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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Giannis powers Greece past Italy, Poland outlast Slovenia, Luka in NBA stars’ EuroBasket openers
LIMASSOL, Cyprus: American-born guard Jordan Loyd hit seven 3-pointers and finished with 32 points to help Poland outlast Slovenia and Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic 105-95 Thursday in both teams’ EuroBasket opener.
Ronaldo remains the face of the Saudi football league as the season kicks off
Ronaldo is still a name above all others when attention turns to the Saudi football league’s season-opening round. Just like it was earlier this month when more than 30,000 fans turned out in Hong Kong to watch Al-Nassr defeat Al-Ittihad 2-1 in the first semifinal of the Saudi Super Cup on Aug. 19, he’s part of the league’s growth and marketing plans. “The majority can only be described as Cristiano Ronaldo fans,” Chris KL Lau, a Hong Kong resident and fan, told The Associated Press.
Football icon Son Heung-min leads way as MLS smashes transfer spending record
LOS ANGELES: Major League Soccer clubs smashed the league’s transfer spending record in 2025, laying out about $336 million on player acquisitions led by LAFC’s blockbuster acquisition of Son Heung-min from Tottenham, the league told Reuters this week.
Zverev sweeps into US Open third round
NEW YORK: Alexander Zverev cruised into the third round of the US Open on Thursday with a straight-sets win over Britain’s Jacob Fearnley. Three-time Grand Slam runner-up Zverev eased past world number 60 Fearnley 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to book a date with Canadian 25th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime or Russia’s Roman Safiullin. Only Carlos Alcaraz has more than Zverev’s 45 match wins on the men’s circuit this season. Third seed Zverev has reached at least the quarter-finals in each of his last four trips to New York, where he finished runner-up in 2020. Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have scooped the last seven Grand Slams together but Zverev is hoping to muscle in on their territory and claim an elusive first major. “I’m here to spoil the party.
All eyes on Sinner and Alcaraz at US Open but Djokovic can spring a surprise
BENGALURU :Defending champion Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are aiming for a third successive Grand Slam final meeting when they take their high-voltage rivalry to the U.S. Open while Novak Djokovic looks to foil the new generation as he hunts a 25th major.
Who are the other men's contenders to look out for at the US Open?
The following are some of the other contenders for the men's singles title at the U.S. Open, which begins on Sunday:
Shelton ready for New York spotlight at US Open
NEW YORK :Ben Shelton returns to Flushing Meadows with newfound confidence after claiming his biggest title and a career-high ranking two years after his charmed run to the U.S. Open semi-final.