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French authorities have eased restrictions on the cruise ship Ambition after confirming a viral gastrointestinal outbreak, not hantavirus, sickened dozens. Around 80 passengers and crew experienced symptoms, with no severe cases reported. A passenger's death was attributed to a heart attack, unrelated to the illness. The ship, carrying over 1,700 people, was temporarily restricted as a precaution.

The Indian duo of Divij Sharan and Purav Raja registered a straight sets victory in the men's doubles final of the bordeaux challenger tennis tournament on Sunday.

Indian tennis legend Leander Paes and American Scott Lipsky beat French pair of Laurent Lokoli and Maxime Janvier in straight sets to sail into the semi-finals of the bordeaux challenger on Wednesday.

Top Indian tennis player Yuki Bhambri was on Thursday knocked out of the Busan Open by China's Ze Zhang while a gritty N Sriram Balaji fought tooth and nail before losing a tight second round to second seed Attila Balazs at Samarkand Challenger.

Leander Paes and Purav Raja won their first title together after joining forces as they lifted the Knoxville Challenger trophy with a close win over James Cerretani and John-Patrick Smith.

Leander Paes will continue his partnership with American Scott Lipksy at the French Open and they were drawn to play Marcos Baghdatis and Giles Muller in their first round match.

Leander Paes and Purav Raja earned an opportunity to win their first title together by reaching the final of the ATP Knoxville Challenger event in the USA.

Sumit Nagal, India's top-ranked singles player, faces world number 18 Karen Khachanov in the French Open's opening round. Nagal, ranked 94th globally, qualified for the main draw due to consistent performances on tour. However, he has struggled with form, missing the Madrid and Rome Masters and having first-round exits at the bordeaux challenger and Geneva Open.

Yuki Bhambri and Divij Sharan had to be content with a runners-up finish at the Tashkent Challenger event after a 4-6 2-6 defeat against the second seeded pair of Hans Podlipnik-Castillo and Andrei Vasilevski.

Coffee planters and arecanut growers in Malnad region of Chikkamagaluru and Hassan districts are anticipating a huge loss due to continuous rain coupled with gusty winds. With imbalance in the rain pattern for the last three years, many planters have dropped their plans of expanding plantations.

Indian team of Yuki Bhambri and Divij Sharan on Thursday stormed into the summit clash of the Tashkent Challenger with a come-from-behind win over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and Enrique Lopez-Perez.

Top 14 presidents will meet on Wednesday to decide which French clubs will play in next season's European Champions Cup after the domestic campaign was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Kaba Diawara, who had spells for Arsenal and West Ham, will coach Guinea at the Africa Cup of Nations next year, the country's federation said on Sunday.

Sumit Nagal faced a setback, exiting the French Open qualifiers in the second round after a loss to Jurij Rodionov, marking his first Grand Slam main draw miss this year. Yuki Bhambri and Robert Galloway also experienced an early defeat at the Geneva Open, losing to Jakob Schnaitter and Mark Wallner despite their recent runner-up finish in Bordeaux.

Neymar scored his 50th league goal for Paris Saint-Germain but warned the Ligue 1 leaders needed to improve quickly as they prepared for a crunch European clash with Manchester United by drawing 2-2 with Bordeaux on Saturday.

Rafael Nadal has turned down a wildcard offer for next week's Challenger tournament in Bordeaux as the Spaniard's participation in the French Open hangs in the balance, the claycourt event director said on Sunday. Nadal has been struggling with a hip injury he suffered at the Australian Open in January, and fears the Spaniard may miss the Paris Grand Slam grew after he pulled out of this week's Italian Open.

Kalu has previously played for French team Bordeaux and Spanish sides Almeria, Levante and Espanyol. Verhoekhas played for Dutch side ADO Den Haag and Feyenoord.

Indian Institute of Management-Sirmaur in Himachal Pradesh is working with the University of Bordeaux and the University of Paris to launch two dual MBA programmes aimed at working executives. The general management and digital transformation and analytics MBAs will be taught by faculty members from IIM-Sirmaur and the partner universities.

Former world number one Andy Murray has decided to withdraw from the upcoming clay-court Grand Slam French Open. The 36-year-old tennis star, who reached the semi-finals at Roland Garros in 2017, has only made one appearance at the tourney since then.