Indian tennis star Sania Mirza is set to return to Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships after recovering from a calf injury.
Sania, who had to cut short her campaign at the Australia Open in January due to a calf injury, has been given the go-ahead by her doctors.
She and Carolina Garcia of France will face Ella Kudryavtseva of Russia and Katerina Srebotnik of Slovenia in the first round of the doubles category.
Pant steps down as Lucknow captain after poor IPL season
Rishabh Pant has given up the captaincy at Lucknow Super Giants after they finished bottom of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the first time, the franchise announced on Friday.
Messi leads Argentina squad for sixth World Cup
Argentina has named their 26-man squad for the World Cup on Thursday, with Lionel Messi set to lead the defending champions at the tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Volpato makes late switch from Italy to Australia ahead of World Cup
Former Italy under-20 international Cristian Volpato has decided to represent Australia and will join the Socceroos' training camp in Los Angeles ahead of the World Cup, Football Australia said on Friday.
Four-times Stanley Cup winner Claude Lemieux dies at 60
Claude Lemieux, a four-times Stanley Cup winner and clutch scorer who was renowned for his role as an agitator on the ice, has died at the age of 60, the NHL Alumni Association said on Thursday.
Tiafoe makes online plea after losing racket in crowd during celebrations
Frances Tiafoe won a French Open marathon against Hubert Hurkacz on Thursday but lost his racket in the ensuing celebrations with fans, later making a plea on social media for its safe return and offering two tickets to his next match.
