It may have been the Labor Day holiday in the United States on Monday but Andy Murray came ready to work, demolishing Grigor Dimitrov 6-1 6-2 6-2 to storm into the quarter-finals of the US Open.

Serena Williams broke through another barrier on Monday, her 308th Grand Slam match win taking her past Roger Federer for the most in major tournaments and into the quarter-finals of the US Open.

Slumping former world number one Ana Ivanovic shut down her 2016 season yesterday after an injury-hit campaign ended with a first round loss at the US Open.

Roger Federer has assured the ATP website that his January 2017 return scenario is working to plan, with the Swiss icon eager to get back on court after his knee injury disaster of this season.

Rafael Nadal has been named in Spain’s Davis Cup team to play India in their world group play-off tie in New Delhi on September 16-18.

The young ones occasionally say insightful things. Lucas Pouille, the 22-year-old Frenchman who knocked former champ Rafael Nadal out of the US Open on Sunday, was asked if the match was a career-changing moment.

A new chapter dawns for Formula One with American media mogul John Malone poised to become the glittering but flawed sporting jewel’s new custodian.

Qatar Basketball Federation president Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman al-Thani welcomed the national team at Doha’s Hamad International Airport after their win in the GCC Basketball Championship in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Paris Saint-Germain Handball recorded an impressive four-goal 29-25 victory against the 2016 VELUX EHF Champions League champions Vive Tauron Kielce to earn the first spot in the 2016 IHF Super Globe final.

The faith that Martin Guptill will eventually transfer his limited overs mastery into the Test arena has granted the embattled opener yet another reprieve but the patience of New Zealand’s truest believers may finally be wearing thin.

Chris Jordan has followed Moeen Ali in declaring he will be available for England’s tour of Bangladesh, saying yesterday he was happy with assurances there would be “more than enough” security in place.

Former England captain Kevin Pietersen has told current limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan he will be putting his international future in jeopardy if he opts out of the upcoming tour of Bangladesh.