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Max Verstappen goes quickest in both practice sessions in Barcelona ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix

Red Bull have continued to assert their authority on the current F1 season by dominating the first two practice sessions at the Spanish Grand Prix, but it was a day for major experimentation. After setting the pace in the first practice session, world champion Max Verstappen also went quickest in second practice. Ad However, these really were true definitions of practice sessions with many teams testing out upgrades to their cars on a new version of the track in Barcelona.

French Open: 'It's absurd!' - John McEnroe defends Novak Djokovic over boos from fans at Roland-Garros

Eurosport's John McEnroe has defended Novak Djokovic after the 22-time Grand Slam champion was booed during his French Open match against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Friday afternoon. The two-time champion at Roland-Garros celebrated exuberantly — and with good reason — after he battled to taking the second set under a huge amount of pressure from his doughty opponent on Court Philippe-Chatrier. Ad Djokovic, who also got booed for celebrating when he was taking on Aleksandar Kovacevic earlier in the tournament, was quite understandably receiving a medical time-out with Davidovich Fokina in the bathroom when he heard the noise from the crowd.

Novak Djokovic advances to fourth round with hard-fought win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at French Open

Novak Djokovic beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-6(4) 7-6(5) 6-2 to progress to the fourth round of the French Open. The Serbian was forced to fight hard to stay in the first two sets, before completing the job in more comfortable style in the third. Ad Speaking after the match, Djokovic said: «I knew that it was going to be a difficult, physical match.

French Open 2023: Home fans 'don't do their player any favours' says Mats Wilander after Taylor Fritz booing

Taylor Fritz was on the end of some rowdy treatment at the French Open on Thursday night, but Mats Wilander thinks the «charged up» behaviour of the home fans may have been counter-productive. Fritz knocked out Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech in the second round, but it was the vociferous participation of the crowd that was the talking point afterwards, with Fritz shushing the crowd at the end of the match, and then again during his brief interview on court, which contained a degree of irony. Ad «They cheered so well for me, I wanted to make sure I won.

Jose Mourinho charged for using abusive language as UEFA condemns Anthony Taylor violence

Roma coach Jose Mourinho has been charged by UEFA for «insulting/abusive language against a match official» in Wednesday's Europa League final defeat to Sevilla. The European governing body also said in a statement later on Friday that it «vehemently condemns violent behaviour directed towards its referee Anthony Taylor and his family» after they were abused by Roma fans as they travelled home. Ad Mourinho heavily criticised the officiating during and after his side’s penalty-shootout defeat to Sevilla.

Lorenzo Sonego left stunned by his stirring French Open comeback against Andrey Rublev - ‘It’s a miracle’

Lorenzo Sonego described his shock French Open win over seventh seed Andrey Rublev as a “miracle” after coming back from two sets down to win a third-round epic. The Italian looked down and out after he was bageled in set two, but he mounted an extraordinary fightback to win 5-7 0-6 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 in three hours and 42 minutes. Ad “It’s a miracle,” Sonego said on court.

French Open 2023: 'Do you want me to p*** on the floor?' - Thanasi Kokkinakis argues with umpire over toilet break

Thanasi Kokkinakis was not happy when he got into a dispute with the umpire over going for a second toilet break during his tough four-set defeat to Karen Khachanov at the 2023 French Open. The unseeded Australian lost out to the 11th seed in a hard-fought match, 6-4 6-1 3-6 7-6(5), on Court Simonne-Mathieu in the third round of Roland-Garros on Friday afternoon in more glorious weather in Paris.

Sport 'has a social responsibility' says Mathieu Flamini at ChangeNOW summit partnering with Paris 2024

Former Arsenal and AC Milan midfielder Mathieu Flamini, speaking at the ChangeNOW 2023 summit, has said that sport «has to stand up to issues such as climate change». Flamini, who is thriving in a highly successful post-football career with many goals focused on sustainability, was clear that «sport has a social responsibility» and «a duty to help drive change». Ad Asked what role sport can play in inspiring people to think about things differently, Flamini shared his expert insight on the matter.

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Max Verstappen goes quickest in both practice sessions in Barcelona ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix

French Open: 'It's absurd!' - John McEnroe defends Novak Djokovic over boos from fans at Roland-Garros

Novak Djokovic advances to fourth round with hard-fought win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at French Open

French Open 2023: Home fans 'don't do their player any favours' says Mats Wilander after Taylor Fritz booing

Jose Mourinho charged for using abusive language as UEFA condemns Anthony Taylor violence

Lorenzo Sonego left stunned by his stirring French Open comeback against Andrey Rublev - ‘It’s a miracle’

French Open 2023: 'Do you want me to p*** on the floor?' - Thanasi Kokkinakis argues with umpire over toilet break

Sport 'has a social responsibility' says Mathieu Flamini at ChangeNOW summit partnering with Paris 2024