The view from Cairo: Takeaways from the Egypt-Belgium game www.thenationalnews.com/sport/world-...

Qiddiya Investment Company announced construction has begun on the “region’s largest tennis centre” in Qiddiya City. It will feature 30 courts (28 hard, 2 clay) & is meant to “position Saudi as a hub for international tennis, elite development, grass roots participation & year-round community play”.

Omar Marmoush: “Our ambitions are high and the confidence among the players is very high that hopefully we can do something and raise Egypt's name.” www.thenationalnews.com/sport/world-...

Hossam Hassan: “Egypt should take its rightful place in the world of football.” www.arabnews.com/node/2647185...

Lewis 🥹

Ngl teared up a bit when Brunson couldn’t speak when asked about sharing this with his dad…

Me after the last game: I can’t believe I slept Me right now: I wish I had slept

Just give Brunson the trophy already

5:30am thoughts watching what feels like my 100th hour of sports today: Lol at some of those Wemby uncalled fouls Whatcha doin ref? Dylan Harper, wow. (Googles his age) Wow, so many hydration breaks in basketball Fall Out Boy are performing? Oh, never mind! Brunson is seething Fox smh

I refuse to be fooled by any of this

Like “holy cow, Morocco scores 🤯… cue hydration break I can’t get over it. It’ll be the end of me I tell ya!

These dumb breaks are so annoying #reusable

Same. Been mad at myself all morning

“I use the term ‘host’ loosely here because you have to let people in to be called a ’host.’”

With an unprecedented 8 Arab teams qualified for the expanded showpiece in North America, normally I would be super excited about this World Cup. Instead, I am filled with anger and frustration. And I know I’m not alone. www.arabnews.com/node/2646672...

With Iran under sanctions, FIFA says, it’s “working closely with the Iran Football Federation to identify compliant solutions that maximise opportunities for Iranian supporters to attend matches.”

Update on the Iran ticket issue. Iran says its ticket allocation has been revoked but there is some confusion because FIFA officials suggesting they’ve been unable to sell tickets directly into Iran. Iran is on the OFAC sanctions list which has very strict rules over financial transactions.

Every single World Cup headline in the last few days has been infuriating. If a country is not willing to open its doors and assure people are welcome and safe for an event as big as the World Cup… Do. Not. Allow. It. To. Host. A. World. Cup.

Looking back at a wild fortnight at Roland Garros www.thenationalnews.com/sport/tennis...

Alexander Zverev wins his first Grand Slam title at the French Open. Which leaves tennis in a deeply uncomfortable position, one that has been inevitable since allegations, all denied by Zverev, first came to light in 2020. www.nytimes.com/athletic/734...

Love this shot of Naomi Osaka by Vince Curutchet 👌🏼 FFT photographers pick their favorite snaps of the tournament every year. Here’s the full gallery of their picks for RG2026: www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/photo-...

worst vibes of any world cup i can remember, and the last two were in qatar and russia

just rancid

Surreal Garros

Due to a viral illness, Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi has been forced to withdraw from his semifinal match against Flavio Cobolli. All spectators holding a ticket for the second men’s singles semifinal will receive a full refund.

Definition of working overtime

1 - Three Italian players (Matteo Arnaldi, Matteo Berrettini and Flavio Cobolli) have reached the Men’s Singles quarter-final at a Grand Slam event for the first time in the Open Era. Musketeers. #RolandGarros | @rolandgarros.com

I dunno how he did it! Lots of heart from both but that one will linger in Foe’s mine for a long time!

The hug 🥹

Frances Tiafoe: “It’s pretty cool to see guys really put it on the line; everybody, absolutely just give it all you got. And I think that's the best thing about sports, right? You know, to see two guys go absolutely at it and see what happens.” 📰 www.thenationalnews.com/sport/tennis...

🎾 #Tennis #RolandGarros From @fortydeucetwits.bsky.social 's daily email that just arrived in my Inbox ("Credit for this rad snap: Jimmie48") ... Nice pic!

