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French Open: Tamara shocks 6th seed Bianca; Iga wins in style
Tamara took three hours and 20 minutes to get the better of Bianca in the first women's match to extend past 6-6 in the deciding set at the Roland Garros. No.4 seed 2020 runner-up, Sofia Kenin of the USA, avoided becoming the second top-10 seed to fall when she overcame 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
French Open: Federer joins Nadal in third round
Federer notched a comfortable victory, as the 20-time Grand Slam winner beat another German player Oscar Otte 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday, Xinhua reported. Earlier in the day, Nadal eased past Germany's Yannick Maden 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, setting up a third round clash with No. 27 seed David Goffin.
ICC to discuss India's readiness to host 2021 T20 World Cup
"The ICC Board will meet on Saturday to discuss various issues. One of the points of discussion would be the T20 World Cup," confirmed an ICC official. The final decision could, however, be taken on July 18 at the ICC annual conference. The T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held in India in October-November. However, rise in Covid-19 cases in recent times has led to doubts over whether the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) would be able to host the tournament.
WC qualifiers: We were confident vs Qatar in 2019, says g-k Sandhu
"In Guwahati in 2019, after the 1-2 loss against Oman in our first match of the FIFA 2022 World Cup qualifiers, there was pin-drop silence in the dressing room after the final whistle. There was disbelief that we lost after leading 1-0 for 80 minutes. But amidst all that disbelief, there was belief to better it," Sandhu told AIFF website.
NZ eye elusive Test win at Lord's against depleted England (1st Test preview)
Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer (both due to injuries), Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran and Jonny Bairstow (all rested after Indian Premier League) won't feature in the first Test giving Kiwis an opportunity to win only their second Test at the home of cricket.
Osaka fined, faces suspension for refusing to speak to media
The Japanese player had defeated Romania's Patricia Maria Tig 6-4 7-6 (7-4) late on Sunday but did not turn up to face media. The rules of Grand Slam tournaments state that players can be fined up to $20,000 for failing to meet media obligations which includes speaking at a post-match press conference.
French Open: Petra Kvitova saves match point to stay afloat
Staring down 30-40 at 6-5 in the second set, Kvitova finished off a seven-shot rally with a crosscourt backhand winner to stay in it and hardly looked back to seal the win in two-hour, 16 minutes. She forced a final set by winning the last three points of the tiebreak and surrendered just three points on serve in the decider.
French Open: Andujar rallies to upset 4th seed Thiem
World No. 68 Andujar took full advantage of Thiem's lapses in concentration on way to upsetting the 2018 and 2019 finalist in over four hours and 28 minutes on Court Philippe-Chatrier. Andujar, who beat Roger Federer at the Gonet Geneva Open two weeks ago, now has a 6-23 career record against top 10 opponents.
Asian boxing: Pooja wins her 2nd consecutive gold, India's 1st in 2021
Pooja Rani successfully defended her 75kg title as she outpunched in-form Mavluda Movlonova of Uzbekistan to hand India its first gold at the Asian Boxing Championships here on Sunday. Earlier in the day, M.C. Marykom (51kg) and Lalbuatsaihi (64kg) settled for silver medals after losing their final matches.
French Open: Briton Evans loses to Serbian, Agut advances
This was the 27th ranked player's fourth time in Roland Garros main draw and he is yet to make it through to round two. In other first-round matches, No.29 Italian Fabio Fognini got the better of France's 122nd ranked Gregorie Barrere 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 while 11th ranked Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut defeated compatriot Mario Martinez 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.
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