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• Felix Auger-Aliassime's stern warning to umpire in dispute, Nick Kyrgios gives take

  17-08-2024 23:20
  
  Felix Auger-Aliassime found himself in the most bizarre situation of his career during a Cincinnati Masters round-of-16 match against Jack Draper - and while he did his best to remain respectful and not cross the line - he ended up warning chair umpire Greg Allensworth that his highly questionable decision would lead to him "looking ridiculous" afterward.With Draper serving for the match and having 40/30 on his serve, the Briton opted for a serve-and-volley. However, Auger-Aliassime was ready an
  
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• Henrik Stenson disappointed by unequal treatment of golfers and highlighted two names

  17-08-2024 23:00
  
  Henrik Stenson is one of those who joined LIV Golf two years ago, considering the project promising and expecting great things from it. Since joining LIV Golf, Stenson has been forced to resign his membership with the DP World Tour due to potential sanctions. The loss of his captaincy role in the Ryder Cup has likely been the hardest for him, where the European team triumphed last year. In an interview with 'Beyond the Clubhouse,' Stenson commented on the future of the Ryder Cup, particular
  
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• 'You have to see this!' | Sinner falls over mid-rally but still wins point!

  17-08-2024 21:38 via skysports.com
  
  Jannik Sinner produced this magnificent winning point during his quarter-final match at the Cincinnati Open.
  
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• Alcaraz sorry for overreaction, destroying racket

  17-08-2024 21:19 via espn.com
  
  Carlos Alcaraz has apologized for his behavior during his loss to Gael Monfils at the Cincinnati Open.
  
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• Swiatek survives Andreeva scare in Cincinnati quarter-final

  17-08-2024 20:55 via skysports.com
  
  Women's world No 1 Iga Swiatek survived a scare against 17-year-old future star Mirra Andreeva in their Cincinnati Open quarter-final, coming from a set down to win.
  
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• Sinner and Swiatek battle back to reach Cincinnati semi-finals

  17-08-2024 20:55 via skysports.com
  
  Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek - the world's top-ranked players in men's and women's tennis - both had to battle back from a set down to reach the semi-finals of the Cincinnati Open.
  
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• Cincinnati: Aryna Sabalenka sets up Iga Swiatek showdown, can she break her SF curse?

  17-08-2024 20:38
  
  Aryna Sabalenka has set up a Cincinnati semifinal showdown against Iga Swiatek after routinely handling the job against Liudmila Samsonova as the Belarusian is now one win away from making her first final at the tournament. On Saturday, No. 3 seed Sabalenka ousted 10th-seeded Samsonova 6-3 6-2 in an hour and 19 minutes of play.In the first set, Samsonova had certain chances. But in the most important moment, it was the Belarusian former world No. 1 who came up big. Now, Sabalenka is se
  
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• Kirk in the lead after the first eighteen holes

  17-08-2024 20:17
  
  The playoffs on the PGA Tour begin, and the show is guaranteed as always. After the first round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship, Chris Kirk is leading the rankings, with the American embellishing his day with a wonderful hole-in-one. For the American, a 64-shot round marred only by the bogey on the eighteenth, with the advantage over his closest pursuers thus returning to just one shot.FedEx St. Jude Championship, resultsKirk starts off strong, and at the halfway point is already four under p
  
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• Novak Djokovic shocks everyone with an incredible promise

  17-08-2024 20:00
  
  Novak Djokovic did not participate in the Masters 1000 of Montreal and Cincinnati, which precede the US Open. The last Grand Slam of the season will start in less than ten days in New York and the Serbian must defend his title won last year, when he defeated the Russian Daniil Medvedev in the final.Novak Djokovic, 2024 Paris Olympics© Matthew Stockman / Staff - Getty Images Sport The former world number 1 has not yet won an ATP title this year and will have only the US Open to finish t
  
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• Cincinnati: Mirra Andreeva backs up her words but Iga Swiatek avoids shock loss

  17-08-2024 19:55
  
  Iga Swiatek had to work extremely hard in her Cincinnati quarterfinal match versus Mirra Andreeva but ultimately managed to get the job done and prevent an inspired 17-year-old Russian from upsetting her. After beating Emma Navarro, Karolina Pliskova and Jasmine Paolini, world No. 24 Andreeva said before facing Swiatek that she wasn't afraid because the Pole was also "a human being, so I don’t think there’s something exceptional," and also added that she felt well about her chan
  
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• Wakey wakey! | Rublev takes pre-game snooze

  17-08-2024 19:26 via skysports.com
  
  Andrey Rublev took the opportunity to catch up on some sleep ahead of his quarter-final match at the Cincinnati Open.
  
