final at Roland Garros.

Jun 10, 2023

Anurag Thakur Sends off Indian Contingent of 198 Athletes to Special Olympics World Summer Games ...

Special Olympics Bharat organised a torch run and a national send-off ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, for the Indian contingent for the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2023 Berlin, Germany which will take place between June 17, 2023 and June 25, 2023.
India sent a contingent comprising 198 Athletes and Unified partners and 57 Coaches to participate across 16 sports at the prestigious event.
The ceremony was graced by Union Minister Anurag Thakur, Department of Youth Affairs and Sports and Department of Information and Broadcasting as the chief guest for the torch run, Union Minister Smriti Irani, Department of Women and Child Development and Department of Minority Affairs as the chief guest for the send-off ceremony, among other distinguished guests.

Unseeded Muchova Blooms

Karolina Muchova defied all odds by saving a match point before battling past second seed Aryna Sabalenka and reached the French Open final.
The unseeded Muchova will meet defending champion Iga Swiatek, who reached the final for the third time in four years with a 6-2 7-6 (9-7) win over Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia.
Sabalenka, the Australian Open champion, would have taken over top spot in the rankings by winning the title in Paris.

Jun 09, 2023

French Open: Zverev, Swiatek Reaches Semi-finals

Alexander Zverev returned to the semi-finals of the French Open a year after leaving Roland Garros in a wheelchair, while defending champion Iga Swiatek also maintained her quest for a third title in four years.
Zverev had suffered a season-ending ankle injury in his last-four match against eventual champion Rafa Nadal on Court Philippe Chatrier in 2022 and had surgery, but complications later meant a return to pain-free action was delayed.
His comeback gathered pace at Roland Garros and he beat unseeded Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4 to book his place in the last four in Paris for a third time.

Show Cause Notice to Maheshwari Chauhan for Criticising NRAI

The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) issued a show cause notice to skeet shooter Maheshwari Chauhan for questioning the departure of trap coach Russell Mark and team's high performance manager Lauryn Mark.
The Australian husband-wife duo ended its 14-month stint with the Indian team because it was put off by the delay in the contract negotiations and disagreements with the high performance director Pierre Beauchamp. The duo has since joined Qatar.
In an email to the NRAI, Chauhan had said she was disappointed with the circumstances under which the duo ended its relationship with the team. The skeet shooter requested the federation to "reflect on the system, approach and way of dealing with situations".
Angered by her mail, NRAI secretary general K Sultan Singh issued her a notice asking her to withdraw her email and furnish an apology letter within seven days or face disciplinary action.

Jun 08, 2023

The 2023 Asian U20 Athletics Championships Conclude

Indian athletes fetched 19 medals at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships 2023 held in Yecheon, Republic of Korea from June 4 to 7.
Japan topped the medals table with a total of 23 medals - 14 gold, four silver and five bronze. The People's Republic of China came second with eleven gold, five silver and three bronze medals.
India matched China's total of 19 medals but finished third as they won fewer gold medals. India bagged six gold, seven silver and six bronze medals.
The 16-year-old Rezoana Mallick Heena was the most successful Indian athlete in the competition. She won an individual gold medal in the women's 400m race, clocking her second-best timing of 53.32s. It was the first gold medal for India at this edition.
Rezoana Mallick Heena also bagged a team gold in the women's 4x400m relay race along with Anushka Dattaray Kumbhar, Riya Nitin Patil and Kanista Teena. She was a part of India's mixed 4x400m relay team that clinched a bronze too.
The 2023 Asian U20 Athletics Championships was the 20th edition of the international athletics competition for Asian under-20 athletes, organised by the Asian Athletics Association. Athletes born between 2004 and 2007 competed in 44 events, divided evenly between the sexes. The competition took place over four days from 4–7 June at the Yecheon Stadium in Yecheon, South Korea.

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