Five top contenders for the French Open women's crown
Five top contenders for the women's title at the French Open, which starts on Sunday.
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Can Borussia Dortmund end their wait and beat Bayern Munich to 'most exciting' Bundesliga title? - Inside Europe
Three of the top five European football titles have already been decided; with Manchester City, Barcelona and Napoli all winning their respective leagues. In France Paris Saint-Germain are all but guaranteed to win Ligue 1, with a six-point and healthy goal difference lead over second-place Lens with just two games left. But in the fifth league, it has gone right down to the wire.
In Nadal's absence, new generation set to challenge at wide open Roland Garros
Rafa Nadal's decision to skip the French Open due to injury has set up one of the most uncertain men's tournaments in Paris in almost 20 years but a new generation led by world number one Carlos Alcaraz stands ready to grab a rare opportunity.
Could Taylor Fritz, Jan-Lennard Struff, Jelena Ostapenko or Qinwen Zheng surprise with deep French Open run?
Rafael Nadal might be missing, but the pool of players expected to challenge for victory at the 2023 French Open still doesn't look that big. Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic are the favourites on the men’s side, with former runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas and Italian Open finalists Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune also in the mix. Ad Defending champion Iga Swiatek leads the women’s field ahead of world No.
The Ocean Race: Team Holcim-PRB shatter 24-hour distance records as the three leaders post 600+ miles
Team Holcim-PRB have smashed existing 24-hour distance records in a remarkable day at The Ocean Race. The Ocean Race record of 602 nautical miles, set by Team AkzoNobel in the last edition of the race, was first to be superseded by the French boat. Ad A few hours later and the 618 nautical mile record, set by 100-footer Comanche in 2015, was eclipsed.
Lens poised for long-awaited Champions League return
The Bollaert-Delelis stadium will come to the boil on Saturday with RC Lens poised to clinch second place in Ligue 1 and with it their first ticket to the Champions League group phase in 21 years.
European rowing championships: Women's Four book passage to final
Ireland's Women's Four secured their place in the 'A' final after finishing third in this morning's repechage at the European Rowing Championships in Slovenia.
EU takes on artificial intelligence: Will Europe's regulation scare off OpenAI?
On the face of it, these do not clash too harshly with the EU's plans already outlined in 2021, which basically sought to ensure AI works for people and is a force for good in society.