Justine Henin, playing her first match of the year, had to come back from a set down to beat Frenchwoman Emilie Loit at the Paris Open on Wednesday.
McTominay injury takes gloss of vibrant United display
The ace leg spinner claimed 5-39 as England collapsed to 159 all out on the first day of the fourth Test.
World number one Justine Henin struggled to a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over Czech teenager Nicole Vaidisova to earn a meeting with 19-year-old Frenchwoman Tatiana Golovin, who ousted Italy's Francesca Schiavone 6-0, 6-4.
Justine Henin will face Frenchwoman Tatiana Golovin in the final of the Zurich Open.
Alberton Cricket and Hockey Club began their 40-day tour of India with a 21-run victory over Chaman Vatika school.
Australia beat England by six wickets with 19 balls to spare on an extraordinary final day to win the second Test and take a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series.
Australia named an unchanged squad on Monday for the second and final Test against New Zealand in Adelaide which starts on Friday.
Amelie Mauresmo and Maria Sharapova lost their respective fourth round matches at the French Open
Wimbledon champion Venus Williams was pushed to the limit before beating third seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 4-6 6-1 7-6 on Wednesday to reach the US Open semi-finals.
They were upset by their unseeded opponents on the third day of the Chennai Open.
'England against Australia at Lord's, it doesn't get much bigger than that.'
Italy were handed Fed Cup title when Belgium's Justine Henin-Hardenne pulled out due to injury in the deciding doubles match.
'I am waiting for my result now. I am not scared,' Rinku Rajguru tells Justin Rao.
Justine Henin opened the defence of her French Open crown with a battling 6-4, 6-3 win over 20-year-old Russian Elena Vesnina on Sunday.
The Belgian fifth seed thrashed Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-1 in the semi-finals of the Sydney International.\n
Defending champion Nadia Petrova was also shown the door in the quarter-finals of the German Open.
All those who engaged in racist violence over the weekend in Charlottesville "will be held fully accountable," Trump said in a televised address from the White House.
India left out Suresh Raina, S Sreesanth and Jai Prakash Yadav from the 15 while making Gautam Gambhir the supersub.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
The Aussie opener said it is the amount of time international players spent away from home that would be the decisive factor in his decision.
Although a final decision on his fitness is yet to be taken, the selectors have decided to play safe by inducting Hussey.
Indian golfers Anirban Lahiri and Jeev Milkha Singh exited early, as did many other big names, including multiple Major winners Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy, after the completion of second round in the US Open in Oakmont.
Opener Justin Langer has broken a rib and is doubtful for next week's first test against West Indies, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Saturday.
Third seeded Indian pair of Harmeet Desai and Soumyajit Ghosh went down in the doubles final of the GAC Group ITTF World Tour Australian Open table tennis tournament in Gold Coast, Australia, on Saturday.
The world No. 1 was beaten by Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final of the Family Circle Cup.
The 21-year-old, playing in his maiden PGA Tour event and first World Golf Championships tournament, remained the man to beat after a two-under-par 69 at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City.
Australia ended day 1 of the second Test against South Africa on 228 for five
Phil Mickelson dismissed Shubhankar Sharma as a member of the media at the WGC-Mexico Championship on Saturday, but the veteran American will not mistake the Indian when they play together in the final threesome on Sunday.
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Australia put up a convincing performance against Northamptonshire in the tour game to sound a warning to their Ashes opponent
Lauryn Williams clocked 10.93 seconds to join men's gold medallist Justin Gatlin as a world champion.
South Africa reached their victory target of 229 runs with seven balls to spare at the Gabba on Sunday.
The duo bettered the record for an Australia opening partnership against England in Melbourne.
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