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Sri Lanka were dealt a blow ahead of the ODI series against India, that begins on July 13, when their batting coach Grant Flower tested positive for Covid-19. ....
Ashleigh Barty became the first world No. 1 to reach Wimbledon Championships final in five years after she defeated 2018 champion Angelique Kerber 6-3, 7-6(3) in the semi-finals on Thursday. ....
A second-string England cricket team beat Pakistan by nine wickets in the first ODI of the three-match series on Thursday.....
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Thursday the withdrawal of all British troops from Afghanistan, signalling the end of Britain's military mission in a two-decade long conflict. ....
Canadian Denis Shapovalov said it really hurt losing to Serbia's world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon semifinal after "feeling like I was outplaying Novak Djokovic in parts of the match". ....
World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty of Australia won the women's singles title at the Wimbledon Championships here on Saturday, beating eighth seed Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in three sets 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3 in one hour and 55 minutes. ....
A new looking England shocked Pakistan as they beat them in the 2nd ODI by 52 runs to clinch the series 2-0. ....
Britain has reported another 32,367 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 5,089,893, according to official figures released on Saturday. ....
Cricketers Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes have appealed to fans to not racially abuse Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, who all missed penalties during England's Euro 2020 final against Italy even as the country's Football Association (FA) expressed "disgust" at racist trolls taking potshots at the trio. ....
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has announced hefty cash awards for medal-winning athletes at the forthcoming Tokyo Olympics. ....