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Time of India
3 hours ago
- Sport
- Time of India
French Open 2025: Iga Swiatek scripts memorable comeback win; Sabalenka, Qinwen, Svitolina all progress
Paris: Outside the Parc des Princes, home to the victorious Paris St-Germain side, is a banner that says 'Ici c'est Paris' this is Paris. It certainly felt that way these last 24-hours when some 50,000 fans made their way to Boulogne-Billancourt to watch on giant screens their beloved side battle for the Champions League title some 900 kms away in Munich. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The mood carried through from Saturday night, as a city, rejoicing their thumping 5-0 verdict, awaited their team to make its way home, following a victory parade at the iconic Champs-Elysees. About 500 metres from Paris St-Germain's 48000 seater stadium, is the stunning setting of Roland Garros – red clay, with picturesque show courts, including one Court Simonne-Mathieu which is surrounded by greenhouses displaying botanical collections – it is where the tennis tours convene for the second major of the year, the which is at the half-way mark. The points are getting longer and the matches more intense. Yet, from across the road, the chants of spectators cheering their victorious team echoes across in the full-house of Court Philip Chatrier, where play begins at 'quiet please, players are ready'. S'il vous plait. IPL 2025 Winner Prediction: What Greenstone Lobo's Astrology says As sporting stories go, Roland Garros held its own in individual contests on Sunday, with a pair of stirring comeback wins scripted by Iga Swiatek, the four-time champion, and the No.13 seed Elina Svitolina. The Ukrainian battled back from 4-6, 1-4 against the fourth-seeded Italian Jasmine Paolini, saving three match points to score a 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1 win in two-hours and 24-minutes. World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka survived A scare in the first set before battling past 16th-seed Amanda Anisimova 7-5, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals. Paolini, 29, who produced a statement season last year, making successive major finals at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, had two match points in the tenth game and then another in the tie-break, as the 30-year-old mother of a two-year-old took it to her opponent. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Poll Which player do you think has the best chance to win the French Open this year? Iga Swiatek Elina Svitolina Aryna Sabalenka Someone else 'I tried to stick to my game plan, stayed in the match, kept fighting, kept doing aggressive things on the court, to find opportunities to get back in the match,' said Svitolina, whose daughter Skai will be three in October. 'Jasmine played really well in the first set, second set as well. We were really close. I knew that I had to try to give myself a chance to come back into the match and just leave it all there.' In the quarterfinals on Tuesday, Svitolina will go up against the 24-year-old Swiatek, who authored a dramatic comeback against Elena Rybakina. The Pole said in the 35-minute opening set, where the Kazakh dropped just two points on her first serve, she felt like she was playing world No.1 Jannik Sinner. Swiatek, who trailed by a set and was down 0-2 in the second, made some tactical changes to her play, stepping back on Rybakina's serve. That gave the 24-year-old a couple of extra seconds, helping her work her way back to claim a 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 win. Rohan Bopanna, Yuki Bhambri knocked out Rohan Bopanna and Czech Adam Pavlasek bowed out of the French Open men's doubles third round on Sunday, falling 2-6, 6-7 (5) in 71-minutes to Finland's Harri Helliovaara and Briton's Henry Patten. Bopanna and Pavlasek, who fought back in the second set, nudged ahead on serve in the tiebreak to 5-4, but Helliovaara and Patten sealed a mini break on match point. Bopanna, who made the semi-finals here last year with Aussie Matthew Ebden, will see a dip in his rankings. 'I don't want to be a one-season wonder': Punjab Kings' Shashank Singh He's at No. 51 in the live rankings. Meanwhile, the pairing of Yuki Bhambri and Robert Galloway went down 4-6, 4-6 to the ninth seeded Americans Christian Harrison and Evan King in 77-minutes. Manas Dhamne falls India's Manas Dhamne bowed out of the junior boys singles at Roland Garros, falling 5-7, 3-6 to Indian-American Ronit Karki in the first round on Sunday. Manas, 17, led 4-1, 30-0 in the first set, but saw his opponent wade right in, winning six of the next seven games to seal the set. The 1-hour 41-minute match was a high-quality affair, but the American displayed greater consistency and was sharper in working his way around the court. While both players pushed 190 kmph on their first serves, it was Manas who had greater purchase with pace, but Ronit, strong on the return, created a dozen breakpoint opportunities.
