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French Open: Anastasia upsets 3rd seed Aryna, enters pre-quarters
Aryna was the highest-ranked seed remaining in the tournament following the withdrawal of Japan's Naomi Osaka and the retirement of world No.1 Ashleigh Barty. After Aryna's loss, Americans No.4 seed Sofia Kenin and No.7 Serena Williams are the only top 10 player remaining in the bottom half of the draw.
Wrestler Malik fails dope test, doubtful for Olympics
"Since Malik has tested positive for stimulants, including methylhexanamine, he wouldn't face provisional suspension from competitions, but the development could affect his chances to compete at next month's Olympic Games in Japan," a source told IANS.
New NZ batting sensation Conway tracing Ganguly's path literally
To start with, both Ganguly and Conway are two of just six players to have scored hundreds while making Test debut at Lord's, which is known as the home of cricket. The debut tons of both of these batsmen came in the month of June. The two have the same date of birth and bat left-handed.
French Open: Defending champion Swiatek advances to 3rd round
Swiatek dispatched Rebecca Peterson of Sweden, 6-1, 6-1 in one hour and one minute to progress while Kenin beat American compatriot Hailey Baptiste 7-5, 6-3. Poland's Swiatek was emphatic in her win over her Swedish rival, winning 80 per cent of her first service points, getting 15 break-points and ending up winning six of those.
French Open: World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty pulls out due to injury
"It is heartbreaking," Barty told media after pulling out of the tournament. "I mean, we have had such a brilliant clay-court season, and to kind of get a little bit unlucky with timing more than anything to have something kind of acute happen over the weekend and just kind of run out of time against the clock is disappointing," she added.
Best set of this clay-court season: Rafael Nadal after win over Gasquet
Nadal allowed his French opponent, who he beat for the 17th time in a row, to win only nine points in the opening set while winning seven games in a row. "I think I played a great first set. [It was] one of the best of the clay-court season in my opinion. No mistakes, high intensity, winners, played long," Nadal told media after the match.
10-man India go down 0-1 to Asian champs Qatar
Qatar led 1-0 at half-time, Abdel Aziz Hatim making the difference between the two sides, slotting in a 34th-minute winner at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. The win took Qatar to 19 points, seven ahead of Oman who have two matches in hand and will face Felix Sanchez's side on Monday. India stays on three points from six matches.
Berrettini enters third round of French Open
The 25-year-old Italian, who recorded his 20th win this year and entered the third round at Roland Garros for the third time, won 82 per cent of his points on first serve and also won 81 per cent of his net points. Berrettini will face Korean Kwoon Soon-Woo who beat Italy's Andreas Seppi 6-4, 7-5, 7-5. The Korean won 75 per cent of his first service points and converted four break points.
Fitter, successful Kohli embarks on third Test tour of England
Kohli was a complete failure during his first tour of England in 2014, aggregating 134 runs across 10 innings at an average of 13.4. He returned four years later a much more successful batsman, topping the batting charts in the bilateral series with 593 runs across 10 innings at an average of 59.3.
Serena happy her first serves are coming good
Serena, winner of three French Open titles with the last coming in 2015, won 75 per cent of the points on her first serve and said afterwards, "I felt it was pretty good today. I've been practicing my serve a lot. I've been playing in practice unbelievable on my serve. The other night (first-round match against Romania's Irina Begu) was, wow. I'm glad it came better today.
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