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• Jannik Sinner gets a new sensational milestone

  17-08-2024 19:00
  
  Jannik Sinner has cut another historic achievement, obtaining a new sensational and deserved milestone. An incredible milestone that certifies the great continuity of results achieved this season. In the eleven tournaments played so far in the ATP Tour this season, the Italian tennis player has reached at least the quarter-fina in every event played.No other tennis player has managed to obtain this type of goal in 2024. The data that confirm the enormous performance of the Italian are also
  
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• WATCH: Draper wins most controversial match-point ever, Aliassime shocked

  17-08-2024 18:00
  
  Grotesque, never seen, never happened. This is the cold and brief analysis of what happened on the match point between Jack Draper and Felix Auger-Aliassime at the Cincinnati Open.The British and the Canadian gave life to a very hard-fought match, but it didn't end in the best way. The match point with which the British defeated the Canadian 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, was highly contested and unleashed the fans on social media.The British player's volley managed to end up on the other side of the net, even
  
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• Steve Johnson on the Big 3: 'Novak Djokovic's the easiest to play'

  17-08-2024 18:00
  
  The Big 3 revolutionized men’s tennis and brought it to a new dimension. The rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal brought many people closer to this sport, before Novak Djokovic made his breakthrough shocking the whole world and breaking almost all records.The Big 3© Clive Brunskill / Staff Getty Images The Serbian champion has entered into the rivalry between the Swiss and Spaniard, creating more epic matches and winning 24 Grand Slam titles. Rafa made it to 22 Majors
  
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• Only a player can dethrone Sinner at the US Open

  17-08-2024 17:00
  
  Carlos Alcaraz in his first outing on hard courts after losing to Novak Djokovic in Paris was eliminated in Cincinnati by Gael Monfils: a surprising comeback victory for the French tennis player with a score of 4-6 7-6 6-4. This is certainly a heavy defeat for the Spanish tennis player especially with regards to the ATP ranking, given that last year he had reached the final also lost against Nole. But this defeat also affects the discussion of the seedings in view of the US Open.The draw for the
  
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• 2024 Cincinnati Masters Day 6: Alcaraz Upset, Controversy Ahead Of QF Day

  17-08-2024 16:47 via tennis-x.com
  Both world No. 1s are in action to start the day at the Cincinnati Masters.
  
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• WATCH: unrecognizable Carlos Alcaraz destroys a racket

  17-08-2024 16:00
  
  Even a smiling and kind tennis player like Carlos Alcaraz can get angry and destroy a racket, as happened yesterday at the Cincinnati Open. The Spanish tennis player showed a very different version of himself, during the second round match against Gael Monfils at the ATP Masters 1000 in Ohio.But, and I want to emphasize this: tennis players are boys and girls like everyone else, these outbursts of anger must be understood and contextualized. They happen to everyone, so Carlitos should not be jud
  
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• The Olympic final could remain in Carlos Alcaraz's mind

  17-08-2024 15:00
  
  Carlos Alcaraz did not express a great tennis in the Masters 1000 of Cincinnati, failing to replicate the final reached last year (lost against Novak Djokovic at the end of one of the most beautiful matches of 2023). The former world number 1 was defeated in three sets by French veteran Gael Monfils, who took advantage of the young Spanish champion’s bad day.Carlos Alcaraz© Getty Images Sport - Dylan Buell The four-time Grand Slam champion suffered a lot from the speed of the cou
  
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• Italian legend reflects on Jannik Sinner's chances at the US Open

  17-08-2024 14:00
  
  The 2024 US Open is getting closer and the top players want to get to New York in the best possible conditions. The big favorites for the victory in the last Grand Slam of the season will be Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic. Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev will start one step behind the first three.The Spaniard has had two exceptional months, in which he won the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the silver medal at the Olympics in Paris. The four-time Grand Slam c
  
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• Another milestone certifies Jannik Sinner's amazing season

  17-08-2024 12:30
  
  The season of Jannik Sinner was characterized by many beautiful moments. The young Italian has definitely become a top player, he won his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open earlier this year and won his second Masters 1000 in Miami in spring.Jannik Sinner© Dylan Buell / Stringer Getty Images Sport The 23-year-old from San Candido rightly occupies the first position in the ATP ranking, even if his great rival Carlos Alcaraz has won the last two Majors (the French Open and the
  
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• What are the real extent of Jannik Sinner's concerning hip injury?

  17-08-2024 12:00
  
  On his 23rd birthday, Jannik Sinner did not take to the court as scheduled on Day 5 of the Cincinnati Open: ATP No.1 in fact booked his ticket to the quarterfinals of the ATP Masters 1000 without playing, because Jordan Thompson withdrew a few hours before the match.The physical problem felt by the Australian could be more serious than expected, especially considering that he also decided to skip doubles, where he was supposed to face Mackenzie McDonald and Alex Michelsen paired with Max Purcell
  
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• Mirra Andreeva fires brutal warning to Iga Swiatek ahead of Cincinnati quarters

  17-08-2024 10:40
  
  Mirra Andreeva acknowledges Iga Swiatek is the best in the game right now but adds that she is definitely not afraid of the world No. 1 heading into their Cincinnati matchup as the rising Russian star says the Pole is "also a human being" and that there isn't "something exceptional" in that. Andreeva, 17, is having quite a debut at this week's WTA 1000 event in Cincinnati after clinching three very notable wins to reach the quarterfinal - the Russian defeated 13th-ranked Emma Navarro, forme
  
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• Alex De Minaur gave hug update on injury and presence at US Open

  17-08-2024 10:00
  
  Alex De Minaur should recover from his injury in time to participate in the highly anticipated US Open. The Australian, after a very positive start to the season, with victories over Novak Djokovic, Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas and with the titles won in Acapulco and 's-Hertogenbosch, had to deal with a hip problem that affected his performances at Wimbledon and forced him to give up the Olympics, the National Bank Open in Toronto and the Cincinnati Open.The ATP No.10 is ready to return an
  
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• Draper earns controversial win while Alcaraz plays 'worst match'

  17-08-2024 09:56 via bbc.com
  
  Jack Draper beats Felix Auger-Aliassime in controversial circumstances at the Cincinnati Open as Carlos Alcaraz smashes his racquet during a defeat by Gael Monfils.
  
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• Draper earns controversial win as Alcaraz loses

  17-08-2024 09:56 via bbc.com
  
  Jack Draper beats Felix Auger-Aliassime in controversial circumstances at the Cincinnati Open as Carlos Alcaraz smashes his racquet during a defeat by Gael Monfils.
  
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• Aryna Sabalenka stronger thanks to defeats: she will be the favorite at the US Open

  17-08-2024 08:30
  
  After a sparkling start, some physical problems limited her, but Aryna Sabalenka is trying to find the same energy she had at the beginning of the season, the determination that allowed her to win her second career Slam title at the Australian Open.After missing Wimbledon due to injury, the Belarusian tennis player returned to the court for the season finale on the North American hard court. Semifinal in Washington, quarterfinals in Canada and now Cincinnati.Given the physical state of almost al
  
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• Scottie Scheffler is not satisfied with the FedEx Cup Playoffs format

  17-08-2024 07:00
  
  Scottie Scheffler is heading into the FedEx St. Jude Championship with a massive lead over his competitors, thanks to his impressive performances and victories this season. At just 27 years old, he’s proving to be a tough opponent for everyone else.Despite his strong position, Scheffler has voiced concerns about the playoff format. With 2,000 points awarded to the winner and the leader at the Tour Championship starting with a two-shot advantage, he feels the system isn’t entirely fai
  
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• Emma Raducanu confirms one post-US Open tournament for indoor swing

  17-08-2024 05:35
  
  Emma Raducanu has already confirmed one tournament for the indoor swing as the former British world No. 10 signed up to participate at the Hong Kong Open in late October and early November. This year, Hong Kong will be hosting two tournaments - an ATP 250 tournament but also a WTA 250 event. And so far, the organizers have landed some big names as world No. 6 Andrey Rublev is set to highlight the men's player field. Now that 2021 US Open champion Raducanu has also agreed to come to Hon
  
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• Inspired Gael Monfils stuns Carlos Alcaraz in Cincinnati

  17-08-2024 04:44
  
  Last year's Cincinnati Masters finalist Carlos Alcaraz will not seek another deep run in Ohio! World no. 3 suffered a heavy 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 loss to Gael Monfils in the second round, losing points and moving further behind Jannik Sinner on the live ATP ranking list. Gael completed the win within two days, with two rivals leaving the court on Thursday night in the tie break of the second set due to the rain. They continued on Friday, and the veteran claimed the tie break 7-5, forcing a decider and g
  
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• Rahm to prevent the coronation of Niemann

  17-08-2024 04:41
  
  Jon Rahm, after his Olympic disaster, has the mission this weekend at The Old White of The Greenbrier (Virginia) to prevent Joaquín Niemann from being proclaimed the third winner of the LIV Golf general classification, the Saudi league that crowned the American Talor Gooch last year.Jon Rahm, resultsNiemann, 25 years old, won his first tournament as a professional outside of Chile at the Greenbrier and thanks to his triumphs this year in Mayakoba and Jedah, he leads a classification in wh
  
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• Leylah Fernandez tells how she was instructed to 'stop being dumb' vs Elena Rybakina

  17-08-2024 03:55
  
  Leylah Fernandez hilariously revealed that at one point her team started instructing her to "stop being dumb and just put the ball in" and after listening to the advice, she was able to create a huge comeback and stun No. 4 seed Elena Rybakina.After coming back to beat Yuan Yue in the Cincinnati first round, Fernandez found herself in another tight battle when she met Rybakina - who was playing her opening match after a first-round bye. Early in the match, Fernandez missed out on some great
  
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• LIV Golf, the first disqualification for doping

  17-08-2024 03:39
  
  It’s one of those pieces of news that comes out of nowhere, but in a short time, attracts the attention of the media and fans.On Sunday, LIV Golf made official the first doping ban in its short (to date) history.And, if the news of the sanction is “noisy” in itself, so is the name of the recipient: Graeme McDowell.Now, I’m not the one to judge this or that player, but I never expected a doping ban for the 2010 U.S. Open Champion.Liv Golf, dopingMcDowell tested positive fo
  
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• An Oscar-winning epic starring Mel Gibson

  17-08-2024 02:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Braveheart tells the story of fiery rebel William Wallace's rebellion against Edward I
  
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• Coco Gauff reveals next plans after lackluster Cincinnati performance and shock exit

  17-08-2024 02:15
  
  Coco Gauff acknowledged she didn't play well at all against Yulia Putintseva and indicated that she was planning to take a few days off to "reset" after another very disappointing defeat leading up to the US Open.After a first-round bye, No. 2 seed Gauff started her Cincinnati title defense on Thursday. But it ended as soon as it started after world No. 33 Putintseva stunned the top-ranked American female tennis player 6-4 2-6 6-4. For Gauff, this was just yet another disappointing defeat t
  
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• Scottie Scheffler praised Schauffele and sent an interesting message to reporters

  17-08-2024 02:00
  
  Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele could become major rivals and usher in a new era in golf. Both have had amazing seasons. Scheffler, in particular, has been impressive with six victories this season, while Schauffele has claimed two majors this year: the PGA Championship and The Open. It's difficult to determine who is currently better, as opinions vary, but most golf fans seem to view Scheffler as the best player right now. The two golfers competed in the opening round of the FedEx
  
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• Alcaraz out of Cincy after 'worst match' of career

  17-08-2024 01:38 via espn.com
  
  A visibly frustrated Carlos Alcaraz fell to Gael Monfils in three sets at the Cincinnati Open on Friday, calling it "the worst match that I've ever played in my career."
  
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• Moolman in command at the Czech Masters

  17-08-2024 01:33
  
  After the first round of the D+D Real Czech Masters, there is a surprise in front of everyone, with Pieter Moolman looking down on everyone thanks to his opening 64. After the Olympic interlude, the golfers of the DP World Tour are back on the course, and the thirty-three-year-old South African surprises with his -8, in a day that changed from the thirteenth onwards: six consecutive birdies until returning to the Clubhouse and a night as a solitary leader.D+D Real Czech Masters, resultsA very sh
  
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• Cincinnati: Aryna Sabalenka ousts Elina Svitolina, Iga Swiatek destroys No. 15 seed

  17-08-2024 01:07
  
  Aryna Sabalenka has been through to the Cincinnati quarterfinal after overcoming Elina Svitolina in a round-of-16 showdown, while Iga Swiatek made light work of Marta Kostyuk to also reach the last-eight.Sabalenka, seeded at No. 3, complicated things late in the first set but still managed to win the opener and ultimately get the job done in two sets versus Svitolina 7-5 6-2.During the match, Sabalenka fired 30 winners and had 16 unforced errors while 2023 Wimbledon semifinalist Svitolina had 14
  
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• LETAS, Alessia Nobilio was still in evidence

  17-08-2024 00:31
  
  Second consecutive excellent performance by amateur Alessia Nobilio on the LET Access, who ranked third with 210 (69 70 71, par) strokes in the Destination Gotland Ladies Open, played at the Gumbalde Resort (par 70) in Stånga, Sweden. The Italian, in her fourth competition ever on the circuit, collected three “top 3” after the third place in the Roma Alps Letas Open (2021) and the second in the previous Ahlsell Trophy by Destination Jonkoping.LETAS, resultsWith a recovery in th
  
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• A story about love, friendship, faith and astronomy

  17-08-2024 00:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Spanning a period of 20 years, this story follows the challenges facing these themes
  
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