Elena Rybakina knocked out in French Open upset
Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina crashed out in the biggest upset so far at Roland Garros.
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Jay Triano, Chief Littlechild and 1990 women's hockey team enter Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Basketball player and coach Jay Triano, the 1990 Canadian women's hockey team and Indigenous sport leader Chief Wilton Littlechild were named the 2026 inductees into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday.
Sinner set to switch from night owl to early bird in Roland Garros heat
PARIS, May 27 : French Open second round action continues on Thursday with top seed Jannik Sinner opening proceedings on Court Philippe Chatrier while women's number one Aryna Sabalenka is also playing in the day session.
Swiatek sees off Bejlek to reach third round at French Open
PARIS: Iga Swiatek navigated her way into the third round of the French Open on Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-3 success over world number 35 Sara Bejlek. The four-time Roland Garros champion is seeking to reclaim the title she won three times consecutively between 2022 and 2024, before losing out at the semifinal stage to top seed Aryna Sabalenka last season. Swiatek, 24, has recently teamed up with Rafael Nadal’s former coach Francisco Roig and has been preparing for the clay-court Grand Slam at the Spanish great’s tennis academy in Mallorca. “I spent a week in Mallorca, which is amazing, because starting the clay-court season there gave me a lot of motivation,” Swiatek said on court. After a comfortable opening win in Paris against Australian wildcard Emerson Jones, the Pole faced a tougher challenge in the round of 64 against Abu Dhabi winner Bejlek. “She has a tricky style of game … she mixes up the rhythm quite well,” Swiatek added of her 20-year-old opponent, who she played for the first time. With a slight blustering wind creeping across center court, which the sun-drenched spectators doubtless appreciated, both players struggled on serve initially with three consecutive breaks in the early exchanges. Swiatek then looked to have firmly gained the upper hand from the baseline but Bejlek battled to stay with the former world number one and saved a set point to break back to 5-2 — Swiatek finishing that game with back-to-back double faults. But the diminutive Czech’s own service problems came back to bite her as Swiatek broke for the fourth time to claim the opener. Swiatek held serve to claim a mammoth opening game in the second frame as both women found their range with their groundstrokes. But Swiatek proved the more
Trailblazer Yapp to lead historic Lions women's team in New Zealand in 2027
May 27 : Jo Yapp will make rugby history when she leads the first-ever British & Irish Lions women's team to New Zealand in 2027, the Lions announced on Wednesday.
Suaalii to play fifth game of Super Rugby season
SYDNEY, May 27 : High-profile recruit Joseph Suaalii will play his fifth Super Rugby Pacific game of the season on Saturday when the New South Wales Waratahs face the Western Force in Perth.
Rugby league-Australian government gives World Cup funding boost
MELBOURNE, May 27 : The Australian government said on Wednesday it will put A$12.4 million ($9 million) into funding this year's Rugby League World Cup co-hosted by Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
Inglis to captain Australia in Pakistan ODIs, Marsh injured
MELBOURNE, May 27 : Wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis will captain Australia in the one-day international series against Pakistan in place of Mitchell Marsh who has been ruled out with an ankle injury.