French Open: Sinner out as Altmaier prevails in five-hour epic
Eighth seed Jannik Sinner was toppled by German Daniel Altmaier in a five-hour epic at the French Open.
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French Open 2023: Casper Ruud sees off plucky Giulio Zeppieri to reach third round at Roland-Garros
Casper Ruud survived a mid-match lull to reach the French Open third round with a 6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5 victory over Italian youngster Giulio Zeppieri. The Norwegian fourth seed was in cruise control after opening up a two-set advantage on Court Philippe-Chatrier, but a sloppy game when serving to stay in the third set gifted his opponent a route back into the match. Ad Zeppieri suddenly looked alive and full of belief as he cruised through his first two service games of the fourth set, only to falter at 2-2 as Ruud regained control with an important break.
Ruud stops Zeppieri to roll into French Open third round
PARIS : Last year's runner-up Casper Ruud turned on the style at the French Open before the fourth seed showed steel to quell Italian qualifier Giulio Zeppieri 6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5 and move into the third round on Thursday.
New Zealand will 'lean' on youngsters for World Cup inspiration: Bowen
With New Zealand having gone 10 games without a win in the build-up to the Women's World Cup, midfielder Katie Bowen said they will look to learn from the success of the younger players in the squad who won bronze at the Under-17 tournament in 2018.
"Matter Of Time": Magnus Carlsen On India Becoming Leading Chess Nation In World
Five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen feels it is only a matter of time before India becomes a leading chess nation, saying the country is "doing a lot of right things". Carlsen who is the current world rapid chess champion, is widely regarded as the best player of the current generation. While Indian chess players have done extremely well in global circuit in recent years, the country also successfully hosted the Chess Olympiad last year. "I think India is doing a lot of right things so far, and it is a matter of time before it is clearly the leading chess nation in the world," Carlsen was quoted as saying in a press release.
U.S. blanks Canada in final preliminary-round game at Para hockey worlds
The United States shut out Canada 3-0 in the world para hockey championship Wednesday to hand the host country its first loss of the tournament in Moose Jaw, Sask.
French Open order of play on Thursday
:Order of play on the main showcourts on the fifth day of the French Open on Thursday (play begins at 0900 GMT unless specified, prefix number denotes seeding):
Sarina Wiegman explains Maya Le Tissier World Cup omission as Manchester United star misses out
England boss Sarina Wiegman has explained her decision to omit Manchester United defender Maya Le Tissier from her 23-player World Cup squad.