Swiatek downs Gauff to meet Sabalenka in Italian Open final
Still wearing a compression sleeve after a recent forearm issue, Carlos Alcaraz produced a stellar show in a rematch of the duo's 2022 encounter to firmly put himself back in the conversation as the favourite to lift the title in Paris and a third major.
Images from the Olympics tennis action at the Roland Garros, Paris, on Wednesday.
Manu Bhaker marched into the final of women's 10m air pistol event at the Olympics after finishing third in qualifications on Saturday.
Novak Djokovic hampered by wrist issue at United Cup
F1 fans remember Formula One legend Ayrton Senna da Silva on his 30th death anniversary, May 1 2024.
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz moved into the fourth round at Indian Wells on Sunday with a 6-2 6-3 win over Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Casper Ruud stunned top seed Novak Djokovic 6-4 1-6 6-4 in a thrilling Monte Carlo Masters semi-final on Saturday, avenging his loss in last year's French Open final to set up a title clash with twice champion Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Tsitsipas made short work of Norwegian eighth seed Casper Ruud as he seized a third Monte Carlo Masters title in four years with a 6-1, 6-4 victory on Sunday.
Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz has made it to the semi-finals on his Olympic Games debut.
Three contenders for the men's singles title at the Australian Open, which starts on Sunday.
Images from Day 2 of the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
No 'triple bagel' but Djokovic thumps Mannarino to reach quarters
Wild card Caroline Wozniacki, another former champion and returning mother, will play 20th seed Magda Linette.
Yet for all of his 451 goals in all competitions and the silverware he helped amass, Ronaldo's time at the Bernabeu was fraught with moments of high tension leading to Tuesday's announcement that he was joining the Italian champions.
Novak Djokovic crashed to his first defeat of the season with a stunning 6-4, 6-4 loss to Alex de Minaur.
The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in ancient Olympia
Novak Djokovic's erratic form, Rafael Nadal's fitness woes and untimely injuries to top-ranked youngsters have set up an uncertain French Open men's tournament
A widely-circulated anonymous email put fresh focus on recent allegations of misconduct toward a female colleague.
Novak Djokovic also surpassed Rafael Nadal to make a record 77 Masters 1000 semi-final appearances.
Carlos Alcaraz swatted aside a swarm of bees and world number six Alexander Zverev to reach the semi-finals at Indian Wells.
Carlos Alcaraz beat Fabian Marozsan 6-3, 6-3 to reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals
Lionel Messi overhauled Real Madrid great Alfredo Di Stefano's La Liga goals tally as Barcelona and Atletico Madrid each won on Saturday to pull three points clear of Real at the top.
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.
Novak Djokovic will prepare for a tilt at an 11th Australian Open title by representing Serbia at the United Cup mixed team tournament while old rival Rafael Nadal and former women's world number one Naomi Osaka return at Brisbane after time away.
Twenty four time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic closed the 2023 ATP season by clinching the year-end No. 1 spot for a record-extending eighth time.
Sinner is most likely to upset the applecart after the Italian's run to the Canadian Open title this month
Images from Day 6 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Friday.
La Liga leaders Real Madrid were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw at lowly city rivals Rayo Vallecano on Sunday as Joselu's early strike was cancelled out by Raul de Tomas' penalty, a result that could spice up the title race with surprise package Girona.
Lopez was cheered on by 22-time Grand Slam champion Nadal during his final event as a professional.
A sluggish Carlos Alcaraz was beaten 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-4 by Alexander Zverev on the his debut at the ATP Finals on Monday to continue his end-of-year slump with a third straight defeat.
Summary of the Europa League semi-final matches played on Thursday.
Now, with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo venturing into smaller leagues as they near the end of their brilliant careers, 2024 may finally be the year for the next in line in football royalty.
Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric came off the bench to net a stunning strike from the edge of the box late in the second half to secure a 1-0 home win over Sevilla on Sunday and stretch their lead at the top of La Liga to eight points.
The Serbian's 19th successive win ended any chance of Spain's Carlos Alcaraz overtaking him in the rankings this week.
IMAGRS from the soccer matches played across European leagues on Friday
Move over Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi, because there's a new power couple in the world of tennis -- Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa.
The 24-year-old, who will be hoping to claim a first Grand Slam title at this year's French Open, said he has been trying to play with the same mindset he had during his run to the 2021 Roland Garros final.
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek cruised past Veronika Kudermetova in the semi-final of the Madrid Open to set up a second straight final showdown with world number two Aryna Sabalenka.
Stefanos Tsitsipas moved into the Australian Open final on Friday, taking a step towards becoming the first Greek world number on.
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