WRC legend Gronholm: Rovanpera ready to win world title
Gronholm is the most recent Finnish driver to win the WRC title, after claiming his second world crown in 2002 with the factory Peugeot operation.
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Ireland to face Philippines as part of nine-day Turkish training camp
The Republic of Ireland will play the Philippines in a friendly as part of a nine-day Turkish training camp as they ramp up preparations for their crucial World Cup qualifier against Georgia.
NSWE now eyeing AVFC bid for "huge" £30k-p/w "talent", he'd be a "monster" for Gerrard - opinion
Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard could reportedly be eyeing a reunion with Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara, according to journalist Dean Jones.
French Open: Bopanna-Middelkoop enter maiden doubles semifinals
Rohan Bopanna reached his first Grand Slam semifinal in seven years after he and his Dutch partner Matwe Middelkoop rallied to beat Lloyd Glasspool and Henri Heliovaara in the men's doubles quarterfinals of the French Open, here. The Indo-Dutch pair eked out a 4-6 6-4 7-6 (3) win over the British-Finnish combination in a hard-fought contest on Monday night. Bopanna last reached the semifinals of a tennis Major at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships when he had teamed up with Romania's Florin Mergea and lost in a gruelling five-setter to Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau. Bopanna, 42, and Middelkoop, 38, will face 12th seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Jean-Julien Roger on Thursday in the last four.
French Open: 42-Year-Old Rohan Bopanna And Matwe Middelkoop Advance To Men's Doubles Semis
India's Rohan Bopanna, 42, and Netherlands' Matwe Middelkoop progressed to the semi-finals of the ongoing French Open 2022 after defeating the duo of Briton Llyod Glasspool and Finland's Harri Heliovaara in the quarter-finals of the men's doubles event. Reeling at 0-3 in the final set tie-break, Bopanna and Middelkoop held their nerves and captured 10 consecutive points, winning the match 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (10-3) on Monday.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev knocked out – day nine at the French Open
Danish teenager Holger Rune stunned Greek fourth seed and last year’s runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Finland beats Canada in OT for gold at men’s hockey worlds
TEMPERE — Sakari Manninen scored in overtime to lift host Finland to a 4-3 win over Canada in a wild gold-medal game at the men’s world hockey championships on Sunday.
Host Finland beats Canada 4-3 in OT for world hockey title
TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Sakari Manninen scored on a power play at 6:42 of 3-on-3 overtime and Finland beat Canada 4-3 on Sunday for its fourth world hockey championship title.