Caroline Wozniacki knew, as anyone paying attention does, that the woman she played in the US Open quarterfinals, Sara Errani, does not hit booming serves.
Peng Shuai got so frustrated with her inability to make a serious run at a major title that she nearly quit the sport in 2006, a thought that crossed her mind only once before when she had surgery to repair a heart defect at age 12.
South Korea was "confirming facts" after one of its young athletes was accused of shining a laser pen into the face of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.
Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo criticized the transfer policy of club President, Florentino Perez in an interview on Monday.
A couple of days after No 1 seeds Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci were eliminated from the US Open, Kimiko Date-Krumm and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova ousted No 2 seeds Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai in third round action.
Trailing against a woman trying to become the first qualifier in the US Open quarterfinals since 1981, Victoria Azarenka needed every ounce of experience and skill to advance.
The eighth-seeded Murray beat No 9 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-5, 7-5, 6-4 in 2 hours, 35 minutes on Monday.
Manchester United signed Radamel Falcao on loan from Monaco early Tuesday in a coup by the struggling club on the final day of the summer transfer window.
Caroline Wozniacki trusts her stamina so much that she plans to return to New York in two months to run a marathon.
With mentor Martina Hingis cheering from the stands, 17-year-old Belinda Bencic became the youngest US Open quarterfinalist since Hingis herself in 1997.
No 39 ranked Peng Shuai stunned 14th-seeded Czech Lucie Safarova in straight sets to reach a personal milestone and keep China's hope alive.
China's Chen Long edged out top seed Lee Chong Wei in a thrilling match to win the men's final at the World Badminton Championships.
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