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Coco Gauff shows off her resilience with second round victory over Donna Vekic
Coco Gauff displayed the mindset of a two-time Grand Slam singles tennis champion on Thursday (28 August), dismissing Croatia’s Donna Vekic – silver medallist in the women’s singles event at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 – in straight sets 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, all while battling against her own self-doubt on centre court at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The 21-year-old American tennis star wore her emotions on her sleeve during the challenging second round match at the 2025 US Open, which produced lengthy highlight-worthy rallies, even as both players struggled with diminishing service confidence.
In the end, however, Gauff emerged victorious, winning four-consecutive games to seal an emotional win at Flushing Meadows,
“Honestly, today was a tough match for me, but I’m just happy with how I was able to manage,” Gauff stated during an on-court interview.
“It’s been a rough couple of weeks, but I’m just happy to be back on this court, and you guys bring me so much joy,” she added, acknowledging the fervent support of the partisan crowd, before breaking into tears.
“You guys really, really help me a lot. I’m doing this for myself, but I’m also doing it for you,” she clarified, serving up some advice of her own: “No matter how tough it gets inside; you can do it.”
Whether she meant it as inspiration for the crowd, or targeted self-affirmation for her own dinged-up psyche, Gauff will look to live up to those words as she progresses towards the second week of singles action at the 2025 US Open.
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Cole Palmer’s panic-inducing injury scare underlines the price Chelsea may end up paying for their Club World Cup success
The Blues’ talisman is already facing a short spell on the sidelines after a strenuous summer where he was overworked in the pursuit of silverware
There was always a sense that Chelsea’s Club World Cup triumph would come back to bite them at some stage, with fatigue and injuries potentially the biggest obstacles on the road to a successful season. Few, however, would have predicted it would be so soon.
With the new campaign a little over a week old, the Blues are already sweating on the fitness of their key player Cole Palmer, who, it transpires, has been carrying a groin injury ever since the tournament in the United States.
They will pray that the problem is nothing serious, but there is little doubt that Chelsea are already paying the price for their summer success in gruelling conditions, and if they aren’t careful, this could be a recurring theme throughout what was supposed to be a season where they re-established themselves among England and Europe’s elite.
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Gauff captures an emotional victory to reach the US Open third round
Survive and advance.
That’s exactly what former US Open champion Coco Gauff did Thursday night, defeating Donna Vekic, 7-6 (5), 6-2 in the second round at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The match lasted 1 hour and 39 minutes and ended with the American star delighting the New York crowd.
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Though not at her best, Gauff earned her 73rd Grand Slam match win. Since 2000, only Maria Sharapova (85) has recorded more women’s singles Grand Slam victories before turning 22.
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Big wins for Lyles and Weber, records for Warholm and Tinch as Diamond League Final concludes in Zurich | REPORT
Noah Lyles secured a record sixth sprint title and Julian Weber launched a world lead, while Karsten Warholm and Cordell Tinch were among the record-breakers as the Wanda Diamond League Final concluded in style in Zurich on Thursday (28).
A total of 26 Diamond League titles – plus prize money and wild card entries for the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 – were up for grabs on the second day of Weltklasse Zürich action, and Lyles secured the final win of the evening. But only just.
The Olympic 100m champion was pushed all the way by Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo and in the end they were separated by just two hundredths of a second – USA’s Lyles winning in 19.74 (-0.6m/s). Botswana’s Tebogo matched his season’s best with 19.76, while Dominican Republic’s Alexander Ogando was third in 20.14.
It is a fifth Diamond League 200m title since 2017 for Lyles. Adding that to the 100m title he won in 2019, the US sprinter becomes the most successful track athlete in the history of the Diamond League, just one title short of the overall record.
“Six (Diamond Trophies), it is a big number. I heard that is the highest number in track,” he said. “Another record on the list – it is pretty nice to have that. My plan now is to go to Amsterdam, where I am based in Europe, and from there I will go to Japan. I am going there with a lot of energy – I will use that to my advantage.”
Weber showed great energy of his own in the javelin. The 2022 European champion started as the world leader and he improved on that mark twice, throwing 91.37m and then 91.51m as part of a superb series.
That added almost half a metre to the previous world lead and PB of 91.06m he achieved to win the Diamond League meeting in Doha and in Zurich he won by six and a half metres, India’s world champion Neeraj Chopra his closest challenger with 85.01m.
It will be a welcome confidence boost ahead of the World Championships for Germany’s Weber, who finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics and the past two editions of the World Championships. His 91.51m is the farthest throw ever achieved during a Diamond League Final.
Norway’s Warholm further proved that he is well on track ahead of his world title defence, improving his own meeting record to 46.70 to win his third Diamond Trophy since 2019. That is a time that only world record-holder Warholm, Rai Benjamin and Alison dos Santos have ever beaten, and it followed Warholm’s world lead of 46.28 in Silesia.
