Rugby evening headlines as Sam Warburton says URC 'makes no sense' and England suffer early Australia tour blow
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Rafael Nadal's incredible 22 Grand Slam victories - in pictures
Rafael Nadal extended his record haul of Grand Slam titles to 22 when he claimed his 14th French Open title at Roland Garros.
Nadal es el mejor del año
Ni los 36 años recién cumplidos, ni los problemas recurrentes en su pie izquierdo. Un buen resumen de lo que va de curso tenístico sería que, básicamente, mermado, martilleado constantemente por los efectos de la enfermedad de, puede ser el mejor tenista del circuito. Una afirmación que no solo sustentaría su recentísima victoria en Roland Garros, la 14ª, proeza para la que ya no hay epítetos.
Emma Raducanu says she's no closer to finding new tennis coach
Emma Raducanu has said she is not rushing the decision to appoint a new tennis coach.
French Open Champion Iga Swiatek Extends Lead On Top Of WTA Rankings
Poland's Iga Swiatek extended her lead at the top of the WTA rankings released on Monday after her French Open triumph in Paris over American Coco Gauff, who moves closer to the Top 10. The 21-year-old Polish star took the world number one ranking after Australian Ashleigh Barty retired early in April. And after claiming her 35th successive victory in Roland Garros, she now has over 4,300 points advance on new world number two Anett Kontaveit of Estonia. Kontaveit climbed three spots despite her first round exit in Paris, benefiting from French Open title-holder Barbora Krejcikova's early upset.
Murray awed by Rafael Nadal's 'incredible' French Open record
Andy Murray on Monday did the maths on Rafael Nadal's latest feat on clay. The 36-year-old Spaniard on Sunday routed Norway's Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 in the final at Roland Garros to extend two records. It was not only his 22nd Grand Slam title but also his 14th French Open.
Caio Canedo: 'We’re chasing dreams, history ... we will give our life to reach World Cup'
Caio Canedo looks down at the UAE logo on his crisp red and white, national-team issue training top, and says earnestly: “All my celebrations when I score, I'm touching my chest, I’m grabbing the flag, the country. It’s what I told you: I need to give back what they have given me, which is so much. So every time I enter the field I represent the country, I represent millions of people here.
'I always consider myself a very normal guy. If I did it, maybe somebody else can,' Rafael Nadal says of his French Open record
By George Ramsay, Christiane Amanpour and Alicia Lloyd, CNN