I can’t believe I won – Luke Littler storms back to stun Gary Anderson
Luke Littler overturned a four-leg deficit to beat Gary Anderson 16-15 in a thrilling semi-final in the Grand Slam of Darts.
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Djokovic to appear in record 82nd Grand Slam at the French Open with barely any match play
PARIS: Novak Djokovic will set a record the moment he steps on court for his opening match at the French Open against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the night session on Sunday. Two days after his 39th birthday, Djokovic will play a men’s record 82nd Grand Slam tournament — one more than Roger Federer and Feliciano Lopez. For all his experience, though — he shares the record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles with Margaret Court — Djokovic comes to Roland Garros with hardly any match preparation. Djokovic lost to Croatian qualifier Dino Prižmić at the Italian Open in his only match on clay this year — after two months out due to a right shoulder injury. “I wanted to play more but my body was not allowing me,” Djokovic said, adding he “was far from ready to compete” in Rome. “But, still, I needed at least that one match just to have the score called by the chair umpire and have experience of the nerves before I eventually come to Roland Garros, which at that point I didn’t know if I was going to be able to play or not. “Thankfully, the response of the body and the preparation has been positive in the last 10 days, so here I am, and we’ll see what happens.” Djokovic will also tie French players Richard Gasquet and Antoine Gentian with a men’s record 22nd appearance at Roland Garros.
Tak Hanya French Open, Alcaraz Juga Umumkan Absen di Wimbledon
Petenis Spanyol Carlos Alcaraz dipastikan absen dalam ajang grand slam Wimbledon 2026 yang akan digelar bulan depan. Ia masih dalam proses pemulihan cedera.
No. 1 Sabalenka calls for boycott if players don’t get bigger cut of Grand Slam revenues
ROME: Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka believes tennis players should organize a boycott if they don’t start receiving a bigger share of tournament revenues at the Grand Slams.
Australia Open 2026: Alcaraz Jadi Kampiun Usai Tundukkan Djokovic
Petenis nomor satu dunia Carlos Alcaraz merajai Australia Open 2026. Alcaraz mengatasi juara 10 kali turnamen Novak Djokovic lewat duel empat set di laga final.
Bjorn Borg discusses cocaine, overdoses and quitting tennis in his 20s in a memoir and AP interview
NEW YORK: Bjorn Borg starts his new memoir, “Heartbeats,” with a story about being rushed to a Dutch hospital in the 1990s after overdosing on “alcohol, drugs, pills — my preferred ways of self-medication,” and the Swedish tennis great closes it by revealing that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Marmoush ruled out of Manchester derby with knee injury
CAIRO: Egypt forward Omar Marmoush will miss Sunday’s Manchester derby after the Manchester City player suffered a knee ligament injury while on international duty, his club confirmed on Wednesday. Marmoush was substituted in the fourth minute of Egypt’s goalless draw with Burkina Faso in a World Cup qualifier in Ouagadougou on Tuesday. He sustained the injury following a tackle and tried to play on but eventually had to limp off. “Initial results on a scan performed in Egypt indicate he will not be available for the Manchester derby on Sunday, and he will now return to Manchester for more assessment and to begin his rehabilitation,” Manchester City said in a statement. The Egyptian Football Association had said in an earlier statement that Marmoush had suffered “a bruised knee ligament.” City host Manchester United on Sunday with both sides needing a win after unconvincing starts to the new Premier League season. Pep Guardiola’s side have lost two of their opening three league matches. Marmoush, 26, has scored eight goals in 28 games for City in all competitions since joining from Eintracht Frankfurt in a £59 million ($79.8 million) transfer in January.
European World Cup qualifying: Spain reigns, Tuchel’s England emerges and Mbappé keeps France steady
GENEVA: Spain still looks the best team in Europe, England finally put on a show in World Cup qualifying, and France got back-to-back wins while almost dropping points despite Kylian Mbappé’s goals. Every European team have now begun their qualifying group, and it was a good week for 40-year-old greats Cristiano Ronaldo, in Portugal’s fast start, and Luka Modrić, with Croatia leading its group. Erling Haaland’s five-goal haul in Norway’s 11-1 beating of Moldova pushed Italy closer to the playoffs in a group where goal difference could be decisive. Italy had perhaps the strangest week in their quest to avoid missing a third straight World Cup. The four-time champion earned six points and scored 10 goals yet ended with new coach Gennaro Gattuso filmed aiming expletives at an Israel player on the field after a wild 5-4 win. Germany also could risk ending up in the playoffs next March after stumbling to an opening 2-0 loss at Slovakia. It was a first-ever German loss on the road in World Cup qualifying. Slovakia might yet regret winning only 1-0 at Luxembourg from a 90th-minute goal.
Two-time Grand Slam champion Lleyton Hewitt suspended for 2 weeks for pushing anti-doping official
LONDON: Two-time Grand Slam champion Lleyton Hewitt has been suspended for two weeks for pushing an anti-doping official. The International Tennis Integrity Agency said Wednesday that the sanction will be in effect from Sept. 25 until Oct.