Qatar’s Abderrahman Samba was second in 47.45 and Nigeria’s Ezekiel Nathaniel was third in 47.56.
USA’s world leader Cordell Tinch equalled a meeting record that was set in 1989, capping an impressive Diamond League season with another victory in 12.92 (0.3m/s) – the second-fastest performance of his career behind the 12.87 he clocked at the Diamond League meeting in Shaoxing/Keqiao.
That 12.87 moved him to joint fourth on the world all-time list and after opening his campaign with victory in Xiamen he backed up those results with wins in Silesia and Lausanne, before claiming the crown in Zurich.
Spain’s Enrique Llopis was second in a season’s best of 13.12 and USA’s Jamal Britt was third in 13.21.
USA’s world indoor bronze medallist Jacory Patterson continued his breakthrough season by dominating the 400m to win his first Diamond League title in a PB of 43.85.
After his series wins in Rabat and Brussels, Patterson had the race of his life to triumph ahead of Botswana’s Bayapo Ndori, who clocked 44.40, and USA’s Vernon Norwood, who finished third in 44.45. Norwood, who finished fourth at the US Championships, will now be in line for a World Championships place after US champion Patterson’s win gained him a wild card.
There was also a US win in the 100m, as Christian Coleman pipped South Africa’s Akani Simbine and Jamaica’s defending champion Ackeem Blake. Just 0.02 covered the top three, Coleman winning in 9.97 (-0.4m/s).
Wanyonyi, Laros and Gressier impress
Kenya’s Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi won a fight with Great Britain’s Max Burgin to secure his third successive Diamond League 800m crown.
Wanyonyi, who set a world lead of 1:41.44 in Monaco, led off the final bend but Burgin launched an attack. Wanyonyi had saved enough for a final surge, though, and he held off his rival – 1:42.37 to 1:42.42. Canada’s world champion Marco Arop was third in 1:42.57.
After series wins in Oregon and Brussels, Niels Laros saved his best performance for when it mattered the most – breaking the Dutch record with 3:29.20 to claim a decisive win in the 1500m.
World leader Azeddine Habz of France moved straight behind the two pacemakers, ahead of USA’s Olympic bronze medallist Yared Nuguse who was on the hunt for a wild card for Tokyo. Kenya’s 18-year-old Phanuel Koech then moved into second place between the pair, and that’s how things stayed as they reached the bell. Laros was in fourth place but comfortably passed his rivals, one by one, surging off the bend and judging his race to perfection to win clear ahead of Kenya’s Reynold Cheruiyot, who also finished fast to set a PB of 3:29.91. Koech was third in 3:30.02.
After seven laps of the track, the men’s 3000m came down to a frantic sprint finish and it was French record-holder Jimmy Gressier who prevailed. Sweden’s Andreas Almgren had the slight advantage as they hit the home straight, but his rivals were ready to strike and Gressier did it best to win in 7:36.78. USA’s double Olympic bronze medallist Grant Fisher chased him over the finish in 7:36.81, while Almgren was third in 7:36.82.
Germany’s Frederik Ruppert – who broke through with an 8:01.49 runner-up finish in Rabat – continued that fine form to clinch the biggest win of his career so far in the 3000m steeplechase.
He took the lead on the penultimate lap and was followed by Kenya’s world U20 champion Edmund Serem, whose brother Amos won last year’s Diamond League title. They battled over the final water jump, but Ruppert managed to hold his lead and won in 8:09.02 to Serem’s 8:09.96. Morocco’s Salaheddine Ben Yazide was third in 8:14.10.
Lithuania’s Mykolas Alekna added a first discus Diamond Trophy to a CV that already included the world record, two world medals and an Olympic silver. He had three valid attempts but any of them would have clinched the win – his best of 68.89m coming in the third round. The 2022 world champion Kristjan Ceh was second with 67.18m.
Portugal’s Pedro Pichardo showed his intent with an opening round leap of 17.47m as he started his triple jump title defence. But he couldn’t respond when world leader Andy Diaz managed 17.56m in the fourth round and the Italian secured his third Diamond League title.
There was a first Diamond Trophy for New Zealand’s Olympic champion Hamish Kerr in the high jump as he cleared 2.32m to take the title ahead of Oleh Doroshchuk with 2.30m.
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Fernando Alonso and George Russell back Hamilton to bounce back
Lewis Hamilton has been backed to turn his Ferrari form around by former team mates George Russell and Fernando Alonso after a difficult start to life with the Scuderia.
Seven-time Formula 1 champion Hamilton sparked the driver transfer market into overdrive in February 2024 when he made the shock announcement that he would leave Mercedes and join Ferrari following the conclusion of that campaign.
