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Regardless of the tricky surface beneath his feet, the crowd of 15,000 desperate for him to falter or the intimidating résumé of the adversary before him, Jannik Sinner keeps on going. The world No 1 continued to demonstrate his superiority over all challengers at Roland Garros as he closed out a supremely clutch performance against Novak Djokovic, the sixth seed, with a 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (3) win to reach the final of the French Open for the first time. Sinner has now won 20 straight matches at grand slam tournaments... Read More

A patchy season by Djokovic’s lofty standards led to questions about his stamina and motivation coming into Roland Garros. The departure of rival-turned-coach Andy Murray also indicated things were not functioning as hoped, although he did warm up by winning his 100th ATP title at the Geneva Open. Djokovic’s performance against Sinner showed he is not ready to roll over into retirement just yet – and emphasised why he prioritises the four majors in the latter stages of his career. “Those tournaments are the priorities of my schedule,” said Djokovic,... Read More

ROLAND GARROS, PARIS — This was not a statement French Open performance from Carlos Alcaraz, but in wearing down Lorenzo Musetti to reach his second consecutive final, he delivered a reminder of the gulf that exists between those at the very top of men’s tennis and the rest. For a couple of sets, the No. 8 seed Musetti lived with the defending Roland Garros champion, before succumbing 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0, 2-0 (ret). It was a sad way for the match to end, underlining the challenge of trying to live... Read More

DURHAM, England : Former captain Jos Buttler scored a superb 96 off 59 balls, and Liam Dawson took four wickets on his international return, as England beat West Indies by 21 runs in the T20 series opener at Durham’s Riverside ground on Friday. After making a 3-0 winning start to Harry Brook’s captaincy in the one-dayers, England kept the momentum in the shorter format with an innings of 188-6 after winning the toss and batting first. West Indies finished on 167-9, with Romario Shepherd caught on the final ball of... Read More

Sports Mole previews Friday’s World Cup Qualifying – Europe clash between Norway and Italy, including predictions, team news and possible lineups. Bearing the scars of successive qualifying failures, Italy begin their quest to end 12 years of hurt on Friday evening, when they kick off their latest World Cup campaign in Norway. After missing out on back-to-back finals, the Azzurri must catch and surpass their hosts to book an automatic place at next year’s edition, but the Norwegians have a six-point head start. Match preview © Imago With maximum points... Read More