Refreshed Murray beats Bachinger in straight sets
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Eighth seed Andy Murray, who overcame cramping in his first-round victory, roared past unseeded German Matthias Bachinger in straight sets on Thursday to reach the third round of the U.S. Open.
Federer, Sharapova take center stage but eyes on Venus
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova will take center stage at the U.S. Open on Friday but Flushing Meadows is slowly turning into a Williams family affair with the sisters eager to add to their grand slam collections.
U.S. Open darling Bellis falls in second round
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Cinderella grand slam debut of 15-year-old Catherine Bellis ended in the second round of the U.S. Open on Thursday when she was beaten by emerging Kazakh talent Zarina Diyas in three sets.
Raonic blasts way into U.S. Open third round
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fifth seed Milos Raonic blasted his way into the third round of the U.S. Open, pounding 26 aces past Peter Gojowczyk on his way to a 7-6 (4) 5-7 6-4 7-6 (3) win on Thursday.
Tony Stewart returns to NASCAR racing after fatal accident
(Reuters) – NASCAR champion Tony Stewart will return to racing this weekend at the Atlanta Motor Speedway for the first time since he struck and killed a young racer at a dirt track in New York earlier this month, his team said on Thursday
Serena, Djokovic sail through U.S. Open winds
NEW YORK (Reuters) – World number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams sailed through brisk winds to dismiss overmatched opponents on Thursday and land comfortably in the third round of the U.S. Open.
NFL, under public pressure, toughens domestic violence bans
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The National Football League, stung by a public uproar from critics who said it was too lenient on a player accused of assaulting his fiancée, on Thursday announced stricter domestic violence penalties.
Amos beats Rudisha again, Merritt cruises home
ZURICH (Reuters) – Botswana’s Nijel Amos repeated his Commonwealth Games win over Olympic champion David Rudisha in the men’s 800 meters at the Weltklasse meeting in Zurich on Thursday.
Ailing Clark pulls out of Deutsche Bank Championship
(Reuters) – South African Tim Clark has withdrawn from this week’s Deutsche Bank Championship at the TPC Boston in Norton, Massachusetts because of an elbow injury, the PGA Tour said on Thursday.
Ivanovic stunned by Czech Pliskova at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former world number one Ana Ivanovic was upset 7-5 6-4 by 42nd-ranked Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in the second round of the U.S. Open on Thursday.
