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Osaka stunned by wildcard as Tsitsipas passes tricky Italian test at Cincinnati Masters

  • Tennis

Unseeded Swiss player Jil Teichmann pulled off the biggest victory of her career as she came from a set down to defeat Japanese star Naomi Osaka at the Cincinnati Masters.

scintillating form as she thumped Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 6-1, 6-2, while Plíšková defeated Jessica Pegula of the United

States 6-4, 7-6 (7-5).Top seed Ashleigh Barty of Australia cruised into the last eight after thrashing


Tokyo 2020 Paralympics to break viewing records, says IPC

  • Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has stated the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics could reach an audience of 4.25 billion people, breaking viewing records set during Rio 2016.

from London 2012.NBC is to host more than 1,200 hours of coverage across all platforms in the United

States, as will Channel Seven in Australia and CBC in Canada.Britain's Channel 4 is to show





Tokyo 2020 staffer who helped Olympic champion Parchment invited to Jamaica

  • Tokyo 2020

A Tokyo 2020 Olympics staffer who helped eventual gold medallist Hansle Parchment reach the National Stadium in time for his race, has been invited to visit Jamaica as a gesture of goodwill.

to the semi-finals.The following day, he won the gold medal ahead of favourite Grant Holloway of the United

States in the final, finishing in a season's best of 13.04sec.She paid for the Jamaican's taxi fee to


US win three golds on first day of women’s finals at World Junior Wrestling Championships

  • Wrestling

The first day of women’s wrestling finals saw the United States claim three golds at the World Junior

In the women’s under-50 kilograms category, Emily King Shilson of the United States took gold after defeating

https://t.co/VQZM8MSrQQ— United World Wrestling (@wrestling) August 19, 2021The bronzes went to Madina

3-8 by fall, and Zhala Aliyeva of Azerbaijan who won 3-1 on points against India’s Kusum Kusum.The United

States claimed its second gold of the day in the under-68kg category when Amit Elor needed less than


Seeded players progress to quarter-finals of British Open squash

  • Squash

The quarter-final line-up at the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour's British Open in Hull was completed today, with the seeded players in action all progressing in the men’s and women’s competitions.

identified as a close contact of an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 on his flight to the United

the women’s draw, the seventh seed Joelle King of New Zealand had to stave off a comeback from the United

States’ world number 21 Sabrina Sobhy, progressing 11-1, 11-9, 11-13, 2-11, 13-11 to set up a quarter-final


Russian Football Union starts home FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup with extra-time win against United States

  • Football

The 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup got underway at the Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium in the Russian capital Moscow today, with the hosts starting their campaign with a victory.

The team is competing as the Football Union of Russia (RFU), and played the United States in the final

Takuya Akaguma and Shusei Yamauchi both earning hat-tricks.The first match of the tournament saw the United


Korda, Sagstrom and Kim lead on day one of Women's Open at Carnoustie Golf Links

  • Golf

World number one Nelly Korda of the United States is one of three players tied at the top of the leaderboard

Duncan as the amateur posted a round of 68 to finish four-under.That included an eagle on the 14th.The United

States’ Andrea Lee, ranked 143rd in the Rolex rankings, struck five birdies on the opening nine, before


Hassan’s 5,000m world record bid to presage Eugene Diamond League meeting

  • Athletics

5,000 metres world record on the first of two days of stellar athletics in Eugene in Oregon in the United

States that will conclude with the first Wanda Diamond League meeting since the Tokyo 2020 Games ended

setting an Olympic record of 23.30m and recording the five best throws of the competition.Meanwhile the United

States’ Olympic pole vault champion, Nageotte, will face Rio 2016 Olympic champion Katerina Stefanidi

States Tokyo silver medallist, world champion Dalilah Muhammad, will return to action having lost a

two miles, which will feature Ethiopia’s Olympic 10,000m champion Selemon Barega, Paul Chelimo of the United

States, the Olympic 5,000m bronze medallist, and Uganda’s Olympic 10,000m bronze medallist Jacob Kiplimo


Halep hopes players will get vaccinated to end WTA Tour bubbles

  • Tennis

Romanian two-times women’s tennis grand slam champion Simona Halep has said she hopes vaccinations against COVID-19 can help bring an end to the bubble system on the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.

having missed Wimbledon and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with a calf injury.Halep was eliminated by the United

States’ Danielle Collins in the second round of the Canadian Open on her comeback, but yesterday withdrew


Defending champions Cuba open Men's NORCECA Continental Championship with victory

  • Volleyball

NORCECA) Continental Championship with a tightly contested win against the Dominican Republic as the United

States, Puerto Rico and Mexico also claimed victory.

against Guatemala in five sets to complete Pool B.The US team won 24-26, 25-23, 23-25, 25-20, 15-10.The United

States defeated Guatemala in five sets ©NORCECAAfter the difficult victory, US captain Joshua Tuaniga


Olympic gold medallists lead Riga in FIBA 3x3 World Tour Lausanne Masters

  • 3x3 basketball

Latvian gold medallists Karlis Lasmanis, Nauris Miezis and Agnis Cavars return to the court as they lead Riga in the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Lausanne Masters tomorrow.

Majstorovic of Serbia, features for number four seeds, Ub in Pool D.Pool D also includes Princeton of the United

States, though they will be without Robbie Hummel, and 12th seed San Juan of Puerto Rico.