Jannik Sinner kept his US Open title defence on track with a battling four-set win over Denis Shapovalov on Saturday as home favourite Coco Gauff sailed into the women's last 16.

Mohammad Abdullah, Ashraful Islam and Rakibul Hasan scored a brace apiece as Bangladesh brushed aside Chinese Taipei 8-3 in their second Pool B match of the Asia Cup in Bihar on Saturday.

India has formally submitted its proposal to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad city of Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state.

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic edged closer to a semifinal showdown at the US Open on Friday as Aryna Sabalenka avenged the memory of a bitter defeat to power into the last 16.

Smarting from a 4-1 defeat to Malaysian in their AHF Men’s Hockey Asia Cup opener on Wednesday, the Bangladesh team are determined to put up a gritty performance in today’s crucial encounter against Chinese Taipei in Bihar.

Ninth seed Elena Rybakina produced a ruthless display to end Emma Raducanu's run at the U.S. Open, advancing to the fourth round for the first time with a 6-1 6-2 victory on Friday.

Bangladesh are grouped with Malaysia, South Korea and Chinese Taipei in Pool B fixtures of the eight-team tournament.

Seven-time Olympic gold medallist Biles was among the crowd at the Arthur Ashe Stadium as third seed Gauff suffered an error-strewn public unravelling that left her sobbing into her towel at one point in a calamitous first set.

Sinner has reached the final of all three Grand Slams this season.

Iga Swiatek scrapped her way into the third round of the US Open on Thursday with a three-set win over Suzan Lamens as Jannik Sinner sought to keep his title defence on track.

Daniil Medvedev has been fined $42,500 following his meltdown during Sunday's stormy first round defeat to France's Benjamin Bonzi, tournament organisers confirmed.

The two-day championships, part of the government's Festival of the Youth, will feature individual events only -- sabre, foil and epee -- for both men and women.

Carlos Alcaraz stormed into the third round of the US Open with a blistering straight-sets victory on Wednesday as Novak Djokovic overcame an early scare to advance.

Novak Djokovic battled past American qualifier Zachary Svajda in four sets on Wednesday to reach the US Open third round for a record-equalling 19th time.

India said on Wednesday that the city of Ahmedabad is an "ideal" location for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, with its bid viewed as part of a wider push by the cricket-mad nation to host the 2036 Olympics.

Pop singer Taylor Swift and NFL Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce announced their engagement on social media on Tuesday, prompting congratulations from across the sports world.

Gauff, the reigning French Open champion, had prepared for the US Open by shaking up her coaching team on the eve of the tournament in an effort to fix her shaky service game, replacing coach Matt Daly with Gavin MacMillan, a biomechanics specialist.

Avowed Taylor Swift super-fan Iga Swiatek romped through her US Open first-round assignment on Tuesday before offering congratulations to the pop star following her engagement to Travis Kelce.

Jannik Sinner launched the defence of his US Open title on Tuesday with a ruthless 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 win over Czech world number 89 Vit Kopriva.

A 102-year-old Japanese man with a serious heart condition has been certified as the oldest person to climb Mount Fuji -- but still shrugged off the feat as nothing special.