NOTTINGHAM, England-- New Zealand beat England by a comfortable six wickets at Trent Bridge on Tuesday, with Tim Seifert hitting 48 and Glenn Phillips adding 42, to level the four-match Twenty20 International series 2-2.

MONZA, Italy-- Runaway Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen celebrated a record 10th win in a row by leading Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez one-two at Ferrari's home Italian Grand Prix on Sunday. The Dutch driver's victory on a sunny afternoon at Monza's "Temple of Speed" outside Milan was also Red Bull's 15th in succession -- another Formula One record that looks set to continue. Spaniard Carlos Sainz was third for the Italian team, his first podium of the season cheered by the passionate fans, after starting on pole position and holding off Verstappen until the 15th of 51 laps. Verstappen stretched his lead in the standings over Perez to 145 points with eight rounds remaining. Red Bull lead Mercedes in the constructors' championship by 310 points with Ferrari moving up to third. "Well done mate, you are on your own, that is history," team boss Christian Horner told Verstappen over the radio after he took the chequered flag. "That is remarkable, be proud." "Yeah, that's a nice stat," replied the 25-year-old, who repeated his win from last year. Charles Leclerc was fourth for Ferrari with George Russell fifth for Mercedes and team mate and seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton sixth, with both Britons collecting five second penalties. Alex Albon took seventh for Williams ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris, Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso and Valtteri Bottas for Alfa Romeo denying New Zealand rookie Liam Lawson (11th) his first point for AlphaTauri. Fastest Lap Australian Oscar Piastri took the fastest lap for McLaren but finished 12th so no bonus point was awarded. Verstappen had equalled now-retired German Sebastian Vettel's 2013 record of nine wins in a row, also achieved with Red Bull, at his home Dutch Grand Prix last weekend and can expect to add further to the tally. He now has 12 wins from the 14 races this year, with Red Bull's astonishing run of success dating from Abu Dhabi at the end of last season, and a career tally of 47. Few had expected Sainz to hold on to the lead for long, given the Red Bull's race pace, but the Spaniard fought hard with Verstappen showing some frustration at being unable to scythe past after a clean start. "That was naughty," he said over the radio as Sainz shut the door on one attempt on lap six. "Good move," Ferrari told Sainz in response. Verstappen was commenting on Ferrari's top speed three laps later and still had to wait for his chance before seizing it around the outside at the Curva Grande. Once done, he pulled away and was already 3.8 seconds clear by lap 18. Perez, meanwhile, had to come from fifth on the grid, after the start was aborted and delayed after Yuki Tsunoda's AlphaTauri pulled over on the first formation lap, and it took him 32 laps to move onto the podium by passing Leclerc. Sainz again made it hard but the Mexican finally made a move stick on lap 46 to cement Red Bull's sixth one-two finish of the season. The two Ferraris then went wheel to wheel in a thrilling final few laps that could have ended in disaster as they ignored any question of playing safe and banking the points. "It was tough. It does not get tougher than it was out there today," said Sainz. "Honestly, I spent the whole race pushing trying to keep the Red Bulls behind. In the end, I paid a bit of a price with the rear tyres."

 NEW YORK-- On the American Labour Day holiday, U.S. Open defending champion Carlos Alcaraz went to work and eased past Italian Matteo Arnaldi 6-3 6-3 6-4 on Monday to reach the quarter-finals.

NEW YORK-- Former champion Andy Murray and big-serving American John Isner bowed out of the U.S. Open on Thursday as second seed Aryna Sabalenka cruised into the third round.

Briton Murray, once spoken of in the same breath as tennis' "Big Three", has mounted a career comeback of sorts in 2023 but could not match the firepower of 19th seed Grigor Dimitrov under blistering sun on Arthur Ashe Stadium. "I'm aware what I'm doing, it's unbelievably challenging to play at the highest level as I am now. And yeah, some days it's harder than others," Murray said. "Ultimately these are the events that you want to play your best tennis in, and create more great moments and I didn't do that this year." Isner, 38, won the longest professional tennis match in history against Frenchman Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon in 2010, which lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes and took place over three days. "This is why I worked as hard as I have my whole life to play in atmospheres like this and of course I may not win them all as we know, just like today," he said. He had announced his intention to retire after the tournament but did not get the hero's send-off he had hoped for as compatriot Michael Mmoh rallied from two sets down to beat him. Isner may have called time on his singles career but will get another chance in the spotlight when he plays doubles later on Thursday with compatriot Jack Sock. It was a routine day at the office for Sabalenka, who is looking to add another title to her name after collecting her maiden major prize at the Australian Open. The Belarusian fired off 28 winners to take down Britain's Jodie Burrage 6-3 6-2 and next faces France's Clara Burel.

Fans of Carlos Alcaraz will get another chance at a proper prime time performance from the number one seed later on Thursday, after the Spaniard's opener under the lights was cut short. The defending champion is one of the biggest attractions at Flushing Meadows but ticket holders trudged to the subway early on Tuesday when his opening round affair ended in the second set as his opponent retired with injury. The Wimbledon title holder kicks off the evening schedule on Arthur Ashe Stadium, where he will feed off the energy of loyal fans against second-round foe Lloyd Harris of South Africa. "We try to bring good vibes to the crowd, to the people. I try to be myself all the time. I think the people love that part of me.

(I'm) always happy, smiling," Alcaraz told reporters. Top American Jessica Pegula plays Romanian Patricia Maria Tig after on Ashe, as the third seed hopes to be the first woman from the United States to hoist the trophy on the New York hard courts since Sloane Stephens in 2017. Across the plaza, Russian Daniil Medvedev will feature in the late night match on Louis Armstrong Stadium against Australian Christopher O'Connell, who he has beaten in both of their previous meetings. The third seed has played second fiddle to Alcaraz and 23-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic at Flushing Meadows but put the field on notice with a first-round demolition of Attila Balazs.