Djokovic, Halep win twice to reach semis
MASON, Ohio — Novak Djokovic rallied for a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Milos Raonic on Friday night to reach the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open.
He beat defending champion Grigor Dimitrov a few hours earlier, completing a match suspended because of rain.
He’ll face Marin Cilic, who won twice Friday to reach the semifinals.
Simona Halep also won twice Friday to reach the semifinals.
Soccer: Thirteen years after the Manchester United women’s team was disbanded to prioritize resources for the men, gender equality has returned to one of the world’s richest sports teams. Only 83 days after being granted a license by the English Football Association, United’s women’s side plays on Sunday against Liverpool after coach Casey Stoney assembled the squad completely from scratch . ... The Fox Sports broadcast of Sunday’s Major League Soccer match between D.C. United and the New England Revolution will feature an all-female on-air crew for the first time. The group will include play-by-play announcer Lisa Byington, analyst Danielle Slaton and sideline reporter Katie witham . ... An influential campaign group close to the Kremlin has called for an investigation into how stadiums and infrastructure built for the World Cup have failed to cope with floods. An embankment outside the stadium in Volgograd collapsed onto a road on the day of the final, while leaks were reported at the stadium in Nizhny Novgorod during heavy rain last month, which also caused flooding.
NBA: The Sixers hired former Duke and WNBA star Lindsey harding as a full-time scout for the coming season. Harding becomes only the second full-time female scout for an NBA team. The first was current Dallas assistant Jenny Boucek, who worked for the Supersonics in 2006. College football: Ohio State says factfinders investigating coach Urban Meyer’s handling of domestic abuse allegations against former assistant Zach Smith will deliver a report to university leaders next week.