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Rafael Nadal To Retire After French Open Exit? 14-Time Winner Says "I Am Not..."

Rafael Nadal's record-breaking French Open career came to its likely end on Monday when the 14-time champion slumped to a demoralising first round defeat against Alexander Zverev. Nadal, who turns 38 on June 3, went down 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 to world number four Zverev, suffering only his fourth loss in 116 matches at Roland Garros since his 2005 title-winning debut. It was the first time he had been defeated in Paris in the opening round and will again lead to questions over his long-term future in the sport.

Ambati Rayudu Slammed As 'Joker' On Air By England Great After IPL 2024 Final. This Is The Reason

Kevin Pietersen labelled Ambati Rayudu a "joker" in a hilarious interaction on Star Sports' post-IPL 2024 Final show on Sunday night. The light-hearted remark from the former English cricketer came after Rayudu switched his outfit from orange to blue during the 2024 IPL Final between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Rayudu, who has represented Hyderabad in domestic cricket, donned orange before the match had begun. But as SRH crumbled to 113 all out after a superb KKR bowling performance, Rayudu dumped his orange outfit, prompting Pietersen's remark.

Watch: Aryan Khan Suggests Shah Rukh A Prank After KKR's IPL Win, Bump Into Harbhajan, Gavaskar

It was a night when Kolkata Knight Riders were on top of the world. After a decade-long wait, the Shah Rukh Khan-owned IPL franchise won their third IPL title defeating SunRisers Hyderabad in Chennai in the title clash of the 2024 edition. Since the time, Gautam Gambhir took over as the mentor of the KKR side, the team has looked different. In the final, KKR just stamped their authority on SRH by first restricting the latter to 113 and then reaching the target in less than 11 overs.

Amid Divorce Rumours With Wife Natasa Stankovic, Hardik Pandya Vacationing Abroad: Report

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya missed the plane to New York as the first batch of the Indian team's players flew across the continents for the T20 World Cup 2024. Hardik's absence from the first batch of players intensified the speculations around his personal life, with rumours suggesting all is not well between him and his wife Natasa Stankovic. As the couple continues to maintain silence on the 'divorce rumours', a report has suggested that Hardik has flown to an undisclosed overseas location for a vacation. He will join the Indian team directly in New York.

Europa League Winners Atalanta Bask In Hero's Welcome On Home Return

Atalanta were given a hero's welcome on Sunday as the Europa League winners strolled past Torino 3-0 in a festive homecoming after their stunning triumph over Bayer Leverkusen in Dublin. Rain and storms have battered northern Italy for most of a soaking wet spring but the sun shone powerfully on the Gewiss Stadium as fans hailed the team that Wednesday swatted aside Leverkusen by the same score in the Europa League final. Fresh from winning their first ever European trophy -- their first major honour of any sort since 1963 -- and having already qualified for the Champions League, Atalanta could have been forgiven for going through the motions in a party atmosphere.

Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team Loses Again Against Germany

The Indian junior women's hockey team lost 4-6 to Germany in its fifth match of their tour of Europe on Monday. However, after conceding six goals, India rallied to score four goals and asserted themselves in the second half of the match. Sanjana Horo, Bhinima Dan and Kanika Siwach scored for India. Like their previous match, Germany scored early in the first quarter and doubled their lead soon after. Despite trailing, the Indian defence did well to successfully defend multiple penalty corners. In the final minutes of the first quarter, India won a penalty corner but the scoreline remained 2-0, in favour of Germany.

Indian Women's Hockey Team Loses 0-3 To Argentina In FIH Pro League

The Indian women's hockey team continued its winless streak in the Belgium leg of the FIH Pro League, slumping to 0-3 defeat against Argentina on Sunday. Celina Di Santo (1st minute), Maria Campoy (39th) and Maria Granatto (47th) scored for Argentina in India's final match of the Belgium leg. Argentina stormed ahead in the very first minute, dissecting the Indian high press and penetrating to the shooting circle, where Di Santo deflected in Granatto's shot to score their first goal. As India struggled to play out of their half, a period of Argentinian dominance followed, resulting in a penalty corner eight minutes into the game, but they failed to extend their lead.

Yuvraj Singh Sends Notices To Real Estate Firms For 'Inferior Quality Apartment' In Hauz Khas, New Delhi

Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh has sent two separate legal notices to two Delhi-based real estate firms invoking arbitration clauses over alleged violation of his privacy rights in promotion of construction projects and for delayed delivery of possession of a dwelling unit to him in the national capital. One of the legal notices, sent by Delhi-based law firm Rizwan Law Associates on behalf of the cricketer, has sought "adequate damages in terms of delay caused in completion of the Project and issuance of the Letter of Possession in the absence of any reasonable cause or extension in timeline."

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Rafael Nadal To Retire After French Open Exit? 14-Time Winner Says "I Am Not..."

Ambati Rayudu Slammed As 'Joker' On Air By England Great After IPL 2024 Final. This Is The Reason

Watch: Aryan Khan Suggests Shah Rukh A Prank After KKR's IPL Win, Bump Into Harbhajan, Gavaskar

Amid Divorce Rumours With Wife Natasa Stankovic, Hardik Pandya Vacationing Abroad: Report

Europa League Winners Atalanta Bask In Hero's Welcome On Home Return

Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team Loses Again Against Germany

Indian Women's Hockey Team Loses 0-3 To Argentina In FIH Pro League

Yuvraj Singh Sends Notices To Real Estate Firms For 'Inferior Quality Apartment' In Hauz Khas, New Delhi