Switzerland's Embolo awaiting clearance to travel to US after visa submission
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Ukrainian pride on the line as Kostyuk faces Andreeva
PARIS, June 3 : Ukrainian pride will once again be on the line when Marta Kostyuk faces Russia's Mirra Andreeva in the semi-finals of a wide-open women's draw at Roland Garros on Thursday.
Shnaider stuns Sabalenka at windy French Open to make semi-finals
PARIS, June 3 : Russian outsider Diana Shnaider battled from a set and a double break down to shock world number one Aryna Sabalenka 3-6 7-5 6-0 in blustery conditions and charge into the French Open semi-finals on a windswept Wednesday.
Qualifier Chwalinska upsets Kalinskaya to reach French Open semi-finals
PARIS, June 3 : Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska continued her dream run at the French Open on Wednesday, reaching the semi-finals with a 7-6(3) 6-3 victory over Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya on a windswept Court Philippe Chatrier.
Qualifier Chwalinska reaches French Open semi-finals
PARIS, June 3 : Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska continued her dream run at the French Open on Wednesday, reaching the semi-finals with a 7-6(3) 6-3 victory over Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya on a windswept Court Philippe Chatrier.
Teen sensation Fonseca exits French Open with new conviction
June 2 : Joao Fonseca said his run to the French Open quarter-finals had helped him better understand the limits of his game and body after the Brazilian teenager's campaign ended with a defeat by Jakub Mensik on Tuesday.
CAS upholds FIFA fines on Mexico over homophobic chant, overturns stadium closure
June 2 : The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday upheld FIFA fines imposed on the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) over the use of a homophobic chant by supporters but overturned a partial stadium closure ordered in one of the disciplinary cases.
Shadow of war looms large over French Open as semi-final lineup takes shape
PARIS, June 2 : The claycourts of Roland Garros were transformed into a complex geopolitical chessboard on Tuesday as they produced a French Open semi-final lineup featuring a number of emotionally charged matches in the shadow of Russia's war in Ukraine.