...And Alcaraz continues hat-trick quest
13 of the men's seeds fell at the first hurdle -- a Wimbledon record since 32 seeds were introduced in 2001.
Jannik Sinner was part of the longest French Open final when he lost in five sets to defending champion Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday but his dad was not there to witness it.
The Swiss tennis great will lower the flag to start the 93rd edition of the endurance race on June 14.
Nick Kyrgios is providing commentary by the court for ESPN and trading barbs with critics on social media. The Australian has not been shy to express an opinion.
Medvedev makes early exit after Wimbledon meltdown
World number one Jannik Sinner wants to use the Halle Open as a chance to bounce back from sleepless nights after his agonising loss to rival Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open final this month.
Djokovic is the last member of the "Big Four" still standing and the Serb said he wanted to continue giving to the sport.
Sabalenka, Keys reach Wimbledon third round with contrasting victories.
Cricketer Suryakumar Yadav's surgery raises awareness about sports hernia, a painful condition that athletes tend to ignore.
Boisson goes from crowdfunding to bumper pay day in Paris
Laura Siegemund entered the record books with her defeat of fifth-seeded Xiyu Wang of China in four hours, nine minutes at the Thailand Open in Hua Hin on Wednesday.
Novak Djokovic hit a barrage of drop shots to beat Alexander Zverev for a place in the French Open semi-finals on Wednesday.
It was a mixed day for India as several others, including G Sathiyan crashed out of the tournament.
Lois Boisson is daring to dream of an improbable triumph after she stormed into the French Open semi-finals
Nagal's ranking nosedives to 233, still-strong Bopanna out of top-50 for first time in 15 years
India's No 1 Sreeja Akula crashed out in the first round of the Table Tennis World Championships in Doha on Saturday.
'What does Indira Gandhi want from me? At this age, what will I do to her?'
Carlos Alcaraz heads to Paris for his French Open title defence having laid down a marker with his victory over world number one Jannik Sinner in Rome
Emma Raducanu strides onto the grasscourts of Wimbledon on Monday as the British number one
It's a privilege to make history with you, Alcaraz tells Sinner
The Olympic tennis competition suffered another blow as women's third seed Elena Rybakina joined a lengthy list of non-starters hours after the draw took place at Roland Garros on Thursday
Seven-times champion Novak Djokovic scored his 100th match win at Wimbledon and led the march of the old guard into the last 16 on Saturday while an ailing Barbora Krejcikova's title defence ended in defeat and tears.
Carlos Alcaraz, who triumphed at Queen's a few weeks before claiming his first Wimbledon title in 2023, extended his winning streak to 18 matches.
Fifth seed Iga Swiatek stages revival to stay in hunt for 4th French crown.
Captain Harmeet Desai was once again at the forefront for Dempo Goa Challengers, brushing aside Kazakhstan's Kirill Gerassimenko in straight games before partnering Zeng Jian to take the mixed doubles 2-1.
Together, the two young stars have now claimed seven out of the last eight Grand Slam titles.
Gauff seeks to eliminate service errors ahead of French Open tilt
Ranked No. 361 in the world, Boisson stunned third seed Jessica Pegula in front of a roaring home crowd to book her spot in the French Open quarter-finals - and guarantee herself a minimum of $500,000 in prize money.
Madison Keys fought off a late challenge from fellow American Hailey Baptiste to book her spot in the French Open quarter-finals with a 6-3, 7-5 victory at Roland Garros on Monday.
Draper, 23, has won only two matches in three previous visits to Wimbledon. But the past 12 months has seen him evolve from a player regarded as physically fragile to a beast of the courts with the weapons to challenge the very best.
Akash Deep's 10-wicket match-haul sets up famous win for India in the second Test against England at Edgbaston.
Currently, the hockey players draw salaries from the departments and organisations that they are employed with even though a proposal to have a graded contract system by Hockey India has been in the deliberation stage for past few years.
French Open runner-up Aryna Sabalenka broke down in tears and apologised for what she labelled a 'terrible final' after losing 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 to American Coco Gauff on Saturday.
With Bopanna's defeat, India's challenge has ended in the elite clay-court tournament.
Wimbledon attracts celebrities the way the US Open, the French Open and the Australian Open can't.
Factbox on Spanish second seed Carlos Alcaraz, who beat Italian world number one Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(10-2) in the French Open final on Sunday to win his fifth Grand Slam title.
Alcaraz resists red-hot Rublev to reach Wimbledon quarterfinals
BCCI wants to adopt Olympic sports; Govt mulling approval to OCI athletes
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