Stefanos Tsitsipas surges into Barcelona Open semi-finals
Second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas eased into the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open after a straight-sets win over Alex de Minaur on Friday.
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Talor Gooch leads after first round of LIV Golf in Australia
ADELAIDE, Australia: Talor Gooch upstaged the more-fancied names on the LIV Golf tour by shooting a 10-under 62 Friday to take a four-stroke lead after the first round of the inaugural Australian tournament at The Grange.The 31-year-old American started with a par on his opening hole in the shotgun-start format — the par-3 12th — but then had 10 birdies, including five in a row.Two more players in the unfancied category — Richard Bland and Dean Burmester — shot 66s and were tied for second. Five players were tied for fourth, including New Zealander Danny Lee, who won the second LIV event in Arizona in mid-March.The higher-profile names in the 48-player field were further behind on the leaderboard.Sergio Garcia shot 68 and British Open champion and local favorite Cameron Smith and Brooks Koepka had 69s.
Warriors beat Kings 114-97 to cut series deficit to 2-1
SAN FRANCISCO: Stephen Curry scored 36 points, Kevon Looney matched his career high with 20 rebounds and the Golden State Warriors beat the Sacramento Kings 114-97 on Thursday night to cut their series deficit to 2-1.
Top seeds Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas sail into Barcelona Open quarter-finals
Top seeds Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas both won in straight-sets as they secured quarter-final spots at the Barcelona Open on Thursday.
Scottish ultra-marathon runner disqualified for using car
LONDON: A Scottish ultra-marathon runner who was disqualified from a race for using a car for part of the course says she made a “massive error” in accepting the third-place trophy.
Alcaraz and Tsitsipas advance to Barcelona quarterfinals
BARCELONA: Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz overcame windy conditions to advance to the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over fellow Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut on Thursday.
Iga Swiatek advances to Stuttgart quarterfinals, Coco Gauff out
STUTTGART: Top-ranked Iga Swiatek returned from a rib injury with a convincing 6-1, 6-4 win over Zheng Qinwen to reach the quarterfinals of the Porsche Grand Prix on Thursday as Coco Gauff suffered an upset loss to Anastasia Potapova.
Carlos Alcaraz sets up Alejandro Davidovich Fokina quarter-final after win over Roberto Bautista Agut at Barcelona Open
Carlos Alcaraz battled to a 6-3 7-5 victory over Roberto Bautista-Agut in the second round of the Barcelona Open on Thursday in Spain. Alcaraz was looking to retain his first ever ATP Tour championship, having won the Barcelona Open last season during his breakout year. Ad The 19-year-old defeated Nuno Borges in the previous round to reach the last 16 and set up the tie against the 13th seed.