Aryna Sabalenka defeated Jessica Pegula in straight sets to reach the US Open final, where she will face Elena Rybakina. Rybakina won her semifinal match against Coco Gauff in three sets, setting up a final between Sabalenka and Rybakina.
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Sabalenka won her semifinal match 7-5, 6-2 against Pegula.
Sabalenka has won the US Open in 2024 and 2025 and aims for a rare threepeat.
Rybakina beat 2023 champion Coco Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the semifinal.
In the final, Rybakina will try to stop Sabalenka from winning three US Open titles in a row.
Sabalenka used powerful groundstrokes and stayed focused despite a tense first set.
Pegula made mistakes under pressure, allowing Sabalenka to win.
Rybakina said she needs to improve her game to win the final.
The men’s US Open semifinals will happen next, featuring Ben Shelton vs. Frances Tiafoe.
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The San Francisco 49ers beat the Los Angeles Rams 27-7 in the first NFL regular-season game held in Australia. The game took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with over 100,000 fans watching, and Brock Purdy threw three touchdown passes to lead the 49ers to victory.
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The game was the first NFL regular-season game played in Australia.
Over 100,000 people attended the game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Brock Purdy, the 49ers quarterback, threw three touchdown passes.
The 49ers scored 27 points, while the Rams scored 7.
Kyren Williams scored the first NFL touchdown ever in Australia for the Rams.
The Rams’ defense struggled, and their star player, Matthew Stafford, was limited to 155 yards passing.
The Rams arrived in Australia just two days before the game, while the 49ers arrived earlier to adjust to the local time.
Myles Garrett, the Rams defensive star, had little impact due to injuries and limited preparation.
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Elena Rybakina will face Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open women’s singles final. Rybakina won a tough match against Coco Gauff, and Sabalenka defeated Jessica Pegula to reach the final. Rybakina will become the new world number one after the tournament.
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Elena Rybakina came back from a set down to beat Coco Gauff and reach the final.
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 to reach the final.
Sabalenka has been world number one for 99 weeks but will be replaced by Rybakina after the US Open.
Sabalenka is trying to win her third straight US Open title.
Rybakina has already won two Grand Slam titles, including Wimbledon 2022 and the Australian Open 2024.
This is the first time the top two women's seeds have played each other in the US Open final since 2013.
Sabalenka has reached eight straight Grand Slam finals on hard courts, setting an Open era record.
Jessica Pegula has not yet won a Grand Slam and has lost to Sabalenka multiple times at the US Open.
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Elena Rybakina came from behind to beat Coco Gauff in three sets and reached her first US Open final, where she will play Aryna Sabalenka. The match marked a rare occasion where all four top-seeded women reached the US Open semi-finals.
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Elena Rybakina lost the first set 3-6 but won the next two sets 6-4, 6-4 to defeat Coco Gauff.
This is Rybakina’s fourth grand slam final and her third on hard courts after winning Wimbledon in 2022.
Rybakina faced injury challenges before the tournament but advanced despite a difficult start at the US Open.
Rybakina will face Aryna Sabalenka, the outgoing world No. 1, in the US Open final.
Coco Gauff made fewer errors on her serve than last year but struggled with her forehand during the match.
This was the first time in 51 years that all top four women’s seeds reached the US Open semi-finals.
Rybakina and Gauff have rarely played each other; their recent Canadian Open match was only their second meeting.
Gauff served well in the first set but had some struggles with double faults in earlier matches.
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Aryna Sabalenka won against Jessica Pegula at the US Open with a score of 7-5, 6-2. This victory puts Sabalenka one win away from winning her third straight US Open title.
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Aryna Sabalenka is the two-time defending US Open women's singles champion.
She beat Jessica Pegula in the semi-final with scores of 7-5 and 6-2.
Sabalenka had 29 winners compared to Pegula’s 12 during the match.
This win marks Sabalenka’s 19th straight victory at the US Open.
The match was part of the first US Open women's semi-finals since 1975 with the top four seeds reaching the last four.
