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Venus Williams was eliminated from the US Open on Tuesday night after falling to Belgian qualifier Greet Minnen in their first-round clash. the 43-year-old fell to a 6-1 6-1 loss, her heaviest defeat in her 100 career matches at the US Open. This is also her third consecutive first-round loss. "It was really great to hear the support," Williams said...

Novak Djokovic is back at the US Open after missing last year's tournament. The former ATP world number one marked his return to the final grand slam of the year with a 6-0, 6-2, 6-3 Alexandre Muller of France on Monday night. "Well, I knew it was going to be a late night for me, late start of the match," Djokovic explained...

The Miami Dolphins preseason clash with the Jacksonville Jaguars came to a premature halt with eight minutes and 32 seconds left on the clock after Dolphins' receiver Daewood Davis went down after taking a hit from Jaguars linebacker Dequan Jackson. After being immobilized on a backboard, Davis was carted off the field. The Jaguars were leading 31-18 when the...

Brazilian club Fluminense has rejected a €30 million ($32.5m) offer for local midfielder André from Liverpool, sources confirmed on Wednesday. While the Reds are hoping to sign the talented Brazilian before the transfer deadline at the end of this month, the Brazilian club wants to hold onto him at least until the end of the season. Fluminense's board alerted Liverpool...

Carlos Alcaraz has advanced to the final of the Western & Southern Open after defeating Hubert Hurkacz 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3 during his semifinal clash. He will face Novak Djokovic in Sunday's final in what will be the rematch of this year's Wimbledon final, in which Alcaraz emerged victorious. Djokovic defeated Alexander Zverev, who won the tournament in 2021, 7-6...

United States Men's National Team Captain Tyler Adams is closing in on a return to Premier League soccer. Sources confirmed on Friday that Bournemouth have activated the release clause in Adams' contract at Leeds United which would see the club secure Adams' signing for a fee in the region of £20 million ($25.4m). Leeds United were relegated from the Premier...

The New York Liberty won the WNBA Commissioner's Cup on Tuesday night after clinching an 82-63 victory over the Las Vegas Aces. This is the first trophy that Liberty has won since being one of the original WNBA franchises to begin playing in 1997. "This is why we all came here," forward Breanna Stewart remarked following the victory. "We came...

Brazilian forward Neymar Jr is set to leave Paris Saint-Germain for Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal. This comes after sources confirmed that PSG accepted a €90 million ($98.6 million) bid for the 31-year-old player. This comes after reports on Sunday that Neymar had agreed to personal terms with the Saudi club. Neymar is set to join Al Hilal on a...

The NBA sent a memo to all 30 teams in the league on Friday in response to Damian Lillard's desire to only play for the Miami Heat, as expressed by his agent, Aaron Goodwin. In response to this revelation, the NBA declared in the memo that any player or agent that makes comments that suggest that he won't "fully perform...

Super-utilityman Enrique Hernandez will return to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a deal that will see two relievers, Nick Robertson and Justin Hagenman, depart for the Boston Red Sox. As part of the deal reached on Tuesday, the Red Sox have agreed to pay $2.5 million of the roughly $3.5 million remaining on Hernandez's current contract. "Obviously he helped us...