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Del Potro survives Verdasco test, seals spot in US Open 4th round


With the backing of a vocal contingent of Argentinian fans under the lights at the Arthur Ashe stadium, Del Potro held off a stern challenge from 31st seed Verdasco to ultimately prevail in straight sets 7-5, 7-6 (8), 6-3 on Friday. The game was littered with long, gruelling rallies in which the Argentine...

Thiem rallies to defeat Fritz, advance to US Open round of 16


Like in his second-round victory over American Steve Johnson, when Thiem had to come back from a two-set-to-one deficit, the Austrian lacked sharpness from the baseline and was inconsistent with his serve in the early part on Friday. But he rallied in the second set, improving his play both in the rallies and...

AC Milan edge Roma 2-1


It was the first victory of the season for the Rossoneri on Friday. Both teams came into the contest at the San Siro off disappointing performances in their previous outings. Milan blew a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 at Napoli and Roma were held 3-3 at home by Atalanta, reports Efe news. Roma struggled...

Hannover hold Borussia Dortmund 0-0


With the tie on Friday, Dortmund risks losing their lead in the Bundesliga, earned in a 4-1 opening day route of RB Leipzig, reports Efe news. Even though Dortmund demonstrated a demolishing effectiveness in their opening match, Lucien Favres team was unable to take advantage of any of the clear chances they found. The...

Nadal advances at US Open after hard-fought win over Khachanov


The world No. 1 overcame pain in his right knee to dispatch the 27th-seeded Russian in a match that went on for nearly four and a half hours on Friday -- the longest contest so far at the 2018 tournament, reports Efe news. After getting off to a slow start and losing the...

Svitolina cruises into US Open round of 16


The 23-year-old Svitolina won the match in an hour and eight minutes on Friday, thanks to her more consistent baseline game and a perfect five-for-five conversion rate on break points, reports Efe news. Wang struck 19 winners to Svitolinas 14, but her 27 unforced errors (15 more than the Ukrainian) proved to be...

Spain’s Corrales loses in Barcelona badminton tourney QF


Corrales gained a 8-5 lead, but Mitani then proceeded to go on a 13-4 run to take full control of the first game on Friday. The Spaniard kept fighting and narrowed the gap to 19-17 but her comeback fell short when Mitani won the final two points of the first game, reports Efe...

Serena defeats Venus to advance to US Open 4th round


One of the most anticipated ties of the tournament so far failed to live up to the hype on Friday, as Serena bossed proceedings from start to finish, Efe news reported. The 17th seeds biggest scare came early on when she rolled over on her ankle, but the result never truly looked in...

Pujara ton helps India take lead, Moeen stars with ball for England


At stumps, England were 6/0 in their second dig and trailing by 21 runs with openers Alastair Cook (batting 2) and Keaton Jennings (batting 4) at the crease. For the tourists, R. Ashwin (0/1), who opened the bowling, and Jasprit Bumrah (0/5) bowled a couple of overs each. Replying to Englands 246 in the...