Daniil Medvedev expresses 'love' for Roland Garros after easy French Open win
World No 2 Daniil Medvedev kicked-off his French Open campaign with a comfortable straight-sets win over Argentine Facundo Bagnis on Tuesday.
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Will Hughes makes bold 2022/23 Crystal Palace prediction after Manchester United win
Will Hughes says Crystal Palace will be going “all guns blazing” next season as they bid to improve on their 12th-placed Premier League finish under Patrick Vieira.
Daniil Medvedev eases into second round of French Open with win over injury-hit Facundo Bagnis
Daniil Medvedev had the ideal run-out to begin his French Open campaign, easing to a straight sets victory over a Facundo Bagnis, who struggled with a calf injury from the start. The second seed won 6-2 6-2 6-2 to move into the second round.
5 things we learned from Al-Hilal’s 3-1 win over Al-Ittihad in Saudi Classico
Al-Hilal won the Classico against Al-Ittihad 3-1 on Monday night, coming back from a goal down in Jeddah. Romarinho opened the scoring for the hosts with a first-half penalty with Michael equalizing for the visitors just before the break. The Brazilian scored his second later in the game after Salem Al-Dawsari had put Al-Hilal ahead. The result means that Al-Ittihad are now just three points ahead of Al-Hilal with just three games to go.
French Open 2022: 'King of Clay’ Rafael Nadal favourite to win Men's title; Roger Federer probably the greatest athlete of all time, says Purav Raja
Rafael Nadal clinched his second Australian Open title earlier this year, 13 years after winning his first at the Rod Laver arena (2009). That made him the first men's player in history to win 21 Grand Slam titles, moving one ahead of Novak Djokovic. Rafa is currently playing on what is hands down his favourite surface - clay and at his favourite tournament - the French Open, and will be itching to lay his hands on title number 14 at Roland Garros. Nadal has overall won the French Open title 13 times - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 - in his career. He last lifted the trophy at Roland Garros in 2020 when he defeated Novak Djokovic 6–0, 6–2, 7–5 in the summit clash. This year though it's Djokovic who is the defending champion and not Rafa. Indian tennis player Purav Raja feels Nadal will be able to snatch the crown back from Djoko this year. TimesofIndia.com caught up with Purav to talk about the French Open 2022 title favourites, Rafa, future of Indian tennis and more.
Hertha Berlin beat the drop with win over Hamburg in relegation play-off
Hertha Berlin overturned a first-leg deficit to preserve their Bundesliga status with a 2-1 aggregate win over Hamburg in their promotion/relegation play-off.
Lydd's Bradley Ray retains British Superbike Championship lead but misses chance to win £25,000 bonus at Donington Park
Lydd's Bradley Ray continued his excellent start to the British Superbike Championship season with two second places and a third at Donington Park - although he lost out on a hefty bonus.