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Casper Ruud battles past Holger Rune in a gritty four-set match to reach his first French Open semi-final

Casper Ruud battles past Holger Rune 6-1 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3 to reach his first ever Grand Slam semi-final. Ruud, widely regarded as a clay-court specialist, was put to the test by an impressive Rune, but it was the Norwegian who came out on top in four sets to book his place in the final four. Ad/> The 23-year-old will face Marin Cilic in the next round as he looks to win his first Grand Slam title.

Telangana Government Announces Rs 2 Crore Cash, Housing Plot To Nikhat Zareen, Esha Singh

The Telangana Government on Wednesday announced a cash prize of Rs 2 crore each to boxer Nikhat Zareen for clinching the gold medal in the recently held Women's World Boxing Championship in Turkey, and Esha Singh who won the gold medal in the ISSF Junior World Cup Shooting event in Germany. An official release said Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao decided to allot residential plots to the two sportspersons at Banjara Hills or Jubilee Hills in the city.

Manchester United should consider Gareth Bale transfer wildcard to fix problem position

For a large part of this career it has felt like destiny that Gareth Bale would one day play for Manchester United, but as the clock has ticked the chances have receded.

Nottingham Forest transfer plan as striker linked with City Ground return

Nottingham Forest want to keep the core of their promotion-winning “band of brothers” together for their return to the Premier League.

From Katie Taylor to Jessica McCaskill: Women boxing's pound for pound top five

Unbeaten with a 21-0 record and an Olympic Gold medalist in 2012, Taylor remains the sport's undisputed numero uno following her bedazzling back and forth slugfest with Puerto Rican Amanda Serrano at MSG earlier this year.

England v New Zealand: start of a new era in English cricket under Stokes and McCullum

The world champions of Test cricket will return to the site of a recent glory when New Zealand face England in the first Test of the UK summer, starting at Lord's on Thursday.

Ruud stops teenage sensation Rune to reach French Open last four

PARIS : Eighth seed Casper Ruud battled past teenager Holger Rune 6-1 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the French Open semi-finals and become the first Norwegian to reach this stage in any Grand Slam.

Second string Wales side fall to unlucky defeat in UEFA Nations League opener

A largely second string Wales side put in a good performance in Wroclaw but eventually succumbed to a narrow defeat in their 2022 UEFA Nations League opener. Poland took the spoils 2-1 at the Tarczynski Arena but Robert Page's men will be heartened by their display, ahead of the vital World Cup play off this Sunday.

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Casper Ruud battles past Holger Rune in a gritty four-set match to reach his first French Open semi-final

Telangana Government Announces Rs 2 Crore Cash, Housing Plot To Nikhat Zareen, Esha Singh

Manchester United should consider Gareth Bale transfer wildcard to fix problem position

Nottingham Forest transfer plan as striker linked with City Ground return

From Katie Taylor to Jessica McCaskill: Women boxing's pound for pound top five

England v New Zealand: start of a new era in English cricket under Stokes and McCullum

Ruud stops teenage sensation Rune to reach French Open last four

Second string Wales side fall to unlucky defeat in UEFA Nations League opener