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London, July 15 (IANS) Unseeded Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic won the first Grand Slam title of her career after defeating No.6 seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia in the 2023 Wimbledon final, here on Saturday.Vondrousova, who is ranked 42nd in the world, handled the nerves of the occasion better than World No.6 Jabeur to win 6-4, 6-4 in the final, which lasted for 80 minutes on Centre Court.With this, Vondrousova became the first unseeded Wimbledon champion in the Open Era, the second ever, after Billie Jean King (1963). The 24-year-old was the second-lowest ranked player to win here, after…

Fukuoka (Japan), July 15 (IANS) China secured all three diving gold medals in the World Aquatics Championships here on Saturday, delivering a potent signal to competitors of their readiness for another clean sweep ahead of the Paris Olympics next year.The Chinese powerhouse’s initial victory was courtesy of two teenagers. Fourteen-year-old Wang Feilong, in concert with 19-year-old Olympic champion Zhang Jiaqi, clinched the mixed synchronised 10m platform, reports Xinhua.Zhang, a women’s synchronised platform victor at the Tokyo Olympics, inspired her younger teammate Wang Feilong to lead from the start in their triumphant performance. The pair accrued a total of 339.54 points…

London, July 15 (IANS) Unseeded Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic won the first Grand Slam title of her career after defeating No.6 seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia in the 2023 Wimbledon final, here on Saturday.Vondrousova, who is ranked 42nd in the world, handled the nerves of the occasion better than World No.6 Jabeur to win 6-4, 6-4 in the final on Centre Court.With this, Vondrousova became the first unseeded Wimbledon champion in the Open Era, the second ever, after Billie Jean King (1963). The 24-year-old was the second-lowest ranked player to win here, after Serena Williams in 2018.On the…

Manchester, July 15 (IANS) Australia’s wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey said he had no regrets over the controversial stumping of his England counterpart Jonny Bairstow in the second Ashes Test at Lord’s and expressed surprise over some nasty stuff being said about it since then.Bairstow was batting on 10 and England were at 193/5 in the 52nd over when he ducked under a bouncer from Cameron Green and inadvertently walked out of his crease. On seeing that, Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey immediately directed an underarm throw after catching the delivery, and jumped in joy after firing an accurate throw towards the stumps.It…

London, July 15 (IANS) Arsenal on Saturday completed the signing of England midfielder Declan Rice from West Ham for a club-record fee of 105 million pounds.The deal eclipses the 72m pounds Arsenal paid for Nicolas Pepe from Lille in 2019, while it is also a record transfer fee between two British clubs.But Rice’s signing is just short of the British record transfer fee with Chelsea paying 106.8m pounds for midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Benfica in January, a Sky Sports report said.The 24-year-old Rice has signed a five-year deal at Arsenal which runs until 2028, with the option of a further…

Bengaluru, July 15 (IANS) West Zone captain Priyank Panchal remained unbeaten on 92 off 205 balls and take his team to 182 for 5 in 62.3 overs on day four of the Duleep Trophy final in a chase of 298 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.The action on Day Four means West Zone need 116 runs to win on the fifth and final day and retain their Duleep Trophy title. The day began with Washington Sundar and Vyshak Vijaykumar making 37 and 23 respectively to push the South Zone total to 230 in 81.1 overs.The bowlers then came out and had…

Guwahati, July 15 (IANS) Nandita Gorlosa, Minister for Sports and Youth Welfare, Government of Assam on Saturday unveiled the three magnificent Durand Cup trophies in a grand ceremony here at a city hotel.The three trophies are on a three-day tour of the city. Also, present on the occasion was Lt. Gen. R.P. Kalita, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command, among other dignitaries and members of the press.The 132nd Edition of the legendary Durand Cup football tournament, organised by the Indian Army on behalf of the three Services is the only Cup tournament in the country, which…

Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh), July 15 (IANS) With overall 10 medals, the reigning champions Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) proved their mettle once again to finish on top at the 5th Junior Boys National Boxing Championships.Improving their points tally of 59 points from the last edition, SSCB claimed 72 points with 10 medals that included 8 gold, one silver and one bronze.Mahesh (48kg) and Divash Katare (50kg) gave Services a dream start by winning their respective bouts with an easy 5-0 win. Mahesh overpowered Haryana’s Sikander with his swift moves in what transpired to be a one-sided affair to grab the…

New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) In an extremely rare astronomical event, a French woman was hit by a meteorite while having coffee on terrace with her friend, the media reported.According to French newspaper Les Dernieres Nouvelles d’Alsace (DNA), the woman was hit in the ribs by a mysterious pebble.”I heard a big ‘Poom’ coming from the roof next to us. In the second that followed, I felt a shock on the ribs. I thought it was an animal, a bat!” the woman was quoted as saying.”We thought it was a piece of cement, the one we apply to the ridge…

San Francisco, July 16 (IANS) Meta’s Twitter rival Threads has crossed 150 million user sign-ups despite a usage drop. Meta launched Threads on July 5 for iOS and Android users in 100 countries, and it is among the top free apps on the App Store.According to Data.ai, the app has surpassed more than 150 million downloads worldwide, within seven days after its launch.”It did so 5.5 times faster than the second-fastest to that point, Niantic’s Pokemon GO, which has held the largest app launch title since it debuted in July 2016,” the report said.Recent information revealed that Threads has gained…