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'The race is going to be epic this year' - Tom Kristensen previews 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend is underway with Free Practices having taken place, meaning the drivers and teams will have a feel for the circuit. Tom Kristensen, Eurosport motorsport expert and record nine-time 24 Hours of Le Mans champion previews the 100th edition of the race in 2023 Ad Who are your 24 hours of Le Mans race favourites this year? Le Mans 24hrLe Mans 24 for 24 — The Attributes4 HOURS AGO The race is going to be epic this year. There's no doubt so many teams are heading up and have been already for years now, having talked around the boardrooms of coming to Le Mans.

Unseeded Karolina Muchova stuns Aryna Sabalenka to reach French Open final

Unseeded Karolina Muchova saved a match point before battling past second seed Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(7-5) 6-7(5-7) 7-5 to reach the French Open final in thrilling fashion and end the Belarusian's dream of becoming world number one.

Karolina Muchova stuns world No 2 Aryna Sabalenka to seal spot in French Open final

Karolina Muchova produced a stunning comeback in the final set to defeat world No 2 Aryna Sabalenka on Thursday and secure a spot in the French Open final.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s defining race; Paris Diamond League TV, live stream info

For Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, what happens in her first outdoor race of 2023 on Friday could dictate the rest of her season. It may impact her 2024 Olympic plans, too.

Muchova defeats Belarus' Sabalenka to reach French Open final in epic comeback

Australian Open champion Sabalenka would have taken over the top spot in the rankings by winning the title in Paris but she failed to convert her chance at 5-2 in the third set and bowed out to the gifted Czech, who cleverly defused her opponent's power game and took the last five games in a row.

French Open: Novak Djokovic in 'perfect position' to take on Carlos Alcaraz in 'big fight' - Corretja

Eurosport's Alex Corretja has given his views ahead of the mouthwatering semi-final clash between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz at the 2023 French Open on Friday afternoon. Djokovic, the third seed at Roland-Garros, stormed past Karen Khachanov in four sets to reach the last-four encounter, while Alcaraz breezed past Stefanos Tsitsipas with consummate ease in their quarter-final in Paris. Ad The head-to-head between the 22-time Grand Slam singles champion Djokovic and the world No.

French Open: Miyu Kato nets emotional mixed doubles title after women's doubles DQ - 'Tears of joy!'

There were emotional scenes at the French Open on Thursday as Miyu Kato, who was controversially disqualified from the women's doubles, won the mixed doubles title with Tim Puetz. Kato and her partner, Aldila Sutjiadi, were defaulted from the women's doubles at Roland-Garros on Sunday in the second set of their third-round match against Marie Bouzkova and Sara Sorribes Tormo when Kato whacked a ball up the other end of the court after a point and accidentally hurt a ball kid.

Neal Foulds on Yan Bingtao's match-fixing ban – ‘I don’t know what possessed him'

Neal Foulds has given his view after the WPBSA (World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association) Disciplinary Commission handed down a raft of punishments following its investigation into match-fixing. Eurosport analyst Foulds has said he is bewildered by the course of action pursued by the 2021 Masters champion Yan Bingtao, who was banned for five years on Tuesday for fixing four matches and betting on the outcome of several others between 2016 and 2022. Ad Amid a range of punishments doled out pending an appeal to 10 Chinese professionals – which saw Liang Wenbo and Li Hang punished with lifetime bans in the WPBSA’s biggest investigation of match-fixing – Foulds could not understand why Yan would jeopardise his lofty standing in the sport.

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'The race is going to be epic this year' - Tom Kristensen previews 24 Hours of Le Mans

Unseeded Karolina Muchova stuns Aryna Sabalenka to reach French Open final

Karolina Muchova stuns world No 2 Aryna Sabalenka to seal spot in French Open final

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s defining race; Paris Diamond League TV, live stream info

Muchova defeats Belarus' Sabalenka to reach French Open final in epic comeback

French Open: Novak Djokovic in 'perfect position' to take on Carlos Alcaraz in 'big fight' - Corretja

French Open: Miyu Kato nets emotional mixed doubles title after women's doubles DQ - 'Tears of joy!'

Neal Foulds on Yan Bingtao's match-fixing ban – ‘I don’t know what possessed him'