Daily bulletin for Friday, August 21, 2026
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- Tennis: World No. 1 Jannik Sinner withdraws from the US Open with a right-knee injury that has kept him out since he defended Wimbledon; first missed Grand Slam since his 2019 US Open debut (ESPN / BBC).
- Tennis: Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz will return at the US Open (Aug 30) after four months out with a right-wrist injury that cost him the French Open and Wimbledon (BBC / Al Jazeera).
- MLB: Zach Neto 5-for-6, 21st homer, career-high 7 RBIs as the Angels rout the Astros 18-3, their most runs since 2023; Houston’s AL West lead cut to one (AP / ESPN).
- WNBA: Angel Reese 9-for-9, 20 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists as the Dream set a franchise scoring record, 124-88 at the Sparks; Rhyne Howard 26 (AP / ESPN).
- MLB: Dane Myers drops a two-out fly in the ninth, opening a six-run inning as the Cardinals beat the Reds 10-9; Cincinnati scores four in the bottom of the ninth and falls a run short (AP / MLB.com).
Sources
- Jannik Sinner withdraws from US Open due to knee injuryESPN · Aug 21, 2026
- US Open 2026: Jannik Sinner withdraws from Flushing Meadows event with a knee injuryBBC Sport · Aug 21, 2026
- US Open 2026: Carlos Alcaraz to return in New York after four months out with wrist injuryBBC Sport · Aug 20, 2026
- Carlos Alcaraz confirms US Open return after four-month injury layoffAl Jazeera · Aug 20, 2026
- Neto homers in 5-hit, 7-RBI night to help the Angels rout the Astros 18-3Associated Press · Aug 20, 2026
- Angels 18-3 Astros (Aug 20, 2026) Game RecapESPN · Aug 20, 2026
- Angel Reese has stunning perfect shooting night in the Dream's 124-88 romp over the SparksAssociated Press · Aug 21, 2026
- Dream 124-88 Sparks (Aug 20, 2026) Game RecapESPN · Aug 20, 2026
- Dane Myers' dropped fly with 2 outs in 9th gives Cardinals a wild 10-9 win over RedsAssociated Press · Aug 20, 2026
- Cardinals score six runs in ninth inning to rally past RedsMLB.com · Aug 20, 2026
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Hi, Kate Parker for sports in sixty, live from Times Square, on Friday, August twenty-first, twenty twenty-six. World number-one Jannik Sinner pulls out of the U.S. Open with a right-knee injury that has kept him out since he defended Wimbledon — his first missed Grand Slam since two thousand nineteen; a day after Carlos Alcaraz said he is back from a four-month wrist layoff to defend New York, where the Open starts August thirtieth. In baseball, Zach Neto goes five-for-six with seven R.B.I. as the Angels rout Houston eighteen-three, their most runs in three years. In the W.N.B.A., Angel Reese is a perfect nine-for-nine for twenty points, ten boards and eight assists as Atlanta sets a franchise record, one-twenty-four to eighty-eight at L.A. And in Cincinnati, Dane Myers drops a two-out fly in the ninth, opening a six-run inning as the Cardinals stun the Reds ten-nine. Sports in Sixty dot com your sports on demand anytime, anywhere!