Aside from a victory in the Chinese Sprint, however, Hamilton’s dream move has so far had its struggles – with a downbeat Hamilton even suggesting after Qualifying in Hungary that Ferrari needed to “change the driver”.
Ahead of the season resumption in the Netherlands, Hamilton dismissed these comments as a “heat of the moment” thing.
Asked how he sees Hamilton’s situation, Russell said: “We did speak away from the track before Hungary. I think it’s a tough situation for him, for any driver who doesn’t feel like they are performing to their potential, but F1 is so difficult, and Lewis is a fighter.
“I’m sure he’s going to continue, but I can’t really speak for him. Of course, as a friend, you wish him the best, but as a rival and competitor, you don’t wish too much because we want to beat them!”
Alonso partnered with rookie Hamilton at McLaren in 2007 in a bitter campaign where the pair went head-to-head for the Drivers’ title, only to be pipped at the post by Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen – a crown that remains Ferrari’s most recent Drivers’ accolade.
Having also spent five years with Ferrari between 2010-14, Alonso has first-hand knowledge of both team and driver.
Pressed on what advice he would offer Hamilton, he said: “Difficult to say. I think from the outside, you never know for sure what is going on, but Lewis doesn’t need to prove anything.
“He’s an incredible driver and he will figure out sooner or later to be at the top pace. He and Ferrari will always be a combo that you need to respect a lot.”
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Man Utd’s worst defeats of the 21st century: Where does Grimsby nightmare rank among ‘Why Always Me?’, Liverpool thrashings and MK Dons embarrassment?
The shock Carabao Cup elimination at Blundell Park was the latest of many painful defeats the Red Devils have had to endure in the last 25 years
They say that when you hit rock bottom, the only way is up. But Manchester United fans have learned that that is simply not true; even when you think that things couldn’t possibly get any worse, they can and often do.
Ruben Amorim had promised Red Devils’ fans after their worst season in 52 years that the good time were coming, but three matches into the new campaign and the club appear to be sinking even further into the abyss, especially after Wednesday’s shock elimination from the Carabao Cup at the hands of Grimsby Town of League Two.
It marked only the second time that United had been knocked out of the League Cup in the second round in 30 years, and it was arguably the worst defeat of Amorim’s dismal nine-month spell in charge. And yet it was just one of many abysmal results inflicted on the club in the last 25 years.
GOAL ranks the worst defeats United have endured in all competitions in the 21st century…
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Motivated Sounders out to ‘prove a point’ in colossal Leagues Cup Final clash against Inter Miami
To some, the Seattle Sounders reaching the Leagues Cup Final is a grandiose occasion, an accomplishment in itself that should be celebrated with all the fanfare a final normally carries. But to the Sounders themselves, Sunday’s title match against Inter Miami (5:00 p.m. PT; Watch on MLS Season Pass, Apple TV+, Univision, TUDN, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360AM, SiriusXM FC 157 | TICKETS) is just another match exemplifying the club’s DNA.
“We’re an organization that is always fighting for titles,” said Sounders defender Alex Roldan on Wednesday after defeating the LA Galaxy 2-0 in Southern California in the Leagues Cup Semifinals. “We’ve been in many finals before, and this is another objective and goal that we’ve set for ourselves, to be the best in the league, the best in the continent. We’re going out there to prove a point and hopefully finish that game with a trophy.”
The Sounders have four U.S. Open Cup titles, two MLS Cups, a Supporters’ Shield and a Concacaf Champions Cup title to their name since they entered MLS in 2009. Their trophy cabinet is overflowing but still lacks one elusive title in the Leagues Cup, something the club is hoping to rectify on Sunday in front of a packed Lumen Field crowd.
“It’s a big deal of course, just the atmosphere alone,” said Sounders forward Osaze De Rosario, who scored against LA on Wednesday. “It’s going to be everything that we expect it to be. It’s going to be everything that the fans expect it to be.”
By advancing to the title game, the Sounders booked their spot in the 2026 edition of the Concacaf Champions Cup, giving themselves another opportunity to show out even further on the regional stage and potentially qualify again for the FIFA Club World Cup. Seattle has been on an absolute tear since exiting the global tournament earlier this summer, posting a 10-1-3 record in 14 matches while unleashing a club-record-setting attack in the process.
“The Club World Cup was certainly part of it, playing top-level teams,” said Roldan. “You focus in, you zone in a little more. We came together collectively. It’s our team, the way we’re built, the way we’re set up. It’s a great group of guys, we’re all in this together. We all bought into our goals and objectives of the year. We all gave a little bit more after that Club World Cup. We’re riding on it now and on the wave, and hopefully we can continue to build and improve on that.”
