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What you need to know for the French Open

CBC Sports' daily newsletter looks ahead to the final tennis Grand Slam of the year, where Denis Shapovalov is the best hope among Canada's six singles players.

Jesse Campigotto

Simona Halep marks 29th birthday with 15th consecutive win to begin French Open

Tennis September 27

Sunday will be historic day for women on NFL sidelines

Football NFL September 25

32nd Anniversary

Ben Johnson vs. Carl Lewis: The race and the disgrace

Sports September 24

Andrey Rublev heads to French Open fresh off Hamburg Open title win

Andrey Rublev charged back from 5-3 down in the deciding set of the Hamburg Open final to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday and head to the French Open with his third title of 2020.

Tennis September 27

Max Parrot ready for snowboard season after modifying training during pandemic

Declared cancer-free last summer, Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot says he's no more at risk of contracting COVID-19 than anyone else right now, allowing him to focus more freely on the 2020-21 freestyle season, should it happen.

Melissa Couto Zuber

Olympics Winter Sports Freestyle Skiing September 27

Julian Alaphilippe 1st French road cycling world champion since 1997

Olympics Summer Sports Cycling Road September 27

Penalties prevent Lewis Hamilton from matching Michael Schumacher's F1 win record

On MLB's final day, 2 NL spots and AL Central crown up for grabs

Mike Fitzpatrick

Baseball MLB September 27

Lightning lead 3-2

Corey Perry jolts Lightning in double OT, Stars force Game 6

Hockey NHL September 27

Lakers eliminate Jamal Murray, Nuggets to return to NBA Finals

Basketball NBA September 27

Bouchard, Fernandez lead Canadian women's tennis charge going into French Open

Tennis September 26

Curling returns to play in a pandemic by rediscovering its roots

Olympics Winter Sports Curling September 26

Perfect prep: Simona Halep takes 14-match win streak to French Open

Tennis September 26

Bobby Ryan has contract bought out by Senators after clearing waivers

Hockey NHL September 26

Jays hammer Orioles to keep 2nd place in AL East in sight

Baseball MLB September 27

Canadians to Watch in Athletics at the Tokyo Olympics

Adesanya puts on bodacious display to take bite out of Costa in middleweight defence

Canadians Sophie Schmidt, Nichelle Prince lead Dash over Pride

Soccer September 27

Canada's Mackenzie Hughes 3 back of Adam Long heading into final round in Punta Cana

Golf September 27

Tsitsipas earns berth in Hamburg Open final, racking up 12 aces against Garin

Tennis September 26

Svitolina outlasts Rybakina for Strasbourg title

Tennis September 26

Reign, Royals share spoils in NWSL fall series clash

Soccer September 26

Late goal earns Spirit a draw with Red Stars in NWSL fall series

Soccer September 26

MLS postpones Rapids game after player, 3 staffers test positive for COVID-19

Anne M. Peterson

Soccer MLS September 26

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