Madison Keys: “I do think that it's always kind of exciting when crazy things happen. As a tennis fan, it's been fun to watch.” 📓 www.thenationalnews.com/sport/tennis...

Spoke to Marta Kostyuk’s coach Sandra Zaniewska about their strong connection, the progress they’ve made together, Kostyuk’s unbeaten run on clay, and how they navigated a difficult opening day at Roland Garros www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/articl...

Madison Keys: I think we've seen in the men's scores today they're all really worried about who is going to be in the finals and not on the match today. So we've seen lots of men's tennis today. I feel like their anxiety is slowly seeping into everyone's lives www.thenationalnews.com/sport/tennis...

Tiafoe: OKC is building a dynasty and it would be great to see if Wemby can get through.. He's completely an alien what he's able to do... I love love the way he plays and I love how hard he plays and how he takes no prisoners as well. It's a pretty cool mentality 📓 www.arabnews.com/node/2645497...

Super Saturday still going strong here in Paris. And as PSG celebrations take over the city, there are also many who will be keeping an eye on Wemby in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals tonight www.arabnews.com/node/2645497...

poland is garrosing

Break points converted in this match: Ruud 3/3 Paul 2/14

Huge from Casper Ruud! Comes back from 2 sets down to beat Tommy Paul 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(4), 7-5. Ruud has spent 10 hours 42 minutes so far on court through 3 rounds. Faces Fonseca next!

Alex de Minaur: Normally I'm at the tail end of tournaments, I'm playing these top players, and it kind of feels like the door has been kind of shut in front of me. Once in a blue moon you get an opportunity like this, and you have to be able to take it, and I did exactly the opposite today.

Coco Gauff on Mayar Sherif: “Our scouting report before the match, the main thing my coach reiterated was that her biggest strength, literally word he said, is her biggest strength is her bravery and it showed today.” Sherif: “That makes me very, very proud.” www.arabnews.com/node/2645383...

Roland Garros women’s draw after two rounds: Top 10 Seeds Remaining: [1] Sabalenka [3] Swiatek [4] Gauff [6] Anisimova [7] Svitolina [8] Andreeva [9] Mboko [10] Muchova Lost: [2] Rybakina, [5] Pegula

Roland Garros Men’s Draw after two rounds: Top 10 Seeds Remaining: [2] Zverev [3] Djokovic [4] Auger Aliassime [8] De Minaur [10] Cobolli Out: [1] Sinner, [5] Shelton, [6] Medvedev, [7] Fritz, [9] Bublik

Spoke to Marta Kostyuk’s coach Sandra Zaniewska about their strong connection, the progress they’ve made together, Kostyuk’s unbeaten run on clay, and how they navigated a difficult opening day at Roland Garros www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/articl...

“I was very scared, very nervous to go out there, but yeah, when I got going, I just played on energy.” via @reemabulleil.bsky.social www.thesecondserve.com/thanasi-kokk...

Alexander Blockx has been forced to withdraw from RG due to a right ankle sprain. He was scheduled to face Alex de Minaur in the second round. De Minaur, moves into the third round and will face the winner of the match between Mariano Navone and Jakub Mensik.

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Great stuff from Egyptian qualifier Mayar Sherif, who wiped a 2-5 deficit in the opening set en route to a 7-5, 6-4 win over Dalma Galfi to reach the RG 2nd round for the 4th time in 6 appearances. Faces Gauff/Townsend next! www.thenationalnews.com/sport/tennis...

Marta Kostyuk: “As you get older you don't take everything so personal or so close, and that helps. So I never want to be young again😀 A lot of therapy also helped. I'm still the same empathetic person. I understand things but I don't let them ruin my day.” www.thenationalnews.com/sport/tennis...

All heart from Thanasi Kokkinakis, who is playing with a dead person’s Achilles attaching his pec to his shoulder. Toughs out a 6-7(5), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over Terence Atmane, after trailing the Frenchman 2-5 in the decider. 4hr 18min. In this heat! What a battle!