readersdigest.co.in 119One of the oldest cricketing rivalries will
resume from 1 August 2019. Australia,
the winners of the last Ashes series, will
take on England, to be held from 1 Au-
gust to 16 September in England. Com-
prising five tests, it will also be a part
of the inaugural 2019– 21 ICC World
Test Championship.
The final tennis Grand Slam of the year, the
US Open, will be held at Flushing Meadows in
New York City from 19 August to 8 September. Novak
Djokovic and Naomi Osaka will be defending their
titles in the men’s singles and women’s singles events.
The 18th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup
for men’s national basketball teams will be held in
China from 31 August to 15 September. For the first
time, 32 countries, divided into eight groups of four
teams each, will be participating. The final is sched-
uled to take place in Beijing on 15 September.2019 Ashes Series, 2019 US Open,
FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019Sports
GAMINGANCESTORS: THE
HUMANKIND ODYSSEY This highly
anticipated third-person survival
game, the first by Panache Digital
Games, will release on PCs on
27 August. It will trace human
evolution from its origins. Players
are going to control the activities
of our ancestors out to explore a
hitherto unknown world.—COMPILED BY SAPTAK CHOUDHURY WITH PRATISHTHA DOBHALCulturescapeRising
Star
Sanya
Malhotra
A former yoga in-
structor and choreo-
grapher, Sanya
Malhotra was the
only Indian to make
it to Hollywood Re-
porter’s list of break-
out talents from the
2019 Berlin Film Fes-
tival for Photograph.
Her acting chops
have garnered ac-
claim everywhere.
Expect to see the tal-
ented 27-year-old in
Anurag Basu’s next,
scheduled for 2020.ex
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