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New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) As Carlos Alcaraz registered an epic five-set victory over Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final, ending the Serbian’s dominance at grass court, master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, 22-time major champion Rafael Nadal and others lauded young tennis sensation for his maiden triumph at SW19.Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 on Sunday to win his first Wimbledon title on the back of a stunning serving performance.The 20-year-old joined Nadal as the second Spanish men’s champion at the grass Major in the Open era. He also became the third-youngest man after Bjorn Borg and Boris…

New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu has said that her quarterfinal loss to Gao Fang Jie at the US Open had a profound emotional effect on her, particularly in light of the difficult and demanding year she has experienced.Sindhu suffered an upset defeat against China’s Fang Jie in straight games 20-22, 13-21 in the Super 300 tournament on Friday at Council Bluffs, USA.Taking Instagram, Sindhu commended Fang Jie for her performance in the quarterfinals saying the Chinese, whom she defeated in the Canada Open quarterfinal earlier this month, outplayed her this time by making effective use…

Bengaluru, July 17 (IANS) Hockey India recently conducted a string of National Championships at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, the stadium which hosted players from all around the world earlier this year during the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar – Rourkela 2023.The recently concluded 13th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2023 was one of the four National Championships held at the venue, where Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team forward Bhumiksha Sahu played for Hockey Madhya Pradesh and brought home the Gold medal.The 18-year-old ran out of superlatives while recounting her experience at the 13th Hockey India Junior…

San Francisco, July 17 (IANS) The crypto and blockchain sector witnessed an investment of $2.32 billion in Q2 2023, marking a new cycle low and the lowest since Q4 2020, continuing a downtrend that began after a peak of $13 billion in Q1 2022, a new report has shown.According to the crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital, crypto and blockchain startups raised less money across the last three quarters combined than they did in just Q2 of 2022.In Q2 2023, 10 new crypto VC (venture capital) funds raised only $720 million, the lowest amount since Q3 2020, at the start of…

Rahane’s 89 and 46 were probably the only bright spots for India in their World Test Championship final loss to Australia in London last month.The 35-year-old, however, failed in the first Test against West Indies and would like to make amends in the second game, which begins on July 20, here”He played really well in the WTC final. He has always been a good player. He was dropped because of bad form. When it comes to technique, you constantly work on that but what stood out for me that he was much more calm in his approach.”He was playing late…

Police have also apprehended four persons on the charges of cattle smuggling. In the first incident, two vehicles transporting 62 cattle heads were stopped by the city police in Khetri during an operation. A senior police officer said that the vehicles were travelling from Silapathar to Meghalaya. In connection with the incident, the police detained two suspects, Abdul Kalam and Meredul Islam, while two others managed to escape. In the second incident, the city police in Jorabat stopped a truck that was transporting at least 48 cows. According to police, the vehicle was on its way from Lakhimpur to Byrnihat.…

“Now, media thumbnails open faster in full screen, repeat playback is quicker, and you can swipe between all of the media in the conversation,” the company said in a Workspace Updates blogpost.The company also added a shared media option that allows users to quickly browse through all media shared in a Chat conversation, which is accessible from the conversation as well as from the full-screen view of every mediaitem.Moreover, the tech giant mentioned that currently it timeout any queries that take longer than five minutes for Connected Sheets.However, now, it has extended the timeout time from five minutes to 10…

The delegation headed by the Foxconn Industrial Internet CEO Brand Cheng met Siddaramaiah at the Vidhana Soudha and discussed establishing a manufacturing unit near Tumakuru.The meeting was attended by the Large and Medium Industries Minister M.B. Patil, RDPR, IT and BT minister Priyank Kharge and other senior bureaucrats.The Foxconn Industrial Internet company is a subsidiary of Foxconn which will manufacture the outer layer of the Apple phones.They have evinced interest to invest Rs 8,800 crore of investment.Siddaramaiah assured the delegation that there is 100 acres of land available in the Japanese Industrial Area near Tumakuru.“Our state government would extend complete…

Akhilesh, according to party sources, informed the delegation on Sunday evening that the SP was in favour of religious freedom to all as enshrined in the Constitution and was opposed to forcing any law which is opposed by the people it is meant for.Accepting the memorandum, the SP chief assured the delegation of his support on the issue on all forums.He said for the BJP government at the Centre and in the state, religion and religious affairs are only a medium of politics.“BJP uses religious beliefs and public trust to its convenience. SP, since its inception, has been and will…