Despite playing “the greatest player of all time],” as [Head Coach Brian Schmetzer noted of Miami’s Lionel Messi, the moment is not too big for the Sounders, nor the lights too bright. It doesn’t matter who lines up across from them on Sunday, the mentality to do their job remains the same.
“This is what the club is built on,” said De Rosario. “We’re built on championships. To win the Leagues Cup would be just a step in our direction.”
The club announced earlier today that it has opened up additional inventory in the upper bowl at Lumen Field to expand capacity for Sunday’s final. You can get your tickets HERE.
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NBA 2K26 top 100 player ratings announced
Nikola Jokić remains the top ranked player on NBA2K once again.
The NBA 2K26 top 100 ratings are here.
Check out where the NBA’s best rank ahead of the game’s release on Sept. 5. You can pre-order different editions such as Leave No Doubt, SuperStar, Standard and WNBA editions now.
Nikola Jokić: 98 OVR
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 98 OVR
Giannis Antetokounmpo: 97 OVR
Luka Dončić: 95 OVR
Anthony Edwards: 95 OVR
Stephen Curry: 94 OVR
LeBron James: 94 OVR
Jayson Tatum: 94 OVR
Victor Wembanyama: 94 OVR
Kevin Durant: 93 OVR
Donovan Mitchell: 93 OVR
Anthony Davis: 93 OVR
Jalen Brunson: 93 OVR
Tyrese Haliburton: 93 OVR
Kawhi Leonard: 92 OVR
Cade Cunningham: 92 OVR
Joel Embiid: 92 OVR
Karl-Anthony Towns: 92 OVR
Ja Morant: 91 OVR
Devin Booker: 91 OVR
Jalen Williams: 90 OVR
Jaylen Brown: 90 OVR
Trae Young: 90 OVR
Kyrie Irving: 90 OVR
Paolo Banchero: 89 OVR
Evan Mobley: 89 OVR
Pascal Siakam: 89 OVR
James Harden: 89 OVR
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 89 OVR
Bam Adebayo: 88 OVR
Chet Holmgren: 88 OVR
Damian Lillard: 88 OVR
Domantas Sabonis: 87 OVR
Alperen Sengun: 87 OVR
LaMelo Ball: 87 OVR
Darius Garland: 87 OVR
Zion Williamson: 87 OVR
Ivica Zubac: 87 OVR
Derrick White: 87 OVR
Jimmy Butler: 87 OVR
Amen Thompson: 87
Tyler Herro: 86 OVR
Tyrese Maxey: 86 OVR
Jamal Murray: 86 OVR
Franz Wagner: 86 OVR
Julius Randle: 86 OVR
Zach LaVine: 85 OVR
De’Aaron Fox: 85 OVR
Austin Reaves: 85 OVR
Scottie Barnes: 85 OVR
Kristaps Porziņġis: 85 OVR
OG Anunoby: 85 OVR
Lauri Markkanen: 84 OVR
Brandon Ingram: 84 OVR
Mikal Bridges: 84 OVR
Rudy Gobert: 84 OVR
Norman Powell: 84 OVR
Jarrett Allen: 84 OVR
Desmond Bane: 83 OVR
Jalen Green: 83 OVR
Myles Turner: 83 OVR
Cameron Johnson: 83 OVR
Dyson Daniels: 83 OVR
Coby White: 83 OVR
Stephon Castle: 82 OVR
Michael Porter Jr.: 82 OVR
R.J. Barrett: 82 OVR
Josh Giddey: 82 OVR
John Collins: 82 OVR
Aaron Gordon: 82 OVR
Brandon Miller: 82 OVR
Deni Avdija: 82 OVR
Naz Reid: 82 OVR
Nikola Vučević: 82 OVR
Jalen Duren: 82 OVR
Jalen Suggs: 82 OVR
Trey Murphy III: 82 OVR
Cooper Flagg: 82 OVR
Isaiah Hartenstein: 82 OVR
Jaden McDaniels: 82 OVR
Toumani Camara: 82 OVR
Walker Kessler: 82 OVR
Luguentz Dort: 81 OVR
Herbert Jones: 81 OVR
Jrue Holiday: 81 OVR
Dejounte Murray: 81 OVR
CJ McCollum: 81 OVR
Anfernee Simons: 81 OVR
Draymond Green: 81 OVR
Josh Hart: 81 OVR
Paul George: 81 OVR
Onyeka Okongwu: 81 OVR
Immanuel Quickley: 81 OVR
Andrew Nembhard: 81 OVR
Jalen Johnson: 81 OVR
Alexandre Sarr: 81 OVR
Aaron Nesmith: 81 OVR
Shaedon Sharpe: 81 OVR
Bobby Portis Jr.: 81 OVR
NBA 2K26 will be available Sept. 5 on PlayStation®5 (PS5®), PlayStation®4 (PS4®), Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC and Nintendo Switch.
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