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Oct 05, 2020

French Open 2020: Rafael Nadal Storms into Quarter-finals

Rafael Nadal blew away American qualifier Sebastian Korda 6-1 6-1 6-2 to romp into the French Open quarter-finals and close in on a record-extending 13th title at Roland Garros.
With the sun out and the wind up on Court Philippe Chatrier it always looked like mission impossible for the 213th-ranked Korda, and so it proved in a one-sided fourth round match.
Nadal has lost no sets and only 23 games in reaching his 42nd Grand Slam quarter-final and is yet to face a seed. Rising Italian Jannick Sinner, the first player since Nadal in 2005 to reach the quarter-finals on his debut, is next.

Roger Federer and Serena Williams All Set to Play Australian Open 2021

Roger Federer and Serena Williams have confirmed they will take part in the 2021 Australian Open, with the year`s first Grand Slam in Melbourne expected to allow fans to fill up to 50% of seats.
The return of fans will mark a big change for Melbourne, which has been under a strict coronavirus lockdown for nearly three months. The state of Victoria, of which Melbourne is the capital, accounts for 90% of Australia`s 894 COVID-19-related deaths.
Federer reached the semi-finals of this year`s Australian Open but the 20-times Grand Slam winner has missed the rest of the season after undergoing a second procedure on his right knee.
Williams has pulled out of her second round match at the French Open 2020 due to an achilles injury and is still one short of Court`s record 24 Grand Slam titles.

Oct 03, 2020

Serena Williams Pulls Out of French Open

Serena Williams` search for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title will extend into another year after an achilles tendon injury forced her to withdraw from the French Open.
The American had been due to play Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova in the second round later but after a warm-up decided the injury was too severe.
Williams had suffered the problem during her semi-final loss to Victoria Azarenka in the U.S. Open this month and said ahead of her Roland Garros campaign that she was not at 100% physically but had recovered sufficiently to play.
Williams had also pulled out of the French Open in 2018 with an abdominal injury before a last-16 clash with Maria Sharapova.

Oct 02, 2020

CSK to End Contracts with Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Raina

Amid the ongoing IPL 2020 in the United Arab Emirates, it has now emerged that Chennai Super Kings has decided to end all contractual relationship with Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh.
According to reports, the IPL franchise has not just removed the names of Raina and Harbhajan from its official website but, as per the norm, has also initiated the process of terminating all contractual relationships with both the players.
As per the IPL Auction guidelines in 2018, both Harbhajan & Raina had signed a 3-year deal with the CSK which was expiring with the 2020 season of IPL 2020.
Since both players have opted out of the current IPL tournament, CSK has decided to reportedly move ahead to officially terminate its contracts with the duo.
Raina had signed Rs 11 Crore a year deal with CSK while the former Indian spinner 'Bhajji' had inked a Rs 2 Crore annual contract with the team.

IPL Records Tumble as Chase Comes Alive at the Death

IPL 13 is coming alive at the death. Three run chases till Thursday's game have seen 17-20 runs being scored in each of the final four overs.
Kieron Pollard's belligerence and Ishan Kishan's clean striking yielded 79 runs between the 17th and 20th overs --- the maximum in a run chase in IPL --- in Dubai when Mumbai Indians (MI) played Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). One day prior, Rajasthan Royals (RR) successfully reached Kings XI Punjab's target of 223 in Sharjah, also an IPL record. Powered by unlikely hero Rahul Tewatia's five sixes in the 18th over bowled by Sheldon Cottrell, RR scored 83 in the final five.
The wickets in UAE are expected to slow down but there are still 10 matches to be played on the Sharjah flat-bed which has smaller boundaries.

Rohit Sharma Becomes Third Batsman to Reach 5,000 Runs in IPL

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma became the third batsman to register 5,000 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
He achieved the feat against King XI Punjab with a glorious cover drive. Rohit has now scored more than 5,000 IPL runs in 191 matches.
The other two players who have scored over 5,000 runs in the IPL are Royal Challengers Banglore skipper Virat Kohli and Chennai Super Kings star batsman Suresh Raina.
Kohli has 5,430 runs under his belt from 180 games while Raina has scored 5,368 runs from 193 matches. Rohit and Raina have smashed only one century while Kohli has slammed five centuries in the IPL.
Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner is on the fourth spot in the run-scoring charts in IPL as he has 4,793 runs from 129 matches.

Oct 01, 2020

Robin Uthappa beats Virat Kohli to Own this Unwanted Record

Rajasthan Royals batsman Robin Uthappa raced ahead of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli to own an unwanted record of losing most IPL matches than any other player in the cash-rich T20 tournament.
Kohli with 90 defeats was on top of the table but Uthappa surpassed him after Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Rajasthan Royals by 37 runs.
The list also includes KKR captain Dinesh Karthik and Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Rohit Sharma with Karthik and Rohit at 3rd and the 4th spot respectively. Karthik has lost 87 games while Rohit has 85 IPL defeats against his name. DC spinner Amit Mishra and RCB batsman are at 5th spot with 57 defeats each.
Uthappa, 34, has played for 5 IPL franchises so far and Rajasthan had bought him from KKR for Rs 3 crore in the IPL 2020 auction.

Sep 29, 2020

Tokyo Olympic Torch Relay to Start its Journey on March 25

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that the Olympic Torch Relay will start its journey on March 25, 2021, from the J-Village National Training Centre in Fukushima Prefecture, and then traverse all 47 prefectures across Japan over a period of 121 days.
In principle, the route and the schedule of the Relay will remain as originally planned. As 2021 will mark the 10th anniversary of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay will aim to showcase the recovery of the areas worst affected by the disaster, in line with the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay concept of "Hope Lights Our Way".
The torch will reach Tokyo on July 9 in time for the flame to light the cauldron in the Olympic Stadium at the Opening Ceremony of the Games on July 23.

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