Daniil Medvedev, the 2021 champion, will need to shake off a run of poor form if he is to mount a challenge.
Rafa Nadal returned to action for the first time since January at the Brisbane International on Sunday, losing his doubles match but overall showing no obvious after-effects of the hip injury that ruined his year.
India's inspirational para-athletes achieved their stated goal of 25 medals and remained on course for more in Paris on Thursday.
Images from the US Open women's singles quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday.
Verdasco questions French Open COVID-19 testing protocols after withdrawal
Treatment for arthritis is mainly focused on symptom management and slowing the progression of the disease, says Dr Vishal Shinde.
Oscar Pistorius' girlfriend was first shot in the hip, not the head, a South African police ballistics expert told his murder trial on Wednesday, supporting the testimony of earlier witnesses who said they heard screams during a volley of shots.
Rafael Nadal said he would love to keep playing long enough for his son to remember him on court, though the 22-time Grand Slam champion concedes time is not on his side.
Looking at Kangana Ranaut's trendiest hairdos.
Rafael Nadal said a MRI scan had shown a micro tear on a muscle.
Chanu, who has a personal best of 88kg in snatch and 119kg in clean and jerk, is no stranger to injuries and has struggled with a persistent back problem.
Rafael Nadal said he was still in two minds about whether he will play in the French Open.
Chiranjeevi, N Chandrababu Naidu and Prakash Raj called on former Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao who underwent left hip replacement surgery after he fell in his farmhouse in Erravalli on December 7, at the Yashoda Hospital in Hyderabad on Monday, December 11, 2023
It was an emotional win for Aryna Sabalenka, who missed Wimbledon last month due to a shoulder injury.
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek of Poland faces Irina-Camella Begu of Romania in the opening round of the women's draw with second-seeded American Coco Gauff taking on Australian Ajla Tomljanovic.
The dawn of a new era had begun under Sourav Ganguly's aggressive leadership. With Ganguly and Coach John Wright at the helm India had transitioned into a force to be reckoned with.
Nadal was given a stiff test by the 24-year-old in a match which lasted almost three hours on centre court, and now faces Polish seventh seed Hubert Hurkacz.
Fit-again Chanu taking it easy in training while eyeing 90kg plus snatch lift in Paris
Rafael Nadal will play at the Australian Open in January
The Wimbledon men's singles semi-finals take centre stage at the All England Club on Friday.
Jamnagar, a city in Gujarat, got a ringside view of how Bollywood parties when stars got together for the pre-wedding ceremony of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant on Friday.
The 2017 world champion is currently ranked second in the women's 49kg Olympic Qualification Ranking (OQR) behind China's Jian HuiHua.
Sumit Nagal was handed a straight-set defeat by Canada's Milos Raonic in the opening round of the BNP Paribas Open.
For India to view the new Sri Lankan leadership only through the prism of the past or through their narrow view on China, is fraught with possibilities that should be avoided, asserts N Sathiya Moorthy.
A summary of Indian athletes' showing at the Paris Paralympics on Friday, September 6.
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz expect Rafael Nadal to be at his competitive best at the Australian Open next month despite a hip injury that wiped out the veteran Spaniard's 2023 season.
Nadal expresses doubt over Australian Open participation
It may not quite be the end for British great Andy Murray at Wimbledon but it felt like it as the 37-year-old received an emotional farewell after he and brother Jamie were beaten in the first round of the men's doubles on Thursday.
Carlos Alcaraz made a winning start in his bid to claim a first French Open title
Shameem Akthar, yoga acharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, Trivandrum, shows you five yogic hip toners.
'People now recognise rapping as a profession.' 'We are able to tell our relatives that we rap for a living.'
Novak Djokovic said he is still hoping for a final chapter in their storied rivalry.
'If I feel ready, I'm going to try to be there and fight for the things I have been fighting for the last 15 years, (even) if now seems impossible.'
10 asanas you can try to master in 2024 and set the tone for a harmonious year ahead.
The Monte Carlo Masters begins on Sunday. Nadal has won the event a record 11 times, with his last victory coming in 2018.
Images from Day 2 of the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
'Outstanding effort with direct hit, savings and outstanding top catch, Mr Jadeja.'
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