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Andy Murray was pressed in each of his first two matches at the 2015 U.S. Open, but that trend didn’t hold Saturday night under the lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium. In the evening’s final match, Murray dispatched 30th-seeded Thomaz Bellucci in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5, to advance to the round of 16. Murray will meet South African Kevin Anderson in the next round. After...
Published: September 5, 2015
HARRISON, N.J. — With the ugly shadow of this summer’s Copa America quarter-final exit hanging over them on Saturday, Brazil impressed in their first match since the disappointing tournament run in Chile. The Selecao may not have completely overwhelmed Costa Rica in their 1-0 win at Red Bull Arena, but they showed plenty of signs of improvement in their first of two September friendlies...
Published: September 5, 2015
The big story heading into Saturday’s second round at the Deutsche Bank Championship had nothing to do with the top of the leaderboard, though Charley Hoffman’s brilliant 63 leaves plenty to dissect and everything to do with Jordan Spieth. It’s been a rough stretch for the 22-year-old Spieth, who missed the cut at The Barclays last week and did the same thing again this week....
Published: September 5, 2015
Championship contenders Roger Federer and Petra Kvitova both advanced to the fourth round of the 2015 U.S. Open during Saturday’s early action. Johanna Konta also continued her surprise run with a victory over Andrea Petkovic to reach the second week. After a drama-filled start to the tournament, with several high-profile upsets and numerous retirements, some stability is starting to return...
Published: September 5, 2015
It hasn’t been David De Gea‘s week. First, his proposed move to Real Madrid from Manchester United collapsed over administrative mixups. Then, he was left on the bench in favour of Spain goalkeeper rival Iker Casillas for their qualifier against Slovakia. Most recently, he was left hanging by Cesc Fabregas. Surely, a simple high-five and show of support for a team-mate couldn’t...
Published: September 5, 2015
Friday night’s prime-time slate at the U.S. Open was a sobering reminder that anything can happen as Rafael Nadal was upset by Fabio Fognini, but the top players in action Saturday night will look to avoid a similar fate. No. 3 Andy Murray will have a tough test on his hands against 30th-seeded Thomaz Bellucci after being pushed to five sets by Frenchman Adrian Mannarino in the second round....
Published: September 5, 2015
By most accounts, England’s 6-0 thrashing of minnows San Marino was a bit of a snoozer. Wayne Rooney tied Bobby Charlton atop the Three Lions’ all-time scoring ranks with minimal fanfare. What did stand out, though, is the exquisite touch shown by 68-year-old England manager Roy Hodgson in perfectly controlling a long ball right into Luke Shaw’s path. A show of...
Published: September 5, 2015
Eugenie Bouchard has withdrawn from the U.S. Open, as the 21-year-old suffered a concussion after falling in the locker room on Sept. 4. Continue for updates. Bouchard Withdraws from U.S. Open After Pulling Out from Doubles Sunday, Sept. 6 WTA Insider passed along word of Bouchard’s exit, which allowed Roberta Vinci to advance to the quarterfinals. Jane McManus of ESPNW.com passed...
Published: September 5, 2015
Roger Federer cruised past Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets (6-3, 6-4, 6-4) Saturday to advance to the fourth round of the 2015 U.S. Open. The 17-time major champion made a statement by winning the warm-up event in Cincinnati with victories over Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic in the final two rounds. He’s clearly carried that strong play into the season’s final Grand Slam event. Federer...
Published: September 5, 2015
The result, they will argue, speaks for itself. Lewis Hamilton has another pole position, his 11th of the year, and Mercedes have maintained their 100 per cent record in qualifying in the 2015 Formula One season. The team’s decision, as reported by Motorsport.com’s Jonathan Noble, to spend all their remaining engine-development tokens in time for the Italian Grand Prix—giving them...