US Open day five
NEW YORK :Highlights of the fifth day at the US Open at Flushing Meadows on Thursday (times GMT):
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Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew stunned by world number 50 in quarter-finals, exits BWF World Championships
SINGAPORE: No stranger to a giant-killing run over the years, it was world number 9 Loh Kean Yew’s turn to be on the receiving end on Friday (Aug 29) after losing to Canada’s Victor Lai in the BWF World Championships men's singles quarter-finals.
With 'Billie Jean Bling' and 'Arthur Flash,' Osaka gets her US Open sparkle back
NEW YORK :After walking on court with her Labubu charm hanging from her racket bag, Naomi Osaka was left grinning from ear to ear as she reached the U.S. Open third round for the first time since 2021 with a 6-3 6-1 win over American Hailey Baptiste on Thursday.
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.
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.
Swiatek survives surprise test, Sinner and Osaka advance at US Open
NEW YORK :Iga Swiatek survived a surprise U.S. Open second-round test on Thursday as men's top seed Jannik Sinner and Japan's four-times major winner Naomi Osaka cruised through.
Osaka sparkles in US Open win over Baptiste
NEW YORK :Japan's four-times major winner Naomi Osaka cruised through to the U.S. Open third round on Thursday, overwhelming American Hailey Baptiste 6-3 6-1 in a dominant performance.
Singapore's Loh Kean Yew advances to BWF World Championships quarters after comeback against Japan's Naraoka
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Loh Kean Yew displayed remarkable resilience on Thursday (Aug 28) and dug himself out from one game down to beat Japan's Kodai Naraoka, booking his spot in the BWF World Championships men's singles quarter-finals.