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13-time champion Rafael Nadal beat World No.1 Novak Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 to enter the semi-finals. He will take on Germany's Alexander Zverev in the last 4. Nadal remains on track for his 14th title at Roland Garros and a record-extending 22nd grand slam title. It was the Spaniard who was out of the blocks early as he made short work of the Serbian in the initial exchanges to win the opening set 6-2 on a canter. It looked like Nadal would sweep past Djokovic as he went 3-0 up in the second set.

Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday (May 29) to win the title in their debut season. Shubman Gill hit the winning runs as he smashed Obed McCoy over the fine-leg fence for a maximum to finish the final in style. 

The final of the 15th edition of the cash-rich league was attended by a record crowd of over one lakh (104,859). However, the capacity crowd was in a way let down by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). 

The IPL final ended around 11:30 pm but the broadcasters and organisers kept the fans in the stadium as well as those who were watching the game on their screens waiting for another hour before the long presentation ceremony finally began. 

Jurgen Klopp has vowed Liverpool will bounce back stronger next year after a campaign which promised an unprecedented Quadruple ended with a 1-0 Champions League Final defeat to Real Madrid.

Vinicius Junior scored the only goal at the Stade de France to hand Real Madrid a record-extending 14th European Cup and leave Liverpool with only the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup trophies to show for their marathon 64-game season.

Klopp's side last week missed out on the Premier League title to Manchester City by a solitary point and were denied a seventh European crown in France on a Saturday evening somewhat overshadowed by thousands of supporters experiencing difficulties entering the stadium with some being tear-gassed by French police.

Harmanpreet Kaur's Supernovas, the most successful team in the Women's T20 Challenge, are eyeing their third title as they take on the tournament's only side without a trophy, Velocity, who are led by Deepti Sharma. The final begins at 7.30pm at the MCA Stadium in Pune.

A chance to take home silverware that may be up for grabs for the last time, if the BCCI's plans, albeit only at a preliminary stage, of launching a Women's IPL as early as next March comes to fruition.

Both Harmanpreet and Deepti, therefore, would be keen on adding a final flourish to their teams' campaigns which kicked off with them winning their respective season openers but slumping to a defeat in their next appearance.

Tokyo Olympics champion Neeraj Chopra has launched a new campaign called the #JavRun inspiring people to try to throw the javelin. Neeraj is showing viewers a new way to run through life with the launch of an exciting challenge exclusively on YouTube Shorts. Fans can join the champion by doing the #JavRun and replicating his distinctive run-up before he throws the javelin.

Former WWE wrestler The Great Khali could be seen taking up Neeraj's #JavRun challenge in the latest advertisement video posted on YouTube. Neeraj could be seen giving a javelin to Khali and asking him to throw the javelin as long as possible. The Great Khali too, shows a keen interest and throws the javelin along far.