Sabalenka did not lose her serve during the match and faced only one break point.
Jessica Pegula won only five out of 19 points on her second serve.
Sabalenka and Pegula have played each other in important US Open matches in the past three years, with Sabalenka winning each time.
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Luke Sayers, former president of the Carlton football club, apologized to his ex-wife Cate Sayers as part of a settlement in her defamation case. The case involved accusations that Cate had posted a lewd photo from Luke’s account, which she denied and he now acknowledges as false.
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Luke Sayers was Carlton Football Club president from 2021 to 2025.
Cate Sayers claimed Luke defamed her by accusing her of posting a lewd photo from his social media account.
Luke Sayers made the accusation in a sworn statement after the photo was briefly posted and then deleted.
The defamation case was heard in the Victorian Supreme Court, which dismissed the case after a settlement.
Luke Sayers’ lawyers formally apologized in court for the false accusations against Cate Sayers.
Cate Sayers accepted the apology and said the settlement closed a difficult chapter for her.
The court did not disclose details of any financial settlement.
Luke Sayers was previously CEO of PwC Australia from 2012 to 2020 and apologized in 2023 for issues in the company during his leadership.
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The NFL is holding its first regular season game in Australia, where the Los Angeles Rams will play against the San Francisco 49ers. The event will include a halftime show by Joe Jonas.
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The game is the first regular season NFL game ever played in Australia.
The teams playing are the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers.
Joe Jonas will perform during halftime.
The game is covered by CBS News and reported by Network 10’s Steph Baumgartel.
This event marks a new international expansion for the NFL.
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Manchester United's forward Benjamin Sesko scored two goals in two recent Champions League games and is noted for his strong physical presence. His coach, Michael Carrick, may choose to start Sesko in the upcoming match against Manchester City due to Sesko’s unique skills and fitness.
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Benjamin Sesko played his first full start since March due to shin problems.
Sesko is 6ft 5in tall and offers a physical presence United’s other attackers lack.
Sesko’s style involves pushing defenders back, holding the ball, and running toward opponents.
He scored goals against Everton and Azerbaijan’s Sabah FK in the Champions League.
Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo also play forward but have different styles.
Sesko helps create scoring chances by combining size, speed, and skill.
Coach Michael Carrick values Sesko’s physicality and speed in the attack.
There is a decision ahead about who will start against Manchester City, with Sesko likely to be considered.
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Manchester United won their first Champions League match back with a 4-0 win over Sabah, with goals from Cunha, Fernandes, Sesko, and Martinez. Bayern Munich also won 5-0 against Bodo/Glimt, and Cesc Fabregas’s team Como made a strong debut in the competition.
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Manchester United beat Sabah 4-0 at Old Trafford in their Champions League return.
Goals for Manchester United came from Matheus Cunha, Bruno Fernandes, Benjamin Sesko, and Lisandro Martinez.
Bayern Munich defeated Bodo/Glimt 5-0, with Harry Kane and Michael Olise scoring multiple goals.
Cesc Fabregas’s team Como won 4-1 against RB Leipzig on their first Champions League appearance.
Harry Kane has scored in eight consecutive Champions League games.
Bayern’s Jamal Musiala scored his first goal after returning from a neurological condition.
Young players Harry Amass and Shea Lacey made their Champions League debuts for Manchester United.
Lens beat Slavia Prague 3-2 with two injury-time goals after Slavia had two players sent off.
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The 2026 US Open women’s tennis semi-finals feature the top four seeded players for the first time since 1975. Aryna Sabalenka plays Jessica Pegula, and Coco Gauff faces Elena Rybakina, who is the new world number one.
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This is the first time since 1975 that all top four seeds have reached the US Open women’s semi-finals.
Aryna Sabalenka is the two-time defending champion but recently lost her No. 1 world ranking.
Jessica Pegula defeated Emma Navarro to reach her third straight US Open semi-final.
Elena Rybakina became world No. 1 after winning her quarter-final match, ending Sabalenka’s 99-week streak.
