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On another sweltering afternoon in Paris, Djokovic began in cruise control, breaking his young opponent in the opening game of the match and twice more across the opening two sets as he built a 2-0 lead. Although Djokovic was broken himself in the eighth game of the first set, he responded in style with a hold to love while in the second, he soared to his crowd-pleasing best, pointing to the sky and gesturing for Court Philippe-Chatrier to raise the noise after belying his age to chase down a drop-shot before stretching for a forehand winner. As in his second-round…
French Open organisers have said a “significant sanction” will be imposed on Adolfo Daniel Vallejo after the Paraguayan player said his second-round match should not have been umpired by a woman. Vallejo sparked controversy by saying his the Brazilian Ana Carvalho was unable to keep home supporters in check as he tumbled to defeat at Roland Garros, and can now expect a fine.Vallejo was facing the French teenager Moïse Kouamé on Thursday in what turned out to be one of the matches of the tournament so far. Kouamé, 17, was roared on by compatriots on Court Suzanne Lenglen, eventually winning…
When Mike Brown played for Harlequins, he described the fixture against Saracens as our “biggest grudge match”. He circled it in the diary. It fired him up like no other. On Saturday, the clubs meet at the StoneX. You would not know it from Brown’s calendar. “They’re playing when?” England’s most-capped full-back asked. “This weekend, is it?” Of all the signs of decline at Quins, few should worry supporters of the club more than Brown’s disengagement. During 17 years at the Stoop, nobody cared more for the club. He wore the quarters on his front and back, and his heart…
The teams for the United Rugby Championship (URC) quarter-finals are set as the knockout stages kick off at Scotstoun Stadium. Glasgow Warriors host Connacht Rugby on Friday evening before the action continues on Saturday at Loftus Versfeld with the Bulls hosting Munster Rugby. A few hours later, the Stormers and Cardiff Rugby lock horns at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town, with the action concluding at the Aviva Stadium as defending champions Leinster go toe-to-toe with the Lions, who make their quarter-finals debut. Without further ado, here is everything you need to know for the URC quarter-finals. Glasgow Warriors v…
Mercedes have pulled out of talks to buy a minority shareholding in the Alpine team because they felt it was overpriced.The German car company and its F1 boss Toto Wolff had agreed in principle with Alpine owners Renault to buy the 24% stake in their team that is owned by investment group Otro Capital.But Otro was demanding a price Mercedes considered to be above market value and the deal has collapsed.Insiders have told BBC Sport Otro wanted $720m (£536m) for its shareholding, a figure that values the team at $3bn (£2.2bn).Otro paid 200m euros (£171m) for its stake in June…
Greg Hardy showed up 26 pounds overweight for his heavyweight fight against Darko Stosic. He showed up at 291 pounds, well over the heavyweight limit. Stosic weighed in at 240 pounds and still agreed to take the fight. The bout will take place on Saturday at a Fight Nation Championship event in Belgrade, Serbia. Greg Hardy just weighed in at 292 lbs and missed weight by 26 POUNDS “It was a long trip. I missed a couple flights.” Darko Stosic still accepted the fight despite a 52-lb weight difference pic.twitter.com/sEXiSvqbG6 — Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) May 29, 2026 The day before…
photo: World Rugby Americas Rugby News May 29, 2026 Argentina, USA 27 Views The USA Men’s Eagles will face the Argentina XV in August. The teams are confirmed for a non-capped international matches at Inter Miami CF Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. It will be an evening fixture with kick-off scheduled for 7:30pm Eastern (8:30pm in Argentina). The fixture will provide the USA Eagles with a home match against the next-of-XV of the Americas’ leading country in Men’s rugby. It will also give key game-time to…
Donald Trump acquired between $15,000 and $50,000 worth of stock. HuffPost reviewed Donald Trump’s May 12th disclosure filing, and it was noted that Trump purchased between $15,000 and $50,000 worth of stock in TKO Group Holdings. Both UFC and WWE are under the TKO umbrella. The USA President is hosting a UFC event on the White House South Lawn on June 14th titled UFC Freedom 250, which also falls on the date of his birthday. Construction for UFC Freedom 250 began this week. HuffPost reached out to the White House for a comment, but they did not immediately respond. White…
In his workshop in Saint-André-de-la-Roche, the 43-year-old Englishman shapes wood with the same dedication he once brought to tackling opponents on Premiership rugby fields. A portrait of an unusual career change. The workshop sits on the hills above Nice, in Saint-André-de-la-Roche. Martin Purdy moves between imposing machines and larch planks scented with resin. It’s hard to imagine that this man, whose hands are now marked by splinters, was carrying an oval ball and wearing the black-and-gold jersey of the London Wasps less than a decade ago. Martin was part of the team that won the European Rugby Champions Cup twice,…
Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi once again excelled in the Indian Premier League with a brilliant 96 off 47 balls in the second qualifier on Friday.On Wednesday, the 15-year-old smashed 97 from just 29 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad to get Rajasthan Royals to this stage.This time, with a place in Sunday’s final at stake, Sooryavanshi, again held his team together with a more measured knock that was equally as eye-catching.Put in to bat, Royals slipped to 9-2 against the excellent Gujarat opening bowlers Mohammed Siraj and Kagiso Rabada.Sooryavanshi struggled to time the ball, playing and missing a number of times, but…