Konta falls as Krunic delivers first U.S. Open shock
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Serbian Aleksandra Krunic produced the first shock of the U.S. Open as she rallied past British seventh seed Johanna Konta 4-6 6-3 6-4 on Monday to advance to the second round of the season’s final grand slam.
Cilic wins Tennys match to reach second round
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Croatia’s Marin Cilic started strong and hung on to win his first match since his emotional defeat in the Wimbledon final, besting American Tennys Sandgren 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-3 on Monday to reach the second round of the U.S. Open.
Motor racing: Hamilton sees some tough battles ahead
LONDON (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton’s Belgian Grand Prix victory at the weekend means the Mercedes driver can take the lead in the Formula One world championship with another victory in Italy at Ferrari’s home Monza circuit on Sunday.
Muguruza powers past Lepchenko at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza notched up her first ever victory on Arthur Ashe Stadium with a 6-0 6-3 win over American Varvara Lepchenko at the U.S. Open on Monday.
Kvitova enjoying return to normalcy in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Petra Kvitova has yet to return to her best level, but at least being on a tennis court is starting to feel normal to the Czech eight months after she suffered career-threatening injuries when she was stabbed by an intruder in her …
Thailand set to host MotoGP in 2018
(Reuters) – Thailand is set to host a round of the MotoGP world championship for the first time in 2018 with a three-year contract due to be signed in Bangkok on Thursday, series organizers announced on Monday.
Motor racing: Ocon offers olive branch to Perez after ‘kill’ comments
LONDON (Reuters) – Force India driver Esteban Ocon has offered an olive branch of sorts to Formula One team mate Sergio Perez after publicly accusing the Mexican of twice trying to kill him in Belgium at the weekend.
Nadal practices early as U.S. Open braces for Sharapova vs Halep
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Twice champion Rafa Nadal was out practicing early shortly before the first balls were hit at the U.S. Open on Monday as the tournament gets off to an exciting start with Maria Sharapova taking on world number two Simona Halep.
Figure skating: Russian Olympic gold medalist Lipnitskaya retires – reports
YANTARNY, Russia (Reuters) – Russian figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya has retired from the sport at the age of 19, Russian media reported on Monday.
U.N. panel urges Russia to fight racism by neo-Nazis, in sports
GENEVA (Reuters) – A United Nations human rights panel called on the Russian Federation on Monday to step up prosecutions of racist attacks by ultra-nationalists and neo-Nazis and of hate speech by politicians.
