SPORTS
Naomi Osaka might take a break from tennis
Osaka, 23, came into this year's event as the defending champion, but Fernandez came up with an inspired performance on Friday evening to win 5-7, 7-6(2), 6-4. Afterward, Osaka was quoted as saying by wtatennis.com that she doesn't "feel happy" when she wins.
Did really well to learn from our big loss in opening T20I: Latham
The 29-year-old Latham, who was playing his first T20I match since November 2017, scored an unbeaten 65 off 49 deliveries as the tourists fell short of the target of 141/6 in 20 overs by four runs, finishing on 137/5 on Friday.
US Open: Auger-Aliassime, Medvedev charge into fourth round
"I live for these moments," Auger-Aliassime said. "I started off the best I could by winning the first two sets but then unfortunately from being a break up I didn't solidify and things got tricky. He grew more confident and I didn't serve so well, but the crowd helped me to dig deep," the Canadian told atptour.com.
Never seen someone hit the ball so hard: Shocked Tsitsipas after loss
On the last point of the match, Alcaraz slammed an unplayable forehand and fell to the court in celebration. That unplayable forehand -- his 61st winner of the match -- was a reflection of the fearless game the Spaniard played at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday evening.
US Open: Teenager Alcaraz stuns world No 3 Tsitsipas in five-setter
In a battle of swinging fortunes, the 18-year-old ranked 55th in the world rallied from 2-5 in the third set, saving three sets points and breaking twice to avoid going down two sets to one, before advancing in four hours and six minutes. Alcaraz is the youngest player to beat a top-3 tival at a major since Michael Chang.
Paralympic shooting: Narwal, Singhraj claim gold, silver for India
Narwal shot a Paralympic record 218 in the final while Singhraj, who had won a bronze medal in the 10m Air Pistol SH1 earlier this week, finished second with a score of 216.7. Sergey Malyshev of the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) took the bronze with a score of 196.8.
Unwise team selection makes it an uphill climb for India
From 62 for five, England batsmen Ollie Pope and Jonny Bairstow established dominance over a flagging Indian pace attack. The challenge the Indian off-spinner was likely to have posed was not at the tourists' disposal. The hosts thereby registered a healthy and advantageous first-innings lead of 99.
Paralympics: Pramod Bhagat in final, Sarkar to play for bronze in SL3 badminton
In the final, Bhagat will meet World No. 2 Daniel Bathell, the man he beat in the final of the World Championship in Basel in 2019. Bathell defeated India's Manoj Sarkar 21-8, 21-8 in the second semifinal, surging ahead from 9-9 in the second game to win in 38 minutes.
Fourth Test: India stay at England's heels (Day 2 report)
The day began well for the Indians as pacer Umesh Yadav, who had removed Joe Root on Thursday evening, picking the wickets of overnight batsmen, the nightwatchman Craig Overton and Dawid Malan to reduce England to 62 for five early in the first session.
Paralympics: Harvinder wins historic bronze in archery
South Korea's Kim Min Su took aim first and managed to shoot an 8 and Harvinder responded with a perfect 10 to win a historic bronze medal -- the first-ever medal for India in either Olympic or Paralympic Games. It was also India's third medal in the Paralympics on Friday and the 13th overall in Tokyo.
Don't Miss
Advertisement