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India aim to turn England loss into T20 World Cup lessons

London, June 3 (UNI) After a confident win in the first T20I courtesy Jemimah Rodrigues and Nandni Sharma’s brilliance, India sustained back-to-back losses to give up their advantage in the T20I series against England.
Despite the 2-1 series loss, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana stressed on the need to buckle up and deliver in the tournament ahead.
Speaking after the loss in the third T20I in Taunton, Smriti mentioned that getting acclimatised to the English conditions was a big boost in India’s preparations for the global mega-event and that they’d recognised areas that needed improvement.
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Suthar's six-wicket debut haul puts India in command against AFG

08 Jun 2026 | 12:15 PM

Mullanpur, June 8 (UNI) Debutant left-arm spinner Manav Suthar delivered a memorable six-wicket haul on Test debut as India tightened their grip on the one-off Test against Afghanistan, dismissing the visitors for 152 before forcing them to follow on during an eventful third day.

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Zverev finally breaks Grand Slam jinx at French Open

07 Jun 2026 | 11:32 PM

Paris, June 7 (UNI) In a final filled with tension, momentum swings and missed opportunities, Alexander Zverev finally ended his long wait for a Grand Slam title, defeating first-time finalist Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1 in a gripping French Open final at Roland-Garros on Sunday.

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Athletics: Audrey Werro stuns with third-fastest 800m of all time at Stockholm Diamond League

07 Jun 2026 | 10:51 PM

Stockholm, June 7 (UNI) Audrey Werro ran the third-fastest women's 800 metres of all time to stun Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson at the Stockholm Diamond League on Sunday.
The rising Swiss athletics star, 22, clocked an incredible 1:53.98, breaking the eight-year-old Diamond League record of Caster Semenya, according to olympics.com.

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Athletics: Melissa Jefferson-Wooden wins first 100m of year in Stockholm Diamond League

07 Jun 2026 | 10:35 PM

Stockholm, June 7 (UNI) World champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden stormed to victory in her first 100m race of the season at the Stockholm Diamond League on Sunday.
After being beaten by Julien Alfred in the 200m in Rome on Thursday, U.S. athletics star Jefferson-Wooden was back to winning ways at the Bauhaus-Galan in a time of 10.84 seconds,
according to olympics.com.

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Teenage star Cooper Lutkenhaus wins on Diamond League debut

07 Jun 2026 | 10:32 PM

Stockholm, June 7 (UNI) Teenage 800m star Cooper Lutkenhaus backed up his gold medal at the World Athletics Indoor Championships with a statement victory on his Diamond League debut here on Sunday.
The U.S. 17-year-old produced a sensational kick on the home straight to chase down Marco Arop, the Olympic silver medallist and former world champion, and win in a time of 1:42.70 in his first 800m race outdoors this season.
Canada's Arop was second in 1:43.11 at the Bauhaus-Galan, while Slimane Moula of Algeria was third in 1:43.41.

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