French Open: Coco Gauff inspired by Emma Raducanu’s US Open victory
Coco Gauff says she’s been inspired by Emma Raducanu’s US Open victory and believes it shows any player can challenge for Grand Slam titles.
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India men drop a rung to 4th, women rise to 6th in FIH World Rankings
Indian men's hockey team slipped to fourth spot but the women's side gained a place to rise to number six in the latest FIH World Rankings, issued on Monday. At the top, Australia (2842.258) and Netherlands (3049.495) continued to be the world number one ranked teams in the men's and women's ranking.
Bangor boxer Dylan Eagleson misses out on gold medal at European Boxing Championships
Exciting Bangor bantamweight Dylan Eagleson fell short in his bid to win a gold medal at Monday’s European Championships in Armenia.
Will Djokovic vs. Nadal, Part 59, be their last?
PARIS (AP) — This French Open is the first Grand Slam tournament in a year with both Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in the field. And anyone who enjoys men’s tennis — or, indeed, sports — should be thrilled that those two titans of the game will face each other for a record 59th time.
Rafael Nadal Loses Out As French Open Quarter-Final With Novak Djokovic Gets Night Session
Rafael Nadal's French Open quarter-final against long-time rival Novak Djokovic will take place in Tuesday's night session at Roland Garros despite the 13-time champion's desire to play in the day. Officials confirmed on Monday that the pair's 59th career meeting will be the late match under the lights of Court Philippe Chatrier with the day's other quarter-final between Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev set for the afternoon. "I don't like to play on clay during the night, because the humidity is higher, the ball is slower, and there can be very heavy conditions especially when it's cold," said Nadal last week.
French authorities make Champions League final compensation promise to Liverpool fans
Conor McGregor drops out of richest athletes list after being No.1 last year
France blames 'massive' ticket fraud for Champions League fiasco
Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid that raised questions over the capacity of Paris to host the 2024 Olympics. The French government has faced a barrage of criticism from press and politicians in Britain over police handling of the match on Saturday, which saw thousands of Liverpool fans with tickets struggling to enter. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman told reporters in London many Liverpool fans were in the French capital "in good time". "We're hugely disappointed by how they were treated," the spokesman added. "Fans deserve to know what happened."
UEFA to compensate 2,700 Champions League final ticket holders
UEFA has undertaken to "compensate" 2,700 ticket holders who were "deprived" of the chance to see the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid, France's Sports Minister said on Monday. The start of Saturday's match at the Stade de France in Paris was delayed by 36 minutes as chaos reigned at the turnstiles with Liverpool fans prevented from entering the stadium.