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Ronaldo becomes first player to feature in five Euro Cup finals tournaments

Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday became the first player to feature in games at five Euro 2020 finals tournaments

Euro 2020: Denmark's Eriksen stable after collapsing on pitch, says UEFA

Christian Eriksen is awake and is undergoing further examinations at Rigshospitalet, writes Danish federation on twitter

French Open 2021: Barbora Krejcikova wins maiden Grand Slam title

Unseeded Barbora Krejcikova won her first Grand Slam title by beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 in the French Open final Saturday.

Euro 2020 opening marks return of mega-scale sports events

Postponed by a year, the biggest sporting event since the coronavirus brought the world to a halt kicks off Friday at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome a milestone both for European and world sports. The opening match of soccer's European Championship will be played in the capital of Italy, the first country outside Asia to get struck by the pandemic and the first in the world to implement a nationwide lockdown. The tournament represents a major step forward on the path toward recovery after one of the darkest chapters in the continent's history since World War II. More than 1 million Europeans have died in the pandemic, including almost 127,000 Italians. After everything that's happened, now the situation is improving, I think the time has come to start providing fans with something to be satisfied about, said Italy coach Roberto Mancini, who tested positive for COVID-19 in November but was asymptomatic. The tournament was postponed last March when countries were scrambling to contain

De Bruyne to miss Belgium's game against Russia at Euro Cup 2021

Kevin De Bruyne will not play for Belgium in Saturday's opening group game against Russia at the European Championship because he is still following an individual training program

Tsitsipas beats Zverev to register a place in French Open 2021 final

Stefanos Tsitsipas went from way ahead to suddenly stuck in a five-set struggle against Alexander Zverev at the French Open on Friday before emerging to earn his first berth in a Grand Slam final

French Open 2021 women's doubles final: Barbora-Katerina vs Iga-Bethanie

Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova could become the first woman since Mary Pierce of France in 2000 to clinch both the singles and doubles French Open titles

Olympics: Top Indian table tennis players prefer to train individually

G Sathiyan and Manika Batra are unavailable for the proposed training camp in Sonepat from June 20

Olympics: NRAI tells coaches to communicate through 'proper channel'

This is in a bid to achieve a seamless build-up to the games

Euro Cup 2021 full schedule, match time, live broadcast, streaming in India

The Euro Cup 2021 will kick start on June 12 from 12:30 am IST. Sony Sports Network will live telecast Euro 2020 in India. Check Uefa Euro 2020 groups, timing and live streaming in India

Global Leaders push for 'diplomatic boycott' of Beijing Winter Olympics

A group of politicians from countries across Europe and North America launched coordinated legislative actions, calling for a diplomatic boycott of games

Pulling the plug

Naomi Osaka's run-in with the tennis authorities, shines a light on just how poorly the world tennis bureaucracy is equipped to deal with a young superstar confronted with mental health issues

French Open: Nadal thrashes Gasquet for 17th time, enters 3rd round

Rafael Nadal defeated Richard Gasquet 6-0, 7-5, 6-2 on his 35th birthday to reach third round of French Open here late on Thursday

PM Narendra Modi reviews India's preparations for Tokyo Olympics

Modi asserted on Thursday that every need of our sportspersons, from vaccination to training facilities, must be fulfilled

Sports Ministry to launch short movies on journey of Tokyo-bound athletes

The films, charting the journey from the early days to the Olympic participation of the prominent sportspersons, will be launched on Doordarshan.

Defending champion Marin pulls out of Tokyo Olympics due to knee injury

Defending champion Carolina Marin on Tuesday pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics after suffering an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tear in her left knee that will require a surgery to heal.

Le grand retour tennis: Roger Federer wins return to Paris, Slam action

They feted Roger Federer with as loud as applause gets from a crowd capped at 1,000 people in Court Philippe Chatrier

Current hockey team better prepared for Olympics than 2016: Raghunath

Veteran India dragflicker VR Raghunath thinks that the current team is better prepared for the Olympics than the side which finished eighth in the previous edition in Rio de Janerio

Experience at Asian Boxing C'ships will be helpful for Olympics: Pooja Rani

India boxer Pooja Rani (75kg) feels the experience of featuring in the tournament will help in the preparation for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.

Naomi Osaka fined, faces suspension for refusing to speak to media

Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 for refusing to speak to media after her first round win at French Open and faces expulsion from Grand Slam tournaments if she continues to do so