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French Open 2024: Iga Swiatek wins third consecutive women's singles title

The 23-year-old from Poland is the first woman with three trophies in a row in Paris since Justine Henin from 2005 to 2007

Knee surgery went well, wants to return to action soon: Novak Djokovic

I'm going to do my best to be healthy and fit to return to the court as soon as possible, he wrote. My love for this sport is strong and the desire to compete at highest level is what keeps me going

Jacobs succeeded Bolt in 100-meter Olympic, still flies 'under the radar'

Having dealt with a series of physical issues, the 29-year-old Jacobs hasn't won all that much over the past two years

Pics of KKR's Venkatesh Iyer getting married to Shruti Raghunathan go viral

Venkatesh Iyer, the star batter for the Kolkata Knight Riders tied the knot with his girlfriend Shruti Raghunathan on Sunday. The couple got engaged in November last year

Indian men's hockey team suffers 1-3 loss to Britain in FIH Pro League

There was no goal from either side in the second quarter before Navneet Kaur pulled one back for India in the 34th minute through a field effort

Delhi joins Chennai, Singapore in race to host chess World Championship

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) CEO Emil Sutovsky on Saturday said all three cities have submitted their bids and they 'meet the criteria'

French Open 2024: Sabalenka and Medvedev advance amid rain disruptions

The second-seeded Sabalenka beat Japanese qualifier Moyuka Uchijima 6-2 6-2 on Court Philippe Chatrier as showers again affected play at Roland Garros.

Treesa-Gayatri upset World No. 2 Baek-Lee; Sindhu goes down to Marin

Commonwealth Games bronze medallist duo of Treesa and Gayatri kept the Indian flag flying by eliminating Baek and Lee 21-9 14-21 21-15 in close to one-hour battle.

Iga Swiatek saves match point, comes back to beat Osaka at French Open

For Swiatek, this extended her Roland Garros winning streak to 16 matches as she pursues a third consecutive trophy at the clay-court major

French Open introduces head-cams for chair umpires to improve TV experience

The head-cam footage is part of the international broadcast feed, available to official tournament broadcasters

Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa claims maiden classical win over Carlsen

R Praggnanandhaa crushed world number one Magnus Carlsen for the first time in Classical format to emerge as the sole leader in the Norway chess tournament

Alcaraz qualifies to French Open's third round despite troubled forehand

Heavy rain from early in the day caused the postponement of 23 singles matches, so Alcaraz was lucky to get the chance to compete, and advance, under the retractable roof at Court Philippe Chatrier

French Open 2024: Djokovic begins 25th Grand Slam bid with first-round win

I don't want to get too excited, Djokovic said. I thought it was a good performance for me. Solid. Of course, I could have done better

Kohli's social media presence on par with Ronaldo, Messi, says Ross Taylor

Over the past couple of years, Kohli's influence in the world of cricket as well as on social media has increased tremendously

French Open: Sabalenka marches into next round, defeats Erika Andreeva

Although Sabalenka is currently 20-5 all-time in Grand Slam opening rounds, she is almost impervious to an opening upset now

Satwik-Chirag suffer shock defeat in opening round of Singapore Open

One of the favourites to win a gold medal at Paris Olympics, Satwik and Chirag, who had claimed the Thailand Open Super 500 early this month, lost 20-22 18-21 to Daniel and Mads in a 47-minute clash

No MotoGP championship in India in 2024 as race shifted to March 2025

Uttar Pradesh government which was a sponsor last year has now become a co-promoter, raising hopes of a long-term future of the high-profile event

Olympics 2024: Indian relay team's plan for qualification revealed by Jacob

The Indian men's squad comprising Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Muhammed Ajmal, Arokia Rajiv and Jacob qualified for the Paris Games after finishing second in their heat at the World Athletics Relays

Full list of Nadal's Grand Slam titles; records achievements at French Open

Nadal has appeared in 14 finals at the French Open and won each one of them, thereby having a 100 per cent record at the Roland Garros

French Open 2024: Sumit Nagal breaks Khaachanov, but eventually crashes out

It was a Grand Slam debut for the 26-year-old Nagal who became the first Indian after Prajnesh Gunneswaran in 2019 to play in the French Open Men's Singles