Tennis: Halep advances at US Open with Osaka, Murray waiting to start
NEW YORK (AFP) – Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep, battling back from injury, advanced to the second round of the US Open on Monday (Aug 30) as the hardcourts showdown began before full-capacity crowds. The 29-year-old Romanian 12th seed defeated Italy’s Camila Giorgi 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) to book a second-round match against Slovakian lucky... » read more
Tennis: Italian Berrettini powers into Wimbledon semi-finals
LONDON (REUTERS) – Matteo Berrettini became only the second Italian man to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals after powering past Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-3 on Wednesday (July 7). The big-serving seventh seed has flown somewhat under the radar throughout the Championships, but is now eyeing a place in Sunday’s final after another impressive... » read more
Football: Juventus beat Atalanta 2-1 to win Italian Cup
REGGIO EMILIA, ITALY (AFP) – Juventus beat Atalanta 2-1 to win the Italian Cup on Wednesday (May 19) as Italian fans returned to the stadium for the first time in over a year. Goals from Dejan Kulusevski after half an hour and Federico Chiesa with 15 minutes to go gave Andrea Pirlo’s Juventus their second... » read more
Tennis: Simona Halep out of Italian Open after calf injury
ROME (REUTERS) – Former French Open champion Simona Halep retired from her Italian Open second-round match against Angelique Kerber on Wednesday (May 12) with a calf injury, raising doubts over her participation at Roland Garros. Third seed Halep was leading 6-1 3-3 when she showed discomfort while trying to reach a first serve from her... » read more