IMAGES from Day 7 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, on Saturday.
Karolina Pliskova warmed up for Wimbledon in the best possible fashion on Saturday by powering past Angelique Kerber 6-1, 6-4 to win the Eastbourne title.
Francesca Schiavone set up a repeat of last year's French Open final against Samantha Stosur in the Italian Open quarter-finals as top seed Caroline Wozniacki also advanced to the last eight on Thursday.
An earthquake halted play and forced the evacuation of the New Haven Open on Tuesday but it could not stop world number one Caroline Wozniacki from romping to a 6-3, 6-0 second round win over Slovenia's Polona Hercog.
Images from Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
The contract has been signed with Pipistrel for 'Virus FW80'. The Indian version of the aircraft will be known as 'Garur'. The deal is valued at Rs 105.5 crore, defence sources said.
World number two Novak Djokovic settled an old score with a childhood rival when he beat Slovenian Blaz Kavcic 6-3, 6-2 on Friday to reach the Serbia Open semi-finals.
Images from Day 3 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday
Ajax, semi-finalists last season, came from behind to beat PAOK 3-2 for a 5-4 aggregate win over the Greeks while Red Star knocked out FC Copenhagen on penalties after a bizarre shootout involving 22 spot-kicks.
Sania ousted from Qatar Total Open.
Images from Day 8 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday
Joel Husk, a Trump supporter, was terminated for the controversial post saying Michelle Obama is 'fluent in ghetto'.
Slovenia winger Valter Birsa said he expected England to fire on all cylinders after two poor performances when the two teams meet in their crunch Group C match in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday.
A stoppage-time goal by Ishan Pandita helped FC Goa pull off a thrilling 3-3 draw against Mumbai City FC
Somdev Devvarman missed out on a chance of featuring in his second successive Grand Slam singles main draw after losing the third and final round of the Australian Open qualifying event in straight sets to 12th seed Blaz Kavcic.
World number one Dinara Safina sailed through to the Slovenia Open quarter-finals when she beat fellow Russian Ksenija Pervak 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday.
Sourabh recovered from a mid-game slump to beat Sun 21-12, 17-21, 21-14 in the summit clash
Athletes Village opens officially, on Sunday, meaning 10,500 athletes and another 7,000 staff members will start trickling into the luxurious layout.
Geraint Thomas was in prime position to win his maiden Tour de France after he retained the overall leader's yellow jersey in a lively 19th stage won by Slovenian Primoz Roglic as defending champion Chris Froome slipped down to fourth on Friday.
Continuing his giant-killing spree, Slovenian qualifier Aljaz Bedene knocked out third seed and world number 15 Roberto Bautista Agut to set up the Chennai Open summit clash with top seed and defending champion Stanislas Wawrinka on Saturday.
Third seed Milos Raonic edged past Australia's Nick Kyrgios in a rain-delayed Aegon Championships first round showdown at Queen's Club on Wednesday as new coach John McEnroe watched on.
Former US Open winners Marat Safin, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Lindsay Davenport skidded out of the Grand Slam on Friday.
It took Gujrathi 40 moves to outwit Benjamin and now he shares the lead with six others. The fourth Indian to cross the 2700 ELO rating barrier, Gujrathi will face American Grandmaster Aleksandr Lenderman in the fifth round.
Former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova recovered from a slow start to beat Romanian teenager Sorana Cirstea 7-6, 6-1 to reach the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.
Moser Baer India has acquired 40 per cent equity stake in Slovenia-based Solarvalue Proizvodnja from Germany based Solarvalue AG for an undisclosed amount, giving it an assured supply of solar grade silicon for its photo voltaic business.
Federer looked more relieved than overjoyed when Tiafoe's forehand found the net on match point to keep his hopes of a 20th grand slam title alive.
The only former champion in the women's draw, Serena Williams, was ousted in the second round of the French Open.
A gruelling off-season training regime in Australia paid off for Ana Ivanovic when she fought back from the brink of defeat to beat France's Virginie Razzano 6-1 2-6 7-5 at the Sydney International on Tuesday.
The Russian faces unseeded Slovak Daniela Hantuchova in the semi-finals of the Zurich Open.
While Ferrell provided bonus comedy, Federer again proved that when it comes to tennis he is the king of the jungle.
Unseeded Venus Williams marched into the Family Circle Cup semi-finals by beating Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-4 7-5 on Friday.
Midfielders John Obi Mikel, Andre Schurrle and Ramires will all play no part while striker Didier Drogba is not fit enough to play for 90 minutes, according to manager Jose Mourinho.
Bajrang Punia lost his semi-final bout against home wrestler Daulet Niyazbekov under controversial circumstances after he secured his place in the Tokyo Olympics along with debutant Ravi Dahiya at the World Wrestling Championships.
Villarreal coach Manuel Pellegrini criticised his players' attitude and concentration after they were knocked out of the Intertoto Cup by Slovenian side NK Maribor 3-2 on aggregate.
They were beaten by Shinobu Asagoe and Katarina Srebotnik in the doubles final of the Bausch and Lomb Championships in Florida.
The Indo- South African pair shocked second seeds Virginia Ruano Pascual of\nSpain and American Meghann Shaughnessy in the semi-finals of the Bausch and Lomb Championships.
Ivan Ljubicic and Nikolay Davydenko advanced to the quarterfinals of the China Open.
The US-based Indian lass was beaten by qualifier Andreja Klepac of Slovenia in the first round of the Wismilak International.
Some of the world's biggest sporting stars, including Sochi Winter Olympics medallist Tina Maze, are involved in a fierce competition for the 2015 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award, which is promising to be one of the closest contests ever.
A stunning strike by Romelu Lukaku gave Inter Milan a 2-1 win at Brescia on Tuesday although they had to cling on for three points in the face of heavy pressure from the promoted side.
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