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Up to 60 per cent of the usual capacity will be allowed inside Roland Garros for this year’s postponed French Open. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty
French Open set to allow 60% of capacity crowds in September

Up to 60 per cent of the usual capacity will be allowed inside the Roland Garros grounds for the 2020 edition of the French Open amid the Covid-19 cri(...)

‘Advancing women in leadership roles in sport is truly a team effort,’ said IOC president Thomas Bach
Percentage of women on Olympics commissions hits all-time high
  • Sport
  • May 28, 2020, 18:27

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says women now account for almost half of the membership of its various commissions, an all-time high in the(...)

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen: The race had been sold out, as locals clamoured to see Verstappen, the only Dutch driver to win a Formula One championship grand prix, make his home debut. Photograph: Getty Images
Return of Dutch Formula One Grand Prix postponed by coronavirus
  • Rugby
  • May 28, 2020, 17:20

The Dutch Formula One Grand Prix at Zandvoort has been postponed to 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, organisers said on Thursday. The race at t(...)

Rohit Sharma of India bats during the group stage match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 against South Africa at The Hampshire Bowl. Photograph: Alex Davidson/Getty Images
India get their Cricket World Cup campaign off to a solid start

Opener Rohit Sharma scored a composed unbeaten century as India got their Cricket World Cup campaign off to a solid start with a six-wicket victory ov(...)

Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Dominic Thiem during their singles group match of the ATP World Tour Finals. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA
ATP Finals: Djokovic dispatches debutant after first-set shock

Deposed world number one Novak Djokovic suffered an early scare against Austrian debutant Dominic Thiem at the ATP World Tour Finals before launching (...)

Cyclist in action under a light rain during the ninth stage of the 69th Vuelta a España, of 185km between Carboneras de Guadazaon and Aramon Valdelinares. Photograph: Javier Lizon/EPA
Quintana takes Vuelta command after Contador causes havoc

Colombian Nairo Quintana snatched the overall leader’s red jersey on the Vuelta a España after Alberto Contador’s late attack caused havoc in a group (...)

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy at the Blackstone Course, Mission Hills, China, on Monday. Photograph: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images
Improving Rory McIlroy will win by end of year, says Tiger Woods
  • Golf
  • October 30, 2013, 01:00

Tiger Woods believes Rory McIlroy is slowly getting his golf game back on track and predicted yesterday that the former world number one would claim (...)