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May has plenty of sporting action taking place - which you can find listed out in ESPN India's sporting calendar.
Sumit Nagal loses in French Open first round
Sumit Nagal's French Open adventure ended in the opening round, as he was soundly beaten by Russian 18th seed Karen Khachanov.
Nagal was never really in contention throughout the match, and eventually ended up going down 6-2 6-0 7-5.
Boxing Olympic Qualifiers: Ankushita Boro win opening round clash, Abhimanyu Loura goes down
Former world youth champion Ankushita Boro prevailed over Namuun Monkhor of Mongolia in the 60kg category while Abhimanyu Loura went down against Ireland's Kelyn Cassidy in the second round of the 80kg weight category in the 2nd Boxing World qualifiers for the Paris Olympics in Bangkok on Monday.
Boro, the first Indian woman in action in what is the final chance to book a Paris Olympic berth, began strong against her young Mongolian opponent. She effectively blunted Monkhor's speedy movements by tactically shifting gears to carve out a 4-1 win after three keenly-contested rounds.
However, it was not an outing to remember for Loura. The National championships bronze medallist came into the second-round clash against two-time Irish champion Cassidy, high on confidence after beating Bulgaria's 10-time national champion Kristiyan Nikolov in a thrilling encounter. But Cassidy was well prepared for the long reach of his opponent and went on to win 0-5 despite Loura giving his all in the final round.
On Tuesday, Sachin Siwach (57kg), Abhinash Jamwal (63.5kg) and Nishant Dev (71kg) will look to continue their march towards their quest for an Olympic quota.
Sachin will face Frederik Jensen of Denmark, Jamwal will take on Colombia's Jose Manuel Viafara Fory and Nishant Dev meets Otgonbaatar Byamba-Erdene of Mongolia.
What's on today?
Boxing: The World Boxing Qualification Tournament, the final chance for Indians to secure Paris Olympic sports, continues in Bangkok.
Tennis: Sumit Nagal is in action in the opening round of the French Open, where he faces world no.18 Karen Khachanov of Russia. [3:45 PM]
What happened yesterday?
Badminton: PV Sindhu lost to Wang Zhu Yi in the Malaysia Masters final.
Athletics: Neeraj Chopra pulled out of Ostrava Golden Spike due to an adductor strain.
Boxing: Abhinash Jamwal (63.5kg) and Nishant Dev (71kg) posted wins progress at the World Qualifiers.
Gymnastics: Dipa Karmakar became the first Indian gymnast to win gold at the Asian Senior Championships.
Hockey: The Indian women's team lost to 1-4 to Argentina, while the men won 5-4 against the same opposition in the FIH Pro League.
Cricket: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad to clinch the IPL title.
You can find the details of yesterday's event's here.