French Open day three
PARIS, May 26 : Highlights of the third day at the French Open on Tuesday (times GMT):
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Osaka embracing role as entertainer after another grand walk-on
PARIS, May 26 : Naomi Osaka had packed plain back-up outfits in case officials objected to her sparkling yellow-brown and gold dress during her French Open clash with Laura Siegemund on Tuesday, but she said she was happy to be able to continue setting the style standard.
Mboko breezes through French Open 1st round, beating Czech opponent in straight sets
Canada's Victoria Mboko had little trouble advancing to the second round of the French Open, defeating Czechia's Nikola Bartunkova 6-1, 6-2 in her opening match Tuesday.
Sabalenka, Osaka bring style to Paris but Medvedev comes undone
PARIS, May 26 : World number one Aryna Sabalenka sealed a stylish win to make the second round of the French Open, while Naomi Osaka brought runway flair to Roland Garros, but sixth seed Daniil Medvedev unravelled on a searing Tuesday in Paris.
Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano out of shadow of big-city neighbors in Conference League final
LEIPZIG, Germany: There’s an ironic prize on offer if Crystal Palace can beat Rayo Vallecano in the Conference League final on Wednesday: A spot in the competition Palace originally should have been playing in anyway. A season which began with Palace in court appealing in vain against demotion from the Europa League ends with a chance to win their first-ever European trophy in the competition they didn’t want to play in. The winner gets a Europa League place for 2026-27. It’s the last game at Palace for Oliver Glasner, the club’s most successful coach, before he leaves at the end of the season. If Palace win, “then they play European football in the Europa League next year, and then they get next year what we should have got this year,” Glasner said Tuesday. “I would like to watch on TV that they start the Europa League with the desire and the confidence that they can win the Europa League as well.
Zverev aims to build against Machac at French Open, Svitolina downplays title talk
PARIS, May 26 : The French Open second round gets under way on Wednesday with a mouth-watering lineup featuring four-times champion Iga Swiatek and 24-times major winner Novak Djokovic.
Osaka ramps up fashion stakes at French Open before first-round win
PARIS, May 26 : Naomi Osaka turned heads with another sparkling Grand Slam fashion statement on Tuesday and the former world number one matched it with striking tennis to dismantle unseeded German Laura Siegemund 6-3 7-6(3) in the French Open first round.
Al-Nassr breaks into world’s top 10 clubs in jersey sales
RIYADH: Al-Nassr has secured a place among the world’s top 10 bestselling football clubs by jersey sales, having sold more than 1.2 million jerseys worldwide during the current season, in which it secured the Roshn Saudi League title, according to a study conducted by Euromericas Sport Marketing.