Naomi Osaka continued to make a statement at Wimbledon as she paired her flair off the court with growing confidence on it to dismiss unseeded Australian Daria Kasatkina 6-1, 6-3 on Friday and reach the last 16 for the first time.
Aryna Sabalenka overcame Naomi Osaka in a thrilling match to reach the French Open quarter-finals, while other players including Diana Shnaider and Anna Kalinskaya also advanced.
Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka win top honours at the Laureus Awards 2026, headlining a star-studded winners list in Madrid after stellar seasons.
World number two Jannik Sinner survived a stern test from Joao Fonseca on Tuesday to reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals.
IMAGES from the Australian Open matches played at Melbourne Park in Melbourne on Thursday.
Struggling Swiatek will open her campaign against Slovakian Rebecca Sramkova.
Former champion Naomi Osaka is wearing a different facemask for each of her matches at the US Open this year.
Defending champions Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz powered into the second round of the French Open on Monday.
As he took the bow at the end of the Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI show, many in the crowd cheered for him with an inkling that the magic and the beauty they just witnessed on the ramp was perhaps for the last time. But no one in the fashion fraternity thought that Bal would pass away so soon.
Designer Rohit Bal, a pioneer who helped put Indian fashion on the global map and dressed celebrities at home, Hollywood and elsewhere, died on Friday night at a south Delhi hospital following a heart attack. He was 63.
Gauff cruises past Zidansek to reach French Open third round
IMAGES from Day 1 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Monday.
Iga Swiatek cemented her position as the undisputed queen of clay
The 81st Annual Golden Globes awards show saw Hollywood's swish set make a dazzling show on the red carpet.
Italy's Matteo Arnaldi produced a sensational performance to take out sixth seed Andrey Rublev and reach the last 16 of the French Open on Friday.
Naomi Osaka not only wants to win Grand Slams and hoist trophies but also hopes to be a role model in the way she carries herself on court, her coach Wim Fissette said.
Rashford stepped off the bench to fire two late goals to put the seal on an eighth victory in a row in all competitions for the home side.
While Catalina Usme fired Colombia to a 1-0 win over Jamaica, France entered the quarters with a win over Morocco.
Naomi Scott looks impossibly chic as Elle's June cover star.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Parupalli Kashyap entered the quarterfinals after top seed and Olympic champion Axelsen gave a walkover.
Novak Djokovic has declined to disclose his vaccination status despite everyone at Melbourne Park needing to be inoculated against COVID-19.
The US Open women's final between Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez attracted a bigger audience on ESPN than the men's clash featuring calendar year Grand Slam-chasing Novak Djokovic and Russia's Daniil Medvedev.
More major trophies surely await if she can convert her irresistible hardcourt form to French Open clay and grass at Wimbledon.
Images from Day 3 of the 2022 Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday.
Three-time US Open champion Djokovic, who comes into the tournament having won his fifth Wimbledon title, is followed in the seedings by 2017 winner Rafael Nadal.
Naomi Osaka is happy to be lost in her virtual world.
Following the cancellation, the Korea Open in Seoul is the only event left in Asia on WTA's provisional calendar for 2020.
Images from Day 6 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Friday.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the US Open played at Flushing Meadows in New York on Tuesday.
Naomi Osaka announced her arrival on the big stage at the US Open on Thursday, beating last year's runner-up Madison Keys 6-2, 6-4 to reach her first Grand Slam final.
Images from Day 1 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday.
Black Lives Matter was stenciled onto NFL fields and NBA courts. Athletes raised fists and took the knee.
Opelka, Kyrgios included in Team World for Laver Cup.
India's Nagal draws world No 128 Bradley Klahn in opener.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova stands on the threshold of finally delivering the title long predicted
The Victoria's Secret model took her risque red carpet wardrobe a notch higher.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
Former world number one Maria Sharapova lost her second consecutive first round match with a 6-4, 6-4 defeat to Japan's Naomi Osaka at the BNP Paribas Open in California on Wednesday.
