IMAGES from the Women's Singles Final of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday.
Djokovic will need to win in Tokyo and then the US Open later this year to achieve the feat that has so far only been accomplished by Steffi Graf in 1988.
If any England players need advice on scoring against an African team ahead of Sunday's clash, they need look no further than their manager Gareth Southgate.
Former India skipper Virat Kohli, four-time grand slam winner Naomi Osaka of Japan and decorated gymnast Simon Biles of the USA, are some of the star athletes who have been candid about their struggles with mental health.
This year's French Open welcomes up to 5,388 spectators
Kidambi Srikanth scored a stunning straight-games victory over world No. 4 Lee Zii Jia but Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen suffered a shock defeat in the opening round of the Japan Open Super 750 badminton tournament, in Osaka, on Wednesday.
West Asian carriers are up against Air India and IndiGo in the battle for seats on lucrative international routes.
Naomi Osaka's total is the most ever earned by a female athlete in a 12-month period.
Tears of joy in Japan after nail-biting win over Spain
Russian news agency TASS, quoting a Kremlin official, said holding of the RIC (Russia-India-China) summit figured in during a recent video conference between President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
Already a sporting icon, Osaka's fight for equality has focussed even more attention on her
The S&P BSE Auto Index has been one of the biggest outperformers among sectoral indices over the past year with returns of 26 per cent. By comparison, the benchmarks - the National Stock Exchange Nifty50 and the S&P BSE Sensex - managed about 6-8 per cent during this period. Improving demand, falling raw material costs, and rising product realisations, led by the premiumisation of portfolios, have led to a revision of growth estimates and upgrades by domestic brokerages.
Serena Williams, Bianca Andreescu and Roger Federer have also pulled out of the Grand Slam.
Serena Williams signalled her intention to retire this month, saying she was "evolving away from tennis" but never confirming the US Open as her final event.
Defeat for Williams was a major blow to her preparations for the French Open
Australian media said the charge was related to a complaint made by Kyrgios's former partner Chiara Passari.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a heated exchange of words on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali on Wednesday, with the Chinese leader complaining about the media reporting about their communication, according to a video of the meeting posted by a Canada-based journalist.
Auckland in New Zealand has been named the world's most liveable city.
The defeat ended Williams's bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title.
Serena Williams sounded a warning for her fellow Australian Open contenders with a sleek win
Penpix of the top women's contenders at the 2021 French Open which begins on Sunday
The US Open kicks off on August 31 and will be held in its usual home in Flushing Meadows, Queens, but will be played without fans in attendance to limit the spread of the virus.
The torchbearer's face will likely be seen by hundreds of millions of people watching around the world.
Images from Sunday's action at the Australian Open.
Throughout the five days of programming across multiple time zones, the lineup will showcase a variety of 'interactive online experiences that guests can book on Airbnb'.
Some of the biggest surprises so far from the Tokyo Games.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
HS Prannoy breezed into the quarter-finals with a stunning straight-game win over former world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore but it was curtains for Kidambi Srikanth at the Japan Open Super 750 tournament.
Uganda's chef de mission Aisha Nassanga also had no idea how Ssekitoleko got an India track jacket.
He was drawn in the toughest half of the draw with Nadal as well as in-form Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz and world number three Alexander Zverev, who could clash in the last eight.
This will be Prime Minister Modi's sixth G20 Summit which is being held at Osaka on June 28-29.
'United by Emotion' was revealed as the motto for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics on Monday as organisers look to hammer home the message of diversity and inclusion. Tennis player Naomi Osaka, who was born in Japan to a Haitian father and Japanese mother but raised in the United States, narrated the motto's promotional video.
A look at the records of Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova and Japan's Naomi Osaka before their semi-final match at the Australian Open on Thursday (prefix number denotes seeding):
World number two Aryna Sabalenka will not play at the Indian Wells tournament after testing positive for COVID-19, the 23-year-old said.
Naomi Osaka trying to move on from 'bittersweet' maiden Grand Slam title
A gangster's recollections, a tennis champ's triumph and a two-timing teenager -- Sukanya Verma gives you OTT recommendations for the week.
Naomi Osaka faces Zheng before possible meeting with Coco Gauff
Time is running out for Serena to reach the career milestone that has become one of the sport's longest running storylines.
Tennis superstar Serena Williams has her daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian literally walking in her footsteps.
Modi said that during his recent visit to Japan, he had the opportunity to meet Abe again and discuss many issues, but 'little did I know that this would be our last meeting'.
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