Wimbledon champions Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek get off to good starts at US Open
NEW YORK: Iga Swiatek is trying to do something no woman has done since Serena Williams in 2012: win the US Open and Wimbledon in the same season.
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Love all: Swift-Kelce engagement creates buzz at US Open
NEW YORK :Six-times major winner Iga Swiatek got another reason to cheer after her U.S. Open first-round win on Tuesday, as the avowed "Swiftie" lifted her phone to discover her pop idol Taylor Swift met her match.
German Cup holders Stuttgart beat Braunschweig on penalties
BERLIN: Holders Stuttgart won a dramatic 8-7 penalty shoot-out in the first round of the German Cup on Tuesday after twice having to come from behind against second tier Braunschweig in a chaotic 4-4 draw. Lorenz Assignon scored the decisive spot kick after Stuttgart goalie Alexander Nuebel saved three times in the shoot-out, keeping the struggling title holders in the competition. Stuttgart have stumbled into this season, losing the German Super Cup 2-1 at home against Bayern Munich before going down by the same scoreline at Union Berlin in their league opener. Stuttgart were down after just eight minutes when Sven Koehler opened the scoring with a long-range effort, but drew level just three minutes later when Ermedin Demirovic scored his first. Demirovic looked to have Stuttgart on track when he scored another with 60 minutes played, but Braunschweig’s Fabio Di Michele Sanchez scored in the 77th and 85th minutes to grab hold of the game. Stuttgart’s Nick Woltemade levelled things up in the final minute of regulation time, taking the game into extra-time.
Anisimova starts US Open with commanding first-round win
NEW YORK :Amanda Anisimova made a confident start to her U.S. Open campaign, earning a 6-3 6-2 first-round win over Australia’s Kimberly Birrell on Tuesday.
Swiatek, Sinner ease into US Open second round, Gauff highlights evening session
NEW YORK :Past winners Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner walloped their U.S. Open first-round opponents on Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday, as home fans eagerly awaited 2023 champion Coco Gauff in the evening programme.
Serbia the favorites as EuroBasket 2025 set to get underway
LONDON: Before starting their annual runs toward what they hope is an NBA championship, players like Serbia’s Nikola Jokic, Greece’s Giannis Antetokounmpo and Slovenia’s Luka Doncic have another trophy to chase this summer.
Swiatek swats aside Arango in US Open first round
NEW YORK :Former champion Iga Swiatek kicked off her U.S. Open campaign with a 6-1 6-2 win over Colombia's Emiliana Arango on Tuesday as the Pole aims to keep her hot streak on track in New York.
US Open day three
Highlights of the third day at the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday (times GMT):