NEW YORK, September 8 (Reuters) - Third seed Serena Williams advanced to the U.S. Open quarter-finals after a gritty, tension-filled 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3 win over Greece's Maria Sakkari on Monday.
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OLOMOUC, Czech Republic, September 8 (Reuters) - Scotland's Ryan Christie netted a second-half penalty to secure a 2-1 win in the Nations League on Monday away to a Czech side featuring nine players making
NEW YORK, September 7 (Reuters): A petulant swipe at the ball after having his serve broken brought a sensational end to Novak Djokovic's U.S. Open on Sunday after the world number one was disqualified
NEW YORK, September 7 (Reuters): Naomi Osaka stood firm after a parade of champions exited the U.S. Open on Sunday, blasting her way into the quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-4 win over Anett Kontaveit. On a
NEW YORK, September 7 (Reuters): American Shelby Rogers ousted sixth seed Petra Kvitova in the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Sunday, winning 7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(6) in one of the most tightly-contested matche
Reuters Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez and defender Aymeric Laporte have tested positive for COVID-19, the Premier League club announced on Monday. City said in a statement that both players did not
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PORTO, September 6 (Reuters): Nations League holders Portugal made light of Cristiano Ronaldo's injury absence as they swept aside Croatia 4-1 in their opener in the competition on Saturday. Eu
NEW YORK, September 6 (Reuters): Serena Williams survived a third-round scare at the U.S. Open to topple 2017 champion Sloane Stephens 2-6 6-2 6-2 and keep alive her bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand S
REYKJAVIK, September 6 (Reuters): England's Raheem Sterling converted a 90th minute penalty to snatch a 1-0 win away to Iceland in their opening Nations League match on Saturday after the home side the
STOCKHOLM, September 6 (Reuters): A slice of luck and a moment of individual brilliance during a mazy run from Kylian Mbappe gave France a gritty 1-0 win away to Sweden in their Nations League A Group 3 cl
NEW YORK, September 6 (Reuters): Second seed Dominic Thiem staved off a spirited fightback from Marin Cilic to beat the former champion 6-2 6-2 3-6 6-3 on Saturday and reach the fourth round of the U.S. Op
New Delhi, September 6 (IANS): Defending champions Mumbai Indians will face three-time winners Chennai Super Kings in Abu Dhabi in the opening match of the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the r
NEW YORK, September 6 (Reuters): Doubles top seeds Kristina Mladenovic and Timea Babos were withdrawn from the U.S. Open on Saturday, hours before they were due on court after Mladenovic received a COVID-1
NEW YORK, September 6 (Reuters): Seventh seed Madison Keys retired from her third-round clash with France's Alize Cornet early in the second set on Saturday with a neck injury. Keys was trailing 7-6
Dimapur, September 5 (MExN): Mughaho Awomi emerged as the Champion in open category while Kunvuto Awomi of Coraggio School Kohima bagged the Under-16 title in the 1st Sumi All Nagaland Online Open Chess Tournam
LOUDENVIELLE, France, September 5 (Reuters): Nans Peters won the eighth stage of the Tour de France, a 141-km mountainous trek from Cazeres-sur-Garonne on Saturday as fellow Frenchman Thibaut Pinot ef
Tokyo, September 5 (IANS): An employee with the Tokyo 2020 organising committee has tested positive for Covid-19, it was announced on Saturday. A Tokyo 2020 statement said that the man in his 30s, employed a
LONDON, September 5 (Reuters): Formula One champions Mercedes spent 333 million pounds ($442 million) in winning both titles last year but still reported a profit, according to the team's published 201
