Serena Williams visits US Open the first time after 2022
Welcome back to the U.S. Open, Serena Williams. Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, returned to Flushing Meadows on Saturday - but she was watching tennis, not playing it. And she brought back an old look, wearing a denim skirt similar to the one she sported while competing in New York...
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Samit Dravid in India U19 squad to face Australia in multi format series
Samit Dravid, son of former India captain and head coach Rahul Dravid, was on Saturday drafted into the India under-19 squad for the upcoming multi-format series against Australia. The three-match one-day series will be held in Puducherry on September 21, 23 and 26, and India will be led by Uttar Pradesh’s...
Defending champion Novak Djokovic is shocked at the US Open one night after Carlos Alcaraz’s loss
Novak Djokovic did not go easy on himself when assessing the listless way he performed from the start of the U.S. Open, pointing to his sloppy serving as the main reason the defense of his 2023 title surprisingly ended in the third round. “I have played some of the worst tennis...
Bhambri and Bopanna win with respective partners, Balaji exits
India’s Yuki Bhambri and Albano Olivetti advanced to the men’s doubles third round of the US Open with a hard-fought win over 15th seeds Austin Krajicek and Jean-Julien Roger here. The Indo-French pair defeated the USA-Dutch team 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the second round that lasted two hours and five minutes...
Kimi Antonelli named as Lewis Hamilton"s replacement at Formula 1""s Mercedes
Teenager Kimi Antonelli has been named as Lewis Hamilton's replacement next year at Mercedes, a day after his Formula One debut ended in the 18-year-old driver hitting the wall. Antonelli took over for George Russell in the opening practice session for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix at Monza. But his much-anticipated first appearance...
Bangladesh wins toss, elects to field against struggling Pakistan in second test
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won his second successive toss and elected to field against an embattled Pakistan in the second cricket test on Saturday. The first day of the test match was washed out due to persistent rain at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Friday before the weather cleared up...
New track, new colors, new confidence for Ferrari heading into home race at Italian GP
New track, new colours and renewed confidence for Ferrari as the Formula One team heads into its home race at Monza. Ferrari did better than expected at last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, with Charles Leclerc earning a second straight podium finish and teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. Surging from 10th on the...
Carlos Alcaraz’s 15-match Grand Slam win streak ends in loss to Botic van de Zandschulp
After double-faulting to fall behind two sets to none - a deficit he’s never overcome - in the second round of the U.S. Open, Carlos Alcaraz slung his equipment bag over a shoulder and trudged toward the locker room. Glancing in the direction of his coach, 2003 French Open champion Juan...