Sport from Tuesday, August 25th, 2026

Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka suffered an early exit from the US Open mixed doubles on Tuesday, falling 1-4 4-2 10-2 to Henry Patten and Katerina Siniakova in their opening match.

Sri Lanka's Sonal Dinusha remained on course for his second century of the series but India retained a firm grip on the second and final test in Colombo on Tuesday.

After several postponements, Tiger Woods is scheduled to appear before a judge in person for the first time since his car accident on March 27.

Brazil's Joao Fonseca has pulled out of the US Open due to an abdominal injury, the 20-year-old said on Instagram on Monday, marking the latest high-profile absence in the men's singles field.

Chelsea has begun life under new coach Xabi Alonso with a breathless 3-2 victory at West London neighbours Fulham in the Premier League on Monday as their exciting front three of Joao Pedro, Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer all found the net.