Indian athletes accorded grand send-off ahead of Paralympics Games
Chess great Magnus Carlsen is launching a world Freestyle Chess tour as the variant of the game, also known as Chess960, is gaining in popularity, the world number one announced on Friday.
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 11, Tuesday, August 6, 2024:
The 49-year-old had a hugely successful spell coaching former world number one Novak Djokovic from 2013 to 2016, a period in which the Serb won six of his 12 Grand Slam titles.
'You have to feel like the whole world working normally again and travelling normally before tennis would go back to especially the major competitions'
Opelka, Kyrgios included in Team World for Laver Cup.
Chilean 21st seed Nicolas Jarry outclassed American Tommy Paul 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-3 to reach the Italian Open on Friday as former champion Alexander Zverev recovered from a slow start to beat Chilean Alejandro Tabilo 1-6, 7-6(4), 6-2.
Djokovic withdraws from Western & Southern Open, to 'turn focus on US Open.'
Images from Day 8 of the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros on Sunday.
India will next take on Chinese Taipei on Thursday.
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran progressed to the singles third round at the World Table Tennis Championships with a 4-0 win over Russia's Vladimir Sidorenko in Houston.
World No 2 Carlos Alcaraz will pair up with 22-times Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal in the doubles at the Paris Olympics.
Images from Day 2 of the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
The Ultimate Tennis Showdown will be held at Patrick Mouratoglou's academy in Nice with 10 matches every weekend for a total of 50 matches and prize money on offer for each clash.
Nadal aims to play at French Open, Olympics
Bopanna cool as ice in making history at Australian Open
'If I feel ready, I'm going to try to be there and fight for the things I have been fighting for the last 15 years, (even) if now seems impossible.'
It may not quite be the end for British great Andy Murray at Wimbledon but it felt like it as the 37-year-old received an emotional farewell after he and brother Jamie were beaten in the first round of the men's doubles on Thursday.
Already a sporting icon, Osaka's fight for equality has focussed even more attention on her
Stefanos Tsitsipas has pledged to donate $1000 for every ace he hits during the Mexican Open tennis tournament to help with the reconstruction of Acapulco following the devastation caused by Hurricane Otis last October.
Professional sports events in Italy have been played without fans since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic but sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora said fans would be allowed to attend the closing stages of the tournament on Sunday and Monday.
Melbourne man McNamara won five singles titles and 19 in doubles and teamed up with compatriot Paul McNamee to win the Australian Open doubles in 1979 and Wimbledon twice in 1980 and 1982.
Casper Ruud gained sweet revenge over Stefanos Tsitsipas as he beat the Greek fifth seed 7-5, 6-3 to win the Barcelona Open on Sunday.
Italian Bracciali banned for life, Starace for 10 years
World number one Novak Djokovic, who believes that tennis "has yet to fulfill its full potential", has called for the sport to "improve and evolve" after the women's tour signalled a move towards new scoring formats. Speaking at the Shanghai Masters, Djokovic said all sports were doing everything they could in order to get their sport to the highest possible level and fulfill their potential. "I think tennis has yet to fulfill its full potential. I think we are at a good state at the moment, for sure... but we still have a lot of room to get better," Sport24 quoted the Serbian as saying.
Raducanu falls in first match since US Open triumph.
No professional tournaments have been held since March because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the shutdown will continue until August.
Simona Halep will take over as the new number one in the WTA world rankings after progressing to the China Open final with a dominant 6-2 6-4 victory over Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko in Beijing on Saturday.
Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt slammed Australian tennis administrators for presiding over a period of decline in the local game and backed a leadership challenge to drive change. Local media have reported that former Davis Cup player and Australia Open director Paul McNamee is bidding to oust incumbent Tennis Australia president and chairman Geoff Pollard at a board election at the end of this month.
German tennis star Angelique Kerber, who has surged back to the world number one ranking by virtue of Serena Williams' injury, has said that the top spot is not really important for her.
'There are a number of unique challenges elite tennis players have to face. The game is gladiatorial in nature with nowhere for players to hide and no team mate or manager to help deflect the pressure.'
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 5, Wednesday, July 31, 2024:
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz tempered expectations for Spain's dream team on Wednesday as they looked ahead to playing together in the Paris Olympics.
Alexander Zverev has been ordered by a Berlin court to pay an undisclosed fine for physically abusing the mother of his child.
The Davis Cup tie will be held either on September 16-17 or 17-18 while tennis event at the Asian Games are scheduled to be held from September 10-14.
Images from Day 4 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Thursday.
Swiatek downs Gauff to meet Sabalenka in Italian Open final
In a body blow to India's medal prospects in the Commonwealth Games, key sports such as hockey, badminton, wrestling, cricket and shooting have been dropped from the 2026 edition by host city Glasgow, which unveiled a pruned roster of 10 disciplines to keep the event budget-friendly.
Tennis star Rohan Bopanna, who is set to be crowned world number one in the doubles format, was on Thursday selected for the prestigious Padma Shri honour by the government along with six other athletes including veteran squash player Joshna Chinappa.
'If it is a World Cup then yes, doing away with home and away format, is okay'
