CINCINNATI - Former world number one Venus Williams, playing what she called smart tennis, beat defending champion Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in three sets in the second round of the Cincinnati Masters on Tuesday. "I just tried not to go too big, because I can go so big and I have a lot of power and it's not always easy to control it," Williams said after the 6-3 3-6 7-6(4) victory. "So I'm trying to play smart instead of going hog wild, which is extremely easy to do."
KANSAS CITY - American Simone Biles reasserted her position as the world's unrivaled number one gymnast with an amazing winning performance at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Kansas City.
Biles became the first woman in nearly 70 years to capture six U.S. senior women's all-around gymnastics titles – matching Clara Schroth Lomady, who won her sixth in 1952.
PARIS- Paris St Germain's star-studded attack brushed off the absence of Neymar as Edinson Cavani, Kylian Mbappe and substitute Angel Di Maria all got on the scoresheet in a comfortable 3-0 home win over Nimes in their Ligue 1 opener on Sunday.
CINCINNATI - Andy Murray started tentatively but improved as the day progressed as he lost to Frenchman Richard Gasquet on his return to singles play at the Cincinnati Masters on Monday.
CANADA- - Top seed Rafa Nadal overwhelmed Russia's Daniil Medvedev 6-3 6-0 to win his fifth Rogers Cup on Sunday in Montreal -- the first time he has retained a title outside of clay.
