IMAGES from Day 1 of the US Open matches played at Flushing Meadows, New York on Sunday.
Top seed Roger Federer suffered a shock 6-3, 6-4 defeat to Germany's Daniel Brands in his opening match at his home Swiss Open on Thursday - the latest setback for the former world number one.
Switzerland's Riola Xhemaili scored a last-gasp goal to salvage a 1-1 draw with Finland on Thursday that sent the joyous hosts through to the quarter-finals at Euro 2025, and sends heartbroken Finland home.
A summary of Saturday's action in the FIFA World Cup 2026 UEFA Qualifiers.
Lyon thump Maccabi Tel Aviv to go top, Forest keep on winning
Defending champion H S Prannoy eked out a thrilling win over China's Qiao Bin to advance to the quarterfinals of the $120,000 Swiss Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament, in Basel on Thursday.
'We have come to the point in civilisation where emotion seems to be something you hide or you have to be discreet about, or to be ashamed of.'
Spain secured their place at the 2026 World Cup after a nervy 2-2 draw with Turkey in Seville on Tuesday.
Two-time champion and top seed Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu reached the pre-quarterfinals of the $ 120,000 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold in Basel.
In the open section, Gukesh squandered a winning position against Erdogmus and eventually had to settle for a draw in a dramatic, time-troubled encounter.
France's Boisson wins first WTA title in Hamburg
Novak Djokovic's battling victory under the lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium made him the oldest man to reach the last 16 at the US Open.
Sweden's hopes of qualifying for next year's World Cup are hanging by a thread after Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka scored from the spot to help the visitors win 2-0 in their qualifying Group B clash on Friday.
Carlos Alcaraz is only the second man since tennis turned professional in 1968 to win all of his first five Grand Slam singles finals after Swiss great Roger Federer.
India's Kidambi Srikanth clinched the Swiss Grand Prix Gold badminton championship title after overcoming a strong challenge from Viktor Alexson in a hard-fought men's singles final in Basel on Sunday.
Monegasque Valentin Vacherot completed a fairytale run at the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, rallying from a set down to defeat his cousin, Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the final and secure his first ATP 1000 title.
India progressed to the Davis Cup Qualifiers for the first time ever after Sumit Nagal tamed aggressive teenager Henry Bernet in the first reverse singles to script the team's 3-1 win over Switzerland.
Davis Cup: Bold move by India, captain Rajpal fields Dhakshineswar against Switzerland
Kidambi Srikanth entered the final of the $120,000 Swiss Grand Prix Gold badminton championship after he got the better of compatriot Ajay Jayaram in an all-India last-four clash in Basel on Saturday.
Sara Ali Khan seeks out her travel partners -- mum Amrita Singh and brother Ibrahim Ali Khan -- to tour Switzerland and make pretty pictures.
India hosts the event from a position of unprecedented strength with a string of titles under its belt.
India's leading shuttlers P V Sindhu, Parupalli Kashyap and Anand Pawar got off to winning starts in the singles event at the US $125,000 Swiss Grand Prix Gold tournament in Basel on Wednesday.
Japan's Osaka beat Swiss lucky loser Viktorija Golubic
P V Sindhu will be eager to return to the podium as former winner Saina Nehwal looks to regain her touch
PV Sindhu is set to make a much-anticipated return to competitive badminton at the India Open Super 750 tournament after missing the season opener in Kuala Lumpur due to her wedding.
'He was like a sponge. He soaked up everything we taught him -- and when it came time to play, he'd squeeze out exactly what was needed on the board during tournaments.'
Novak Djokovic battled from a set down to clinch his 100th tour-level title by beating Polish sixth seed Hubert Hurkacz 5-7, 7-6(2), 7-6(2) at the Geneva Open on Saturday.
R Praggnanandhaa sealed his spot in the Grand Chess Tour finale after finishing runner-up at the Sinquefield Cup.
'I love to be defending champion. For me, it's motivation, you know, and I want to do well.'
Images from Day 1 of the 2025 French Open in Paris on Sunday.
Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian caused a major upset by knocking out World No 2 Anders Antonsen of Denmark in a thrilling three-game contest to reach the men's singles quarter-finals.
American Abhimanyu Mishra, 16, became the youngest-ever player in the history of chess to beat a reigning World Champion in the classical format.
'I see an unjust personal attack by some players, probably due to sheer jealousy.'
In terms of safety, the Victoris has scored 5 stars in both GNCAP and BNCAP tests and that's a first for Maruti, observes Somnath Chatterjee.
Swiss authorities have opened criminal proceedings against individuals on suspicion of mismanagement and money laundering related to the allocation of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA soccer World Cups in Russia and Qatar.
'When I played against Sindhu didi in China, I am happy I managed to play better than I did last time.'
Images from the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 Group A action in Switzerland on Wednesday.
The Polish eighth seed walloped Liudmila Samsonova 6-2, 7-5 to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time.
IMAGES from the French Open played at Roland Garros, in Paris, France, on Monday.
Without Carlsen, the GCT was announced and this is the culmination point wherein the players would qualify for the grand finale slated later this year.
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