1. Wimbledon mixed doubles: Indian pair Sania Mirza & Rohan Bopanna on 03 Jul (Saturday) progressed to the third round of the ongoing Wimbledon 2021.
The Indian duo defeated Britain’s pair of Aidan McHugh and Emily Webley-Smith 6-3, 6-1 to progress ahead.
2. The 3rd & final ODI between England vs Sri Lanka was abandoned due to rain in Bristol on 04 Jul (Sunday).
England had already won the ODI series 2-0 but missed the chance of sweeping the series as the third ODI was called off due to heavy rain.
3. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) finalised the list of players eligible to compete at the Tokyo Olympics.
The women’s doubles team of Sania Mirza, who will be competing in her fourth Games – a record for Indian women – and debutant Ankita Raina will be the only participants in the sport from the country in this edition.
For the first time since the sport was reinstated at the Olympics in 1988, there will be no Indian men’s doubles team.
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