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NEW YORK, (Reuters) – With the hopes of a nation resting on his shoulders, American Frances Tiafoe rose to the occasion yesterday by reaching his first Grand Slam semi-final with a 7-6(3) 7-6(0) 6-4 win over Russian Andrey Rublev at the U.S.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – A goal in the 11th minute of stoppage-time by Antoine Griezmann earned Atletico Madrid a 2-1 home win over 10-man Porto in the Champions League yesterday after a frantic end to the match with all the goals coming in added time.

MIAMI, Florida, CMC – Puerto Rico stayed unbeaten in CONCACAF Men’s Under-17 Championship (CMU17) Qualifying, while Anguilla registered their first victory when action continued in Group B on Tuesday morning at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida Puerto Rico’s 1-0 win over Martinique was thanks to Antonio Delgado who found the back of the net in the 49th minute to secure the three points for his side.

SEOUL, South Korea, CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz, gearing up for next year’s Women’s World Cup Down Under, completed a two-game tour of this East Asian nation with a second defeat, going down 2-0 in a behind-closed-doors match after losing the opener 1-0.

By Alan Baldwin Sept 7 (Reuters) – Italy’s Monza circuit celebrates its 100th anniversary this weekend with Ferrari under pressure to perform in front of a packed home crowd and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen ready to spoil the party.

NAPLES, Italy, (Reuters) – Liverpool, Champions League runners-up last season, suffered a shock 4-1 defeat by Napoli in their opening Group A game at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium yesterday.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Barbados Royals marched to their third straight win to remain unbeaten in the men’s Caribbean Premier League, after half-centuries from David Miller and Kyle Mayers laid the foundation for the result before rain ended the contest abruptly with Trinbago Knight Riders on the ropes.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Successive defeats by Pakistan and Sri Lanka have left India on the brink of exiting the Asia Cup but captain Rohit Sharma is not concerned about their form ahead of next month’s T20 World Cup.

Saints Conquerors, GCC Spartans, Saints S7N, and Old Fort secured semi-final victories when the Georgetown Football Association Senior Men’s League continued yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

Guyanese fighter Stephan Da Silva will fight for the WBL World Title on Australian soil on the Gairy St Clair Superhero Pro Fight Night card. 

The Demerara Cricket Club Sunday night celebrated 110 years as a club with a dinner at the Queenstown venue.

Jets Number Four and Number One basketball teams  secured the senior and junior titles in the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) 3×3 Championship which was staged at the Retrieve Hard Court in Mackenzie recently.

(Reuters) – Cameron Green braved cramps to smash a career-best 89 not out and secure Australia’s nervy two-wicket victory against New Zealand in the opening one-day international in Cairns yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England batsman Ollie Pope says Jonny Bairstow, one of the team’s top performers of the summer, will be missed in the decisive third test against South Africa at The Oval, but has backed Harry Brook to rise to the occasion if selected.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Kylian Mbappe played chief tormentor as Paris St Germain started their Champions League campaign by beating Juventus 2-1 at home yesterday, their first victory against the Italian side.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Tunisian fifth seed Ons Jabeur overcame her own frustrations to reach the U.S.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – s defeat at the U.S. Open on Friday in what was likely the final match of her glittering career was the most-watched tennis telecast in ESPN’s 43-year history, the network said yesterday.

(Reuters) – AC Milan midfielder Alexis Saelemaekers earned the Serie A title holders a 1-1 draw at Austrian side Salzburg in their Champions League Group E opener yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England and South Africa go into tomorrow’s final test at The Oval without key batsmen as each side looks to secure a series that is intriguingly poised at 1-1 after emphatic victories by both sides.

LONDON, (Reuters) – South Africa’s top order batters have to step up and get some big scores if they are to stand a chance of winning the three-test series away against England, emerging batsman Keegan Petersen said yesterday.