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“This year I feel much more calm” - Iga Swiatek looks ahead to Roland Garros as tournament favourite

Iga Swiatek is relishing the opportunity to compete at the French Open as the favourite, and has admitted she feels “much more calm” at the prospect of challenging for the tournament she won in 2020. The 20-year-old is unbeaten since February — a run that has stretched to 28 matches — tasted victory in the WTA 1000 tournament on clay courts in Rome earlier this month, her fifth consecutive success following wins at the same rank events in Doha, Indian Wells and Miami, and at the WTA 500 in Stuttgart. Ad/> Ahead of the upcoming Roland Garros — where she was knocked out at the quarter-final stage last year by Maria Sakkari — Swiatek has revealed she “feels special” at the courts in Paris.

Tim Henman tips Rafael Nadal as 'slight favourite' for French Open ahead of Novak Djokovic if foot is fine

Tim Henman believes Rafael Nadal is a slight favourite over Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz to win the French Open if he is fully healthy. The second major of the year gets underway on Sunday, and it is shaping up to be a thrilling affair with so many subplots. Ad/> One of the key narratives concerns Nadal, who made a blistering start to the season and bagged his 21st Grand Slam at the Australian Open.

"Banking On Rohit To Go Big": Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli Cheer For Mumbai Ahead Of MI vs DC IPL 2022 Clash

Royal Challengers Bangalore's hopes of making it to the playoffs of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) rest on Mumbai Indians as the Rohit Sharma-led side need to defeat Delhi Capitals in their final league game. If Delhi lose, they would be left with 14 points, and hence RCB will go through. However, if Delhi win, both Capitals and RCB will have 16 points, but on the basis of a net run-rate, DC will go qualify for the playoffs.

PV Sindhu loses in Thailand Open semifinals

Thailand Open after going down in straight games to Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei in the semifinals here on Saturday. Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, lost 17-21, 16-21 to third seeded Chen in 43 minutes to end an impressive run in the Super 500 tournament. Sindhu, seeded sixth, enjoyed a 6-4 head-to-head count coming into the match but she was not at her usual self against the Chinese, who dished out an aggressive badminton to come up trumps against the Indian.

Yuzvendra Chahal Equals Imran Tahir's Massive Record In IPL

Yuzvendra Chahal has been the go-to man for Rajasthan Royals with the ball in hand in IPL 2022, and the leg-spinner once again produced the goods, taking two wickets in the match against Chennai Super Kings on Friday night. Chahal dismissed Ambati Rayudu and MS Dhoni as RR restricted CSK to 150 for six despite a whirlwind knock from Moeen Ali. Courtesy the two wickets, Chahal equalled South African veteran Imran Tahir's record of most wickets taken by a spinner in a single edition of the Indian Premier League.

Thailand Open: PV Sindhu Bows Out After Losing In Semifinals To Chen Yu Fei

Star India shuttler PV Sindhu made an exit from Thailand Open after going down in straight games to Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei in the semifinals on Saturday. Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, lost 17-21 16-21 to third seeded Chen in 43 minutes to end an impressive run in the Super 500 tournament. Sindhu, seeded sixth, enjoyed a 6-4 head-to-head count coming into the match but she was not at her usual self against the Chinese, who dished out an aggressive badminton to come up trumps against the Indian.

On selection radar for South Africa series: Umran Malik, Mohsin Khan, Dinesh Karthik

Umran Malik and Mohsin Khan could be rewarded for their IPL performances while old-horses Shikhar Dhawan and Dinesh Karthik are likely to return to the T20 set up when the India squad is picked for the home series against South Africa on Sunday. All-rounder Hardik Pandya, who has not played for India since the T20 World Cup last year, has shown form and fitness in the IPL and is set to be included in the squad for the five-game series beginning June 9. He is finally back to bowling regularly, which was critical in his national comeback bid.

Indian teen Praggnanandhaa stuns world champion Magnus Carlsen again to take win at Chessable Masters

Magnus Carlsen for the second time this year as he claimed victory over the Norwegian at the Chessable Masters online rapid chess tournament on Friday. The 16-year-old, who also won their duel at the Airthings Masters in February, took advantage of a one-move blunder by Carlsen in the closing stages to stay in the hunt for a place in the knockout stages.

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“This year I feel much more calm” - Iga Swiatek looks ahead to Roland Garros as tournament favourite

Tim Henman tips Rafael Nadal as 'slight favourite' for French Open ahead of Novak Djokovic if foot is fine

"Banking On Rohit To Go Big": Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli Cheer For Mumbai Ahead Of MI vs DC IPL 2022 Clash

PV Sindhu loses in Thailand Open semifinals

Yuzvendra Chahal Equals Imran Tahir's Massive Record In IPL

Thailand Open: PV Sindhu Bows Out After Losing In Semifinals To Chen Yu Fei

On selection radar for South Africa series: Umran Malik, Mohsin Khan, Dinesh Karthik

Indian teen Praggnanandhaa stuns world champion Magnus Carlsen again to take win at Chessable Masters