French Open champion Iga Swiatek urges Ukraine to 'stay strong'
Newly crowned French Open champion Iga Swiatek urged Ukraine to "stay strong" following the invasion by Russia.
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Sensational Swiatek wins second French Open in three years
World No 1 Iga Swiatek claimed her second French Open title after defeating American teenager Coco Gauff to equal the longest unbeaten streak this century.
Iga Swiatek gets standing ovation for Ukraine message, saying ‘stay strong’ during Roland Garros speech
Iga Swiatek received an ovation for thanking her family, her team and praising Coco Gauff after winning the 2022 French Open, but the biggest cheer during her victory speech came when she sent a message of support to Ukraine.
FIM Speedway Grand Prix 2022 Teterow LIVE - Can Bartosz Zmarzlik cement championship lead at German round?
German Showcase Ad/> /> /> Speedway GP‘There are going to be some ruts’ — Lambert’s track walk for the Speedway GP at TeterowAN HOUR AGO Zmarzlik on top Despite not reaching either of the previous two finals, Zmarzlik is still the man on top of the Championship. CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER THREE ROUNDS 1 — Bartosz Zmarzlik (Poland) 44pts 2 — Maciej Janowski (Poland) 43pts 3 – Leon Madsen (Denmark) 40pts 4 – Mikkel Michelsen (Denmark) 33pts 5 – Tai Woffinden (United Kingdom) 32pts 6 – Max Fricke (Australia) 31pts 7 – Jason Doyle (Australia) 31pts 8 – Fredrik Lindgren (Sweden) 31pts 9 – Martin Vaculik (Slovakia) 29pts 10 – Anders Thomsen (Denmark) 24pts 11 – Robert Lambert (United Kingdom) 22pts 12 – Dan Bewley (United Kingdom) 20pts 13 – Jack Holder (Australia) 16pts 14 – Patryk Dudek (Poland) 15pts 15 – Pawel Przedpelski (Poland) 12pts 16 – Matej Zagar (Slovakia) 11pts /> Tonight's Wild Card Kai Huckenbeck is the Wild Card for tonight's action. The German rider is given his chance to shine in front of his home crowd.
Espargaro “didn’t enjoy” risks for “crazy” Catalan MotoGP pole lap
The Aprilia rider had broken the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya lap record during third practice on Saturday morning, only to go even faster during qualifying with a 1m38.742s to take pole position by 0.031s from Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia.
Indian men's team beats Switzerland and draw against Pakistan in FIH Hockey 5s, women lose both matches
FIH Hockey 5s with a 4-3 win over hosts Switzerland before playing out a pulsating 2-2 draw against arch-rivals Pakistan on Saturday. The Indian women's team, however, had a bad day in office, losing both its matches against Uruguay (3-4) and Poland (1-3). The men's team, led by Gurinder Singh, dished out an impressive show of fitness, skill and speed in the opening match with Raheel Mohammed scoring two field goals in the second and 10th minutes.
Talisman Bale ready for Wales’ World Cup bid
CARDIFF : Wales manager Rob Page believes his team’s talisman Gareth Bale will be ready for Sunday’s World Cup playoff against Ukraine after sitting out last Wednesday’s Nations League clash in Poland.
Iga Swiatek, 35 and counting: Previous unbeaten runs in 21st century
Iga Swiatek took her winning streak to 35 matches with victory over Coco Gauff in Saturday's French Open final. The Polish star has equalled Venus Williams' longest run by a women's player in the 21st century. Here, AFP Sport takes a look at how her current effort compares to the other unbeaten runs of more than 30 matches since 2000: -- Having reached all four Grand Slam finals in 2006, Henin enjoyed another dominant campaign the following year.