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French Open : Iga Swiatek beats Alison Riske, sprints to 30th consecutive win
Paris : World No 1 Iga Swiatek extended her winning streak to 30 consecutive matches with a 6-0, 6-2 victory against American Alison Riske in the second round of the French Open, here on Thursday. Swiatek hit 23 winners to 15 unforced…
French Open : World No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas overcomes Lorenzo Musetti challenge to advance
Paris : World No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece rallied from two sets down against Italy's Lorenzo Musetti and advanced to the second round of the French Open with a 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 win at the Philippe-Chatrier arena. "Things don't…
French Open : Novak Djokovic happy to play year’s first Grand Slam match in front of full…
Paris : World No. 1 Novak Djokovic played his first Grand Slam match of 2022 at the French Open during a night session on Monday and said he felt great to be back playing in front of a full capacity crowd at Court Philippe-Chatrier.…
French Open: Magda Linette ousts Ons Jabeur in first-round upset
Paris : Poland's Magda Linette knocked out No 6 seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-5 in the opening match of the French Open, here on Sunday.World No 56 Linette was only 2-16 against Top 10 opponents coming into the match, and she…
French Open: Dominic Thiem knocked out in first round
Paris : Two-time French Open finalist Dominic Thiem crashed out of the tournament in the first round at Roland Garros after losing to Bolivian world number 87 Hugo Dellien here on Sunday.Dellien broke Thiem four times to register an…
Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal seeded to meet in French Open quarterfinals
Paris : World No. 1 and defending champion, Novak Djokovic, will have his task cut out at the French Open beginning on May 22 as he could face 13-time Roland Garros winner Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals, with the Spanish fifth seed drawn…
Nicole Kidman excised from Tom Cruise montage at Cannes Film Festival
Paris : Guess who was snipped out of Tom Cruise's 10-minute career retrospective montage at the 75th Cannes Film Festival? None other than his wife of 10 years and co-star in three of his films, Nicole Kidman. The montage, studded with…
Anurag Thakur experiences A.R. Rahman’s VR film ‘Le Musk’ at Cannes Film Festival
Paris : Information and Broadcasting, and Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur experienced the next generation of filmmaking on Thursday when he donned VR headsets to watch the music maestro A.R. Rahman's multi-sensory virtual…
Spain kicked out of 2023 Rugby World Cup after forged passport row
Paris : Spain have been expelled from the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France after being found guilty of fielding an ineligible player in two games in their qualifying group. The decision, which docks 10 points from Spain, means the county will…
Re-elected Emmanuel Macron vows to ‘heal divisions’ in France
Paris : In a victory speech, a mere 90 minutes after he was projected re-elected as French President for a second term on Sunday evening, Emmanuel Macron, 44, with a twinkle in his eye and a smile on his face, assured those who did not vote…