Beatriz Haddad Maia became the first Brazilian woman in 55 years to reach the quarter-finals
'I feel quite embarrassed as an Australian athlete that's seen what this guy has done for us and the sport'
It was a battle of wills out on court at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Tuesday, with the proceeding stretching to nearly 5 hours -- four hours and 50 minutes precisely.
Sharapova, the 2006 champion, had never lost a night session match in New York prior to her first Grand Slam meeting with Suarez Navarro.
Images from Day 1 of the 2022 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, in Flushing Meadows, New York, on Monday.
Phelps has 28 total Olympic medals, showed on Thursday he could also throw a useful baseball pitch.
Rediff.com gives you a glimpse of the best sporting action from the week gone by.
Premier League title hopefuls Manchester United have to sign experienced players like Barcelona midfielder Arturo Vidal if they are to win trophies, forward Alexis Sanchez has said.
Britain's Joe Salisbury and American Desirae Krawczyk capped brilliant Grand Slam campaigns on Saturday, beating Mexico's Giuliana Olmos and El Salvador's Marcelo Arevalo 7-5, 6-2 to lift the US Open mixed doubles title.
On Monday, April 8, 2024, millions across parts of Mexico, Canada and the United States watched the rare total solar eclipse.
With the Australian Open currently on, defending champion Novak Djokovic has once again been dubbed as a favourite to retain the title, and former world No. 17 Bernard Tomic of Australia firmly believes there will be no one to challenge the great Serbian.
Images from the Olympics tennis action at the Roland Garros, Paris, on Wednesday.
The second round match between former champion Angelique Kerber and Anhelina Kalinina, originally scheduled to begin after Schwartzman and Anderson, was pushed to Thursday.
Bopanna also spoke about the challenging conditions at the Australian Open and having to push his boundaries to get them wins.
Tunisia's Ons Jabeur believes the lessons she learned in two Grand Slam final defeats will stand her in good stead for Saturday's Wimbledon showdown with unseeded Czech Marketa Vondrousova.
Tiger Woods will make a "game-time decision" on competing at next week's Masters, the five-times champion said on Sunday.
A summary of Sunday's action at the US Open.
Rediff.com brings you a wrap of big stories in pictures with the Best Sports Photos of the Week.
James, a four-times NBA champion and 18-times All-Star, is under contract with the Lakers for next season, which will be his fifth with Los Angeles and 20th overall.
Novak Djokovic produced a superhuman effort to subdue Argentine Francisco Cerundolo.
IMAGES from Day 1 of 2025 Wimbledon Championships played at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Monday.
American tennis ace Serena Williams has pulled out of next week's Madrid Open, saying that she needs more time to prepare for clay-court season.
'I've been a little bit shocked this week with how players have been treated by the broadcaster.'
Novak Djokovic has only faced Nick Kyrgios twice in his career, losing twice to him in 2017, so while he will be favourite to claim a seventh Wimbledon crown, he knows exactly how dangerous the unpredictable world number 40 Kyrgios can be.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
'I'm so humbled by the continuous support from my fans in Rome and I look forward to making my return soon.'
Indian boxer Nishant Dev made a smashing professional debut, defeating Alton Wiggins of the USA by technical knockout in the super-welterweight category at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. Dev dominated the fight, knocking Wiggins down twice before the referee stopped the bout with 20 seconds left in the first round.
'It's pretty amazing to get the call from the Spanish king'
Saville, whose parents live in Moscow, represented Russia in tennis until emigrating to Australia seven years ago.
Continuing her spirited progress post motherhood, former world number one Deepika Kumari eliminated Korean Jeon Hunyoung to storm into the semifinal, while compound archers continued to shine to assure India a fourth medal in the World Cup Stage 1 in Shanghai on Friday.
Frances Tiafoe said his days of flying under the radar were over
Serena Williams offers support to Naomi Osaka.
Images from Day 7 at the US Open.
Alexis Olympia Ohanian donned braids with white beads on them, just as her mother Serena did when she first won the US Open as a teenager in 1999.
World No 2 Serena Williams has withdrawn from the season-ending WTA Championships in Singapore due to a shoulder injury.
The World No 1 beat Japan's Kei Nishikori for his 63rd career title
Get ready to be wowed by the fashion on (and off) the courts at Roland Garros!
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.
Here is a quick glance of all the highs and lows from Nadal's stupendous career:
World number one Simona Halep was upset 6-2, 6-4 by unseeded Estonian Kaia Kanepi in the U.S. Open first round on Monday, the second consecutive year the Romanian has lost her opening match at Flushing Meadows.
