Thiem team told ‘no chance’ of Monday final
As if facing 11-times champion Rafa Nadal in a French Open final was not daunting enough, Austria’s Dominic Thiem will need to do so after...
Adrenaline-fueled Thiem ready for Rafa
Austrian fourth seed Dominic Thiem says he will be fueled by adrenaline when he takes on Rafael Nadal in Sunday’s French Open final in what...
Thiem rides the storm to knock out Djokovic
Austrian Dominic Thiem crushed Novak Djokovic’s French Open hopes as he survived a weather-ravaged semi-final spanning 24 hours to complete a 6-2 3-6 7-5 5-7...
Ultimate challenge in danger of becoming mission impossible for Thiem
Beating Rafael Nadal on clay is the ultimate challenge, but that may have already become mission impossible for his opponent Dominic Thiem, even before Sunday’s...
Unseeded Germans Krawietz and Mies take men’s doubles title in Paris
Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies of Germany claimed their first Grand Slam title when they beat France’s Fabrice Martin and Jeremy Chardy 6-2 7-6(3) in...
Soccer: Spain come from behind to beat South Africa
Jennifer Hermoso netted two second-half penalties and substitute Lucia Garcia added a last-minute goal as Spain came from behind to beat South Africa 3-1 at...
Motor racing: Chadwick extends W Series lead with second win in three races
British driver Jamie Chadwick’s second win in three races allowed her to extend her lead over Dutch rival Beitske Visser in the all-female W Series...
Barty party underway as Ashleigh triumphs in Paris
Ashleigh Barty, the Australian who ditched tennis to play professional cricket for a year, smashed Marketa Vondrousova for six on Saturday to lift the French...
Factbox: French Open champion Ashleigh Barty
Factbox on Australia’s Ashleigh Barty, who beat Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova 6-1 6-3 in the French Open final on Saturday:...
Soccer: Former Afghan soccer president banned for life
The former president of the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) has been banned from soccer for life after FIFA’s ethics committee found him guilty of abusing...
