Monday, June 3, 2024

Djokovic shrugs off injury, pips Cerundolo in another French Open epic

The Serb, who is in pursuit of a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title, notched his 370th match victory at the majors, surpassing Swiss great Roger Federer. However, Djokovic's inconsistent performance in this match may give hope to his title rivals. Djokovic encountered a knee issue during the match but managed to recover and secure the milestone victory.

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T20 WC: Nortje shines as SA cruise to commanding win over SL

Anrich Nortje dismantled Sri Lanka with career-best figures of 4/7, leading South Africa to a six-wicket victory in their T20 World Cup opener on Monday by capitalizing on the available bounce. Playing at a venue where India is set to compete in three of their four Group A league matches, Sri Lanka's decision to bat first proved costly. Nortje, Kagiso Rabada (2/21), and Keshav Maharaj (2/22) combined to claim eight wickets, restricting Sri Lanka to their lowest T20 total of 77 in 19.1 overs.

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Sunday, June 2, 2024

Imran posts with ‘fall of Dhaka’ parallels rile army

Imran Khan calls for studying the Hamoodur Rahman Commission Report to determine the true traitor between General Yahya Khan and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

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West Indies beat PNG by 5 wickets in T20 World Cup

West Indies stuttered and stumbled before eventually scrambling a five-wicket win over minnows Papua New Guinea in the opening Group C encounter of the T20 World Cup in Guyana on Sunday. Set a modest target of 137, the two-time former champions were undone by clever, disciplined PNG bowling, slumping to 97 for five with only four overs left before all-rounder Roston Chase's unbeaten 42 off 27 balls helped the co-hosts over the line with an over to spare

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Saturday, June 1, 2024

After attack on thana, minority families flee Karnataka town



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Pant, Hardik star in India's T20 World Cup warm-up

India ticked multiple boxes during their 60-run victory over Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup warm-up match here on Saturday, but none bolder than a fifty by Rishabh Pant which has all but sealed his place as the first-choice wicketkeeper batter in the ICC showpiece.

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