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By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) – Russian players will be allowed to take part in Wimbledon this year but Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is not expecting the grasscourt Grand Slam to roll out the red carpet for them. Pavlyuchenkova, whose ranking of 333rd does not guarantee her an entry into the main draw in London, has just reached the quarter-finals at the French Open — a performance that would normally open the […]

By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) -Max Verstappen won the Spanish Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to stretch his Formula One championship lead to 53 points and continue Red Bull’s sweep of the season with the team’s seventh success in as many races. Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton was second for Mercedes, but a distant 24.090 seconds behind, with team mate George Russell completing the podium on a cloudy but […]

DUBAI (Reuters) – A huge fire broke out on Sunday at a storehouse near the northeastern Iranian city of Mashahad, the official IRNA news agency reported. “Firefighters have been dispatched from different areas of the city”, the agency said, without giving further details. (Reporting by Elwely Elwelly; Editing by Angus MacSwan) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Lufthansa Group Chief Executive Carsten Spohr said on Sunday it was premature to discuss potential interest in taking over TAP Air Portugal, with its privatisation process at an early stage. (Reporting by Joanna Plucinska; writing by Tim Hepher; Editing by Susan Fenton) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Karolos Grohmann PARIS (Reuters) – World number three Novak Djokovic inched closer to a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title by crushing Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3 6-2 6-2 on Sunday to reach the French Open quarter-finals. The Serbian, who is currently tied with Spain’s Rafa Nadal at 22 majors, was untroubled by his 94th-ranked opponent, the first Peruvian in 29 years to reach a Grand Slam fourth round, on […]

PARIS (Reuters) – Highlights of the eighth day at the French Open on Sunday (times GMT): 1442 DJOKOVIC DISPATCHES VARILLAS IN STRAIGHT SETS Former world number one Novak Djokovic moved into the quarter-finals of the French Open for a record 17th time with a clinical 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over Peru’s Juan Pablo Varillas in an hour and 57 minutes. Djokovic will next face Russian 11th seed Karen Khachanov. 1439 […]

By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) – The French Open night session has come under fire again this year as almost exclusively men’s matches have been scheduled to take place under the lights and some players have complained about the late hours. Since 2021, one match has been played on the main Court Philippe Chatrier in the evenings and broadcast exclusively by Amazon’s Prime Video in France. Three out of the […]

By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) – The French Open night session has come under fire again this year as almost exclusively men’s matches have been scheduled to take place under the lights and some players have complained about the late hours. Since 2021, one match has been played on the main Court Philippe Chatrier in the evenings and broadcast exclusively by Amazon’s Prime Video in France. Three out of the […]

KYIV (Reuters) -The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region said on Sunday that he was willing to meet a pro-Ukraine group of Russian partisans holding two Russian soldiers captive, as he reported a renewed flare-up of fighting near the border. The Freedom of Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps have claimed responsibility for a spate of cross-border attacks inside Russian territory, including last week when Moscow said two civilians were […]