WTA roundup: Osaka into Tokyo final
U.S. Open champ Naomi Osaka cruised past Italy’s Camila Giorgi 6-2, 6-3 to reach the final of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
Murray to end season after playing in Shenzhen and Beijing
Andy Murray will end his season after playing in the Shenzhen and Beijing tournaments over the next two weeks to be “in the best possible shape” for the Australian Open in January,” the Scot said on Saturday.
IOC Athletes’ Commission supports WADA’s lifting of ban on RUSADA
Kirsty Coventry, chair of the International Olympic Committee’s Athletes’ Commission, said on Saturday that she supported the lifting of the ban on Russia’s anti-doping agency RUSADA despite widespread dismay over this week’s WADA decision.
Badminton: Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei diagnosed with nose cancer
Former world number one Lee Chong Wei is receiving treatment after being diagnosed with nose cancer, the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) said in a statement on Saturday.
China’s Wang wins second WTA title with Guangzhou triumph
China’s Wang Qiang picked up her second career WTA title with a surprisingly straightforward 6-1 6-2 victory over Yulia Putintseva in the final of the Gunagzhou International Women’s Open on Saturday.
MLB roundup: Red Sox tie franchise wins record
Tzu-Wei Lin delivered the tie-breaking RBI infield single in the seventh inning Friday night and hit his first major league homer in the ninth as the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians, 7-5, in the opener of a three-game series between division …
College football roundup: Penn State crushes Illinois late
Junior Miles Sanders rushed for career bests of 200 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 10 Penn State to a 63-24 victory over host Illinois on Friday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill.
Europe leads Laver Cup despite shock defeat for star duo
Team Europe took a commanding 3-1 lead over Team World in the Laver Cup on Friday, despite seeing their high-profile doubles pairing of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic suffer the defending champions’ only defeat of the first day in Chicago on Friday.
Red-hot Osaka powers past Giorgi into Tokyo final
U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka stormed past Italy’s Camila Giorgi 6-2 6-3 on Saturday to reach the final of the Pan Pacific Open, where she will face Karolina Pliskova.
Osaka wins 10th straight match to power into Tokyo final
U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka stormed past Italy’s Camila Giorgi 6-2 6-3 on Saturday to reach the final of the Pan Pacific Open, where she will face Karolina Pliskova.
