Badosa beats Fernandez; Swiatek, Halep storm into quarter-finals
While proof of vaccination is not required to enter France or any sporting event in the country, French tennis federation (FFT) president Gilles Moretton warned that things could change before the tournament starts on May 22.
Roger Federer rallied from a set down to beat Moldovan surprise package Radu Albot 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in a stuttering start to the 20-times Grand Slam champion's Miami Open campaign on Saturday.
Boston Celtics' Kanter sparks backlash in China after comments on Tibet, Xi.
Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz won his second ATP Masters 1000 title at the Madrid Open after defeating defending champion Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-1 in front of his home crowd on Sunday.
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Former US President Barack Obama congratulated LeBron James a day after he picked up his fourth NBA title, as prominent figures in sports, politics and beyond celebrated the Los Angeles Lakers championship.
The second debate is scheduled for October 15 in Miami and the final one on October 22 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Max Verstappen won the Spanish Grand Prix in a Red Bull one-two on Sunday
New Delhi slipped by two positions to rank 39th globally in terms of price appreciation of prime residential properties during the September quarter, according to Knight Frank. Mumbai ranked 40th, same as the June quarter, while Bengaluru moved up one spot to 42nd rank. New Delhi stood at the 37th rank, while Mumbai and Bengaluru were at 40th and 43rd positions, respectively, during the second quarter of 2021 calendar year. In its 'Prime Global Cities Index Q3 2021' report, Knight Frank tracked the movement in prime residential prices in local currency across 45-plus cities worldwide.
Andy Roddick upset world number one Roger Federer 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 at the Sony Ericsson Open quarter-final on Thursday. It was only Roddick's second win in 17 career meetings against the Swiss, his last success coming in Montreal five years ago.
Jelena Jankovic reached the semi-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open after Elena Dementieva retired with a back injury.
Serena Williams breezed past Romanian Edina Gallovits 6-1, 6-2 while Justine Henin beat Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-4, 6-2.
After the latest projections in Wisconsin, Biden has 253 electoral college votes as against Trump's 213, making it much difficult for the President to win the polls. The winner of the 2020 presidential election should have at least 270 Electoral College votes out of the 538-member electoral college.
'We are going to be encountering different grounds wherever we are going to be playing, so the challenges are going to be different'
Nadal struggled with the problem in the build-up to the year's first Grand Slam
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The men in blue flew to Miami from there will catch another flight to Florida where they will play first two T20Is against West Indies.
Belarussian Victoria Azarenka produced some sparkling tennis to defeat an out-of-sorts world number two Kim Clijsters in the quarter-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open on Wednesday.
Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer remained on course for their first head-to-head clash this year after easily winning their third round matches at the Sony Ericsson Open on Monday.
Elina Svitolina said she will donate her prize money from WTA tournaments to Ukraine's military and to help with humanitarian efforts following Russia's invasion of her country last week.
The 78th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. A quick look at the winners.
Rafael Nadal reclaimed top spot in the men's ATP rankings on Monday
Maria Sharapova will face Serena Williams in the final of the Sony Open while Britain's Andy Murray will take on France's Richard Gasquet in the men's semi-finals after grinding down Croatian Marin Cilic.
Roger Federer swept aside Spain's David Ferrer 6-1, 6-4 in Nasdaq-100 Open semi-final
Carlos Moya won the 'battle of Mallorca', beating Rafael Nadal 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 in the second round
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Iga Swiatek said capturing the women's world number one ranking was a 'surreal' achievement
Belgian Kim Clijsters brought a swift end to Venus Williams's 15-match winning streak with a 6-2, 6-1 win in the Sony Ericsson Open final on Saturday. The 14th seed needed only 58 minutes to defeat the third-seeded American, who played with bandaging on both legs and said afterwards she may have trained too hard during the tournament.
Spain's Rafa Nadal will face American Andy Roddick in the semi-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open after the pair enjoyed convincing victories on Wednesday.
Rafa Nadal kept alive his chances of ending his 11 month title drought by taming tenacious Argentine David Nalbandian 6-7, 6-2, 6-2 in the third round of the Sony Ericsson Open on Sunday.
A quick look at the winners of the 93rd Annual Academy Awards, listed in bold.
Kohlschreiber, 35, stunned the top seed and five-times former champion 6-4, 6-4 in Indian Wells, leaving the Serb to conclude it had just been "one of those days".
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Andre Agassi says his toe injury will not stop him from playing in the Nasdaq-100 Open, a tournament he has won a record six times.
Marcus Smart had 28 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who had a six-game winning streak come to a halt. Grant Williams added 17 points, and Derrick White had 15 points and eight assists. Boston was without Jayson Tatum (knee), Jaylen Brown (knee), Robert Williams III (knee) and Al Horford (personal).
The Sony Open, one of tennis's most prestigious events, was left devastated when both men's semi-finals ended in walkovers on Friday sending World No 1 Rafael Nadal and No 2 Novak Djokovic through to the final without hitting a ball.
World number one Victoria Azarenka's 26-match winning streak finally came to an end on Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-3 defeat to France's Marion Bartoli at the Sony Ericsson Open.
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