Kudla – the eighth seed at the ATP 250 tournament in Newport – cruised past Ruben Bemelmans 6-3 6-4. His fellow American Young was not so lucky, the wildcard going down to Vasek Pospisil 7-6 (7-5) 6-1. In other first-round matches, Jordan Thompson won an all-Australian clash against James Duckworth 6-4 6-3 and Tim Smyczek battled past Bjorn Fratangelo 6-3 2-6 6-4. 0 votes
The 19-year-old edged his Pakistani opponent in a tight first game. Iqbal bounced back brilliantly in the second game by putting pressure on Kumar’s backhand. Kumar held his nerve in the third and fourth games as he outsmarted Iqbal with deft play. Earlier this week, Kumar won his first Professional Squash Association (PSA) title at the Tasmanian Open beating Jamie Haycocks in straight games in the final. Kumar’s next opponent is New Zealand’s Kashif Shuja....
The second-ranked Kvitova landed only 48 percent of her first serves, double-faulted six times, and was broken five times. Kvitova, the defending St. Petersburg champion who lost to Naomi Osaka in the Australian Open final, was playing in her 14th match in 24 days. It was Vekic’s fifth match in that time. Vekic will next face veteran Vera Zvonareva in the semifinals after she beat fellow Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 7-6 (3)....
Europe, who have won the prior two editions of the competition, lead 7-5 heading into the final day, but they might have had one hand on the trophy already if not for Kyrgios. A home side able to name a line-up where each of their six players are ranked higher than John Isner, their opponents’ top star, celebrated singles triumphs for Federer and Rafael Nadal but found Kyrgios in determined mood late on Saturday evening....
The LA Clippers have proven their mettle as a strong contender in the West, winning five of their eight games so far. Paul George has led the franchise with aplomb, averaging 25 points per game, to go with 5.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists. The Clippers are also bolstered with role players like Serge Ibaka and Nicolas Batum who have performed their roles to perfection. Meanwhile, the Golden State Warriors have also had a decent start to their NBA campaign, winning four of their six games....
Kuchar went into Sunday with a four-shot lead after a 65 in round three but two late bogeys threatened to allow Lee a chance to snatch the title in Mexico. Two birdies on the front nine helped keep Kuchar in front, and when he picked up further shots at 11 and 13 he looked assured of a first win in over four years. However, dropped shots at his next two holes cut his advantage to just a single shot and gave Lee hope of at least forcing a play-off....
Sent in, RR were looking ominous at 59 for no loss after four overs, already their highest inside the powerplay, before the home side triggered a batting collapse on the visitors in the middle overs by taking six wickets for 31 runs. With none of their middle-order batsmen showing any fight, it would have been worse for RR but No. 8 Jaydev Unadkat struck 26 from 18 balls (3x4, 1x6) before Prasidh Krishna dismissed him to end the innings in the 19th over....
Nassar has been accused of sexual assault by more than 330 individuals, many of whom female gymnasts. He sexually assaulted his patients under the guise of medical treatment for more than two decades before he was arrested in December of 2016. Ross, 21, revealing that Nassar sexually assaulted her means that all five of the gymnasts on the 2012 United States women’s Olympic gymnastics team, also known as the “Fierce Five”, have accused Nassar of sexual assault, as Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman and Jordyn Wieber have also done so....
“Sucks to finish second to a teammate, but good for the company,” Busch said immediately after the race. Busch joked about his hatred for his teammate, while also giving credit to how well Truex has historically raced at Sonoma Raceway. He went on to explain how his relationship with Truex has unfolded, calling it a “teammate rivalry.” “I hate him,” Busch said with a smile (via NASCAR.com). “I mean, yeah, I guess you could say there’s sibling rivalries, there’s teammate rivalries, whatever you want to call it....
Busch has six straight series victories dating to last season and 40 overall. The Sprint Cup driver led the final 55 laps in the 150-lap race. He also won at 1.5-mile track in 2011. MORE: Winning truck fails tech | Cup series odds for Kentucky Wallace, the winner two weeks ago at Gateway in Madison, Illinois, finished 1.844 seconds behind Busch. Ryan Blaney was third, followed by Timothy Peters, Brad Keselowski, Matt Crafton, Austin Dillon, Ron Hornaday Jr....
While Kuzma has shown signs of a resurgence over the past week, Basketball Insiders is reporting that the Lakers will consider trading the forward unless his form improves over the next few weeks: In case you didn’t know… Kuzma was selected 27th overall in the 2017 NBA Draft by the Brooklyn Nets, although he was immediately sent to the Lakers. Alongside Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart, and Brandon Ingram, Kuzma formed part of LA’s much talked about young core, and the Flint native finished his rookie season averaging 16....
Kyrgios beat Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 7-6 (7-4) in Brisbane, sending down 20 aces after his pledge to give 200 Australian dollars to the bushfires effort for each service winner he hits in January. Alex de Minaur – Kyrgios’ team-mate at the event, who impressively came from a set down to defeat an ill-tempered Alex Zverev 4-6 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 – followed suit after Kyrgios tweeted his intention to help, while stars from other sports have also joined in....
Yes, the Tigers were trounced by the Wildcats, 91-61. Sure, Kentucky was bigger and taller (and stronger at times) but uhh… MORE: Kentucky’s season in photos | Bruce Pearl’s real talk | Does the No. 1 overall seed matter? Good try. Good effort.
Chinaman Kuldeep and orthodox leggie Chahal had performed well in the recently concluded ODI series against Australia, which the hosts won 4-1, and now would be confronted by the New Zealand batsmen in the three-match ODI series commencing here on October 22. The 22-year-old Kuldeep, from Kanpur, grabbed nine wickets in the ODI series against Australia while Haryana-born Chahal picked up seven wickets in the same series. “They’ve definitely grown from the last time they made their way into the team till now....
The hosts opted to select left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep as an additional bowler on Saturday after Kohli failed to overcome his shoulder injury, with Ajinkya Rahane stepping up to captain India in a Test for the first time. It was Australia skipper Smith who initially took centre stage, sharing 134 for the second wicket with David Warner (56) en route to 111, his third century of the series and seventh in his last eight five-day matches against India....
The Olympic Gold Medalist was in talks with WWE to be involved in the show for a couple of weeks, but plans for his return were scrapped. He previously served as a producer and General Manager of RAW before he was released from his contract in 2020 alongside multiple other talents. Speaking on the latest episode of The Kurt Angle Show, Angle revealed that he was supposed to be involved in a program at Royal Rumble....
Busch, the 2004 Sprint Cup champion, has never competed in an IndyCar race but went through rookie orientation last year at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with Andretti Autosport, which will field the car for him in the 2014 Indianapolis 500. MORE: Bob Pockrass’ Monday Teardown | Phoenix winners & losers Driving for Stewart-Haas Racing in Sprint Cup, Busch will have two major days were he will have to juggle the two series competing in Indianapolis and Concord, N....
Kush Maini ended the final round of the CIK-FIA European Karting Championship eighth overall here after qualifying 51st out of 75. The 14-year-old from Bengaluru scythed his way through the field during the four rounds of heats and the pre-final to qualify fifth for the final where he finished eighth in a competition that had over a 100 participants of 32 nationalities on Sunday. Kush, who came into the championship in high spirits after winning his appeal which had earlier excluded him from the results in the first round at Portimao, showed great pace through the practice sessions which saw him consistently running in the top 10....