Coco Gauff won the US Open in 2023 and reached the semi-finals again after a tough match against Mirra Andreeva.
Sabalenka and Pegula have met in recent important matches, with Sabalenka holding the edge on hard courts.
Rybakina had never passed the fourth round at the US Open before this year’s performance.
The matches will be held on Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main stadium for the US Open.
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Meg Jones, captain of England’s women’s rugby team, wants players to have access to fertility support like egg freezing. The Rugby Football Union (RFU) currently provides maternity and parental policies and is considering adding fertility treatment support.
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Meg Jones is the captain of the England women’s rugby union team.
She has started her own fertility journey with her fiancee by checking her egg count at a clinic.
Jones wants fertility support such as egg freezing to be available to all players.
The RFU has strong maternity and parental policies for players and is open to improving fertility support.
Players currently get one week of paid leave per fertility treatment cycle.
There is no current policy for paying for fertility treatments, but discussions are ongoing.
The Spanish football federation and Chelsea Women’s team have introduced fertility support programs for players.
Jones believes offering fertility guidance and support empowers women and benefits women’s sports overall.
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Manchester United won 4-0 against Sabah FK in their return to the UEFA Champions League. This was their biggest win in the tournament since 2020, and the match took place at Old Trafford.
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Manchester United played against Sabah FK in the UEFA Champions League.
The match was held at Old Trafford, Manchester United's home stadium.
Manchester United won the game with a score of 4-0.
This victory is their biggest Champions League win since 2020.
The game marked Manchester United's return to the Champions League competition.
The match report was published recently, about 28 minutes ago.
The Champions League is a major European football competition for top club teams.
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Manchester United won their Champions League group stage match against Sabah from Azerbaijan with a score of 4-0. This was United’s first Champions League game in three years, and they took a strong lead in the first half, scoring three goals before adding another in the second half.
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Manchester United beat Sabah 4-0 in their Champions League group stage game.
Sabah is playing in the Champions League for the first time.
Manchester United had not played in the Champions League for three seasons before this match.
Goals were scored by Matheus Cunha, Bruno Fernandes, Benjamin Sesko, and Lisandro Martinez.
United led 3-0 at halftime and scored one more goal in the second half.
United’s captain, Bruno Fernandes, is a candidate for the 2026 Ballon d’Or award, which honors the best player in the world.
The match was played at Old Trafford, Manchester United’s home stadium.
United manager Michael Carrick made several player changes during the game, resting key players ahead of an important upcoming match.
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Gaël Monfils is retiring from professional tennis at the US Open this year. The tournament now features new top black male players like Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton, who will face each other in a historic semi-final match.
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Gaël Monfils is retiring from tennis at the US Open.
Monfils is highly respected by fellow players, including Frances Tiafoe and Naomi Osaka.
In recent tournaments, black male tennis players have reached new career highs.
Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton will play each other in the US Open semi-finals.
The winner will be the first black man since 2008 and first African American since 1996 to reach a Grand Slam final.
Only two black men have won Grand Slam titles before: Arthur Ashe and Yannick Noah.
Four black players are currently ranked in the ATP top 11, showing progress in men’s tennis.
American men’s tennis has not won a US Open title since Andy Roddick in 2003.
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Tottenham Hotspur and their Brazilian forward Richarlison are in a disagreement over the final nine months of his contract. Richarlison wants to leave the club without a transfer fee, but Tottenham want to keep him or extend his contract.
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Richarlison signed a five-year contract with Tottenham in 2022 for £60 million.
He has nine months left on his current contract.
A transfer move back to Everton recently failed because Richarlison and Everton could not agree on personal terms.
Tottenham want to keep Richarlison and have an option to extend his contract by one year.
Richarlison wants to leave Tottenham for free, but the club does not agree.
He has been left out of the Premier League squad after the failed transfer.
Brazilian club Vasco de Gama is interested in signing him, and he may want to return to Brazil.
Talks between the club and Richarlison’s representatives are ongoing but have become more tense recently.
