Hartford Courant (Sunday)

Djokovic continues his roll at French Open

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Top-seeded Novak Djokovic continues to outclass opponents and make every contest uncompetit­ive at the French Open, yet again ceding merely five games — as he has each time out so far on this trip to Roland Garros — in a 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 third-round victory Saturday over 153rd-ranked Daniel Elahi Galan.

On the women’s side, fourth-seeded American Sofia Kenin breezed past Irina Bara 6-2, 6-0 while No. 30 seed Ons Jabeur outlasted eighth-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 7-6 (7), 2-6, 6-3.

Cycling: Newly crowned world champion Filippo Ganna, competing in his first Grand Tour, stormed to a dominant victory in the opening stage time trial of the reschedule­d Giro d’Italia in front of his home fans.

Golf: Sergio Garcia made it look as simple as closing his eyes and waking up to a share of the 54-hole lead, keeping a clean card on his way to a 6-under 66 and a three-way tie at the top in the Sanderson Farms Championsh­ip in Jackson, Miss. In his debut at the Country Club of Jackson with its pure, fast greens, Garcia shares the lead with J.T. Poston and Cameron Davis. They were at 14-under 202 going into a final round in which 10 players were separated by four shots. ... Mel Reid shot a 5-under 66 to take a one-shot lead over Jennifer Kupcho and Jennifer Song into the final round of the Shoprite LPGA Classic in Galloway, N.J.

NFL: The Titans added DL Jeffery Simmons to the reserve/COVID-19 list. Two staff members also tested positive for COVID-19, raising the team’s total to 18 since Sept. 24, a person familiar with the situation told AP. ... The Raiders were fined $50,000 for allowing an unauthoriz­ed team employee into the locker room following a win over the Saints on Sept. 21.

NHL: The Golden Knights re-signed G Robin Lehner on Saturday to a five-year, $25 million contract and plunges Marc-Andre Fleury into uncertaint­y. ... The Penguins awarded G Tristan Jarry a three-year contract, which carries an average annual value of $3.5 million.

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