Williams sisters to play doubles
Serena and Venus Williams were given a wildcard entry for women’s doubles at the U.S. Open. This marks their first tournament as a team in more than four years. They have won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles together.
Liudmila Samsonova of Russia won her second straight WTA Tour title, beating seventh-seeded Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus 6-1, 6-3 in the championship match at Tennis in the Land in Cleveland.
Cohen Sakamoto struck out seven and Ruston Hiyoto hit a two-run homer as Hawaii continued its run through the Little League World Series with 5-1 win over Tennessee to advance to the championship game. Hawaii will play Curacao, a 1-0 winner over Taiwan in the international bracket.
The NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway was rained out and rescheduled for Sunday. The 400-mile race, the regular-season finale that will decide the last two playoff spots, will begin at 7 a.m. PDT. It will air on CNBC. Fifteen drivers remain in the hunt for the postseason. Two spots are still open, although one of them will go to Ryan Blaney or Martin Truex Jr. ... Carlos Sainz Jr. will start from the pole Sunday at the Belgian Grand Prix because runaway Formula One points leader Max Verstappen was among the many drivers to be hit with grid penalties . ... Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer remained confident that Oscar Piastri will drive for his team next season when the matter is decided by a Formula One board.
Luis Amarilla scored in the 84th minute to rally Minnesota United to a 2-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo . ...
Daniel Edelman scored early in the second half and the New York Red Bulls took advantage of a first-half red card on Inter Miami’s Alejandro Pozuelo to post a 3-1 win. ... Defender Steven Moreira scored a goal in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time and the Columbus Crew rallied for a 2-2 draw with FC Cincinnati . ... Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi scored second-half goals to lead Toronto FC to a 2-0 victory over Charlotte FC . ...
Daniel Gazdag netted a hat trick and the Philadelphia Union romped to a 6-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids, recording their fourth six-goal victory in team history . ... Defender Jake Maher scored twice and Nashville who won consecutive games for the first time since April, beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0. …
Anderson Julio scored in the 69th minute to help Real Salt Lake earn a 1-1 draw with FC Dallas.
Brigham Young banned a fan who yelled a racial slur at a Black player on the Duke women’s volleyball team at a game Friday in Provo, Utah.
Canada beat Switzerland 4-1 and the U.S. overran Finland 6-1 at the women’s world ice hockey championships in Denmark. Also, Sweden topped Germany 4-3 in overtime, and the Czech Republic downed host Denmark 5-1.
Australian Jay Vine won his second Spanish Vuelta stage two days after overcoming a flat tire to take his first win at a Grand Tour race. Remco Evenepoel kept the leader’s red jersey by crossing the line in fifth place. He was 1 minute 20 seconds behind.