🌏 World Sports News 2022- Live Updates & General Discussion Thread

Leclerc leads after second race of 2022 :raised_hands:

Hamilton 5th :eyes:

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Ferrari :racing_car: :dash:

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:boxing_glove: Floyd Mayweather is set to return to the ring next month, in an exhibition fight.

Reports suggest that the 45-year old will fight Don Moore in Dubai, with the fight taking place on the helipad on top of the Burj Al Arab Hotel.

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Australian Grand Prix 2022: Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc wins the race in Melbourne :clap:

A perfect drive from Leclerc saw him comfortably take his second victory of the season in Melbourne on Sunday. Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez and Mercedes’ George Russell came in second and third respectively to score their first podiums of 2022.

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I’d like to see that :sunglasses: :+1:

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:india: India’s Nikhat Zareen Wins Gold At Women’s World Boxing Championships :boxing_glove:

Nikhat Zareen won the gold medal in the 52kg category at the Women’s World Boxing Championship with a win over Thailand’s Jitpong Jutamas in the fly-weight final in Istanbul, Turkey on Thursday.

Nikhat thus becomes only the fifth Indian women’s boxer after Mary Kom, Sarita Devi, Jenny RL and Lekha KC to win a gold at the World Championships.

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Rafael Nadal beats Casper Ruud to win his 14th French Open title

Rafael Nadal has won his 14th French Open title, taking his career grand slam tally to 22, after seeing off Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 in the final. Nadal enjoys near-mythical status at Roland Garros, where a statue has already been erected in his honour.

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The King of Clay.
Rafa-Garros. French open No- 14
22 grand slams.
The Man is an inspiration even at 36 years of age.
Rafa Nadal , you truly age like fine wine :wine_glass: .

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:trophy: 22 Grand Slams
:fr: 14 French Opens

Rafael Nadal is your 2022 Roland Garros winner!

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36 & 2 - Rafael Nadal (36 years and 2 days) is the oldest male player to win the Roland Garros in the history of this tournament - since 1925. Lasting.

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Rafael Nadal has never lost a French Open final.

He has also failed to win the tournament on just 4 occasions since his first title in 2005.

The King of Clay has claimed his crown :crown:

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14 - No male tennis player has recorded more titles in a single tournament in Era Open than Rafael Nadal :es: in RolandGarros (14 wins). Routine

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Mithali Raj Announces Retirement From All Forms Of International Cricket

Mithali Raj, the most capped player and highest runscorer in the history of women’s cricket, India’s most successful women’s captain, and a legend who inspired many young girls to take up the game, brought the curtains down on a glittering 23-year career on Wednesday.

Having made her debut as a 16-year-old in 1999, Mithali went on to play 12 Tests, 232 ODIs and 89 T20Is. Her aggregate of 10,868 international runs in 333 matches — ODIS, Tests and T20I — will take some beating. The 39-year-old scored 7,805 runs at an average of 50.7 in ODIs — a world record — and led India to 89 victories in 155 ODIs, the most for any woman captain.

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:kazakhstan: Rybakina wins Wimbledon Women’s Singles title, defeats :tunisia: Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2

Elena Rybakina has won the women’s title at Wimbledon by beating Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. Rybakina is the first player representing Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles title. She was born in Russia but switched nationalities in 2018. The 17th-seeded Rybakina dropped only two sets in her seven victories at the All England Club. Rybakina, who turned 23 last month, is the youngest woman to win the Wimbledon title since a 21-year-old Petra Kvitova in 2011.

Rybakina is $2.4 million better off after Saturday’s victory.

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:raised_hands: Keep inspiring Ons Jabeur! Dreams do come true! :heart:

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Sealed with a kiss :kissing_heart:

Congratulations to Sebastian Gorzny and Alex Michelsen, Boys’ Doubles champions :us:

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:argentina: Gustifernandez :trophy: Shingo Kunieda :jp:

Congratulations on winning the Gentlemen’s Wheelchair Doubles title :clap:

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Novak Djokovic crowned Wimbledon champion after beating Nick Kyrgios

Djokovic prevails 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) to take 21st grand slam title.

Back in his hands ​🏆

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:crown: Seven-time champion. Four in a row. :raised_hands:

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:trophy: Neal Skupski & Desirae Krawczyk :trophy:

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