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For a second consecutive match at the US Open, Naomi Osaka appeared to be cruising. Everything was in hand as the two-time champion established a set and a break lead in her round two match against Katerina Siniakova, an uneventful return to the third round beckoning.Instead of carrying that great momentum forward until the end, though, Osaka was overcome by tension in the final stages of the second set and she soon found herself in a decider. It took a significant amount of resilience and restraint for her to reset and find a way through to the third round with…

Tonight on TNA Impact, we have a double dose of tag team action as we set the stage towards Bound for Glory next month. Backstage, Elayna Black is talking about losing her opportunity at the TNA Knockouts World Championship at Lockdown in Chicago. She seemingly runs into The Elegance Brand and the new TNA Knockouts Television Champion, M By Elegance. M says that the difference between her and Black is that she doesn’t disappoint anyone who comes to see her. Black tells her to keep the title close, but M isn’t scared because she volunteers Heather By Elegance to fight…

Top seed Alexander Zverev endured another gruelling five-set US Open match as he overcame Quentin Halys at 02:15 local time to reach the third round.French Open champion Zverev is one of the favourites for the title, with world number one Jannik Sinner missing with injury and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz working his way back to fitness.However, the German was taken to five sets in his first match and his level fluctuated wildly against world number 52 Halys on a humid evening in New York.An exhausted Zverev raised his arms aloft after completing a 6-4 4-6 7-6 (7-3) 6-7 (3-7) 6-3…

Barry-Murphy took the reins at Cardiff during a difficult period for the club after their first relegation to the third tier in 22 years.The former Rochdale manager exceeded the average 277-day tenure of his predecessors by March of this year, when the Bluebirds were second in League One.And like Warnock he delivered a promotion, although his came in the first season, to get Cardiff back into the Championship at the first attempt.By winning 34 of his 62 games in charge of the Bluebirds thus far, Barry-Murphy has achieved that goal more often than not. Average attendances for home games increased…

Alex de Minaur has blown his best opportunity to claim a maiden grand slam crown after crashing out in the US Open second round in New York. Australia’s world No 7 slumped to a shock straight-sets loss to Botic van de Zandschulp, the Dutchman he had beaten in all four of their previous meetings.In a demoralising display, De Minaur dropped serve five times and only broke his 70th-ranked opponent once in a 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 defeat on Thursday (Friday AEST). He also racked up 30 unforced errors compared to just 23 winners in the two-hour, 43-minute upset on The Grandstand.A…

Harriet Dart and Francesca Jones both fell to seeded players as British interest in the US Open singles ended in the second round.Dart said she felt “under the weather” during her 6-2 6-2 defeat by Czech 25th seed Marie Bouzkova as temperatures reached around 30C in New York.Her loss meant Jones was the last Briton standing in either singles draw, and she acquitted herself well before falling 6-4 6-4 to 14th seed and rising American star Iva Jovic.Nine British players competed in the US Open main draws – the most since 1981 – with four coming through qualifying.Five of them…

Summer Rae has instigated speculation about an in-ring return after sharing a pair of Instagram Stories showing herself back in wrestling gear. The former WWE Superstar hasn’t competed since 2022. Moreover, her latest posts have fans wondering if she’s preparing to lace up the boots again. Rae, real name Danielle Moinet, first caught attention after posting a video of herself pulling up her boots and adjusting her gear. A second Story showed her fully dressed for the ring and posing for the camera. There has been no confirmation that Rae is planning a comeback, but the timing quickly fueled the…

Nick Kyrgios is eligible to return to tennis after accepting a one-month ban for testing positive for cocaine.The Australian, 31, was provisionally suspended on 4 August after a sample he submitted during the Mallorca Open in June was found to contain benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine.Kyrgios told investigators from the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) that he used cocaine at a nightclub in Magaluf in the early hours of 20 June.He played his first-round match at the Mallorca tournament two days later, losing in straight sets to compatriot Adam Walton.The ITIA accepted he used cocaine outside of competition after consulting…

Fallen Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has entered a treatment program after accepting a one-month ban for testing positive to cocaine.After admitting his “huge mistake” when initially suspended for failing a drugs test on June 22 at an ATP 250 tournament in Spain, Kyrgios is allowed to compete again from Friday.Kyrgios, who had been provisionally suspended since 4 August, had faced a ban ranging from a baseline three-month period to up to four years.During an interview with International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) investigators, Kyrgios explained his use of cocaine had occurred socially during a night out, days before he was…

Wwe/Getty Images Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods are now officially known as Kofi and Austin Creed after making their AEW debuts at last weekend’s All In: London pay-per-view. As a tag team, they’ve also rebranded themselves into The New Level, with The New Day name in their rearview mirror. During an appearance with “The Ariel Helwani Show,” Kofi explained how a simple thought made from the treadmill eventually spawned their AEW team name and the theme song attached to it, “New Level” by A$AP Ferg and Future. “Austin had the…