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New Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca has won all his Premier League games so far. Football expert Chris Sutton and Dorking Wanderers manager Marc White shared their predictions for the weekend’s games, including the big Manchester United vs. Manchester City match. White also spoke about the challenges of clubs moving between England’s football leagues.
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Enzo Maresca is the new manager of Manchester City and has a 100% win record in the Premier League so far.
Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford is fit and expected to be a strong player in their game against City.
Chris Sutton is predicting results for all 380 Premier League matches this season, competing with AI and guests.
Marc White founded and manages Dorking Wanderers, a club that started in a local league and now plays in National League South.
Dorking Wanderers aim to reach the Football League but recognize the Premier League is much harder to reach.
White said there is a big gap in quality and money between Premier League clubs and those in lower leagues like the Championship and League One.
He emphasized how important it is for clubs in the Championship to choose the right manager to avoid relegation.
The article also mentioned a new BBC Sport game where fans can make predictions on football matches.
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The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) decided that weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro will not be banned for athletes in 2027 but will stay on a watch list. Wada is studying if these drugs, which affect body weight and metabolism, give athletes an unfair advantage or health risks before deciding on any future ban.
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Wada monitors weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, including Ozempic and Mounjaro.
These drugs will not be banned in 2027 but remain under observation by Wada.
To ban a substance, it must meet at least two of three rules: boost performance, harm health, or break the spirit of sport.
Wada is conducting studies to understand the drugs' effects on fit athletes, not just obese patients.
Side effects like nausea, tiredness, and muscle loss could make the drugs harmful for athletes.
Sports that focus on weight categories, like boxing or horse racing, might be most tempted to misuse these drugs.
Some athletes, like Serena Williams, have publicly admitted using these weight-loss medications.
About 12% of sports doctors know of athletes using these drugs without a medical need.
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Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc resolved their conflict after a difficult Italian Grand Prix, where Leclerc forced Hamilton off the track and then crashed. Both drivers said they discussed the incident openly and will continue working together for their team, Ferrari.
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At the Italian Grand Prix in Monza, Leclerc pushed Hamilton into the gravel at the first chicane.
Leclerc crashed two laps after the incident, while Hamilton finished sixth.
This was the second conflict between the two Ferrari drivers in recent races.
Hamilton said they had a face-to-face talk to clear up the issues.
Leclerc admitted he went too far during the race and said it won’t affect their relationship.
Both drivers want to do well for Ferrari and are close in pace.
Hamilton pointed out that Ferrari needs to improve its team operations for better race results.
The next race will be at Madring, a new and difficult F1 circuit in Madrid.
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The 20th Solheim Cup golf tournament will start with a match between world No. 1 Nelly Korda from the USA and Europe's Charley Hull in the Netherlands. The event features teams from Europe and the USA competing to win the trophy, with several notable players set to compete in the opening matches.
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The Solheim Cup is a golf tournament between teams from Europe and the USA.
The opening match will feature Nelly Korda, the world No. 1, against Charley Hull from Europe.
Charley Hull will team up with Lottie Woad, a first-time player in the competition.
The USA team is looking to keep the trophy they won in Virginia two years ago.
Both team captains have selected strong players to start the tournament.
Europe’s captain is Anna Nordqvist, and the USA’s captain is Angela Stanford.
Alison Lee, who played in the 2015 Solheim Cup, will compete again for the USA.
The USA has only won once on European soil since 2007, back in 2015.
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England's cricket team was close to an early victory against Pakistan during the third Test match. Several English players scored half-centuries, but rain stopped play, giving Pakistan a break while they were behind by 268 runs.
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The match is the third Test between England and Pakistan.
English players Harry Brook, Dan Lawrence, Jamie Smith, and Ollie Robinson each scored over 50 runs (a half-century).
England was leading by 268 runs when rain interrupted the game.
The rain stopped Pakistan from having to continue batting immediately.
The game was paused on day two of the Test match.
The match update was published about 2 hours ago.
The article was restricted to users outside the UK.
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