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Jun 10, 2024

Iga Swiatek Wins Women's Singles Final at French Open

Iga Swiatek beat Jasmine Paolini in the women's singles final at French Open and won her third straight and fourth overall title at Roland Garros, Paris.
Swiatek is only the second player to claim tournament victory at Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros in a calendar year after Serena Williams (2013).
Swiatek is the first player in 10 years to complete a hattrick of titles at a single Grand Slam event. The last woman who achieved this was Serena Williams when the American won three straight US Open titles from 2012 to 2014.

French Open: Carlos Alcaraz Wins His Third Slam

Carlos Alcaraz won his maiden French Open title after beating Alexander Zverev in a thrilling 5-setter at Philippe-Chatrier. He became the seventh Spaniard after Rafael Nadal, Sergi Bruguera, Albert Costa, Carlos Moya, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Andreas Gimeno to win the Roland Garros title.
Alcaraz became the 1st man to win a Grand Slam after winning the semi-final and the final in 5 sets since Roger Federer at the 2017 Australian Open. Moreover, he became the youngest to win a Grand Slam on all 3 surfaces. He won the US Open 2023 on hard court, followed by the Wimbledon 2023 triumph on grass.

Sher-e-Punjab T20 Cup Held from June 10-27

The Shere-e-Punjab T20 Cup, organised by the Punjab Cricket Association is being held from June 10-27 at the IS Bindra PCA Stadium in Mohali.
The tournament is being held in a double round-robin league format with four teams at the top of the table making the semi-finals.
Abhishek Sahrma, one of the key performers for IPL runner-up Sunrisers Hyderabad, is playing for Agri Knights Kings whereas Mumbai Indians' Nehal Wadhera will captain Trident Stallions.
Six teams, including defending champions BLV Blasters, are competing in this year's Sher-e-Punjab T20 Cup 2024 season.

French Open: Coco Gauff, Katerina Siniakova win Doubles Title

Coco Gauff ended her French Open campaign with a title as the American and her partner Katerina Siniakova won the women's doubles final at Roland Garros.
Gauff and Siniakova beat Italians Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 on Court Philippe-Chatrier, securing Gauff a first doubles trophy at a grand slam.
Gauff and Siniakova – who has now won eight major doubles titles, with three of those at the French Open – came together at the start of the tournament following Jessica Pegula's withdrawal due to injury, Gauff's usual doubles partner.
Roland-Garros, colloquially referred to as the French Open, is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year.
The French Open is the premier clay court championship in the world and the only Grand Slam tournament currently held on this surface. It is chronologically the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments, occurring after the Australian Open and before Wimbledon and the US Open.

Jun 09, 2024

To Decide Fate of World Chess Championship Host, Pollution a Factor: FIDE CEO Sutovsky on Delhi's...

The air pollution that New Delhi experiences annually in the final months of the year could be one of the factors in deciding whether India's capital hosts the upcoming World Chess Championship this year (2024), FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky said. India's 18-year-old challenger Gukesh will take on reigning world champion Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship for a chance to become the youngest world champion ever in history.
Besides New Delhi, Chennai and Singapore are also in a three-city race to host the most prestigious event in chess. The world championship is scheduled to be held in November and December 2024 with the exact dates yet to be revealed.

Munich World Cup: Sift Wins Bronze in Tight Finish at WC

Indian shooter Sift Kaur Samra claimed the bronze medal in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions event after narrowly missing the silver at the ISSF World Cup (rifle/pistol).
Sift shot a 452.9 and missed silver by an agonising 0.1 to China's Han Jiayu.
The world No. 1 Seonaid McIntosh of the Great Britain won gold with a score of 466.7.

Jun 08, 2024

Another Race Walker Loses Olympics Mark

Another race walker who had registered the Paris Olympics qualifying standard in the 20km event has lost his qualifying mark. Suraj Panwar is the latest among three walkers who have now lost the qualified status. And what has raised eyebrows is the fact that all three, Suraj, Servin Sebastian and Arshpreet Singh, breached the qualifying mark at the Indian Open Race Walking Competition that was held in Chandigarh in January this year (2024).

Jun 07, 2024

World Cup: Sarabjot Shoots Gold Medal in Munich

Sarabjot Singh opened India's account at the ISSF World Cup in Munich, Germany with a gold medal in the men's 10m air pistol event, emerging triumphant in a field that featured a reigning world champion and a four-time Olympian.
He shot a 242.7 in the eight-man final, leaving behind his nearest competitor Bu Shuaihang of China by 0.2 points as Germany's Robin Walter won bronze.

Jun 06, 2024

T20 WC: Rohit Sharma Becomes Indian Captain with most T20I Wins

During the IND vs IRE match which was played at the Nassau Cricket Stadium in New York, Sharma scored 52 off 37 balls powered with 4 fours and 3 sixes at a strike rate of 140.54. However, he had to leave the crease and retire hurt knock after he suffered an injury after the end of the 10th over.
During the match, Rohit Sharma made the record of becoming the second player to score 4000 runs across all three formats after Virat Kohli.
In T20Is, he has scored 4026 runs in 152 matches at an average of 32.20 and a strike rate of 139.98. In Tests, he has scored 4137 runs, 10,709 runs in ODIs and 11625 in T20s.
During the India vs Ireland match, Rohit Sharma also achieved a significant milestone and became India's most accomplished T20I captain surpassing M. S. Dhoni's record.

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