Straits Times
a day ago
- Sport
- Straits Times
Deaths, arrests mar French celebrations after PSG's Champions League win
Police arrest a man as clashes erupt following celebrations by PSG fans on the Champs-Elysees. PHOTO: EPA-EFE PARIS – Two people died and hundreds were arrested in France overnight as football fans celebrated Paris St-Germain's (PSG) stunning Champions League final victory, the Interior Ministry said on June 1. The epicentre of the euphoria was in Paris, which was a theatre of car horns, cheers, singing in the street and fireworks throughout the night following PSG's 5-0 triumph over Inter Milan in Munich. The ministry said 491 people were arrested in the capital when crowds converged on the Champs-Elysees avenue and clashes broke out with officers. Across France as a whole, including Paris, a total of 559 people were arrested, it added. The two deaths occurred as the celebrations took place. A man riding a motor scooter in Paris died after being hit by a car in the city's southern 15th arrondissement located just a couple of kilometres away from the Champs-Elysees. In the south-western town of Dax, a 17-year-old boy was fatally stabbed at a gathering celebrating the PSG victory, prosecutors said. His death occurred shortly after the match and 'during the celebrations', but the prosecutor's office said it did not know whether it was related to the Champions League final. It added that the perpetrator was 'on the run'. The PSG team were to hold a victory parade on the Champs-Elysees on June 1, with tens of thousands of supporters expected to gather to catch a glimpse of their returning heroes. Overnight, though, journalists saw police on the famed thoroughfare using a water cannon to stop a crowd reaching the Arc de Triomphe that sits at the top of the Champs-Elysees. 'Troublemakers on the Champs-Elysees were looking to create incidents and repeatedly came into contact with police by throwing large fireworks and other objects,' police said in a statement. Elsewhere, police said a car careered into fans celebrating PSG's win in Grenoble in south-eastern France, leaving four people injured, two of them seriously. All of those hurt were from the same family, police said. The driver handed himself in to the police and was placed under arrest. A source close to the investigation said it was believed the driver had not acted intentionally. The public prosecutor's office said the driver tested negative for alcohol and drugs. 'Day of glory' The majority of fans celebrated peacefully, but police in Paris said scuffles broke out near the Champs-Elysees avenue, and around PSG's Parc des Princes stadium, where 48,000 watched the 5-0 win on giant screens. Most of those arrested in the capital were suspected of illegally possessing fireworks and causing disorder, police said. The PSG victory meant the club won the biggest prize in European club football for the first time in their history. One 20-year-old PSG supporter, Clement, said: 'It's so good and so deserved! We have a song that talks about our struggles and it hasn't always been easy.' 'But we got our faith back this year with a team without stars. They're 11 guys who play for each other.' French President Emmanuel Macron's office said he would host the victorious players on June 1 to congratulate them. In a message on X, Mr Macron hailed a 'day of glory for PSG'. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo hailed it as a 'historic' win. A total of 11.5 million people tuned in across France to watch the match, according to figures given by the Mediametrie audience-measurement company and one of the broadcasters, Canal+. AFP Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Champions League final: What time is PSG vs Inter Milan today and how to watch on TV
There can be only one: PSG and Inter Milan will battle to lift the Champions League trophy - Reuters/Eric Gaillard Paris St-Germain take on Inter Milan in Munich in the Champions League final today in a battle to be crowned champions of Europe. The Italians were the first side to book their place in the final courtesy of an incredible 7-6 aggregate semi-final victory over Barcelona that Telegraph Sport called the greatest-ever Champions League tie. Advertisement The following night, PSG joined them thanks to a 3-1 aggregate win against Arsenal. PSG have never won the Champions League/European Cup, but did make the final in 2020. Inter Milan are three-time champions (1964, 1965, 2010) and have been beaten finalists three times (1967, 1972, 2023). What date is the Champions League final? Today! Saturday, May 31, 2025. What time does it start? The match is scheduled to kick off at 8pm BST. What TV channel is it on? TNT Sports 1, with live coverage of the game starting from 6pm. It will include analysis from Karen Carney, Rio Ferdinand and Owen Hargreaves. How can I stream the Champions League final and is it on YouTube? TNT Sports will not show the Champions League final on YouTube in the UK, unlike in previous years. Advertisement However, viewers can watch the Champions League final for free on Discovery+. It is necessary to register for a free account to view the live stream. What is the host stadium? Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena, which will be known as the Munich Football Arena for the final. This is due to Uefa, the tournament's governing body, not recognising stadium sponsors under their rules regarding sponsorship. Munich Football Arena Can I still get tickets? Tickets for the final can be bought on the official Uefa website. What is the latest news? Paris St-Germain boss Luis Enrique has challenged his players to write themselves into the club's history by winning the Champions League. Advertisement In a video clip posted on the club's official X account, Enrique said: 'There's only one match left. There are only two teams left in the Champions League, Inter and us. 'Inter is a more experienced team than us. There's no doubt they deserve to be Champions League finalists, and I think we can be proud of what we've achieved. 'But we need to finish the job because our aim is to go down in history.' PSG, who were beaten by Bayern Munich in the 2020 final, have dominated domestic football in France in recent years, but Champions League success has remained elusive. This season's campaign has been far from straightforward – they needed to win their final three league phase matches against RB Salzburg, Manchester City and Stuttgart to book a last-16 play-off against Brest, and then edged past Premier League sides Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal to make it to Munich. Advertisement Enrique said: 'If we analyse everything that's happened in the Champions League this season, it would make a great thriller or horror film or even a very good series because there's been a bit of everything from the very first home game against Girona, when we would have deserved to win before the 90th minute and by taking advantage of an error by our opponents. 'We deserved better results in every game in the league phase, especially at home, but we didn't get them. 'Then for the last three matches of the league phase, we had only four points - four points - and we were more out than in. If you don't score goals, you don't win games.' Who is the referee? Romania's Istvan Kovacs. What is the prize money ? The winner of PSG-Inter will take home £21.5 million, with the runner-up banking £15.9 million. Advertisement Champions League prize money increased by a third this season after the competition's revamp. The total prize pot went up to £2.06 billion for the new 36-team format, compared to £1.74 billion in the previous iteration. Each club that qualified earned an automatic £15.7 million – even if they lost every game and went out at the league phase. Every league-stage win also earned a club £1.8 million and a draw £590,000. For finishing in the top eight of the league phase, which sealed automatic qualification to the last 16, Uefa awarded £1.7 million to each team. From then on, each team that went no further than the last 16 got £9.4 million, the quarter-finals £10.7 million and the semi-finals £12.9 million. The runner-up gets £15.9 million and the winner £21.5 million. Which music act will perform before the final? Rock band Linkin Park, famed for songs 'In The End' and 'Numb'. How did PSG get to the final? League phase PSG 1 Girona 0 Arsenal 2 PSG 0 PSG 1 PSV Eindhoven 1 PSG 1 Atletico Madrid 2 Bayern Munich 1 PSG 0 Red Bull Salzburg 0 PSG 3 PSG 4 Manchester City 2 Stuttgart 1 PSG 4 Advertisement PSG finished 15th in the table with 13 points. Knockout phase Play-offs: Brest 0 PSG 3, PSG 7 Brest 0 (Agg 10-0) Last 16: PSG 0 Liverpool 1, Liverpool 0 PSG 1 aet (Agg 1-1, 4-1 pens) Quarter-final: PSG 3 Aston Villa 1, Aston Villa 3 PSG 2 (Agg 5-4) Semi-final: Arsenal 0 PSG 1, PSG 2 Arsenal 1 (Agg 3-1) How did Inter Milan get to the final? League phase Manchester City 0 Inter Milan 0 Inter Milan 4 Red Star Belgrade 0 Young Boys 0 Inter Milan 1 Inter Milan 1 Arsenal 0 Inter Milan 1 RB Leipzig 0 Bayer Leverkusen 1 Inter Milan 0 Sparta Prague 0 Inter Milan 1 Inter Milan 3 Monaco 0 Inter Milan finished 4th in the table with 19 points. Knockout phase Play-offs: Bye Last 16: Feyenoord 0 Inter Milan 2, Inter Milan 2 Feyenoord 1 (Agg: 4-1) Quarter-final: Bayern Munich 1 Inter Milan 2, Inter Milan 2 Bayern Munich 2 (Agg: 4-3) Semi-final: Barcelona 3 Inter Milan 3, Inter Milan 4 Barcelona 3 aet (Agg: 7-6) What are the best odds? PSG to win 4/6 Inter Milan to win 7/5 Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
United News of India
3 days ago
- Sport
- United News of India
Women are worthy of French Open night sessions
