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Osaka condemns Ostapenko over heated US Open row with Townsend

NEW YORK :Naomi Osaka said using words like "no education" and "no class" to criticise a Black tennis player were among the worst things to say as the debate over a heated row between Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko raged on at the U.S. Open on Thursday.

Champions League: PSG gets tough slate; Real Madrid head to Liverpool

Paris Saint-Germain was handed a tough start to the defense of its Champions League title with games against Bayern Munich and Barcelona, and Thursday's draw also served up opponents from England and Spain from the pot of lowest-ranked teams.

Coe confident gene testing will be completed for Tokyo worlds

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe is confident that all female athletes at this year's world championships in Tokyo will have undergone gene testing, after snags left some of them scrambling to meet the September 1 deadline.

Venus Williams, Leylah Fernandez get upset win in US Open doubles - ESPN

NEW YORK — Venus Williams won a women's doubles match at the US Open for the first time in more than a decade — and this time without her sister, Serena.

Sabalenka eyes revenge as Djokovic and Raducanu aim for resurgence

The U.S. Open kicks off its third round on Friday, with defending champion Aryna Sabalenka looking to avenge an old loss to Leylah Fernandez, while Novak Djokovic and Emma Raducanu bid to strengthen their title bids.