Tennis
Leander Paes is the first Asian man to be nominated for the International Tennis Hall of Fame in the player category. Paes is from India.
Top-seeded Karen Khachanov won his first tour title in nearly five years by beating Yoshihito Nishioka 7-6 (2), 6-1 at the Zhuhai Championships.
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev will play for a 21st career title after beating third-seeded Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 7-6 (2) in the semifinals of the Chengdu Open.
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Tuesday, September 26
BOWLING
8 p.m.
FS1 — PBA: The Elias Cup, Semifinals, Portland, Maine
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Tuesday, September 26
BOWLING
8 p.m.
FS1 — PBA: The Elias Cup, Semifinals, Portland, Maine
Lorenzo Musetti has advanced to the semifinals of the Chengdu Open with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Arthur Rinderknech.
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Monday, September 25
BOWLING
7 p.m.
FS1 — PBA: The Elias Cup, Quarterfinals, Portland, Maine
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Monday, September 25
BOWLING
7 p.m.
FS1 — PBA: The Elias Cup, Quarterfinals, Portland, Maine
Sunday’s Time Schedule
Local favorite Wang Xiyu won her first WTA title by beating top-seeded Magda Linette 6-0, 6-2 at the Guangzhou Open.
Weekend Time Schedule
Top-seeded Magda Linette and local favorite Wang Xiyu have advanced to the final of the Guangzhou Open after straight-set wins in the semifinals.
Murray returns to China and wins 1st-round match at Zhuhai. Linette advances to Guangzhou semifinals
Returning to China for the first time in four years Andy Murray has won his first-round match at the Zhuhai Championships. He beat local wild card Mo Ye Cong 7-5, 6-3.
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Friday, September 22
5:30 a.m.
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Friday, September 22
5:30 a.m.
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Wednesday, September 20
7 p.m.
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Wednesday, September 20
7 p.m.
Third-seeded Tatjana Maria advanced to the second round of the Guangzhou Open by beating Philippine qualifier Alexandra Eala 6-3, 6-0.
Finland’s reward for beating the United States and Croatia to reach the knockout stage of the Davis Cup is a quarterfinal match against defending champion Canada.
British qualifier Harriet Dart beat Jule Niemeier of Germany 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the Guangzhou Open as elite women’s tennis returned to China after four years.
Britain has secured its place in the Final 8 of the Davis Cup with a tense 2-1 win over France. Dan Evans got Britain off to a winning start by rallying to beat Arthur Fils 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 before Ugo Humbert leveled the tie for France with a 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-5 win over Cameron Norrie.
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Monday, September 18
2 p.m.
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Monday, September 18
2 p.m.
American Ashlyn Krueger capped a perfect week to win her maiden tour title by stunning top-seeded Zhu Lin of China 6-3, 7-6 (6) in the final of the Japan Open.
Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic beat Sofia Kenin of the United States 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 on Saturday in the San Diego Open for her second victory of the year and seventh on the WTA Tour.
Sunday’s Time Schedule
Defending champion Canada has advanced to the Davis Cup Final 8 but the United States was eliminated by Finland.
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Sunday, September 17
AUTO RACING
7:55 a.m.
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Sunday, September 17
AUTO RACING
7:55 a.m.
A four-year absence of elite women’s tennis in China is set to end with the Women’s Tennis Association holding seven tournaments in the next six weeks as part of the tour’s Asian swing.
Fourth-seeded Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic beat unseeded American Danielle Collins 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 to reach the final of the WTA Cymbiotika San Diego Open.
Weekend Time Schedule
Like so many tennis fans around the world, Nathan Willett was captivated by Carlos Alcaraz’s five-set victory over Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final this summer.
Qualifier Emma Navarro of the United States upset third-seeded Maria Sakkari of Greece 6-4, 0-6, 7-6 (4) to advance to the semifinals of the Cymbiotika San Diego Open.
The Brisbane International is back among the tournaments scheduled ahead of next year’s Australian Open along with the United Cup in Sydney and Perth before the fist Grand Slam event of the year in Melbourne.
Frances Tiafoe has been beaten for the second straight time and the United States lost to the Netherlands in the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals.
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