Find today's news in pics from India and around the world for June 03, 2026
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India’s Pooja Singh soared to a record-breaking 1.93m to win gold at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships 2026 in Hong Kong on Friday, setting a new senior national record and surpassing Sahana Kumari’s 1.92m mark from 2012. The 19-year-old from LPU also broke the championship record of 1.90m and cleared the Commonwealth Games 2026 qualifying standard, sealing the title with a first-attempt 1.93m at the Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground. China’s Meiqi Chen took silver with 1.80m, while bronze was shared after a countback.
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka wasted a lead of a set and two breaks to lose 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 lto Diana Shnaider in the French Open quarterfinals on Wednesday. The four-time major winner Sabalenka led 4-1 in the second set and was two points from victory when serving for the match at 5-4 before completely collapsing against a player appearing in her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. Sabalenka stood still and screamed loudly after losing a point to fall 0-30 down in the sixth game of the decider and. Although she saved two match points at 0-40 down, she lost the match when she sent a shot into the net. Sabalenka showed similar nerves when she lost in last year’s final to Coco Gauff.
Brazil national football has finally landed on American shores ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 starting from June 11. The Selecao plays Morocco on June 13 in East Rutherford, New Jersey, to start a group that also includes Haiti and Scotland. All eyes will be on Neymar as the star forward looks to make his mark on the marquee tournament. Neymar was selected for his fourth World Cup in a 26-man squad by coach Carlo Ancelotti despite not playing for the national team since October 2023 when he tore the cruciate ligament in his left knee in a World Cup qualifying game against Uruguay.
Thomas Tuchel led his England players to their first training on United States soil as the Three Lions gear up for their opening game at the FIFA World Cup 2026. England will play Croatia in their opening game at the FIFA World Cup 2026 and will look to get a win. Tuchel has dropped key names from the squad for the marquee tourney including Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and Trent Alexander-Arnold. England is trying to win a first men’s title since lifting the World Cup in 1966. England’s top players — Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice — were all included.
France players met their President Emmanuel Macron at his residence before flying out to the United States for the FIFA World Cup 2026. The likes of Kylian Mbappe and coach Didier Deschamps were in attendance to meet the high-profile leader as the two dignitaries exchanged pleasantries. The Les Bleus finished runners-up at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, losing to Argentina in the final in Qatar. Deschamps is stepping down after the World Cup and his successor is widely touted to be Zinedine Zidane — the star of France’s triumphs at the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 who, like Mbappe, scored in two World Cup finals.
In men’s play, 20-year-old Jakub Mensik ended the run of Brazil’s Joao Fonseca with a 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory. The 19-year-old Fonseca beat 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic in five sets in the third round and then eliminated two-time runner-up Casper Ruud in the fourth round. Mensik collapsed to the clay with cramps upon edging Mariano Navone in a fifth-set tiebreaker in the second round and also needed five sets to advance in the fourth round against Andrey Rublev. For a place in Sunday’s final, Mensik will face second-seeded Alexander Zverev, the 2024 runner-up, who beat rising Spanish player Rafael Jodar 7-6 (3), 6-1, 6-3.
A 70‑foot statue of Lionel Messi in Kolkata’s Lake Town was dismantled and removed on Monday, June 1, after local residents reported that it was swaying dangerously in strong winds. The Public Works Department (PWD) conducted an inspection of the statue, flagged structural instability, and the newly elected West Bengal government ordered its dismantling. The statue, which shows Messi lifting the 2022 FIFA World Cup trophy, was inaugurated by the Argentine player in December during his "GOAT Tour" visit.
Alexander Zverev defeated Rafael Jodar 7‑6(3), 6‑1, 6‑3 in the French Open 2026 quarter‑final at Court Philippe‑Chatrier on Tuesday, advancing to Roland-Garros semi-finals. The second seed overcame a spirited start from 19‑year‑old Jodar, rallying from 2-5 down in the opening set to clinch the tie-break. From there, the 2024 finalist took control, reeling off seven straight games to claim the second set 6‑1 and then winning the third set 6-3. The victory marked Zverev's fifth the Roland-Garros semi-final appearance in the past six years.
Marta Kostyuk booked a place in the semifinals of the French Open 2026 after beating her Ukrainian counterpart Elina Svitolina by 6-3, 2-6, 6-2. The emotions were visible on the 23-year-old's face as it was her first-ever entry into the Grand Slam semifinals, and that too after beating a highly decorated counterpart. It was a match between Ukraine's two best tennis players, and the contest lived up to its hype. The match on the main Philippe Chatrier lasted for 1 hour, 51 minutes and was a roller-coaster ride for the fans. Kostyuk looked in control from the start and closed the first set comfortably by 6-3. However, the eighth seed fought back in the second set and won it handsomely by 6-2. The deciding set started with a nervous exchange of games, but Kostyuk elevated her game at the right time to clinch a memorable victory over Svitolina
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