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France registers 19,715 new Covid cases, 171 deaths
France on Sunday registered 19,715 new Covid-19 cases, down from 20,586 reported a day before, official data showed. The country now counts 3,337,048 people who have caught the flu-like disease, of whom 78,965 have died, after reporting a…
Rafael Nadal enters 1,000-wins club
Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal has added yet another feather to his already illustrious cap by becoming only the fourth tennis player to register 1000 Open Era single wins.On Wednesday, Nadal defeated Feliciano Lopez 4-6, 7-6…
Tennis rankings : Novak Djokovic remain on top; Iga jumps 37 spots
Despite losing the French Open final to Rafael Nadal on Sunday, Novak Djokovic stayed ahead of his Spanish rival in the latest men's tennis rankings released on Monday.Djokovic (11,740 points) was 1,890 points ahead of Nadal (9,850) in the…
Roland Garros means everything to me : Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal continued his marauding run at the French Open with a record-extending 13th title win on Sunday. He beat arch-rival and world no.1 Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 and the victory took him level with Roger Federer's record of 20…
Today you showed why you are king of clay: Novak Djokovic to Rafael Nadal
World no.1 Novak Djokovic had to settle for runners up against the seemingly infallible Rafael Nadal at the 2020 French Open and the Serb was all praise for his Spanish rival after the match.Djokovic, who was looking to become the first…
Novak Djokovic, Petra Kvitova enter French Open semis
Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitova have entered the semifinals on the ongoing French Open after registering contrasting wins in their respective quarterfinal matches.In the men's singles event, Djokovic, despite visibly struggling with his…
Sanofi, GSK start human trial of their Covid-19 vaccine
Pharmaceutical giants Sanofi and Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) on Thursday started a clinical trial for their jointly developed Covid-19 vaccine candidate.A total of 440 healthy adults are being enrolled in the trial across 11 investigational…