Amanda Anisimova has qualified for the season-ending WTA Finals for the first time in her career [Reuters]
Defending champion Coco Gauff was thrashed 6-1 6-2 by third seed Amanda Anisimova in their China Open semi-final.
Wimbledon finalist Anisimova, 24, took just 58 minutes to cruise past her compatriot and will play Jessica Pegula or Linda Noskova in Sunday’s final.
Anisimova, who also reached the final of the US Open this year, has climbed to world number four and showed her class in dismantling Gauff.
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Bill Belichick vs. Dabo Swinney contracts: How underachieving UNC, Clemson coaches compare in 2025 salary
originally appeared on The Sporting News
On Saturday, the Clemson Tigers travel to Chapel Hill to take on the North Carolina Tar Heels. Although the game looked like a marquee ACC matchup at the start of the season, it has severely lost its luster.
A big reason for that is both teams’ underwhelming starts through September. Clemson enters this one at 1-3, with losses to LSU, Georgia Tech and Syracuse.
What channel is Nebraska vs. Michigan State on? Live stream, time, TV schedule to watch Saturday college football game
originally appeared on The Sporting News
The Nebraska Cornhuskers will host Michigan State in college football’s Week 6 matchup at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Saturday.
Nebraska suffered its first loss in Week 4 against the Michigan Wolverines and has a 3-1 start to the campaign. Michigan State, too, is coming off its first loss and a bye week and has a 3-1 start.
Barcelona president talks Flick, Camp Nou, PSG loss, Champions League – ‘Our players will never give up’
It has been an eventful set of months for Barcelona with ups and downs, as is always the case in the Catalan capital.
From their slow start in La Liga to their strong run thereafter and the contrastingly strong start to the UEFA Champions League to the defeat to PSG, a lot can be said about the team’s form, performance and scope for improvement.
Almost 90 years after its first and only appearance at the World Cup, Indonesia is just two victories away from returning to the tournament.
It would mark a major turnaround in fortunes in just over three years since 135 spectators died at the Kanjuruhan stadium disaste r in East Java as tear gas fired by security forces caused a stampede for the exits on Oct. 1, 2022 in a domestic match.
If Indonesia can defeat Saudi Arabia and Iraq on Oct. 8 and 11, respectively, in a qualifying tournament, then it will advance to 2026 World Cup to be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The prospect of a winter reunion between Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United has been reignited after head coach Ruben Amorim revealed the club is exploring warm-weather friendlies.
United’s defeat to Tottenham in the Europa League final meant no European football this season, freeing up midweek slots and impacting revenue.
Amorim confirmed the club, also out of the Carabao Cup, is considering friendlies to “compensate” for this loss.
🎥 Real Sociedad facing a ‘Kubo situation’
Despite the player having ankle discomfort, Sergio Francisco assures that if he plays, it’s normal for him to join his national team.
Take Kubo’s ankle has recently been a topic of controversy at Real Sociedad. On one hand, the player trains and plays despite the discomfort, and here Sergio Francisco is clear.
It’s normal for his national team to call him up and therefore, once he plays with his club, he sees it as normal to join his country despite these discomforts. Is this decision advisable?.
“Bad decision” – Paul Merson hits out at Chelsea for selling star who made Palmer a “better player”
Former Arsenal star Paul Merson believes Chelsea made a “bad decision” by moving striker Nicolas Jackson on this summer.
Jackson completed a loan move to Bayern Munich on deadline day, which includes an obligation to buy based on making a certain number of appearances.
The 24-year-old had fallen down the pecking order at Chelsea following the arrival of both Joao Pedro and Liam Delap.
The Arizona Cardinals take on the Tennessee Titans in Week 5. They kick off from State Farm Stadium at 4:05 p.m. ET (1:05 p.m. Arizona time). For a trio of Titans players, it will be a bit of a homecoming.
Three players on the Titans used to play for the Cardinals.
No Cardinals are former Titans.
Who are the former Cardinals?
Three former Arizona Cardinals players on Tennessee Titans
LB Kyzir White
White is on Tennessee’s practice squad. He played the last two seasons for the Cardinals.
Saudi clubs set to return for Man United star in January – Report
Bruno Fernandes Transfer Battle Brewing Again
Manchester United’s summer stance on Bruno Fernandes was designed to send a message, rejecting a £100million bid from Al-Hilal. Yet three months later, that line looks far less secure. Fresh overtures from Saudi Arabia are expected in January and this time, the situation feels distinctly more fragile.