What we learned at French Open?

Garbine Muguruza of Spain and Novak Djokovic of Serbia. French Open women’s champion Garbine Muguruza moves up to a career-best No. 2 in the rankings and Djokovic finally capture the trophy that had eluded him It would be hard to blame Novak Djokovic for not exactly being thrilled, as he began his ascension to tennis’ upper reaches, about having to deal with a couple of all-time greats such as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. “At...

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Muhammad Ali: How even the greatest worshipped 'The Greatest'

Cricket has in recent years lost some wonderful commentators: Tony Greig, Richie Benaud and Tony Cozier have all passed on taking with them their huge mass of knowledge, ebullience and incisiveness. You miss these people because they weren’t just voices calling a sport, they were facets of the sport itself, indivisible parts of your experience growing up watching cricket. It is the same regardless of the game, and for millions of...

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Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies aged 74

The former heavyweight champion was widely regarded as the greatest boxer of all time Muhammad Ali has died at the age of 74, a family spokesman has said. The former world heavyweight boxing champion, one of the world's best-known sportsmen, died at a hospital in the US city of Phoenix, Arizona, after being admitted on Thursday. He was suffering from a respiratory illness, a condition that was complicated by Parkinson's disease. The...

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Fifa: Sepp Blatter, Jerome Valcke & Markus Kattner 'awarded themselves £55m'

Fifa has been under intense scrutiny since the investigations began last year Former high-ranking Fifa officials Sepp Blatter, Jerome Valcke and Markus Kattner awarded themselves pay rises and bonuses worth $80m (£55m) over five years, say Fifa lawyers. Football's governing body revealed the contracts of ex-president Blatter, fired ex-secretary general Valcke and sacked former finance director Kattner one day after a Swiss police...

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Copa America: When does it start, what teams are playing, what TV channel is it on and is Lionel Messi playing?

Messi is the biggest star of the tournament Hang on - haven't we been here before? Look. We know the normally quadrennial Copa America happened last year. You might still be mopping your fevered brow after the exhausting ordeal that was Chile's extra-time defeat of Argentina. But everyone's second-favourite continental football championship is back for a second consecutive summer because they're celebrating...

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Whoa: Facebook, Microsoft to build an internet cable across the Atlantic Ocean 2016

Tech giants Microsoft and Facebook are investing big in high-speed internet access by building a subsea cable connecting Virginia and Spain. The MAREA cable will be the highest-capacity subsea cable to ever cross the Atlantic, and will lead to faster growth in internet bandwidth rates, the companies said. MAREA will run farther south than existing cables, expanding coverage, and works with a variety of equipment to make it cheaper and easier to upgrade. Microsoft has increasingly shifted...

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Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant loses 108kg in 18 months; trends on Twitter

Anant Ambani's weight loss story has set the Internet afire. The Internet is buzzing with news of Anant Ambani losing a whopping 108kg in 18 months.  So much so, that Anant Ambani is now trending on the microblogging site Twitter. According to a report, Reliance Chairman and MD Mukesh Ambani’s youngest son Anant  lost 108kg in just 18 months, and that too through a natural and safe process. Anant’s  fitness...

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iPhone SE Disappoints On Opening Weekend

This weekend saw Apple’s latest smartphone going on sale. The critical reception to the iPhone SE has been strong but sales over the first weekend have been underwhelming according to mobile engagement firm Localytics. The iPhone SE’s impact has been much lower than previous iPhone handsets. It should be noted that Localytic’s numbers do not necessarily tell the whole story. The dataset is derived from its mobile engagement platform...

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