Daily bulletin for Friday, September 4, 2026
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- Tennis: Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz beats Wu Yibing 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 to reach the U.S. Open fourth round, extending a 17-match Grand Slam winning streak; next is Tommy Paul (BBC / Bleacher Report).
- Tennis: No. 7 Daniil Medvedev beats No. 26 Arthur Rinderknech 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 (BBC / Bleacher Report).
- Tennis: Top seed Aryna Sabalenka beats Kamilla Rakhimova 6-3, 6-4; Jessica Pegula rallies past Leylah Fernandez 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 (BBC / Bleacher Report).
- Basketball: Caitlin Clark has 14 points and 11 assists as the U.S. women beat China 94-61 in their FIBA World Cup opener in Berlin; Paige Bueckers also scores 14; 31st straight World Cup win (AP / ESPN).
- MLB: Teoscar Hernández’s two-run double in the ninth lifts the Dodgers 3-2 over the Cardinals, avoiding a sweep; Tommy Edman 4-for-5 batting leadoff in place of a resting Shohei Ohtani (AP / CBS Sports).
Sources
- US Open 2026 results: Carlos Alcaraz beats Wu Yibing to reach fourth round, Daniil Medvedev throughBBC Sport · Sep 4, 2026
- US Open Tennis 2026 Results, Winners, Losers and Highlights from Friday's BracketBleacher Report · Sep 4, 2026
- US Open 2026 results: Aryna Sabalenka's win over Kamilla Rakhimova interrupted by cannabis smellBBC Sport · Sep 4, 2026
- Clark and Bueckers shine in World Cup debuts as the US women rout China 94-61Associated Press · Sep 4, 2026
- Clark, Howard lead U.S. rout of China in women's World Cup openerESPN · Sep 4, 2026
- Teoscar Hernández walks off Cardinals as Dodgers avoid sweepCBS Sports / Associated Press · Sep 4, 2026
- Teoscar Hernández delivers dramatic walk-off double as Los Angeles Dodgers top St. Louis CardinalsTSN / Associated Press · Sep 4, 2026
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Hi, xxxx xxxx for sports in sixty on Friday, September fourth, twenty twenty-six. At the U.S. Open, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz reaches the fourth round, beating Wu Yibing six-three, six-four, six-one, stretching a seventeen-match Grand Slam streak; Tommy Paul is next. Seventh seed Daniil Medvedev also advances in straights, six-four, six-four, six-four over Arthur Rinderknech. Top seed Aryna Sabalenka beats Kamilla Rakhimova six-three, six-four; Jessica Pegula drops the opener then rallies past Leylah Fernandez one-six, six-four, six-three. In Berlin, Caitlin Clark has fourteen points and eleven assists as the U.S. women rout China ninety-four to sixty-one for a thirty-first straight World Cup win; Paige Bueckers also scores fourteen. And in M.L.B., Teoscar Hernandez's two-run double in the ninth lifts the Dodgers three-two over the Cardinals, avoiding a sweep with Shohei Ohtani resting. Sports in Sixty dot com your sports on demand anytime, anywhere!