The 30-year-old Kichenok and Pavic, seeded seventh, beat Belgium's Joran Vliegen and China's Xu Yifan 6-4 6-7(9) 6-3.
* Czech Marketa Vondrousova showed there was no room for any gushing sentiment as she ended the remarkable run of new mum Elina Svitolina with a 6-3 6-3 victory to reach the Wimbledon final for the first time on Thursday (Jul 13).
* Arsenal have signed Netherlands defender Jurrien Timber on a long-term contract from Ajax Amsterdam, both clubs said on Friday (Jul 14). Ajax said in a statement that they and the English club agreed on a 40 million euros (US$44.88 million) transfer fee. That amount can increase to 45 million euros through variables.
* A Mary Fowler goal gave Australia a 1-0 win over France in front of a record crowd in Melbourne on Friday as the home side enjoyed a timely shot of confidence six days out from co-hosting the Women's World Cup.
* Barcelona and Manchester United have been fined by UEFA for breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations, European soccer's governing body said on Friday. Barcelona have been fined 500,000 euros ($561,000) for wrongly reporting "profits on disposal of intangible assets" in 2022. United have been fined 300,000 euros for "minor break-even deficits".
* RB Leipzig have signed Belgium striker Lois Openda from Ligue 1 RC Lens on a five-year contract, the Bundesliga club said on Friday. The fee was not disclosed, but Germany's Bild newspaper reported it was 43 million euros ($48.29 million) with a further six million in add-ons, surpassing the 25 million euros Leipzig paid Hoffenheim for defender David Raum last season.
* AS Roma have signed Denmark defender Rasmus Kristensen on loan until the end of the season from Leeds United, the Serie A club said on Friday. The 26-year-old will be the third player to arrive this transfer window for Jose Mourinho's side, following defender Evan Ndicka and midfielder Houssem Aouar.
* Olympique de Marseille have signed Brazil defender Renan Lodi from Spanish LaLiga side Atletico Madrid, the Ligue 1 club said on Friday. Marseille did not reveal the length of the contract nor the transfer fee, but the local media said the deal could be worth 13 million euros (US$14.60 million).
* England and Canada played out a 0-0 draw in a behind-closed-doors friendly while Spain and Italy secured wins on Friday in warm-up matches ahead of the Women's World Cup.
* Tadej Pogacar continued to claw back time on overall leader Jonas Vingegaard with a late, brutal uphill sprint to drop the defending champion in the finale of Friday's (Jul 14) 13th stage of the Tour de France at the top of the Col du Grand Colombier.
* Michal Kwiatkowski, the world champion turned domestique, gave another superb reminder of his individual class when he soloed to victory in the 13th stage of the Tour de France on Friday.
* England have been awarded the women's 4x100 metres relay gold from the 2022 Commonwealth Games after race winners Nigeria had their result expunged, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) announced on Friday. Jamaica were promoted to silver, while Australia took bronze.
* Fullback Mathis Ferte scored a brace of tries as France made it a hat-trick of World Rugby U20 Championship titles with a comprehensive 50-14 victory over Ireland in the final of the 2023 edition in Cape Town on Friday.
