Healthy Woods will likely break my majors record: Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus reckons his record of 18 major championships will probably be broken by Tiger Woods as long as the former world number one stays healthy through the later stages of his career.
Karlovic becomes oldest man to win match at Roland Garros for 46 years
Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic became the oldest man to win a match at the French Open for 46 years on Tuesday as he beat Spain’s fellow veteran Feliciano Lopez in a first-round duel.
Soccer: Record home crowd as Scotland women beat Jamaica 3-2
Scotland beat fellow World Cup finalists Jamaica 3-2 at Hampden Park in a pre-tournament friendly on Tuesday in front of a record home crowd for their women’s team of 18,555.
Ukrainian Ploskina fined and banned for life for match-fixing
Ukrainian Helen Ploskina, ranked 821 in the world in women’s singles, has been banned for life and fined $20,000 for match-fixing offences, the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) said in a statement on Tuesday.
Durant’s legacy secure even if Warriors win without him say pundits
The Golden State Warriors have not missed a beat since Kevin Durant’s injury but suggestions that his legacy will be tarnished if they win this year’s NBA championship without him are absurd, television pundits said on Tuesday.
Andreescu keeps Canadian hopes alive
Bianca Andreescu salvaged Canada’s French Open hopes as she came through a tough opening test against Marie Bouzkova on her Roland Garros main draw debut on Tuesday.
Nervy Osaka survives huge first-round scare
World number one and top seed Naomi Osaka said she was a bundle of nerves as she flirted with a first-round exit at the French Open on Tuesday before firing herself up to beat Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova.
Osaka flirts with early exit as top players struggle at French Open
Naomi Osaka’s quest for a third consecutive Grand Slam title almost came to an abrupt end on Tuesday as a number of top players struggled to book their spots in the second round of the French Open.
Minor hiccup as defending champion Halep advances in Paris
Simona Halep dealt with the emotions and pressure of being the defending champion as she overcame a second-set blip to kick off her French Open campaign with a 6-2 3-6 6-1 win over Australian Ajla Tomljanovic on Tuesday.
Azarenka hands former French Open champion Ostapenko another first-round exit
Jelena Ostapenko suffered her second successive first-round loss at the French Open since winning the 2017 title as she was beaten by former world number one Victoria Azarenka on Tuesday.
