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AC Milan roar back to win Serie A title after 11 yrs after beating Sassuolo

AC Milan finally added the 19th Serie A into their trophy cabinet on Monday, after beating Sassuolo 3-0 in the last round of the 2021-22 Serie A season

Dominic Thiem out of sync, out of French Open with 10th loss in row

It all used to come so easily for Dominic Thiem on a tennis court his powerful forehand, his elegant backhand, his hit-which-shot-when calculations

Covid-19 seems thing of the past at full-capacity French Open stadiums

They sipped from glasses of Champagne or ros while seated on the sand-colored cushions of wicker couches on a "terrasse" overlooking some smaller courts at Roland Garros. They crowded walkways and stood in lines dozens deep for waffles painted with Nutella or baguettes layered with ham, cheese and butter and, sometimes, they gave up on those waits that could take 15 minutes or more. In the stands, they wore their white hats and cried Allez!" and punctuated points with rhythmic clapping. They took etiquette-breaching strolls through the stadium aisles during play. Most of all, and most important of all, they were there. The crowds at the French Open were back to their no-mask, no-distancing, full-capacity, pre-pandemic levels Sunday for the start of this year's edition, as much a part of the fabric of the event as the red clay that defines the Grand Slam tournament. A really festive atmosphere, observed Alice Dufour, a 21-year-old who was part of a group trip from her Miramont tenn

French Open: Felix Auger Aliassime downs Varillas to advance into R2

Felix Auger Aliassime of Canada on Sunday defeated Peruvian qualifier Juan Pablo Varillas in the opening match of the French Open 2022.

Andhra's Jyothi Yarraji smashes own 100 m hurdles national record in UK

Jyothi Yarraji smashed the women's 100m hurdle national record for the second time in less than two weeks while winning the event at the Loughborough International Athletics Meet in the UK on Sunday.

Thomas Cup to Deaflympics: The push to sport from non-cricket leagues

We are basking in the afterglow of a week of Indian sporting prowess: A Thomas Cup victory, a World Championship gold medal, multiple medals in the Deaflympics and in archery

Kylian Mbappe signs new 3-year PSG deal after rejecting Real Madrid

"I'm very happy to continue this adventure, to stay in France, in Paris, my city. I always said Paris was my home," Mbappe said

Tammy Abraham nets 2 as Roma beats Torino 3-0, books European spot

Tammy Abraham scored twice to help Roma win at Torino 3-0 and seal a spot in Europe for next season ahead of the Europa Conference League final next week.

Savita to lead India in Hockey Pro League games vs Belgium, Argentina & US

Goalkeeping stalwart Savita will be the captain, while Deep Grace Ekka will be the vice-captain of the Indian women's team for the FIH Hockey Pro League games against Belgium, Argentina and the US

Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal seeded to meet in French Open quarterfinals

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, will have his task cut out at the French Open beginning on May 22 as he could face 13-time Roland Garros winner Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals

Woods plays through pain, makes another major cut at PGA Championship

Woods returned to competition last month at the Masters

'Who Nikhat Zareen?': Telangana boxer who answered with a gold medal

Zareen brought home the gold medal four years after Mary Kom had won the last title in 2018

Indian Oil Corp's shuttlers fuel India's historic win of Thomas Cup

The Indian badminton squad which created history by winning the coveted Thomas Cup, had four star shuttlers employed with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation's largest oil firm, said on Thursday. May 15, 2022, turned out to be a red-letter day for Indian Badminton, as the national team scripted history by lifting the coveted Thomas Cup for the first time defeating 14 times champions Indonesia by a 3-0 margin in the final. "Leading India's charge at the 2022 edition of the Thomas Cup were IndianOil's leading Badminton stars - four in all - Singles Ace & Bronze Medallist at the 2021 World Championships, Lakshya Sen, the dangerous Doubles Duo & Thailand Open (Super 500) 2019 Champions, Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and the fast-rising Doubles player, M R Arjun, a Bronze medallist at 2020 Asia Team Championships," the firm said in a statement. The team is coached by another IndianOil star and 2001 All England Winner, Pullela Gopichand, who is assisted by National .

Golf: Europe captain Henrik Stenson playing PGA with eye on Ryder Cup

Stenson, who won the British Open in 2016 for his only career major, is among the lowest-ranked players in the field this week at No. 224

World no 2 Medvedev loses to Gasquet in Geneva Open in return from injury

Second-ranked Daniil Medvedev lost his comeback match after a six-week injury layoff, beaten 6-2, 7-6 (5) by Richard Gasquet in the second round at the Geneva Open.

International Cricket Council announces BYJU'S as global partner until 2023

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced BYJU'S, India's largest EdTech company as their global partner from 2021 to 2023.

Level playing fields

Thomas Cup winners stand on shoulders of giants

Chess Fed president to choose Viswanathan Anand for deputy president's post

According to a FIDE official, if president Arkady Dvorkovich wins the elections, Anand will be his deputy

India's Diksha Dagar enters semifinals at Deaflympics golf competition

The Indian star, who has won twice on the Ladies European Tour, once each in an individual and team event, outplayed Germany's Amelia Paloma Gonzalez Podbicanin 6 and 5

As medals come in, there is a new silver lining in India's bridge room

The Indian seniors did an incredible job given that two of the three partnerships were ad hoc