The 2019 U.S. Open features plenty of intriguing narratives to follow, with top players on both the men’s and women’s sides hoping to finish the Grand Slam calendar with a championship. No. 1 Novak Djokovic will look to repeat as U.S. Open champion and win his fifth slam in the past two years, while defending champion and top-seeded Naomi Osaka enters the tournament aiming to bounce back from her first-round Wimbledon exit. Elsewhere in the men’s draw, attention will be on the rest of the Big 3, with Djokovic lined up for a potential semifinal matchup against No. 3 Roger Federer and a potential championship match against No. 2 Rafael…

Kareem Hunt isn’t allowed to be at the Browns’ facility during his eight-game suspension. But teammate and receiver Antonio Callaway will be permitted to attend meetings and other team functions while serving his four-game suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy on Wednesday told The Associated Press that the league has denied the Browns’ request to let the running back remain with the team during his ban, a decision that didn’t sit well with second-year quarterback Baker Mayfield. “It hurts him not to be around there because if you can be around your teammates, that can help you keep a positive attitude, and that definitely…

The Astros’ six-game winning streak is over as they lost to the Rays 9-8 on Thursday, but it very well may not have ended had it not been for a strike-three call in the ninth inning. Houston entered the ninth down 9-7 to the Rays, but Abraham Toro’s solo home run cut the lead to 9-8 with no outs. Then, after Robinson Chirinos struck out, Reddick appeared to draw a walk in the next plate appearance. We say appeared because just about every angle of the 3-2 pitch looks like a ball. But, alas for Houston, home plate umpire Jordan Baker called the pitch a strike and subsequently ejected Reddick…

The NFL continues to build its reach overseas but the demand for games is quickly outpacing the league, Roger Goodell said. The league’s commissioner recently spoke with Sports Business Daily about the international interest for regular-season games. “The reality is that the demand for playing those games is greater than we have in the inventory,” Goodell said. “But what we’re trying to do is, it’s a combination of the media, the events themselves, and our partnerships.” There are five international games this season with teams traveling to London for four games and Mexico City for one matchup. The game in Mexico City marks the first NFL contest in Mexico in…

There were times Shaquille O’Neal intentionally kept Kobe Bryant from shooting the ball when the two were teammates with the Lakers. O’Neal actually had a hand signal with his teammates to keep the ball away from the young guard when he got to Los Angeles, according to Raja Bell who was a teammate of Shaq’s with the Suns. “Shaq told me a story,” Bell told the “Kanell and Bell” podcast this week, via CBS Sports. “We had a kid named Gordon Giricek on our Suns team, he had gotten there, and Gordon would go in the game, and Gordon was about his buckets. So Gordon would get in, and no…

Victor Wanyama has left Tottenham to join Belgian side Brugge, talkSPORT understands. The midfielder, 28, reunited with Mauricio Pochettino from former club Southampton in 2016 on a five-year contract. However, Wanyama has struggled to cement his place in the first-team and the signings of the likes of Tanguy N’dombele and Giovani Lo Celso would only make it more difficult. So Wanyama has sought a new challenge in Belgium with Brugge and Spurs understood to have agreed a £10million fee for the Kenya international. This fee could potentially rise to £13m in add-ons. Click Here: kenzo online españa Wanyama is not the first player Brugge have bought from the Premier League…

Alexis Sanchez has joined Internazionale of Milan on a season-long loan from Manchester United, the Premier League club has confirmed. Sanchez, who was pictured in Milan earlier this week ahead of signing for Inter, has sealed a temporary exit from Old Trafford to end his nightmare in Manchester. Manchester United wrote on Twitter: “We can confirm that Alexis Sanchez joins Inter Milan on loan until 30 June 2020. We wish @Alexis_Sanchez the best of luck in Italy.” He has penned a season-long deal with Antonio Conte’s side, though it is understood United will continue to pay Sanchez around £300,000-a-week of his salary during his time in Italy. The 30-year-old arrived…

Gareth Southgate has called Aston Villa defender Tyrone Mings up to the England squad for the first time following his impressive start to the season. The centre-back, who joined Villa on a permanent basis earlier this year having starred while on loan at Dean Smith’s side in the Championship, will hope to debut when the Three Lions take on Bulgaria and Kosovo in their Euro 2020 qualifiers. Midfielders James Maddison of Leicester and Mason Mount of Chelsea could also win their first caps throughout the international break having been brought into the senior set-up by Southgate, who has also made the decision to retain Jesse Lingard, the Manchester United forward,…

Arsenal and Tottenham are reportedly still tracking Roma winger Cengiz Under. Both Premier League clubs have long held interest in the 22-year-old and have seen bids turned down for him in the past. The Turkey international is one of the most in-demand players in European football with several top clubs chasing his signature. The Gunners and Spurs reportedly saw bids turned down for Under in January with the Serie A club thought to value him at around £45million. Italian newspaper Il Messaggero claim that the two Premier League sides are still scouting the Roma player. The second half of his 2018/19 season was hampered with repeated muscle injuries but he is…

European champions Liverpool are set to get the defence their Champions League crown under way. The Red’s beat Premier League rivals Tottenham back in June after a thrilling campaign in Europe’s elite competition. Now the continent’s best are set to battle it out again ahead of the final at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey early next summer. But before the tournament can burst back into life, the teams will first have to split into their groups. Champions League draw: Date and time The final play-off ties in this season’s qualifying stages were completed last night and the draw will now take place the today (Thursday, August 29). It will be hosted…