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Defending champ Muguruza out of Wimbledon as seeds scatter

6 Jul 2018 4:41 PM by Bhupendra Singh Chundawat

Belgian 47th-ranked Van Uytvanck triumphed 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 for her first-ever win over a top 10 opponent. Muguruza’s defeat leaves just top seed Simona Halep, number seven Karolina Pliskova and 10th seed Madison Keys as the remaining top-ranked contenders after two rounds. In the men’s event, third seed and last year’s runner-up Marin Cilic was … Read more

Son of Indo-American National Spelling Bee champ hopes to make history

30 May 2018 8:37 AM by Bhupendra Singh Chundawat

Last year, Mira Dedhia, whose mother competed in the bee three times, finished third. This year, the first child of a former champion is competing. Dr. Balu Natarajan, a physician from Hinsdale, Illinois, won in 1985 by spelling “milieu,” a word that almost certainly wouldn’t be used beyond preliminary rounds. His 12-year-old son, Atman Balakrishnan, … Read more