Jannik Sinner suffers stunning French Open exit as heat takes toll
Title favourite Jannik Sinner dramatically succumbed to the Paris heat as his hopes of a first French Open title ended.
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Serena Williams reportedly in discussions to make return to tennis at Queen’s
Serena Williams is reportedly in discussions to make a stunning return to professional tennis at Queen’s Club next month.
Venus Williams and Hailey Baptiste withdraw from French Open women’s doubles
PARIS: Venus Williams will not play in the women’s doubles at the French Open alongside Hailey Baptiste. They withdrew on Thursday and no reason was given by organizers. But Baptiste was forced to retire during her second-round singles against Wang Xiyu on Wednesday after landing awkwardly on her left leg late in the first set. The Americans were replaced by Eudice Chong and Veronika Rejvec in the draw. Williams, who turns 46 next month, was a singles wild-card entry at the Australian Open. She lost in the first round and became the oldest woman to compete in an Australian Open singles main draw. A seven-time major singles winner, Williams previously held the No.
Reyna In the Middle? Three In The Back? Projecting USA's World Cup Starters
"Why not us?" That's the question U.S. men's team manager Mauricio Pochettino is asking about the USA's chances of winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup. And with the 26 players selected for this summer's tournament, we can go a step further and see who may be the starters in the June 12 opener against Paraguay.
Enhanced Games showed you can't turn semi-retired athletes into world-record contenders
Three days after the inaugural Enhanced Games, the heavily- hyped multi-sport competition where steroid use was allowed, encouraged and supervised, the event and its parent company were still running up numbers, even if the stats weren’t as gaudy as the pre-games publicity promised.
Style and steel as Osaka tames Vekic to reach Paris third round
PARIS, May 28 : Former world number one Naomi Osaka made another dazzling entry at the French Open on Thursday, but she was made to work hard to avoid the exit door in a 7-6(1) 6-4 victory over Croatian Donna Vekic in the second round.
Naomi Osaka moves into French Open third round
PARIS: Naomi Osaka advanced to the third round of the French Open for the first time in seven years Thursday with a 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 win over Croatia’s Donna Vekic.Four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka will next take on American teenager Iva Jovic as both players attempt to reach the last 16 at Roland Garros for the first time.Osaka, seeded 16th, retrieved an early break against Vekic and then broke back again when her opponent was serving for the first set.The Japanese star dominated a tie-break and came up with the decisive break late in the second set to put away the 72nd-ranked Vekic.Osaka’s run to the US Open semifinals last year is the only time she has made the second week of a major since her last Grand Slam triumph at the 2021 Australian Open.The former world number one returned to the courts in early 2024 after a year out following the birth of her daughter.
Arizona star Koa Peat to remain in NBA draft, sources say - ESPN
Arizona forward Koa Peat, a projected first-round pick, is keeping his name in the NBA draft, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.