MADRID, Spain: Carlos Alcaraz’s hopes of becoming the first player to win three-straight Madrid Open titles came undone as the second seed fell to a 4-6 6-3 6-2 loss in front of his home crowd to Russian seventh seed Andrey Rublev in the quarter-finals on Wednesday (May 1). The 20-year-old…

Irish side Leinster will aim to make it a hat-trick of European Champions Cup final appearances when they host English club Northampton Saints at a sold out Croke Park in Dublin on Saturday as they look to regain the title they last won in 2018.Four-time winners Leinster narrowly lost to French outfit La Rochelle in the last two finals, but convincingly beat coach Ronan O’Gara’s side 40-13 in this year’s quarter-finals to underline their status…

TBILISI: Tens of thousands of people rallied on Wednesday (May 1) in Georgia against a controversial “foreign influence” Bill, after parliament advanced the measure that Brussels has warned would harm Tbilisi’s long-standing European aspirations. The Black Sea Caucasus nation has been gripped by mass anti-government protests since Apr 9, after the…

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BENGALURU : Indian automakers, including Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, and TVS Motor reported higher sales of cars and two-wheelers in April from a year earlier, monthly data from the companies showed on Wednesday.Each month, automobile makers in India release wholesale numbers, or vehicle sales to dealers.WHY IT’S IMPORTANTThe sales numbers…

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