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[ad_1] PARIS : Rain put a dampener on the third day of the French Open but defending champion Novak Djokovic avoided getting bogged down as his quest for a professional era record-extending 25th Grand Slam title got off to a solid enough start on Tuesday. It was business-like rather than spectacular for Djokovic in the […]

[ad_1] PARIS :Defending champion Novak Djokovic shrugged off doubts about the state of his game with a confident 6-4 7-6(3) 6-4 defeat of Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the French Open first round on Tuesday. The top seed had to wait until the night match on the third day of the tournament to begin his quest for […]

[ad_1] PARIS : Defending French Open champion Iga Swiatek will take on Naomi Osaka in a blockbuster second-round contest between the two most successful women in the Roland Garros draw, renewing a rivalry split down the middle after two years on Wednesday. Swiatek heads into the clash against her fellow four-times Grand Slam champion in […]

[ad_1] PARIS: Naomi Osaka says she is “really excited” to face red-hot tournament favourite Iga Swiatek in the French Open second round on Wednesday (May 29), when men’s title contenders Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are also in action. Former world number one Osaka won a match at a Grand Slam event for the first […]

[ad_1] Napoli striker Victor Osimhen will miss Nigeria’s two upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers due to injury, the Nigeria Football Federation said on Tuesday. The federation gave no details about the injury but said the 25-year-old would be out for four weeks. Osimhen will miss the clashes against South Africa in Uyo on June 7 […]

[ad_1] Al Hilal have extended the contract of manager Jorge Jesus by one year, the Saudi Pro League champions announced on Tuesday. In his second stint at the helm of the Saudi giants, which began last year, the Portuguese led the team to win the league title without a single defeat, scoring 101 goals and […]

[ad_1] Highlights of the third day at the French Open on Tuesday (times GMT): 2105 DJOKOVIC THROUGH IN STRAIGHT SETS World number one Novak Djokovic began his French Open title defence with a solid 6-4 7-6(3) 6-4 victory over French wildcard Pierre-Hugues Herbert. The Serbian, who is chasing a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title, will […]

[ad_1] Tottenham Hotspur have reached an agreement to extend forward Timo Werner’s loan from RB Leipzig until the end of next season, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. The 28-year-old arrived at the club on a loan deal from the German side in January and was a regular under manager Ange Postecoglou in the […]

[ad_1] CARDIFF : The third T20 international between England and Pakistan at Cardiff’s Sophia Gardens was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to persistent rain on Tuesday. Umpires decided after a pitch inspection that no play was possible, leaving England 1-0 up in the four-match series after the opening game in Leeds was also […]

[ad_1] ATHENS : Olympiacos are 90 minutes away from making history, but they will approach the Europa Conference League final with Fiorentina in the same manner as their previous matches, manager Jose Luis Mendilibar said on Tuesday. Mendilibar’s side can make history by becoming the first Greek club to win a European trophy, but this […]