Kasatkina hits out at French Open crowd over booing after defeat to Svitolina
Daria Kasatkina has hit out at the French Open crowd after she was booed off court following her defeat by Elina Svitolina.
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Carlos Alcaraz bulldozes past Lorenzo Musetti to reach French Open quarter-finals
World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz bulldozed his way into the French Open quarter-finals with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 crushing of Italian Lorenzo Musetti on Sunday.
Jabeur overcomes slow start to reach French Open fourth round
PARIS : Tunisian seventh seed Ons Jabeur overcame a bad start to reach the fourth round of the French Open with a 4-6 6-4 6-2 victory over Serbian qualifier Olga Danilovic on Saturday.
Benzema bids farewell to Real Madrid as he heads to Saudi Arabia
MADRID: Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema said farewell to Real Madrid in a small, private ceremony closed to fans and media on Tuesday following a trophy-laden 14-year stay with the LaLiga club. The French striker, 35, will leave as a free agent in the close season and is set to move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad, signing a two-year deal estimated by media reports to be worth more than 100 million euros ($106.93 million). There were no tears in a ceremony that lasted less than 20 minutes and in which only players, family and close friends were allowed to attend.
Argentina's Messi keen on rejoining Barcelona, says father
Lionel Messi, who last week played his last game for Paris St Germain, is open to making a return to LaLiga side Barcelona, the Argentine forward's father said on Monday.
French Open 2023: Carlos Alcaraz sets up mouthwatering Novak Djokovic clash with Stefanos Tsitsipas hammering
Carlos Alcaraz put in one of the best performances of the year with an astonishing straight-sets 6-2 6-1 7-6(5) victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas to set up a mouthwatering clash with Novak Djokovic in the French Open semi-finals. The match between Alcaraz and Tsitsipas — pitting the first and fifth seeds together — was expected to be tight, but in truth that was rarely the case, with Alcaraz putting in a highlight reel of a display that felt like it was taking the game to a new level thanks to his hybrid game style that at once is comparable to all of the greats that have come before him — Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Djokovic.
French Open 2023: Disqualification for Miyu Kato hitting ball kid 'too strict' says Alex Corretja after drama
Eurosport's Alex Corretja has made the case for the disqualification of Miyu Kato and her doubles partner Aldila Sutjiadi being too strict after a ball kid got hit at the French Open on Sunday. The distressing moment occurred during their women's doubles third-round match against Marie Bouzkova and Sara Sorribes Tormo at Roland-Garros. Kato struck a ball up the other end of the court between points while they were leading 3-1 at 30-30 in the second set, having lost the opener on a tie-break, and it inadvertently hit a ball kid, who was left in tears by the incident.
Karim Benzema leaves Real Madrid 'to end brilliant and unforgettable period'
Karim Benzema is leaving Real Madrid after 14 successful years with the La Liga giants, the club announced on Sunday.