Australia edge Jordan in warmup before World Cup playoff
MELBOURNE : Australia overhauled Jordan 2-1 in a friendly in Doha on Wednesday to bring winning form into their World Cup playoff against the United Arab Emirates next week.
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Swiatek says ‘sky’s the limit’ ahead of French Open semifinal
PARIS: World No. 1 Iga Swiatek said on Wednesday that “the sky is the limit” as she looks to extend her 33-match winning streak and reach the French Open final.
Qatar 2022: Tata Martino's condition to his players to include them in Mexico's FIFA World Cup roster
Gerardo Tata Martino's main focus is not on making the Mexico National Team play well. The fact is that the way to get the result can be indistinct as long as the big goal is achieved: that El Tri can get out of the Round of 16 in Qatar 2022. To achieve this, the Argentinean coach is clear about what he needs and has already asked his players to do so.
Cilic bombs 33 aces past Rublev into 1st French Open semifinal at age 33
PARIS: Marin Cilic is 33, nearly eight seasons past his one Grand Slam title at the 2014 US Open — and, until Wednesday, more than four full years removed from his most recent trip to the semifinals of a major tournament.
Mauresmo: Men's tennis has 'more appeal' than women's I Swiatek disheartened
Amelie Mauresmo, who is in her first year as the French Open's first female tournament director, said on Wednesday that nine of the 10 night sessions at Roland Garros involved men's matches because women's tennis currently has less appeal.
Pressure now is on Cilic, not me says Norway's Ruud
PARIS : Norwegian eight seed Casper Ruud will be feeling far less pressure in his French Open semi-final against Grand Slam winner Marin Cilic on Friday after his quarter-final victory over Danish teenager Holger Rune on Wednesday.
Croatia’s Cilic, Norway’s Ruud reach Roland Garros semi-finals for first time
Cilic fired 33 aces and 88 winners past seventh-seeded Andrey Rublev in a 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (10/2) win.
Cilic happy with less media attention as he joins 'fab five'
Marin Cilic joined an elite group of active men's players to have reached the last four at all the Grand Slams as the world number 23 advanced to his first Roland Garros semi-final by beating Russian seventh seed Andrey Rublev on Wednesday.