U.S. football fans will have to wait for official sports betting partners
As football fans get ready for the start of the National Football League season on Sept. 5, they may think the league will finally endorse a legal U.S. sports betting operator.
Felix ready to compete in U.S. relay pool for worlds
Six-times Olympic champion Allyson Felix will be a part of the United States’ 4×400 metres relay pool for next month’s world championships in Doha, her brother told Reuters on Tuesday.
Canadian Pospisil stuns Khachanov in first round
Canada’s Vasek Pospisil upset Russian ninth seed Karen Khachanov 4-6 7-5 7-5 4-6 6-3 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the U.S. Open.
Gauff delivers on the hype in first-round U.S. Open thriller
Teen sensation Cori “Coco” Gauff lived up to the hype surrounding her U.S. Open debut on Tuesday, battling back to beat Anastasia Potapova 3-6 6-2 6-4 in a back-and-forth thriller.
Uninspired Tsitsipas lashes out at umpire during U.S. Open loss
Stefanos Tsitsipas called an umpire a ‘weirdo’ after being told to hurry back onto court during his first-round loss to Andrey Rublev at the U.S. Open on Tuesday and the Greek later said he was struggling for inspiration in his game.
Serena, Djokovic headline Day Three action in New York
Serena Williams will resume her quest for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open on Wednesday while holder Novak Djokovic and five-times champion Roger Federer also seek passage to the third round.
Els wants Australian fans to be 13th man at Presidents Cup
Ernie Els wants Australian golf fans to make it clear that his Internationals are the home team when they face the United States in the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne in December.
Exclusive: French investigators focus on Dentsu partner in sports corruption probe
French authorities investigating corruption in international sports believe a Swiss partner of Japanese advertising giant Dentsu Inc played a “central and essential role” in deals used to embezzle sponsorship money and have asked Switzerland to raid its office and seize evidence, according to a person with knowledge of the probe and documents related to the case reviewed by Reuters.
Fabulous Fabbiano stuns Thiem in U.S. Open first round
Dominic Thiem’s latest bid for Grand Slam glory came to an abrupt end at the U.S. Open on Tuesday when he fell to unseeded Thomas Fabbiano 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2 in a shock first-round exit, the biggest upset of the men’s competition so far.
Halep ends string of first-round U.S. Open losses
Wimbledon champion Simona Halep snapped a string of early U.S. Open exits with a 6-3 3-6 6-2 victory over American lucky loser Nicole Gibbs on Tuesday to reach the second round.