Mercurial Australian Nick Kyrgios claims he will easily beat women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka in a "Battle of the Sexes" showdown that could be played next year.

Bangladesh confirmed at least a sixth-place finish in the AHF Hockey Asia Cup after beating Kazakhstan 5-1 in the 5th-8th place deciding match in Rajgir, Bihar, India, today.

World number one Sinner swept aside Musetti 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in the first all-Italian men's quarter-final in Grand Slam history.

Two months after suffering a 6-0, 6-0 double-bagel disaster as Swiatek clinched her first Wimbledon crown, Anisimova turned the tables on the six-time Grand Slam winner to score a 6-4, 6-3 upset on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court.

Outside the Mirpur Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium, an unusual sight unfolded. Wrestlers were training under the open sky -- sometimes on bare soil, sometimes on paved concrete -- sweating it out while puzzled passersby watched as if the arena itself had spilled onto the streets.

Sabalenka beat Pegula in the 2024 final in New York but the undisputed women's number one is yet to add to her Grand Slam collection this year, losing in two finals.

Djokovic will meet Alcaraz in the last four with the 22-year-old Spaniard in blistering form.

Carlos Alcaraz powered into the US Open semifinals to set up a potential showdown with Novak Djokovic on Tuesday as Jessica Pegula punched her ticket to the last four.

Defending champion Sinner needed just 81 minutes to administer a brutal 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 drubbing to reach the last eight.

Naomi Osaka blew past Coco Gauff to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open on Monday in a lopsided battle of former champions.

Bangladesh suffered a 5-1 defeat against defending champions South Korea in their third and final Pool B match on Monday, all but ensuring they would finish third in the four-team pool.

“We must be proactive in protecting native species. If moving the egg is necessary, specialists will be engaged and permissions sought,” a council spokesperson said.

Carlos Alcaraz marched into the quarter-finals of the US Open on Sunday.

Novak Djokovic made history at the age of 38 on Sunday after his 6-3 6-3 6-2 victory over Jan-Lennard Struff in the last 16 of the U.S. Open saw him become the oldest man to reach the quarter-finals at all four Grand Slams in a single season.

Australian Alex De Minaur reached the second week of the U.S. Open for the third year in a row with little fanfare on Saturday and said he intended to keep winning until the tournament organisers were forced to give him better billing.

Third seed Alexander Zverev crashed out in the US Open third round on Saturday after losing to Canadian 25th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in four sets.

Iga Swiatek struggled into the last 16 of the US Open on Saturday, recovering from a rocky start to edge past Russia's Anna Kalinskaya.

Jannik Sinner kept his US Open title defence on track with a battling four-set win over Denis Shapovalov on Saturday as home favourite Coco Gauff sailed into the women's last 16.

Mohammad Abdullah, Ashraful Islam and Rakibul Hasan scored a brace apiece as Bangladesh brushed aside Chinese Taipei 8-3 in their second Pool B match of the Asia Cup in Bihar on Saturday.

India has formally submitted its proposal to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad city of Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state.