Young footballer dies after cup brawl in Germany
A 15-year-old footballer from Berlin died Wednesday after he was seriously injured in a fight with players from a French team at an international youth tournament, police said.
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Second seed Sabalenka tames qualifier Shymanovich to advance
PARIS : World number two Aryna Sabalenka fought off a determined challenge from fellow Belarusian Iryna Shymanovich on Wednesday to move into the French Open third round with a 7-5 6-2 victory as she eyes the world number one spot.
Marcell Jacobs still sidelined, misses another race with Fred Kerley
Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs of Italy will miss another scheduled clash with world 100m champion Fred Kerley, withdrawing from Friday’s Diamond League meet in Florence.
Stefanos Tsitsipas Says 'Strength Of Navy SEAL' Needed To Win French Open
Stefanos Tsitsipas believes he'll need to have the mental and physical strength of an elite, battle-hardened special forces commando to break through to a maiden Grand Slam title. The Greek world number five came agonisingly close to winning the French Open in 2021 when he surrendered a two-sets lead to lose in five to Novak Djokovic. It's a memory which still haunts him, especially after losing to the Serbian superstar again in January in the final of the Australian Open.
Djokovic has the right to speak freely on Kosovo, says Ukraine's Svitolina
PARIS: Ukraine's Elina Svitolina defended on Wednesday (May 31) fellow tennis player Novak Djokovic, who caused a furore over a statement related to Kosovo, saying that in a free world he should have the right to express his opinion.
Djokovic did not break rules with Kosovo message, says world tennis body
PARIS : Novak Djokovic's statement at the French Open that "Kosovo is the heart of Serbia" did not violate any rules because the Grand Slam rulebook does not ban political statements, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Wednesday.
Kasatkina dazzles with trick shot in win over Vondrousova
PARIS : Russian ninth seed Daria Kasatkina produced an early candidate for shot of the tournament during a classy 6-3 6-4 defeat of former runner-up Marketa Vondrousova to sweep into the third round of the French Open on Wednesday.
Nkunku, Dembele return to France squad for Euro qualifiers
Attackers Christopher Nkunku and Ousmane Dembele have been recalled to the France national team for next month's Euro 2024 qualifiers against Gibraltar and Greece.