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Osaka overcame Elise Mertens in straight sets on Friday to reach the final at Flushing Meadows but suffered an injury to her left hamstring in doing so. That means Azarenka has a first WTA singles title since Miami in 2016, albeit in circumstances she would not have wanted. “I’m sorry to have to withdraw today with an injury,” Osaka said Saturday. “I pulled my left hamstring [Friday] in the second set tiebreak and it has not recovered overnight as I had hoped....

The duo walked out of RAW in May. The incident caused a massive uproar among many ardent WWE fans, with the majority supporting the pair. Rumor has it that Banks and Naomi are set to make a return to WWE at some point soon. The two best friends recently appeared in a short clip Naomi shared on her official TikTok handle. In the caption of the video, the former SmackDown Women’s Champion tagged Banks and wrote a wholesome message....

The Argentine striker headed in a deft pass in the 56th minute to put the hosts 2-1 ahead and then wrapped up with a powerful drive in the 82nd minute Saturday, reports Xinhua. A debut goal from on-loan midfielder Adel Taarabt gave Milan the lead against the run of play after only seven minutes. Gokhan Inler equalised three minutes later with a left-footed effort that looped over Milan goalkeeper Christian Abbiati, who put on an impressive performance to deny Napoli’s numerous chances....

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma nearly equalised with a stoppage-time header, which his opposite number saved, but Milan had left themselves too much to do after Lorenzo Insigne and Jose Callejon scored in the first 10 minutes for the visitors. Napoli’s win kept them in third place – which earns a place in the Champions League playoff round – with 44 points and took them seven clear of fifth-placed Milan, who last played in Europe’s showpiece club competition in 2013-14....

Both clubs could thank Brazilians for the three points with Alex Sandro scoring the only goal for Juventus after 33 minutes and Allan putting Napoli ahead after just six minutes. Napoli have 66 points after 25 games with Juventus one point behind. AS Roma moved third 15 points behind the top two with a 2-0 win at Udinese Saturday as Inter Milan fell back into crisis with a 2-0 loss in Genoa....

RELATED: Naruto: 10 Fights Sasuke Should Have Never Won (But Did Anyways) Naruto is a very beloved anime character, and rightfully so. Although the reception for Boruto was mixed at the beginning, more and more fans have warmed up towards Boruto, not only because they remind him of Naruto even just for a tad, but also because he is an entirely unique character that shines under his own light....

The Fourth Great Ninja War served as an opportunity for sidelined characters to redeem themselves – and Sakura did just that, as she fought alongside the likes of Naruto and Sasuke. While her role may not have been as aggressive as her comrades, her supporting capabilities remained unparalleled throughout the war, as she was solely responsible for saving hundreds of lives. Delving deeper into her role further reveals whether Sakura was truly able to redeem herself during the Fourth Great Ninja War....

With Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 relying on team-based combat to move through Naruto’s story, just which teams should players focus on? Some of the following recommended teams are custom teams, and while others come from actual canon — but all are powerful options in the game. 10 Nagato, Choji, Pain A surprising team, Nagato, Choji Akimichi, and Pain actually work well together. This team capitalizes on the sheer zoning and area denial perks of both Nagato and Pain on the short-range and long-range, respectively....

In the photo,which was snapped in 2011 by the space agency’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), a circular crater can be seen with very steep walls. At the center of this crater is an opening measuring around 115 feet across, which is the entrance to an underground cavern. Much of the material that once filled the crater has sunk through the hole forming a pile of debris inside the cavern, according to the University of Arizona’s Lunar & Planetary Laboratory (LPL....

The Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment—also known as MOXIE—won’t make Mars habitable, but it will aim to prove how future Mars explorers might produce oxygen for breathing. Oxygen can also be used for rocket propellant, so making it on Mars would save astronauts the trouble of having to bring extra fuel with them for the return trip. Instead, they could just bring an empty tank and fill it up on the Red Planet....

