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French Open 2023: Lack of women's night matches sucks, says Coco Gauff, adds that 'no one really wants' to play in them

Coco Gauff says the lack of women's night matches so far at the French Open «does suck», but that no player she has spoken to wants to play in them. Gauff advanced to the fourth round of Roland-Garros on Saturday with a comeback 5-7 6-1 6-1 win over 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva. Ad The 19-year-old, who revealed afterwards how she had won through by «trusting in my shots and game plan», also spoke about the disparity between men's and women's matches in the primetime night slot so far, with Aryna Sabalenka and Sloane Stephens set to be the first on the women's side since the tournament began on May 28.

French Open: Day 9 order of play and schedule - When are Iga Swiatek, Casper Ruud and Holger Rune playing?

It’s getting really serious now at the French Open. Monday – day nine of Roland-Garros – sees the completion of the fourth-round stage with the likes of Iga Swiatek, Casper Ruud and Holger Rune in action. Ons Jabeur, Coco Gauff and Alexander Zverev are also bidding to make the last eight in Paris in what looks like a mouthwatering day of tennis.

'Never again' - Pep Guardiola says Manchester City players believe they have unique treble opportunity after FA Cup win

Pep Guardiola is desperate to win the Champions League again. Manchester City added the FA Cup to the Premier League title they had already won by beating Manchester United at Wembley on Saturday afternoon, and they have now switched their focus to the Champions League. Ad Guardiola, a two-time Champions League winner as Barcelona manager, believes that City have been on a multi-year journey that he wants to see culminate in Istanbul next Saturday.

Celta Vigo 2-1 Barcelona: Sky Blues secure La Liga status for another year after win against champions

Gabri Veiga inspired Celta Vigo to La Liga survival, with his brace enough to earn a 2-1 victory over Barcelona and secure another season of top flight football for the Sky Blues. Knowing only a victory would guarantee staying up, the hosts largely dominated the chances in the first half, although their collective hearts skipped a beat when Franck Kessie put the ball in the back of the net, only for the goal to be ruled out by VAR for a tight offside.

Paris Saint-Germain 2-3 Clermont Foot: Champions surrender 2-0 lead as Lionel Messi farewell ends in shock defeat

Lionel Messi made his final appearance for Paris-Saint Germain but couldn’t prevent his side falling to a shock 3-2 loss to Clermont in their last Ligue 1 game of the season. Sergio Ramos – who is also leaving the club this summer – opened the scoring at Parc des Princes with a header from Vitinha’s cross. Ad Kylian Mbappe doubled PSG’s lead five minutes later but Clermont roared back thanks to goals by Johan Gastien, Medhi Zeffane and Grejohn Kyei.

Carlos Alcaraz sweeps aside Lorenzo Musetti to move into last eight of French Open at Roland-Garros

Carlos Alcaraz was once again in imperious form as he booked his place in the French Open quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over Lorenzo Musetti. The world No. 1 and top seed rarely looked troubled on Philippe-Chatrier as he secured his last-eight spot and remains on course for a potential second Grand Slam title following his US Open win last year.

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Jack Leach ruled out of England's Ashes series against Australia with stress fracture in back

England's mission to regain the Ashes from Australia this summer just got harder after the confirmation that a stress fracture in his back will keep Jack Leach out of the squad. Leach, who has been a vital part of the attack since the promotion of Ben Stokes to the captaincy, began suffering injury symptoms during last week's Test victory over Ireland at Lord's. Scans on Sunday confirmed the extent of the injury.

Former Manchester United, Barcelona, Juventus, Inter and Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic to retire

Zlatan Ibrahimovic told Milan fans on Sunday evening that he will retire from football, announcing to the San Siro that «the time has come to say goodbye to football.» On Sunday evening, as Milan's season ended with a victory over Verona, Ibrahimovic made the announcement that his career is over. Ad Speaking over the loudspeaker system inside San Siro, Ibrahimovic spoke emotionally: «So many memories and emotions inside this stadium. The first time I arrived you gave me happiness, the second time, you gave me love.

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French Open 2023: Lack of women's night matches sucks, says Coco Gauff, adds that 'no one really wants' to play in them

French Open: Day 9 order of play and schedule - When are Iga Swiatek, Casper Ruud and Holger Rune playing?

'Never again' - Pep Guardiola says Manchester City players believe they have unique treble opportunity after FA Cup win

Celta Vigo 2-1 Barcelona: Sky Blues secure La Liga status for another year after win against champions

Paris Saint-Germain 2-3 Clermont Foot: Champions surrender 2-0 lead as Lionel Messi farewell ends in shock defeat

Carlos Alcaraz sweeps aside Lorenzo Musetti to move into last eight of French Open at Roland-Garros

Jack Leach ruled out of England's Ashes series against Australia with stress fracture in back

Former Manchester United, Barcelona, Juventus, Inter and Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic to retire