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In an exclusive chat with India Today Digital, double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra opened up on the pressure of organising and taking part in the Neeraj Chopra Classic. On Saturday, July 5, Neeraj won the inaugural edition of the championship with a throw of 86.18m at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.
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- India Today
ICC appoints Sanjog Gupta as Chief Executive Officer
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- India Today
Wimbledon Day 8 schedule: Novak Djokovic, Sinner, Iga Swiatek take center stage
Wimbledon 2025 enters the business end of the tournament on Monday (July 7), with Centre Court promising a packed Day 8 schedule headlined by Olympic champion Novak Djokovic, world No. 1 Jannik Sinner, and five-time Grand Slam winner Iga chasing a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon crown, will kick off proceedings on Centre Court against Australia's Alex de Minaur, the 11th seed who was forced to pull out ahead of their quarter-final clash at last year's Championships. With a potential semi-final meeting with Sinner looming, the 37-year-old Serbian veteran knows there's little room for who has looked in commanding form so far, faces a stern test against 19th seed Grigor Dimitrov in the final Centre Court match of the day. The Bulgarian, a former Wimbledon semi-finalist, is back in the second week of a major for the first time since the 2024 US Open, looking to upset the top seed. In between the two men's singles contests, the Centre Court spotlight will turn to the women's draw, with 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva - fresh off her silver medal run in Paris - facing off against rising American star Emma Navarro, seeded 10th. With a spot in the quarter-finals at stake, this clash of youth and power promises over on No.1 Court, Poland's Iga Swiatek resumes her Wimbledon campaign against Denmark's 23rd seed Clara Tauson. Swiatek, the reigning Olympic bronze medallist, has yet to go deep at SW19 and faces a tricky test in the hard-hitting Ben Shelton, seeded 10th, will be eyeing a quarter-final berth when he takes on Italy's Lorenzo Sonego, while Ekaterina Alexandrova meets Tokyo Olympic champion Belinda Bencic in a compelling battle of power Croatian Marin Cilic, a former finalist, continues his dream run on No.2 Court after ousting home favourite Jack Draper. He meets 22nd seed Flavio Cobolli, while Russia's Liudmila Samsonova faces Spaniard Jessica Bouzas action is also heating up across the outer courts, with British hopes Joe Salisbury, Neal Skupski and Julian Cash all involved, alongside top seeds in the mixed and women's doubles Bhambri and his American partner Robert Galloway will take on Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in the men's doubles fourth round at Wimbledon 2025 on Monday, 7 July. Bhambri, the lone Indian remaining in the men's doubles draw at SW19, will be aiming to carry forward his strong form and book a place in the Day 8 - Key Matches:Centre Court (from 6:00pm IST)Novak Djokovic [6] vs Alex de Minaur [11]Mirra Andreeva [7] vs Emma Navarro [10]Jannik Sinner [1] vs Grigor Dimitrov [19]No.1 Court (from 5:30 pm IST)Ekaterina Alexandrova [18] vs Belinda BencicadvertisementBen Shelton [10] vs Lorenzo SonegoIga Swiatek [8] vs Clara Tauson [23]No.2 CourtMarin Cilic vs Flavio Cobolli [22]Liudmila Samsonova [19] vs Jessica Bouzas ManeiroDolehide/Kenin [16] vs Chan/KrejcikovaNo.3 CourtCash/Glasspool [5] vs Andreozzi/DemolinerKhromocheva/Stollar [13] vs Dabrowski/Routliffe [2]Verbeek/Siniakova vs Paris/SilvaOther notable doubles fixtures:Salisbury/Skupski [6] vs Gonzalez/Molteni [12] (Court 12)Kudermetova/Mertens [8] vs Haddad Maia/Siegemund [11] (Court 15)Yuki Bhambri/Robert Galloway [16] vs Granollers/Zeballos [4] (Court 18)- EndsMust Watch
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- Time of India
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