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May 10, 2021

Aryna Sabalenka Wins her Maiden Madrid Open Women's Singles Title

In tennis, the world number seven, Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, defeated world number one Ashleigh Barty of Australia to win the 2021 Madrid Open women's singles title. This Sabalenka's 10th career WTA singles title, second WTA title of the season and first on clay court. Madrid Open is a professional WTA tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. Sabalenka beat Australian player Barty with 6-0, 3-6, 6-4.
In the women's doubles final, Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova, from the Czech Republic, defeated Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada and Demi Schuurs of France 6-4, 6-3.

Lewis Hamilton Clinches his Fifth Successive Spanish Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) won the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix, held on 09 May 2021.
This win is the fifth successive Spanish Grand Prix title of Lewis Hamilton and the third win of this season. Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing-Netherlands) came second followed by Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Finland) at third position.
The race was the fourth round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship.

Naomi Osaka Wins Top Title at 2021 Laureus World Sports Awards

World number two tennis player Naomi Osaka of Japan has been named "Sportswoman of the Year" at the 2021 Laureus World Sports Awards. This is Osaka's second Laureus Sports Awards. In 2019, she won the "Breakthrough of the Year" award.
In the men's category, World number two Rafael Nadal of Spain won the 2021 "Laureus Sportsman of the Year" title. This is the second title for Nadal, who also claimed the prestigious award in 2011.

May 09, 2021

Bayern Munich Win Record-extending 9th Straight Bundesliga Title

Bayern Munich was crowned as the Bundesliga champions for the ongoing 2020-21 season.
As a result, Bayern Munich has won the title for the ninth successive season and with this, coach Hansi Flick will bow out with another title under his kitty.
Flick has already stepped down as the coach of Bayern Munich and he will be replaced by Julian Nagelsmann.
Bayern Munich currently has 71 points from 31 games and the side has suffered just four losses in the ongoing season.
Out of the 31 games played, Bayern has so far managed to win 22 and five matches ended as a draw.

May 08, 2021

Indian Rowing Team Qualifies for Olympics

Indian rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh qualified for the Olympics in men's lightweight double sculls event after finishing second in the final race of the Asia/Oceania Continental Qualifying Regatta in Tokyo.
Another Indian, Jakar Khan finished fourth in the men's singles sculls final which offers five Olympic quotas but he missed out as a country gets only one qualifying spot from this regatta.
The top three qualify for Olympics in men's lightweight double sculls event.
A country can qualify in only one boat from this regatta and since Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh had finished second in men's lightweight double sculls, they will qualify," Rowing Federation of India president Rajlaxmi Singh Deo said.

Sumit Malik Earns Olympic Quota in Men's Freestyle Wrestling

India's Sumit Malik has won the Olympic quota place in the men's 125 kg freestyle wrestling event by reaching the final of the World Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament.
Malik beat Jose Daniel Diaz of Venezuela 5-0 to set up the title clash with Russia's Sergei Kozyrev.
Finalists in each of the weight categories in this tournament are eligible to win a quota place for the Tokyo Olympics.
In his first qualification round, Malik beat Aiaal Lazarev of Kyrgyzstan 2-2 while in his second round he defeated Alexandr Romanov of Moldovan 2-2. In the quarterfinals, he outclassed Rustam Iskandari of Tajikistan 19-5.
Malik is the fourth Indian freestyle wrestler to have won the Olympic quota place in the men's category.

May 07, 2021

Fifth Edition of Abu Dhabi T10 League

The fifth edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 league will be held here from November 19 to December 2.
The final will coincide with the UAE's 50th National Day.
The 2021 Abu Dhabi T10 will feature an increased number of 90-minute matches played over the planned 15 days, as opposed to 10 days in previous seasons.

Indian Archers to Miss World Cup Stage 2

India's Olympics-bound archers will not get to compete in the Stage 2 World Cup in Lausanne as their short-term visa application was rejected by the Switzerland embassy. India has been battling a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic that has forced many countries to ban travellers from India. The Indian archers will now directly compete in the Stage 3 World Cup in Paris, which will be the last Olympics qualification event for the Indian women's recurve team. The seven-day competition will begin on June 23. "Swiss embassy did not allow any short term visa and we had little time for the Stage 2 World Cup (May 17-23). Our focus is solely on the Paris World Cup now," Archery Association of secretary general Pramod Chandurkar said.

Four English Counties Express Interest to Host the Remainder of IPL 2021

Four premier English counties, Middlesex, Surrey, Warwickshire and Lancashire, have expressed interest in hosting the remaining 31 games of the Indian Premier League, which was postponed after coronavirus breached the bio-bubble to infect four Indian cricketers.
With India anticipating a third wave of the pandemic later during the year, BCCI is exploring a window in September after the conclusion of India's England tour to complete the tournament.
India's tour of England ends on September 14.
According to ESPN Cricinfo, Lord's, Oval (both London), Edgbaston (Birmingham) and Emirates Old Trafford (Manchester) are understood to be part of the group who wrote to the ECB expressing their interest.
The plans would see the tournament completed in around two weeks in the second half of September," according to the report.
BCCI is ideally looking at a 20-day window with multiple double headers in order to complete the tournament.

May 06, 2021

Mark Selby Becomes World Snooker Champion

English professional player Mark Selby has become the World Snooker Champion for the fourth time. He won the Championship title after defeating fellow mate Shaun Murphy by 18-15 victory at a professional snooker tournament that took place from April to May 2021 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Prior to this, Selby won the Championship title in 2014, 2016 and 2017.

Madrid Open: Nadal Enters Third Round

Spain's Rafael Nadal spoiled Carlos Alcaraz's 18th birthday bash as he moved into the third round of Madrid Open with a 6-1, 6-2 victory.
Fans at the Manolo Santana Stadium sang 'happy birthday' as Alcaraz stepped onto the court against his childhood idol. But even in his country's biggest tennis court and under the watchful eye of Spanish sports legends like Iker Casillas and Raul, Alcaraz showed no sign of nerve as he came out swinging.

Thisara Perera Retires

Thisara Perera, the Sri Lanka all-rounder, announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect.
Perera submitted a letter to Sri Lanka Cricket, announcing his intention to retire from an international career spanning nearly 12 years.
Perera made his debut for Sri Lanka in an ODI against India in Kolkata in December 2009. Since then, he has been a white-ball regular for Sri Lanka. He scored 2338 runs and picked up 175 wickets in ODIs. In T20Is, he scored 1204 runs and took 51 wickets.
The highlight came in 2014, when he was part of the Sri Lanka side that won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, beating India in the final in Dhaka.

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