Paris, May 30 (UNI) French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo has rejected accusations that not scheduling women's matches in the tournament's night session implies female players are not "worthy" of the slot. The first six night sessions at Roland Garros have all been men's singles matches. In a news conference earlier this week, two-time Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur said the decision - which is debated every year - affects the growth of women's sport. Mauresmo, a former WTA world number one, says no women's players have complained directly to her about the situation. Asked if she understood that not picking women's matches led to some women feeling "not worthy", Mauresmo replied: "That's not what we're saying. I have to stop you right there. "For me, the message that I always said, and I will repeat, is the conditions have not changed of having one unique match in the evening. "The message has never been the girls are not worthy of playing at night. It's never been this." Mauresmo still has to make a decision on which match will feature in Saturday's night session - which will clash with Paris St-Germain facing Inter Milan in the Champions League final in Munich. "The Champions League final won't change much for us anyway," she said. "We are trying to do the utmost for the tournament. We are very happy for PSG but we are organising our own event. "There will be 15,000 people here so we want to give them the best possible match." UNI BM
Hindustan Times
4 days ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
How PSG got better without Mbappe
Kolkata: On May 25 last year, Kylian Mbappe played his last match for Paris St-Germain (PSG), a 2-1 win against Lyon in the French Cup final which completed a domestic double. Then, the world's most feared attacker had left taking with him all that directness, speed, strength, to say nothing of the 44 goals and 10 assists in 48 matches. Ahead of Saturday's Champions League final, it can be said the departure was a blessing in disguise for PSG. Luis Enrique had seen it coming. In February 2024, when news broke that Mbappe would finally be joining Real Madrid over a decade after Zinedine Zidane had given him a guided tour of the club, the PSG manager had said: 'If everything goes well I'm convinced we'll have a much better team than this year.' A treble at home and being one match away from winning the competition they covet the most, it is difficult to dispute that. Mbappe was the last of the 'flashy bling bling' at PSG. Coined by club president Nasser al-Khelaifi, the term meant dazzling attacking players who contribute little without the ball. PSG had gone down that route signing Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr to team with Mbappe in front. There is a video on the internet where Enrique is trying to explain to Mbappe how he should have pressed after PSG lost to Barcelona last term. PSG advanced on aggregate but another Champions League campaign would end in a semi-final defeat to Borussia Dortmund. And another season would end where Mbappe had tallied more goals than tackles and interceptions. In their bid for a first Champions League trophy – there have been first-time winners every time Munich has hosted the title round – PSG also went for Sergio Ramos, Dani Alves, Keylor Navas, ageing players who had won it before. None of it worked so something had to change. Exactly how much the squad has changed can be gauged from the fact that only Marquinhos and Presnel Kimpembe remain from the side that played the 2020 final and that five of the 11 from Enrique's first European night (a 2-0 win against Borussia Dortmund in September 2023) have left. Between then and now, PSG have also found a prolific scorer in Ousmane Dembélé. A player who was the definition of wastefulness in front of goal, Dembele had 28 goals in five previous seasons, has scored 33 this term. Enrique has changed him from a wide player to a false nine and has given him the licence to roam. 'He is always where he needs to be, he is then able to receive the ball and score with one touch,' Enrique has said. Shifting Dembele to a central role was, according to Montpellier coach Jean-Louis Gasset, the 'idea of the century.' It was not working till it did. Five matches into the Champions League, PSG had one win to show for all their domination. Had it been the old format of six group league games, PSG would have exited but this time there were eight and they won their last three to survive. The match which gave the best indication of things shifting was against Manchester City where PSG were trailing 0-2 before winning 4-2. Against City, PSG's press and possession worked perfectly. On the way to the final, PSG would beat three more teams from the Premier League. The reason why PSG have become the form team in Europe is because of their work without the ball. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was signed in January because his defensive work rate was good. PSG are making five tackles more per game from 2022-23, The Athletic has noted. Enrique, who won the Champions League as Barcelona coach in 2015, has put that down to extra defensive work, more ball recoveries, by the attacking players. 'This is one of the concepts which is hard to instil because attackers have to change their mindset…It is about working as a team,' he said ahead of the final. 'We did that last season but we are better this year.' With their fluid interchange of positions, speedy wingers and full backs, a midfield which can control the ball under pressure, and where Fabián Ruiz provides a left-footed option, and a compact defence (refer to how Arsenal were contained in Paris), PSG have become a team very different from one reliant on star dust. It took Enrique, 55, most of the first round to get his preferred line-up. From the time of the knockout rounds PSG have looked settled. And better placed without Mbappe to go where they never have.
