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PARIS, June 8: Novak Djokovic’s 26-match Grand Slam winning streak ended with a dramatic 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, 5-7, 7-5 loss Saturday to Dominic Thiem in a rain-interrupted French Open semifinal that spanned more than four hours over two days.

CARDIFF, June 8:  A superb 153 from Jason Roy and a big-hitting 64 from Jos Buttler fired England to their highest ever Cricket World Cup total as they posted 386-6 in their third match at this year’s tournament on Saturday.

PARIS, June 8: The French Open women’s final was delayed on Saturday after the men’s semi-final between Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem was interrupted by rain.

MADRID, June 8: Real Madrid ended their long pursuit of Eden Hazard on Friday when they agreed to sign the Belgium winger from Chelsea on a five-year contract for a reported 100 million euros (89 million pounds), making him their joint-record signing.

KATHMANDU, June 8: Nepal Sports Journalist Forum (NSJF) on Friday signed a one-year deal with Vijay Distillery’s Ruslan Football for the upcoming NSJF awards.

KATHMANDU, June 8:  Eight Nepali taekwondo players are set to participate in the Second India Open Taekwondo Tournament to be held in Hyderabad, India. The tournament, which runs from June 11 to 16, will see five men and three women taekwondo players from Nepal participate in the tournament.

POKHARA, June 8: Yukesh Gurung and Sushmi Shrestha have been adjudged the best players of the TVS Apache Pokhara Sports Award in Pokhara on Friday.

PARIS, June 7: The Women’s World Cup kicks off on Friday as hosts France take on South Korea. But if you were strolling the streets of Paris, you would be forgiven for not knowing it was happening.

(Reuters) - Several European clubs have announced their opposition to a proposed creation of a nearly closed Champions League from 2024 onwards.

KATHMANDU, June 7: The departmental teams, Nepal Police Club (NPC) and Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC), are competing in the finals of the Prime Minister Cup One-Day National Men's Cricket Tournament tomorrow (Saturday) at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.