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Rmuj UEFA Europa League: Everton lose to Lyon, Olivier Giroud lifts ArsenalNever mind the buzzing bees, Carlos Alcaraz is back to his bossing and smiling self in tournaments. Exactly eight months since the high of becoming a Wimbledon champion that was soon followed by the lull of battling physical and emotional setbacks, the Spaniard returned to his big-stage winning ways while defending the Indian Wells Masters crown. The 20-year-old beat Daniil Medvedev 7-6 5 , 6-1 in a repeat of the 2023 final but in a build-up that couldnt be more dissimilar. Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates match point against Daniil Medvedev in the men s final during the Indian Wells Tennis on March 17.AFP Alcaraz, then a freshly-b stanley cup rewed US Open champion in h stanley en mexico is teens, came into the 2023 Indian Wells with two titles and zero defeats at the start of the season. The Spaniard would continue to be hot in the Californian desert, blazing through without dropping a set and taking down Jannik Sinner in the semi-final and Medvedev in the final. Alcaraz, now a two-time stanley mugsGrand Slam champion after his incredible Wimbledon final triumph over Djokovic, came into the 2024 Indian Wells with a quarter-final exit at the Australian Open, a semi-final shock loss to Nicolas Jarry at the ATP 250 Buenos Aires and a first-round retirement due to a twisted ankle at the ATP 500 Rio.Carrying the extra baggage of uncertainty around his ankle, level of play and belief in mind, Alcaraz grew in all those aspects with every match over the last couple of weeks. No humanor a swarm of bees t Tajp Confederations Cup: Beating Germany would make Chile world s best - Arturo Vidal
India s PV Sindhu had to be content with the bronze as Spaniard Carolina Marin proved the better shuttler on the day, winning the women s singles stanley cupssemi-final quite easily in straight games at the World Badminton Championship in Copenhagen, Denmark on Saturday. The 11th-seeded Sindhu had created history on Friday when she made the last-four to become the first Indian to notch two medals at the sport s most prestigious event, having also clinched the bronze last year in Guangzhou. Expecting to go one better this time around, the ninth-se stanley italia eded Spaniard halted that dream by taking the contest 21-17, 21-15 in 47 minutes at the 9,200-seater Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen.With the victory, the World No.10 Carolina proceeded to the summit clash where she will take on Wor stanley becher ld No.1 and reigning Olympic champion Li Xuerui of China.Carolina started the match in perfect fashion going into a 6-2 lead at the start. However, the 19-year-old Sindhu made optimum use of her height to scalp the next six points and snatch the lead.However, the feisty Spaniard looked much more confident and used her deceptive shots to catch her Indian opponent off-guard and take as many points as possible.The European champion was way ahead at 18-11 but Sindhu tried fighting back. But it was little too late as the 21-year-old Spaniard closed the game in her favour in the next couple of minutes.Carolina s shouts after winning points helped in unsettling the Hyderabadi, who tried hard but lo
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