Praggnanandhaa edged out his Dutch opponent in 81 moves in the fourth game after the first three ended in draws.

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa opened his campaign in the FTX Crypto Cup, the American finale of Champions Chess Tour, with a 2.5-1.5 win over the world's top junior player Alireza Firouzja in Miami.

'We are going to be encountering different grounds wherever we are going to be playing, so the challenges are going to be different'

Barcelona signing Robert Lewandowski is relishing a new challenge after joining the Catalan club and the 33-year-old said he was ready to play in their upcoming pre-season game against rivals Real Madrid in the United States.

Images from Day 3 of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, on Wednesday.

Sharvari rocks the sari... Esha sends love from Miami... Swara adds sunshine to her wardrobe...

IMAGES from Day 1 of the Wimbledon Championships played on Monday.

* Swiatek started playing tennis in an attempt to emulate her older sister, who competed briefly on the junior circuit.

LeBron James has a net worth of $1 billion, including upwards of $900 million in income from endorsements and other business ventures.

Max Verstappen won the Spanish Grand Prix in a Red Bull one-two on Sunday

The US Open champion, who last played at the Miami Open at the end of March, was beaten 6-2, 7-6 (5) by Gasquet at the ATP 250 claycourt event in Geneva.

Monfils, 35, reached the last four at the 2008 French Open and repeated the feat eight years later at the 2016 US Open but has never reached a Grand Slam final.

Lewis Hamilton and the FIA were in a standoff at this month's Miami Grand Prix over piercings

Djokovic did not drop a set en route to the final in Rome

Top seed Novak Djokovic beat Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-5, 7-6(1) to reach the semi-finals of the Italian Open on Friday and move within one win of 1,000 career victories.

Nadal had a solid start, but the 35-year-old struggled physically towards the end of the contest

'I really look forward to going to Paris, to fight for the Grand Slam, and I am really looking forward to show my great level in a Grand Slam, too.'

Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz won his second ATP Masters 1000 title at the Madrid Open after defeating defending champion Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-1 in front of his home crowd on Sunday.

Formula One world champion Max Verstappen won the inaugural Miami Grand Prix for Red Bull on Sunday, slashing Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc's overall lead from 27 to 19 points after five races.

Formula One championship leader Charles Leclerc took pole position for the inaugural Miami Grand Prix ahead of Ferrari team mate Carlos Sainz in a front row lockout in qualifying on Saturday.

Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton will race in Sunday's inaugural Miami Grand Prix after Formula One swerved a showdown with the Mercedes driver over their ban on piercings and jewellery.

18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz entered the top 10 at the same age, on the same date and after a triumph in the same tournament as compatriot and 21-times major winner Rafael Nadal did in 2005.

WTA chief promises 'strong reactions' to ban on Russian, Belarusian players

Mike Tyson was involved in a scuffle with another passenger on an airplane at San Francisco International Airport on Wednesday.

Holder Stefanos Tsitsipas moved into the Monte Carlo Masters quarter-finals with a 7-5 7-6(1) victory over Laslo Djere

'I always had this vision that we would all play until we are 35 or something'

'It's pretty amazing to get the call from the Spanish king'

18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz earned his first ATP Masters 1000 crown

Poland's Iga Swiatek will take over the world number one ranking in style after keeping her remarkable winning run intact with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Japan's Naomi Osaka in the Miami Open final on Saturday.

The French Open will be held in Paris from May 22 to June 5.

Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz continued his sensational play on Friday to beat defending champion Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(5), 7-6(2) and set up a Miami Open final against Casper Ruud, who ended the dream run of Francisco Cerundolo with a 6-4, 6-1 win earlier.

Four-times Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka fired off 18 aces as the Japanese former world number beat Swiss Belinda Bencic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday to reach her first Miami Open final.

Daniil Medvedev's bid to reclaim the world number one ranking fell short on Thursday as the Russian lost 7-6(7), 6-3 to Poland's Hubert Hurkacz in the Miami Open quarter-finals.

F1 is looking strongly to enter into the lucrative US market

F1 is looking strongly to enter into the lucrative US market

Poland's Iga Swiatek continued her terrific run with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Petra Kvitova on Wednesday to reach the Miami Open semi-finals, while Norway's Casper Ruud upset men's second seed Alexander Zverev in their quarter-final clash.

Thiem, Wawrinka stay positive after defeats on return

The hot-headed Aussie rails against chair umpire, ATP after Miami Open loss

Pole says she feels much better prepared to handle the pressure of her latest career milestone.

Marcus Smart had 28 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who had a six-game winning streak come to a halt. Grant Williams added 17 points, and Derrick White had 15 points and eight assists. Boston was without Jayson Tatum (knee), Jaylen Brown (knee), Robert Williams III (knee) and Al Horford (personal).