Montpellier players celebrate after winning the Handball French Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Bercy-Accor Hotels Arena stadium in Paris on Saturday. (AFP)

The French Open got under way at Roland Garros yesterday with security ramped up in the aftermath of the November terror attacks in Paris and with low-key fare on the playing schedule.

Stan Wawrinka has never arrived so late for a grand slam but believes his extended stay in Geneva where he won the claycourt title on Saturday was perfect preparation for his attempted defence of the French Open title.

Controversial Nick Kyrgios claimed he was the victim of biased officiating at the French Open yesterday as torrential rain caused havoc, allowing just 10 of the scheduled 32 matches to be completed.

Eddie Jones promised England would “upset the apple cart” after naming the Red Rose squad for next month’s tour of his native Australia yesterday.

Michael Cheika has proved an inventive coach in his time in charge of Australia and his lack of options at inside centre less than a month before the three-test series against England appears to have got his creative juices flowing.

Jorge Lorenzo overtook Marc Marquez at the line to win the Italian MotoGP yesterday, as home favourite Valentino Rossi retired with a mechanical problem.

Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn birdied three of the last six holes to break clear of a tightly bunched leaderboard in Saturday’s third round of the Kingsmill Championship in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Second-ranked Jordan Spieth, trying to rebound from two disappointing efforts, remained second after Saturday’s third round of the PGA Byron Nelson Championship, two strokes back of leader Brooks Koepka.

Exaggerator shattered the Triple Crown dream of heavy favourite Nyquist on Saturday to claim victory in a rain-sodden 141st Preakness at Pimlico.

Rory McIlroy delighted the fans at The K Club as the home favourite overcame a stern challenge from Russell Knox to win the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Hosted by the Rory Foundation.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored two goals and set up another as Paris Saint-Germain defeated bitter rivals Marseille 4-2 to clinch a 10th French Cup title on Saturday in the Swede’s final game with the club.