Athletics: Coleman sets season’s best to win Diamond League sprint
American Christian Coleman proved he is this year’s king of the sprinters when he set a season’s best 9.79 seconds in the 100 meters on Friday to take the Diamond League title in Brussels.
Tennis: Svitolina downs Wang to reach New York fourth round
Seventh seed Elina Svitolina easily dispatched China’s Wang Qiang 6-4 6-4 to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open for the second year running on Friday.
Stephens fends off Azarenka to continue bid for second U.S. Open prize
U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens kept alive her bid for back-to-back titles in New York on Friday, defeating former world number one Victoria Azarenka 6-3 6-4 in a gritty match to set up a fourth-round showdown with Elise Mertens.
Svitolina downs Wang to reach New York fourth round
Seventh seed Elina Svitolina easily dispatched China’s Wang Qiang 6-4 6-4 to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open for the second year running on Friday.
Golf: Kirk, Bradley and Hossler share early lead with Woods five back
Chris Kirk’s quick start earned him a share of the clubhouse lead with Keegan Bradley and Beau Hossler as Tiger Woods endured an up-and-down opening round in windy conditions at the Dell Technologies Championship on Friday.
Athletics: Coleman sets season’s best to take Diamond League sprint
American Christian Coleman proved he is this year’s king of the sprinters when he set a season’s and personal best in the 100 meters on Friday to take the Diamond League title in Brussels.
Cavs’ Smith faces misdemeanor criminal mischief charge
Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith turned himself in to police Friday morning in relation to an accusation of throwing a fan’s cellphone into a construction site near a New York City restaurant in July.
Kyrgios umpire criticized by U.S. Open for going ‘beyond protocol’
Swedish umpire Mohamed Lahyani was reprimanded by U.S. Open organizers for going “beyond protocol” when he climbed down from his chair to give Nick Kyrgios a mid-match pep talk during Thursday’s second round match against Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
Ferrari on top at Monza after big Ericsson crash
Sebastian Vettel suffered a spin but Ferrari were still first and second in practice for their home Italian Grand Prix on Friday while Sauber’s Marcus Ericsson walked away from a spectacular crash.
No heat rule ahead of hotly-anticipated Williams sisters matchup
U.S. Open tennis fans were gearing up for the most anticipated match of the tournament so far on Friday with Serena and Venus Williams set to meet for the 30th time and extend a sibling rivalry that has endured for two decades.
