Daily bulletin for Friday, September 11, 2026
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- NFL: 49ers beat Rams 27-7 in Melbourne, the NFL’s first regular-season game in Australia; Brock Purdy throws three TD passes (AP / ESPN).
- Tennis: Sabalenka beats Pegula 7-5, 6-2 and reaches a fourth straight US Open final (BBC / ESPN).
- Tennis: Rybakina rallies past Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4; Saturday final vs Sabalenka; Rybakina becomes world No. 1 on Monday (WTA / BBC).
- Tennis: Shelton beats Tiafoe 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 and meets Zverev on Sunday in his first Grand Slam final (AP / Reuters).
- MLB: Volpe, recalled from Triple-A, hits a grand slam in a 10-3 sweep of the Rockies; Yankees move within three games in the AL East (Reuters / ESPN).
Sources
- 49ers rout Rams 27-7 in NFL's first Australia game behind Brock Purdy's 3 TD passesESPN · Sep 11, 2026
- Brock Purdy throws 3 TDs as 49ers blow out Rams in AustraliaCBS Sports · Sep 11, 2026
- US Open 2026 results: Aryna Sabalenka storms past Jessica Pegula to reach fourth successive US Open finalBBC Sport · Sep 11, 2026
- Rybakina ends Gauff's US Open run, sets up title clash with SabalenkaESPN · Sep 11, 2026
- A day after securing World No. 1, Rybakina holds off Gauff to reach US Open finalWTA · Sep 11, 2026
- US Open 2026 results: Elena Rybakina beats Coco Gauff to set up Aryna Sabalenka finalBBC Sport · Sep 11, 2026
- Ben Shelton beats Frances Tiafoe to play Alexander Zverev for the U.S. Open titleAssociated Press · Sep 11, 2026
- Tennis-Shelton takes down Tiafoe to seal Zverev showdown in US Open finalReuters · Sep 11, 2026
- Anthony Volpe returns with a slam as Yankees sweep RockiesReuters · Sep 11, 2026
- Yankees' Volpe has grand slam, 5 RBIs in return to majorsESPN · Sep 11, 2026
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Hi, xxxx xxxx for sports in sixty on Friday, September eleventh, twenty twenty-six. In the N.F.L., the Forty-Niners rout the Rams twenty-seven–seven in Melbourne — the league’s first regular-season game in Australia. Brock Purdy throws three touchdown passes. At the U.S. Open, Aryna Sabalenka beats Jessica Pegula seven-five, six-two, a fourth straight New York final. Elena Rybakina rallies past Coco Gauff three-six, six-four, six-four. They meet Saturday; Rybakina becomes world number one on Monday. Ben Shelton takes the all-American semi over Frances Tiafoe in four — four-six, six-three, six-three, seven-five — and plays Alexander Zverev Sunday in his first Grand Slam final. In M.L.B., Anthony Volpe, back from Triple-A, hits a grand slam as the Yankees sweep Colorado ten-three, three back in the A.L. East. Sports in Sixty dot com your sports on demand anytime, anywhere!