Maguire loses ground as teenage sensation Li leads in Ohio
Leona Maguire lost ground on the leaders but still remains inside the top ten at the Dana Open in Ohio.
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Adriana Leon lifts Canadian WNT to 1-0 friendly win over Australia
Manchester United wing Adriana Leon scored an early first-half goal and it stood up through a number of good Australian scoring chances as Tokyo Olympic champion Canada beat the Matildas 1-0 in a women's soccer friendly on Saturday in Brisbane.
'An inspiration' - Tributes pour in as Serena Williams set to bow out of tennis after US Open defeat
Tributes to Serena Williams have poured in from across the globe after the American tennis legend’s illustrious career seemingly came to an end with defeat in the US Open third round. The 40-year-old lost to Ajla Tomljanovic in a three-set epic at a raucous Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, winning a second-set tie-break and saving five match points in the third before eventually succumbing. Ad Williams’ defeat is likely to mark the end of a 27-year professional career in which she has won 23 major singles titles, the first coming at Flushing Meadows in 1999.
‘It makes you sad’ – Nick Kyrgios opens up on homesickness after overcoming JJ Wolf in US Open third round
Nick Kyrgios is arguably in the form of his life and is into the US Open fourth round – but the Australian admits he is “struggling” being away from home so much. The 27-year-old beat up-and-coming American JJ Wolf with ease, needing less than two hours to win 6-4 6-2 6-3 and set up a mouth-watering clash with world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev.
'We are going to remember Serena Williams the person forever' – Mats Wilander pays tribute after US Open loss
Eurosport tennis expert and seven-time Grand Slam champion Mats Wilander paid a glowing tribute to Serena Williams after the tennis icon lost in the third round of the US Open to Australian Ajla Tomljanovic. The 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 6-1 defeat has seemingly brought Williams’ illustrious tennis career to an end – although she has refused to officially confirm her retirement. Ad Williams, in typical fashion, put up a brave fight and forced a decider by producing some of her best tennis.
New Zealand put 50 past Argentina vengeful seven-try Rugby Championship rematch
A rampant New Zealand put their troubles behind them to beat Argentina 53-3 in their Rugby Championship Test in Hamilton on Saturday, producing an emphatic display to avenge last week's shock loss to the Pumas.
MotoGP Misano: Miller drives Ducati challenge in FP3
Ducati Lenovo’s Jack Miller headed a one-two for the factory team in Saturday’s FP3 at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli.
Stick confident Kriel won't handbrake Springbok attack: 'He'll put the wings in position to strike'
Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick was confident that outside centre Jesse Kriel would not apply the handbrake to the Springbok attack against the Wallabies in Sydney on Saturday.