NEW YORK (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic against Daniil Medvedev in the U.S. Open men’s final may not have been the showdown fans were dreaming of but it could still bring the Grand Slam season to a spellbinding conclusion on Sunday. For weeks the tennis world was buzzing about seeing the …

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces will continue through the onset of cold and wet weather later this year, even though it would become harder to fight, Kyiv’s intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said on Saturday. Ukraine launched a much-vaunted counteroffensive this summer that has retaken more than a …

(Reuters) – Swashbuckling centuries from David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne led Australia to a crushing 123-run win over South Africa in the second one-day international in Bloemfontein on Saturday. The touring side moved 2-0 up in the five-match series as the teams prepare for next month’s World Cup in India …

MISANO ADRIATICO (Reuters) – Pramac Racing’s Jorge Martin held off Marco Bezzecchi to win a sprint race from pole position at the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano Adriatico on Saturday, as both riders gained ground on Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia in the world championship standings. Martin took the chequered flag …

MANILA (Reuters) – A first-time winner will be crowned on Sunday when Serbia and Germany lock horns in the first all-European final at the FIBA World Cup since 2006. The surprise elimination of holders Spain and the United States, who between them had won the last four titles, has set …

SAINT-ETIENNE, France (Reuters) – Italy will need a big improvement going into their second pool game at the Rugby World Cup as coach Kieran Crowley bemoaned his side’s inaccuracy in their opening 52-8 victory over minnows Namibia at a sweltering Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Saturday. The scoreline may be one-sided but …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hurricane Lee, a powerful Category 3 storm, was expected to move well north of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this weekend but could cause dangerous beach conditions on the U.S. East Coast beginning on Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday. Lee, located about …