Thankfully, the scenario has only been lived out in the world of science fiction so far, but dangerous asteroid impacts are something scientists take very seriously in the real world. This week, NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has been leading a fictional scenario in which delegates at the 7th International Academy of Aeronautics (IAA) Planetary Defense Conference have been tasked with responding to an imaginary asteroid that is due to hit Earth....

Hendrick Motorsports will split the driver and crew chief — the longest pairing in NASCAR — at the end of a disappointing season. Johnson has not won a race in 17 months and was knocked out of the playoffs in the first round. Johnson and Knaus won their record-tying seventh championship in 2016 but have slumped in the two years since. “It’s no secret that Chad and Jimmie have experienced their ups and downs over the years,” owner Rick Hendrick said....

However, less than a week before the season-opening Daytona 500, the team with plans to run the No. 44 this season has yet to confirm a driver. Rick Ware Racing (RWR) was another team that belonged to the same category of unconfirmed drivers, but multiple recent driver announcements have left the NY Racing Team as the only NASCAR team with unconfirmed plans to run in the 2021 season. Also Read: At 62, Derrike Cope brushes off concerns ahead of Daytona 500 return...

The result was a massive crash with several cars, including those of William Byron, Joey Logano and Ryan Preece, flying into the tire barriers along the side of the course and many other cars spinning off the track. The wrecks forced NASCAR to bring out the red flag. That wouldn’t be the end of it. During NASCAR’s first attempt at overtime, Michael McDowell went airborne over the turn, igniting a crash that took out several other drivers....

This will be the 19th Sprint Cup race held at LVMS and has fans flocking to Vegas every March for vacation and some NASCAR. Nothing against places like Darlington, Martinsville or Fontana, but those towns don’t exactly evoke excitement once the racing is done for the day. The thing that also separates Las Vegas from the 35 other Cup dates is legal sports wagering. Dover, Del., which has a form of sports betting (parlays only), doesn’t offer NASCAR wagering for its two dates, but Vegas does, and the fans have become quite seasoned at how to bet all the Super Bowl-type propositions....

That is, unless that person also doesn’t like Brad Keselowski, who won Sunday’s race at New Hampshire for his third victory of the season. Hamlin, who has won a series-high five Cup races in 2020, entered the race as the driver with the best career stats at the flat, one-mile oval in Loudon, N.H. Hamlin indeed was strong Sunday and finished second, but Keselowski got the best of him on a late restart, and the race ended with a long green-flag run (83 laps) that made it impossible for Keselowski to be caught....

Chase Elliott is coming off of his second win of the season and is currently in the lead in the points standings. He must be excited to get to the wider of the two plate tracks in NASCAR, especially since he finished in third at Talladega earlier this season and was fastest in qualifying at Daytona before he got caught in a wreck that took out nearly half the field....

Beyond possibly changing the brake bias and turning on air blowers, NASCAR drivers have few controls in the cockpit. MORE: Kevin Ward funeral | What Stewart must do now | Harvick penalty | Truex girlfriend But that could change in 2015. One of the items NASCAR is testing Monday at Michigan International Speedway will be a driver-adjustable rear track bar. The driver could make adjustments from the cockpit during a run in order to make the car turn better instead of having to wait for a pit stop....

The NASCAR veteran announced via a news release Tuesday he will retire after the Aug. 1 Xfinity Series race at Iowa Speedway. ESPN.com was first to report the news. MORE: Dale Jr. says Patrick will chill out | Busch builds momentum Better known as the youngest brother of NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace, the 51-year-old Wallace made 344 starts in NASCAR’s top series between 1990 and 2008. Although he never won a race in the Cup series, he remains a familiar and popular figure around the circuit, known for his affability and sense of humor as well as his work as an analyst with FOX Sports....

Shepherd, the oldest driver ever to start a Cup race at age 72, slid up into Joey Logano, who was running second at the time of the accident on Lap 212 of the Camping World RV Sales 301. Shepherd was at least 10 laps down at the time. “He was above minimum speed, he pulled over to let Joey go by and it’s a responsibility for all competitors, everybody has their responsibility to lay off each other,” NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton told reporters after the race....