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James Anderson Becomes First Player To Make 100 Test Appearances At Home

England pace veteran James Anderson on Thursday became the first-ever player in the history of the sport to make 100 Test appearances at home in the longer format. England's ageless bowler accomplished this feat during his side's second Test of three-match series against South Africa in Manchester. Now Anderson is the only elite player who has made 100 appearances in the longest format of the game at home in his 19-year-old Test career. He has played a total of 172 Tests throughout his career.

Serena Williams To Face Danka Kovinic In US Open Start As Retirement Looms

Serena Williams will face Danka Kovinic of Montenegro in her first round match at the US Open following the draw for the tournament made on Thursday. Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam title winner who has hinted she will make the event her farewell tournament, is in the same quarter of the draw as second seed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia. The 40-year-old American superstar, whose first Grand Slam title came at the 1999 US Open, would meet Kontaveit in the second round if both win their opening matches at the year's final Grand Slam event, which begins Monday.

Cadwell BSB: Mackenzie seeking ‘solid weekend at unique track’

Tarran Mackenzie’s recent return to form has seen the McAMS Yamaha champion celebrate six successive Bennetts British Superbike podiums.

Champions League draw: Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan in Group of Death, Liverpool face Rangers

The Champions League has been made and Group C stands out as the Group of Death as Barcelona and their new star striker Robert Lewandowski return to the Pole’s old stomping ground at German champions Bayern Munich. Italian giants Inter Milan join them alongside Viktoria Plzen.

Serena Williams to face Danka Kovinic in opening round of US Open, Emma Raducanu to take on Alize Cornet

Serena Williams will face Danka Kovinic in the opening round of her final US Open appearance. The 23-time major winner announced earlier in the summer that she would bring the curtain down on her career at Flushing Meadows. Ad Emma Raducanu arrives in New York as the defending champion, but the Brit has a tough opening challenge as she will face off against French veteran Alize Cornet.

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James Anderson Becomes First Player To Make 100 Test Appearances At Home

Serena Williams To Face Danka Kovinic In US Open Start As Retirement Looms

Cadwell BSB: Mackenzie seeking ‘solid weekend at unique track’

Champions League draw: Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan in Group of Death, Liverpool face Rangers

Serena Williams to face Danka Kovinic in opening round of US Open, Emma Raducanu to take on Alize Cornet

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