ATP roundup: Three-time champ Gilles Simon advances in Metz
French wild card Gilles Simon, who plans to retire after the 2022 season, won his first-round match against Belgium's David Goffin 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday at the Moselle Open in Metz, France.
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Lydia Heaphy books semi-final spot at World Championships
Lydia Heaphy sealed her place in the women's lightweight sculls semi-finals with an assured performance on the third day of World Rowing Championships in Racice, Czech Republic.
'Oh dear!' – Rider misses time trial start after bike arrives late at Road World Championships
Pavel Novak was missing a vital ingredient as the countdown beeped to the start of his time trial run at the Road World Championships in Wollongong: his bike. As the timer hit zero and the clock started ticking, the Czech rider was only just clambering onto his bike after it appeared out of the wings at the eleventh hour. Ad “Ooo dear.
Zoe Backstedt destroys field to grab junior time trial gold for Britain at Road World Championships
Britain’s Zoe Backstedt lived up to her billing as favourite in the women’s junior time trial, grabbing gold in a stacked field by an incredibly sizeable margin from Justyna Czapla (Germany) and Febe Jooris (Belgium). “This was one of my biggest goals of the season and I’m so happy – I did so much work for this, I’m just so happy it paid off,” she said after a brilliant performance.
Julius Baer Generation Cup: R Praggnanandhaa Posts Three Wins Before Losing To Fellow Teen Christopher Yoo
India's teenaged Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa began his campaign in the star-studded Julius Baer Generation Cup online rapid tournament, the seventh leg of the USD 1.6 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, with wins over veteran Vasyl Ivanchuk and Jan Kryzstof Duda of Poland. He then beat another veteran Boris Gelfand in the third round before losing to American 15-year old Christopher Yoo on Monday. The 17-year old Chennnai prodigy came up trumps against 53-year old Ukrainian legend Ivanchuk in a battle of generations to pick up three points.
Three heat wins for Ireland on Day 2 of Worlds
It was another productive day for Ireland at the World Rowing Championships in Racice, Czech Republic with three heat wins recorded and a number of athletes also advancing to the next stage.
Julius Baer Generation Cup: Praggnanandhaa posts three wins before losing to fellow teen Yoo
Vasyl Ivanchuk and Jan Kryzstof Duda of Poland. He then beat another veteran Boris Gelfand in the third round before losing to American 15-year old Christopher Yoo on Monday. The 17-year old Chennnai prodigy came up trumps against 53-year old Ukrainian legend Ivanchuk in a battle of generations to pick up three points.
Celtic and Rangers stars chase World Cup dream as over 30 Premiership players called up for international duty
The problem when you suffer defeat going into the international break is that you are left to stew on it while club football takes a back seat. It’s not a feeling that Ange Postecoglou has experienced much during his time at Celtic but he can use the fortnight from Sunday’s loss to St Mirren until their next league game to reflect on the Paisley set back.