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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West Ham, Leeds and Sunderland knocked out of League Cup
WOLVERHAMPTON, England: Substitute Jorgen Strand Larsen scored twice in two minutes as Wolverhampton Wanderers beat fellow Premier League strugglers West Ham United 3-2 to reach the third round of the League Cup on Tuesday.
Djokovic advances at US Open as Sabalenka, Alcaraz step up title bids
NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic overcame an early scare to reach the third round of the US Open on Wednesday as defending women’s champion Aryna Sabalenka prepared to step up her title bid. Djokovic, who is chasing a record 25th Grand Slam singles title, recovered from going a set down against American qualifier Zachary Svajda to complete a 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 win on the Arthur Ashe Stadium Court. The 38-year-old Serbian legend had not played since his semifinal exit at Wimbledon in July before arriving in New York, skipping most of the North American hardcourt swing. Djokovic said that while not at his best, he is hoping to play himself into form as the tournament progresses. “That’s what I’m hoping, the deeper I go into the tournament the better I feel about my game,” he said. “Obviously a bit different for me the last couple of years body-wise.
Sinner faces Popyrin challenge, Gauff struggles with revamped serve at US Open
The U.S. Open continues its second round on Thursday, with defending men's champion Jannik Sinner facing Alexei Popyrin. Women's second seed Iga Swiatek plays Suzan Lamens, while Coco Gauff takes on Donna Vekic.
Big prize money on offer for local-bred juveniles at King Khalid Racecourse this weekend
TAIF: A combined SR1,000,000 ($266,000) is on offer over two races for two-year-olds at King Khalid Racecourse this weekend as the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia Contributions for locally bred animals sold at auction in 2024 take centre stage.
Coco Gauff scrapes through to US Open second round
Coco Gauff battled through more serving problems to scrape into the second round of the US Open.
Swiatek, Sinner cruise as expanded US Open serves up tennis feast
NEW YORK :Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner showed their championship pedigree at the U.S. Open on Tuesday with commanding displays at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, walloping their first-round opponents on the third day of first-round action at the newly expanded major.
Masters updates qualifying criteria to add six national opens
WASHINGTON: Augusta National announced changes to qualifying methods for the Masters on Tuesday, adding the winners of six worldwide national opens while dropping US PGA Tour fall tournament winners.