Tennis: Kvitova faces Venus in mouth-watering U.S. Open match-up
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will battle seven-time grand slam title holder Venus Williams in a mouth-watering quarter-final to kick off the night session on center court at the U.S. Open on Tuesday.
Golf: Thomas shoots 66 to beat Spieth by three shots at TPC Boston
(Reuters) – Justin Thomas rode a couple of lucky breaks to become the first five-time champion on the PGA Tour this season when he won the Dell Technologies Championship in Massachusetts on Monday.
Tennis: Is it quick or slow? Players divided over U.S. Open court speed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The speed of the Arthur Ashe Stadium court at the U.S. Open has been hotly debated over the past few days but among the players, there seems to be no consensus.
Soccer: Germany on brink of World Cup after Norway demolition
STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) – World champions Germany thrashed Norway 6-0 in their Group C match on Monday, scoring four times in the first half including a Timo Werner double, to edge closer to a place at next year’s World Cup in Russia.
Soccer: England hit back to beat Slovakia with Rashford winner
LONDON (Reuters) – Marcus Rashford’s superb second-half strike earned England a 2-1 comeback victory over Slovakia on Monday that put them on the verge of qualification for next year’s World Cup finals.
Motorcycling: Crutchlow has surgery after knife accident
LONDON (Reuters) – British MotoGP rider Cal Crutchlow has had surgery on his left index finger ahead of Sunday’s San Marino Grand Prix after accidentally severing a tendon while using a knife.
UEFA president says rich-poor divide is key issue in European football
GENEVA (Reuters) – Preventing the growing gap between the rich clubs and the rest is the key issue in European football, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said on Monday.
Tennis: Rublev reaches quarters to be last teenager standing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Russian teenager Andrey Rublev tamed ninth seed David Goffin 7-5 7-6(5) 6-3 on Monday to become the youngest man to reach the U.S. Open quarter-finals since Andy Roddick in 2001.
Top seed Nadal overwhelms Dolgopolov at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) – World number one Rafael Nadal dispatched Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-2 6-4 6-1 with a powerful display to reach the U.S. Open quarter-finals in just one hour 41 minutes on Monday.
Film on rivalry of tennis greats Borg and McEnroe premiers in Stockholm
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The film “Borg McEnroe”, which traces the fierce rivalry between tennis greats Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe on and off the court, premiered in Swedish capital Stockholm on Monday.
