Women’s World Cup kicks off in France, but you’d barely know it in Paris
The Women’s World Cup kicks off on Friday as hosts France take on South Korea. But if you were strolling the streets of Paris, you would be forgiven for not knowing it was happening.
African soccer boss free after corruption questioning
French authorities released the head of African soccer’s ruling body, Ahmad Ahmad, after several hours’ questioning as part of a corruption investigation, a source at the prosecutor’s office said on Friday.
French organizers move to defuse women’s semis scheduling row
French Open organizers sought on Friday to defuse a simmering row over their scheduling of the women’s semi-finals, stating they had chosen to hold the two matches at the same time away from center court “to respect sporting fairness”.
Teenager Vondrousova beats Konta to reach French Open final
Unseeded Czech Marketa Vondrousova became the first teenager to reach a Grand Slam final for 10 years as she beat Johanna Konta 7-5 7-6(2) at the French Open on Friday.
Barty ends Anisimova’s run to reach French Open final
Australian Ashleigh Barty weathered the fierce challenge of Amanda Anisimova to end the 17-year-old’s barnstorming run at the French Open and reach the final with a rollercoaster 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 victory on Friday.
French organizers move to defuse WTA row
French Open organizers on Friday sought to defuse a row over their scheduling of the women’s semi-finals, stating they had chosen to hold the matches at the same time away from center court “to respect sporting fairness”.
Serena unlikely to play Wimbledon warmup, says coach
Serena Williams is likely to go into Wimbledon without playing a warm-up event because she is still injured, her coach Patrick Mouratoglou has told Reuters.
A’s pick up series win over Angels
Stephen Piscotty drove in two runs with a home run and a sacrifice fly, and right-hander Mike Fiers worked six effective innings Thursday night, helping the visiting Oakland Athletics bounce back from a tough defeat the day before with a 7-4 victory ov…
MLB roundup: Kepler hits 3 HRs as Twins top Indians
Max Kepler recorded his second career three-homer performance at Progressive Field as the visiting Minnesota Twins averted a series sweep with a 5-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday.
WTA ‘extremely disappointed’ by French Open semi scheduling
Women’s Tennis Association boss Steve Simon has criticized French Open organizers for scheduling both of the women’s semi-finals away from center court.
