Rafael Nadal's incredible 22 Grand Slam victories - in pictures
Rafael Nadal extended his record haul of Grand Slam titles to 22 when he claimed his 14th French Open title at Roland Garros.
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‘Too soon’ – Primoz Roglic praises ‘big champion’ Tom Dumoulin after retirement decision
Primoz Roglic is pleased Jumbo-Visma team-mate Tom Dumoulin “has found the answers to some questions” as the Dutchman prepares to retire from cycling. Dumoulin will hang up his bike when his contract expires at the end of the season after revealing he planned to explore «a new and unknown path». Ad/> The 2017 Giro d’Italia champion took an indefinite break to consider his future in January 2021, returning five months later before earning a brilliant silver in the individual time trial at the Tokyo Olympics behind winner Roglic.
Why Chelsea star N'Golo Kante is expected to be left out of the France squad to face Croatia
It was after Chelsea's penultimate game of the 2021/22 Premier League season – a 1-1 draw with Leicester City at Stamford Bridge – that Thomas Tuchel was asked a somewhat innocuous question about the importance of N'Golo Kante in his side. The response from the German was a strong one.
Graphic shows the countries who've won the most international trophies - Brazil 2nd
When it comes to World Cups, Brazil stand head and shoulders above the rest.
Newcastle rule out Dean Henderson move amid Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Nathan Ake transfer difficulty
Newcastle United are not planning to sign Dean Henderson from Manchester United this summer despite constantly being linked with a move for the goalkeeper.
French Open Champion Iga Swiatek Extends Lead On Top Of WTA Rankings
Poland's Iga Swiatek extended her lead at the top of the WTA rankings released on Monday after her French Open triumph in Paris over American Coco Gauff, who moves closer to the Top 10. The 21-year-old Polish star took the world number one ranking after Australian Ashleigh Barty retired early in April. And after claiming her 35th successive victory in Roland Garros, she now has over 4,300 points advance on new world number two Anett Kontaveit of Estonia. Kontaveit climbed three spots despite her first round exit in Paris, benefiting from French Open title-holder Barbora Krejcikova's early upset.
Qatar To Put Zinedine Zidane Headbutt Statue Back On Show For 2022 FIFA World Cup
Qatar is aiming to put a controversial statue of Zinedine Zidane's notorious 2006 World Cup final headbutt on display for this year's tournament, authorities said Monday. The five metre (16 feet) high bronze showing the French legend in confrontation with Italian defender Marco Materazzi was put up for less than four weeks on the Doha seafront in 2013 when protests that it breached Islamic rules on idolisation led to it being taken down. The statue will now be at the centre of an exhibit at Doha's new international sports museum on the impact of high level sport on "mental health and dealing with stress", said Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the head of Qatar Museums.
Chris Froome 'ready to become more competitive’ after returning to Criterium du Dauphine three years since crash
Chris Froome says he is ready to take the “next step” after returning to the scene of his near-fatal crash three years ago. The Briton is racing in the Criterium du Dauphine this week, fresh from an 11th-place finish at the Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes.