Iga Swiatek saw her hopes of a United States Open title defence dashed last year when she fell in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows but now says she feels free of the pressure that helped fuel that letdown.
Ben O'Connor completed his collection of stage victories in all three of cycling's Grand Tours by winning stage six of the Vuelta a EspaƱa, and also took the overall lead after his solo run left everyone behind.
Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday the time was right for a Formula One race in Africa and he was working behind-the-scenes with Rwanda and South Africa to try to make it happen.
The University of Western Cape(UWC) have beaten Young Buffaloes Ladies of Eswatini six nil in the CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA qualifiers in Blantyre, Malawi, to advance to the final of the competition.
Top seed Jannik Sinner, whose doping case has dominated the lead-up to the US Open, faces a tough road to the New York final while in-form Aryna Sabalenka will also be tested, according to the draw released on yesterday.
Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya inched ever so close to the men's 800 metres world record missing the global mark by two tenths of a second in winning the Lausanne Diamond League with the second fastest time in history.
World number three Coco Gauff is hoping a trip home for a mental reset will help her bounce back from a string of disappointing results as she prepares to defend her US Open crown.