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Wimbledon: Rafael Nadal overcomes scare to reach second round

Rafael Nadal overcame a scare in his Wimbledon opener on Tuesday, fighting back from dropping the third set and falling a break down in the fourth to eventually see off Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo. Second seed Nadal, playing on grass for the first time since his 2019 Wimbledon semi-final loss to Roger Federer, triumphed 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 over 41st-ranked Cerundolo, who was making his All England Club debut. But the 36-year-old Spaniard, who has already captured the Australian and French Opens this year to stand halfway to the first mens's calendar Slam since 1969, did it the hard way.

Wimbledon: Rafael Nadal allays Covid fears after Matteo Berrettini 'contact'

Rafael Nadal on Tuesday clarified that he did not have any health concerns in the wake of Italy's Matteo Berrettini, with whom he had practised on Thursday, testing positive for Covid-19. "Difficult to be (termed) a close contact when you are outside, when you are practicing," the 22-time Grand Slam champion said after his nervy 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 win over Argentine Francisco Cernundolo in the first round.

Wimbledon: Serena Williams stunned by Harmony Tan in first round

Serena Williams suffered a second straight Wimbledon first-round exit as she was stunned by French debutant Harmony Tan in a late-night Centre Court epic on Tuesday. A year after the American retired injured from what many feared would be her last Wimbledon match, her return had been eagerly anticipated but 115th-ranked Tan ripped up the script with a nerve-shredding 7-5 1-6 7-6(7) win.

India vs England: India are undercooked for Edgbaston Test, says Moeen Ali

Moeen Ali explains why Stokes & Co. will be favourites in BirminghamMUMBAI: England's smashing form, which has seen them clean sweep New Zealand 3-0 in the recent Test series at home, makes them the favourites for the rescheduled fifth Test against India at Edgbaston, feels England allrounder Moeen Ali. "If this series had finished off last year, India would've won it.

India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I: Deepak Hooda's maiden century helps India beat Ireland by 4 runs to pocket series 2-0

Hooda scored 104 off 57 balls to become only the fourth Indian to hit a T20 International ton, while Sanju Samson contributed 77 off 42 balls to power India to a mammoth 225 for seven after opting to bat. As it happened | ScorecardIreland took the chase to the last over with skipper Andy Balbirnie (60 off 37), Paul Stirling (40 off 18), Harry Tector (39 off 28) and George Dockrell (34 not out off 16) shining bright but they eventually fell short as rookie India pacer Umran Malik defended 17 runs in the final over. Opting to bat, Hooda showed he belonged to the big stage with his scintillating stroke play, both off the front and backfoot. While Hooda was elegant and at ease on the frontfoot, he was equally good on the backfoot, dispatching the ball over the midwicket boundary for a few sixes.

Gurjit Kaur ‘not doing anything extra’ in PC practice ahead of women's hockey World Cup

Especially at the Tokyo Olympics, she scored four goals, including the one that helped India beat Australia and make it to their maiden Olympic semifinals. Chosen as the FIH Women’s Player of the Year 2020-2021, she has continued her good show post the Olympics and is now hoping to make it big at her second World Cup. However, she hasn’t been doing anything special as far as PCs are concerned.

Spinner Motie picked by West Indies for Bangladesh ODI series

The 27-year-old Motie made his Test debut earlier this month against Bangladesh in Antigua. He went wicketless and was dropped for the second match in St Lucia as the West Indies swept the series.

Japan forward Takumi Minamino leaves Liverpool for Ligue 1 club Monaco

Liverpool to Monaco, the two clubs announced on Tuesday. The 27-year-old has signed a four-year deal with the principality side, for a reported fee of 15 million euros ($15.8 million) with a potential three million euros in add-ons. "It is a great joy for me to join AS Monaco," Minamino said.

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Wimbledon: Rafael Nadal overcomes scare to reach second round

Wimbledon: Rafael Nadal allays Covid fears after Matteo Berrettini 'contact'

Wimbledon: Serena Williams stunned by Harmony Tan in first round

India vs England: India are undercooked for Edgbaston Test, says Moeen Ali

India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I: Deepak Hooda's maiden century helps India beat Ireland by 4 runs to pocket series 2-0

Gurjit Kaur ‘not doing anything extra’ in PC practice ahead of women's hockey World Cup

Spinner Motie picked by West Indies for Bangladesh ODI series

Japan forward Takumi Minamino leaves Liverpool for Ligue 1 club Monaco