Hamilton qualified fourth for Sunday’s French Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton will start his 300th Formula One race from fourth on the grid after Charles Leclerc secured pole position at the French Grand Prix

World champion Max Verstappen qualified second with Sergio Perez third in the other Red Bull

Carlos Sainz, likely to start Sunday’s race from the back following engine penalties, led team-mate Charles Leclerc in a Ferrari one-two.

The Ferrari driver was 0.091 seconds quicker than his title rival in opening practice for the French Grand Prix.

Leclerc lapped the Circuit Paul Ricard 0.091 seconds faster than Verstappen.

The former McLaren team-mates will both line up at the French Grand Prix this weekend.

Rafael Nadal reclaimed his crown as the king of clay with a dominant victory over Casper Ruud at the French Open

Iga Swiatek cemented her place at the top of women’s tennis with a commanding victory over Coco Gauff in the final of the French Open. The number one seed swept to a second Roland Garros title thanks to a 6-1 6-3 demolition of 18-year-old Gauff.

Casper Ruud reached his first grand slam final at the French Open after his match with Marin Cilic was interrupted by a woman invading the court

Rafael Nadal has reached the final of the French Open after opponent Alexander Zverev was forced to retire injured

Iga Swiatek will meet Coco Gauff in a fresh-faced women’s singles final at Roland Garros.

The American teenager beat ear-splitting Italian Martina Trevisan 6-3 6-1.

Swiatek listened to Led Zeppelin before taking her next step on the stairway to tennis heaven.

Danish teenager Holger Rune has accused Casper Ruud of shouting in his face after their French Open quarter-final

Croatian veteran Marin Cilic overcame Russian seventh seed Andrey Rublev in five sets

Iga Swiatek made it 33 wins and counting as she eased into the semi-finals of the French Open

Rafael Nadal may be rolling back the years at Roland Garros, but a chronic foot injury means the king of clay cannot look beyond this year’s French Open

Nadal and Djokovic’s blockbuster quarter-final began just after 9pm local time

Nadal battled to a late-night victory over old foe Novak Djokovic to reach the semi-final of the French Open.

Danish teenager Holger Rune stunned Greek fourth seed and last year’s runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Iga Swiatek dropped a set for the first time in more than a month but stayed on course for the French Open title by beating ailing teenager Zheng Qinwen

John McEnroe has warned the French Open fans that booing Novak Djokovic will only spur him on when he plays crowd favourite Rafael Nadal on Tuesday night

Novak Djokovic was booed as he walked on to court and cupped his ear at a strangely-hostile crowd during his three-set win over Diego Schwartzman at the French Open

Defending champion Novak Djokovic and 13-time king of clay Rafael Nadal remain on course for a box-office French Open quarter-final

Djokovic claimed he is “going in the right direction” as he cleared the latest hurdle in the defence of his French Open title

aducanu ran out of steam as her French Open dream was ended in the second round by Aliaksandra Sasnovich

Naomi Osaka is considering snubbing Wimbledon in the wake of the decision to strip the championships of ranking points

The French Open begins on Sunday with Novak Djokovic and Barbora Krejcikova looking to defend the titles they won last year.

Dawn French has attempted to trick Hollywood hunk Channing Tatum into marrying her daughter. The comedian asked the US actor if the pandemic had made him feel “more spontaneous” before springing the question on him.

Verstappen stopped one more time than Hamilton as Red Bull outfoxed their Mercedes rivals

Lewis Hamilton was second with his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas third at the Paul Ricard circuit

A challenging aural marked the French exam, while a broad range of history essay questions gave students plenty of scope, as Leaving Cert exams continued on Wednesday.

Novak Djokovic will celebrate his hard-earned French Open success and then turn his thoughts to Wimbledon, where he could equal Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal’s record of 20 grand slam titles.

Rafael Nadal suffered just the third loss of his career at the French Open as Novak Djokovic claimed victory in a sensational semi-final.

Coco Gauff broke new ground by reaching the quarter-finals of the French Open. The 17-year-old American caused a sensation when she made the fourth round at Wimbledon two years ago and repeated the feat at the Australian Open in 2020.

Roger Federer has withdrawn from the French Open ahead of his scheduled fourth-round match against Matteo Berrettini on Monday.

Roger Federer survived a soulless late-night scrap with German Dominik Koepfer to reach the fourth round of the French Open – then admitted he could pull out of the tournament with Wimbledon in mind.

Old stagers to face up and coming talents

Williams beginning to look like a genuine French Open contender

Roger Federer lost his cool with umpire Emmanuel Joseph at Roland Garros but recovered to defeat Marin Cilic in four sets and reach the third round of the French Open.

The grand slams have pledged to work to improve the player experience at major tournaments following Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from the French Open.

Having suffered bouts of depression dating back to her first slam title in 2018, tennis star attempted to take control of her battle with mental health at Roland Garros by boycotting media duties.

“The best thing for the tournament, the other players and my well-being is that I withdraw so that everyone can get back to focusing on the tennis going on in Paris.”