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The women’s side of the 2016 U.S. Open is not hurting for star power with only four players remaining. Three of the top-10 ranked competitors are still alive, including No. 1 Serena Williams, and the only unranked player left is former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki. Williams will face No. 10 Karolina Pliskova, while Wozniacki will square off with No. 2 Angelique Kerber. Here is a look...
Published: September 8, 2016
Serena Williams received a scare Wednesday night, but her run at the 2016 U.S. Open in New York continues, as she edged past fifth-seeded Simona Halep 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in a grueling match to clinch a spot in the semifinals against Karolina Pliskova. Williams is now 8-1 all-time against Halep—whose lone win against the world No. 1 came two years ago at the WTA Finals in Singapore....
Published: September 7, 2016
Australia’s set pieces will be put under pressure as the Wallabies look to avoid a seventh straight Test loss when they take on South Africa in Brisbane, Australia, in the Rugby Championship on Saturday. New Zealand exposed severe deficiencies in the Wallabies in its two Bledisloe Cup wins last month as the All Blacks consistently stole the ball from the throw in. Australia has now won just 69...
Published: September 7, 2016
Andy Murray‘s quest for a second U.S. Open title was upended on Wednesday when he was defeated by No. 6 seeded Kei Nishikori in five sets in the quarterfinals. ESPN tweeted why Murray’s loss was so notable: It wasn’t a terrible performance by the three-time Grand Slam champion, but he fell into some of the same bad habits that have hampered his play in the past. The fourth set...
Published: September 7, 2016
Wednesday is the final day of quarterfinal action at the 2016 U.S. Open, with four men and four women seeking to keep their dream of winning a Grand Slam championship alive. Serena Williams, Simona Halep, Stan Wawrinka and Juan Martin del Potro are in the prime-time matchups under the lights in New York. Before getting to those marquee matchups, though, here are the results from Wednesday’s...
Published: September 7, 2016
Kei Nishikori advanced to his second U.S. Open semifinal after beating Andy Murray in five sets, 1-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5, on Wednesday evening in Flushing Meadows, New York. Nishikori‘s last trip to the semifinals came in 2014, when he finished runner-up to Marin Cilic. He’s the third player to seal passage to the next round, with Novak Djokovic and Gael Monfils advancing Tuesday. Sports...
Published: September 7, 2016
Liberty Media Corporation confirmed it has agreed to purchase a significant stake in Formula One motor racing as part of a deal that will ultimately lead to the full sale of the sports organisation. Sky News reported on Wednesday the deal was worth a sum of $8 billion (£6 billion), although BBC Sports’ Dan Roan revealed only a partial stake would be sold at first: Current owner Bernie...
Published: September 7, 2016
Serena Williams has passed all of her tests as she prepares to play her quarterfinal match Wednesday night. However, she should get her biggest test of the U.S. Open when she steps on the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium at 7 p.m. to face Simona Halep. Williams, of course, is the No. 1 seed in the women’s tournament. Even though she came into the national championship with shoulder issues, she has...
Published: September 7, 2016
The long wait for Tiger Woods‘ return to competitive golf will come to an end on Oct. 10 at the Tiger Woods Invitational. Per Woods’ official website, he intends to participate in his invitational event. He also plans to compete in the Safeway Open (Oct. 13-16), the Turkish Airlines Open (Nov. 3-6) and the Hero World Challenge (Dec. 1-4). Woods discussed the status of...
Published: September 7, 2016
Serena Williams will face the most difficult challenge of her U.S. Open title defence so far on Wednesday when she meets the dangerous Simona Halep. The top seed has been in imperious form at Flushing Meadows, coasting into the quarter-finals with minimal fuss. Halep has plenty of big-game pedigree, though, and she will pose the 22-time Grand Slam champion with a few testing questions. Also in immaculate...