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 Lydia Ko finished what she called a "Cinderella-like story" as she secured the Ladies' Open at St. Andrews on Sunday, only half a month in the wake of winning Olympic gold in Paris. The 27-year-old from New Zealand checked a three-under 69 in her last round, remembering a birdie for the last opening, to complete on seven-under after her four adjusts and guarantee her third significant title as well as $1.425 million in rewards. Ko completed two shots in front of four players - world No. 1 Nelly Korda, Yin Ruoning, reigning champ Lilia Vu and Shin Ji-yai - who all tied for second. "It's really strange," Ko said in her prize show function. "Winning the gold decoration in Paris half a month prior, being true was excessively great. "Furthermore, clearly heading into the end of the week, I was in conflict and I said: 'How can it be the case for me to win The Open?' I've had the most Cinderella-like story these beyond couple of weeks and th

Emma Navarro claimed another win over Coco Gauff at a Grand Slam after dethroning the defending champion with a superb three-set win at Flushing Meadows. Meanwhile, Grigor Dimitrov is enjoying his best run at the US Open for five years after finding a way past Andrey Rublev in a gripping round-of-16 clash at Flushing Meadows. Elsewhere, Taylor Fritz won in four sets against Casper Ruud. Reigning US Open champion Coco Gauff was sensationally dumped out at the fourth-round stage, as Emma Navarro advanced to the quarter-finals with a 6-3 4-6 6-3 victory. It was another landmark win for Navarro, who reached the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows for the first time. She also claimed a second last-16 win over Gauff at a Grand Slam after beating her compatriot at Wimbledon earlier this year.  he 23-year-old now advances to her ninth tour-level quarter-final this year, and can look forward to a last-eight meeting against Paula Badosa. There were double faults aplenty from Gauff in a nervy

Hasan Mahmud took his career-best figures to bundle Pakistan for 172 Zakir Hasan was the more aggressive of the two Bangladesh openers, Pakistan vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Rawalpindi, 4th day, September 2, 2024 Zakir Hasan was the more aggressive of the two Bangladesh openers • AFP/Getty Images Tea Bangladesh 262 and 37 for 0 (Zakir 27*) need another 148 runs to beat Pakistan 274 and 172 (Salman 47, Rizwan 43, Mahmud 5-43, Nahid 4-44) Hasan Mahmud and Nahid Rana shared nine wickets between them as Bangladesh bowled out Pakistan for 172 on the fourth afternoon of the second Test in Rawalpindi. That set up a chase of 185 for the visitors as they aim to sweep the two-match series. Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam then came out with a positive intent wiping out 37 runs off the target in just six overs. Zakir was the aggressor as he went into tea on 27 off 21 balls which included two sixes off Khurram Shahzad. Bangladesh further need 148 runs to secure just their third overseas Test se

  The 39-year-old stands one career goal from 900 and isn’t stopping yet Cristiano Ronaldo says he will probably retire “in two or three years” (Bradley Collyer/PA)  (PA Wire) Cristiano Ronaldo  has set himself the career objective of scoring 1,000 goals for club and country before he retires. The Portuguese superstar currently has 899 goals to his name and is getting ready to break the 900-mark during  Al-Nassr ’s busy September schedule. Never content with his performance and outrageous numbers, the 39-year-old believes he can reach his target in the next two years if he stays fit. "I want to reach 1,000 goals," Ronaldo told his former  Manchester United  teammate  Rio Ferdinand  on his newly launched  YouTube channel . "If I don’t have any injuries, this for me is the most important [thing], I want that. For me, the best mark that I can have in football is to reach, first, 900 goals. After, my challenge is to be at 1,000 goals." Ronaldo’s undeniable star power w

  Mehidy, Litton gnaw away at Pakistan's lead Both Mehidy Hasan and Litton Das scored half-centuries but the former departed towards the end of the session © AFP A near-flawless session by Bangladesh, as they added 118 runs to the score, brought Pakistan's lead down to 81 on Day 3 of the second Test at Rawalpindi. Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Litton Das notched up their half-centuries as the batters took full advantage of an older ball and erratic lines and lengths by the Pakistan bowlers. Khurram Shahzad got the breakthrough of Mehidy and Taskin just before the Tea break, adding the sixth wicket to his tally. Bangladesh began the session dealing in boundaries as Litton hit Shahzad for two boundaries through gully off wide deliveries. Couple of overs later, Litton went one better off the same bowler as he scored three boundaries through gully, a drive down the ground and a pull behind square. Mehidy rounded off the over with a boundary through extra cover to complete a massive 17-ru

 U.S. Open Tennis Jannik Miscreant, of Italy, responds in the wake of scoring a point against Christopher O'Connell, of Australia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis titles, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in New York. (AP Photograph/Julia Nikhinson)ASSOCIATED PRESSMore NEW YORK (AP) — Jannik Miscreant never gave his third-round rival at the U.S. Open on Saturday, Chris O'Connell, even a second to consider pulling off the kind of stupendous bombshell that killed Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz. "It shows that this game is eccentric. Whenever you drop a smidgen of your level — on the off chance that it's psychological, in the event that it's tennis-wise or physical — toward the end, it tremendously affects the outcome," Miscreant said. "The two adversaries who they lost against, they played some mind blowing tennis. What's more, it works out." Not to the No. 1-positioned Delinquent, who is out of nowhere the #1 to bring home the men's