After French loss, Vallejo critiques umpire, wanted man in chair - ESPN
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo said his French Open match, a loss to a home favorite teenager, should not have been umpired by a woman.
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Nadal opens up about painful battle with career-threatening foot injury
May 29 : Rafael Nadal, winner of 22 Grand Slams and one of the 'Big Three' along with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic who ruled tennis for two decades, spent most of his career in pain as he willed himself to play through a chronic foot injury.
French teen Kouame to lean on home roar for next Roland Garros upset
PARIS, May 29 : The headline act in third round action at the French Open on Saturday includes defending champion Coco Gauff while top seed Aryna Sabalenka is also playing in the day session.
PSG’s injury concerns clear up with Dembélé and Hakimi healthy for Champions League final
BUDAPEST: Paris Saint-Germain’s injury worries have cleared up ahead of the Champions League final against Arsenal on Saturday. PSG forward Ousmane Dembélé has been managing a calf issue in the final weeks of the season but the reigning Ballon d’Or winner said Friday he is “100 percent ready and raring to go.” There was more concern about the health of defender Achraf Hakimi, who hasn’t played since sustaining a right thigh injury against Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals on April 28. However, the attacking right back, who was selected by Morocco for the World Cup this week, was also spotted in training on Tuesday and has been given the all-clear by PSG coach Luis Enrique, who said Hakimi was “OK and able to play tomorrow.” PSG will be looking to successfully defend the title the team won in record-breaking fashion last year with a 5-0 win over Inter Milan — the most lopsided final in the competition’s 70-year history. Dembélé was substituted in the first half of PSG’s final game in their latest title-winning campaign in the French league, a loss to Paris FC on May 17. “I wasn’t scared about missing the final,” Dembélé told a news conference at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary.
Kostyuk beats Golubic to maintain clay form at French Open
PARIS, May 29 : Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk reched the French Open fourth round on Friday, defeating Switzerland's Viktorija Golubic 6-4 6-3 to extend her unbeaten run on clay this season.
Norway’s natural-born goalscorer Haaland finally gets global stage
LONDON: Erling Haaland propelled Norway back to the World Cup for the first time in 28 years and spearheads a golden generation ready to thrive on the global stage. Despite a tough draw alongside one of the tournament favorites France, African powerhouses Senegal and Iraq, a Norway side also containing Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard is confident of progressing beyond the last 16 for the first time. Odegaard’s injury troubles left Haaland to take the lead in a flawless qualification campaign. The Manchester City striker scored 16 times as Stale Solbakken’s men plundered 37 goals in eight consecutive wins. That included two thrashings of Italy that ultimately cost the Azzurri a place at the World Cup. “I’ve never experienced Norway being at the World Cup in my life, so I think it was about time,” Haaland told FIFA.com. “For me personally, it is a huge thing. I have said it for a long time, my big goal is to get Norway to the World Cup...
Canada's Dabrowski, partner Stefani advance to 3rd round of French Open
Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani are moving on to the third round of the French Open after a three-set win on Friday in Paris.
Hull KR and Wigan set to renew rivalry in intriguing Challenge Cup final
Superstar halves and departing head coaches have lent extra intrigue to a rivalry that requires little additional hype as domestic rugby league’s two modern giants prepare to go head to head at Wembley for the first time.