General Sports 24 Hours

Last updated: September 11, 2026, 11:50 PM ET

Tennis: US Open

Alexander Zverev beat Karen Khachanov to reach a third Grand Slam final in a row, continuing his bid for a second major of the year. Elena Rybakina rallied to take down Coco Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday night, setting up a US Open final against two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka, whom she will replace atop the rankings next week. No. 1-seed Sabalenka and No. 2-seed Rybakina meet Saturday in a clash of big hitters, and our experts break down who will win. Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova completed their career Grand Slam as a team by defeating the wild-card pair of Ashlyn Krueger and Robin Montgomery for their first US Open doubles title together. New York is known as the city that never sleeps, but that comes at a price for Ben Shelton and Zverev, who are fighting the effects of late-night finishes. The US Open paused to remember the victims of the 9/11 attacks that took place 25 years ago.

College Football

The group in front of the growing line of students waiting to get in first to see the Longhorns' marquee Week 2 matchup has held its position since Thursday night, turning overnight stadium camp-outs into a tradition at Texas. The problems at QB run deep for Michigan, and a star-studded sequel between Texas and Ohio State headlines Week. Bluebloods have a chance at the early season's biggest win, with the Big 12 and SEC facing early conference challenges and the G6 staring down an elimination weekend. The Buckeyes bowed out of the playoff early last year, and some pointed to a weak schedule as the problem — but Ohio State says it wasn't "battle tested" before, and that is about to change. Miami had 856 yards and 42 first downs in a 77-7 onslaught of Florida A&M in its home opener. On Friday, one of college football's most meaningful uniforms will carry even more emotion than usual as Boston College unveils its "Red Bandanna" Sept. 11 tribute uniforms, leading the best looks in CFB Week. The Texas quarterback has been a name since he started high school, and his also-famous grandfather had a little more time to adjust to the spotlight — Arch Manning's dealings with fame are a family affair. After 17 years at Toledo, Jason Candle is ready to light it up on the East Coast, discussing the Red Sox, Geno, pizza and the state of UConn football.

NFL

Christian Parker is the youngest DC in Cowboys history and is tasked with turning around the NFL's worst defense from last season, with Dallas viewing his youth as a winning X factor. What should we expect from Patrick Mahomes? How will the Raiders handle their QB situation? Our insiders weigh in on injury comebacks, breakouts and playoff sleepers. The San Francisco 49ers recorded a dominant 27-7 victory over Super Bowl favourites the Los Angeles Rams in front of a crowd of more than 100,000 at Melbourne Cricket Ground.

NBA & WNBA

The next steps in the Clippers investigation, league expansion and NBA Europe could all be decided next week, and Brian Windhorst explains how the board of governors meeting could reshape the NBA. Sophie Cunningham says she is focusing on the Fever's remaining games and not the commotion around Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White declaring for the WNBA draft.

FIBA Women's World Cup

The FIBA Women's World Cup semifinal matchups are set, and we break down how Team USA, France, Germany and Spain each stack up going into Saturday's games.

Boxing

Conor Benn and Ryan Garcia both comfortably made the welterweight limit for their WBC title fight despite concerns at the scales. Two former champs, a title contender and a celebrity boxing fan break down the Garcia vs. Benn title fight and offer their predictions. Ryan Garcia is well positioned to be the face of boxing using the one thing that has stopped many from taking him seriously as a potential star. Nigel Benn vowed to leave son Conor to plough his own path after he beat Chris Eubank Jr, but the retired world champion is back by his side this week as he prepares to face WBC welterweight champion Garcia. A performative Ryan Garcia shouted, repeatedly swore and taunted a composed Conor Benn with a boiled egg before Saturday's WBC welterweight title fight.

Cricket

England had "no plan" and were "out of control" in the face of Razaullah's stunning hitting on the third day of the final Test against Pakistan, according to former captain Alastair Cook. Cancel the tee time at the Belfry and rearrange the trip to Cadbury World — Pakistan's debutant Razaullah lit up Edgbaston to send the third Test into a fourth day. England face a chase of 130 to win the third Test after Pakistan debutant Razaullah produced some thrilling resistance on day three at Edgbaston. Durham sealed promotion from Division Two with two games to spare as they beat Middlesex by 93 runs. Head coach Ryan Campbell explains how Durham turned a winter of soul-searching into a successful summer, fuelled by a Three Peaks challenge. The decision not to host a men's Ashes Test in the north next year is a result of the reallocation from Southampton to Headingley in the previous series in 2023.

Golf

Shane Lowry carded a course-record 62 to take control of the Irish Open as putting woes prevented defending champion Rory McIlroy from making a second-round charge in Doonbeg. Carlota Ciganda stole the show after Europe's top pairing of Charley Hull and Lottie Woad failed to ignite on day one of the Solheim Cup against the United States. Nelly Korda played like the world No. 1 in a record-setting partnership with Allisen Corpuz, helping the Americans split the opening foursomes 2-2 with Team Europe in a loud and wet start to the Solheim Cup. Here are some of the main takeaways from LIV Golf's bankruptcy filings, including its plans for player compensation.

Rugby

Lowly Hull FC stunned second-placed Leeds Rhinos to end a dire Super League season in style. England scrum-half Natasha Hunt says the inaugural British and Irish Lions women's tour to New Zealand — the first Test of which is exactly a year away today — is a massive motivation as she prepares for her comeback. There are "currently no plans or discussions" relating to Ireland playing a Six Nations match in the United States, the Irish Rugby Football Union says. Former England prop Mako Vunipola was planning to retire as a player before a phone call from Leicester Tigers head coach Geoff Parling changed his mind.

Motorsport

F1 got its first taste of the Spanish Grand Prix's brand-new Madring on Friday, and early impressions suggest it's going to take guts to get right. FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem says it would be "not acceptable" for Fernando Alonso to leave F1 while he is in an uncompetitive position.

Cycling

Ireland's Eddie Dunbar won the 19th stage of the Vuelta a Espana as Spain's Enric Mas maintained his overall lead with two stages remaining.

Athletics

The inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship begins on Friday, with $10m on the line — from the global stars competing to how it all works, here is everything you need to know.

Snooker

Shaun Murphy snatched a thrilling final-frame victory over Judd Trump to reach the semi-finals of the English Open.

Soccer

Swansea City winger Zeidane Inoussa joined Polish club Gornik Zabrze on loan for the remainder of the season.

College & League Governance

A meeting of SEC presidents and chancellors Thursday ended without any punishment imposed on LSU.

Fantasy Baseball

Set your lineups for the week ahead with our Week 24 forecaster, featuring pitcher rankings, hitter ratings and schedule observations for the Sept. 14-20 slate.