World number three Coco Gauff came back from a set down to defeat Ons Jabeur and reach her second French Open semi-final on Tuesday.

The Serbian pulled off another astonishing escape as he reached a 15th consecutive French Open quarter-final.

De Minaur had never got past the second round at the tournament before this year, winning just three of 10 matches.

Bangladesh captain Arduzzaman Munshi pulled the curtains down on his international career with another brilliant performance

Carlos Alcaraz produced his best display of the tournament to line up a quarter-final rematch with Stefanos Tsitsipas at the French Open on Sunday.

Three-time champions Bangladesh will now play their fourth final against the winners of the second semifinal between Kenya and Nepal on Monday.

His four-hour 29-minute victory also allowed the 37-year-old world number one to equal Roger Federer's record of 369 Grand Slam match wins.

Novak Djokovic can equal Roger Federer's record for Grand Slam match wins by beating Lorenzo Musetti at the French Open on Saturday.

Novak Djokovic reached the French Open last 32 for the 19th successive year on Thursday as Roland Garros organisers banned alcohol from the stands in an effort to counter growing complaints from players over disrespectful, rowdy fans.

Defending champions Bangladesh stormed into the semifinals of Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi, beating Poland 79-28 in the second match of the day at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday.

His role in Paris as an advisor and ambassador for socially responsible business is a departure from his usual work -- and is all the more surprising given the reputation of the Olympics for embracing mega-projects and corporate sponsors.

A bunch of national players will get the opportunity to play in different European hockey leagues as Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) is all set to appoint German coach Peter Gerhard Rach as the technical director of the local game’s governing body from June 1.

Swiatek wrapped up victory after nearly three hours.

Wimbledon champion Alcaraz, who made the semi-finals at Roland Garros last year, scrambled to a 6-3, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 second round victory over a player taking part in only his second Grand Slam main draw.

The Men in Red and Green have two matches left in the group stage against Poland and Nepal on Thursday and Friday, respectively.

Djokovic, chasing a fourth title at Roland Garros and record 25th Grand Slam triumph, came through against 142nd-ranked French opponent Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4.

In post-independent Bangladesh, there was a deliberate effort to kick-start women’s hockey, much before women’s cricket or football was a thing in this part of the world.

BKSP swimmers Ani Akhter and Tofayel Ahmed topped the charts in their respective divisions as the 36th Junior National Swimming Championship concluded on Tuesday at the Syed Nazrul Islam Swimming Complex.

German coach Peter Gerhard Rach is set to become the Technical Director of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF), confirmed a press release on Tuesday.

They are six young Italians dressed as carrots who are at the French Open in a colourful attempt to inspire Sinner to victory.