Sports News Roundup: Tennis-Cirstea beats Bencic to reach first Grand Slam quarters in 14 years; Tennis-Gauff outlasts Wozniacki to reach U.S. Open quarter-finals and more

The Dane, who returned to Flushing Meadows for the first time since 2019 after coming out of retirement following the birth of her two children, kept sixth seed Gauff on her toes for two sets but in the end her lack of match practice caught up with her and she ran out of steam. Soccer-Rice strikes in stoppage time as Arsenal leave it late to sink Man Utd Arsenal's record signing Declan Rice opened his Arsenal account with a goal deep in stoppage time before Gabriel Jesus wrapped up a thrilling 3-1 victory against Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Tennis-Cirstea beats Bencic to reach first Grand Slam quarters in 14 years

After 14 years of hard work Sorana Cirstea got her reward on Sunday, returning to the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time since 2009 with a 6-3 6-3 upset of 15th seed Belinda Bencic at the U.S. Open. Making her 59th Grand Slam main draw appearance and 15th at the U.S. Open, the 33-year-old Romanian's only other last eight appearance was at the 2009 French Open when she was still in her teens.

Tennis-Gauff outlasts Wozniacki to reach U.S. Open quarter-finals

American teenager Coco Gauff ended Caroline Wozniacki's U.S. Open comeback with a 6-3 3-6 6-1 victory to reach the quarter-finals on Sunday. The Dane, who returned to Flushing Meadows for the first time since 2019 after coming out of retirement following the birth of her two children, kept sixth seed Gauff on her toes for two sets but in the end her lack of match practice caught up with her and she ran out of steam.

Soccer-Rice strikes in stoppage time as Arsenal leave it late to sink Man Utd

Arsenal's record signing Declan Rice opened his Arsenal account with a goal deep in stoppage time before Gabriel Jesus wrapped up a thrilling 3-1 victory against Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday. It looked as though both sides would have to settle for a point when United had a late goal disallowed after Arsenal had earlier seen a penalty overturned, but Rice sent the home fans into delirium with a deflected shot in the 96th minute.

Tennis-Wozniacki says she is 'on the right track' despite U.S. Open exit

Caroline Wozniacki said she was exactly where she wanted to be on her comeback, after losing in three sets to American sixth seed Coco Gauff to exit the U.S. Open on Sunday. The former Australian Open champion entered the year's final major for the first time since 2019 as a wildcard, after coming out of retirement following the birth of her two children.

Soccer-The week in Asian football

Talking points from the week in Asian football: MITROVIC HAT-TRICK DOWNS AL-ITTIHAD AS AL-HILAL GO TOP

Motor racing-No win but Ferrari thrill home crowd with podium battle

Ferrari thrilled their fans by keeping Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc unleashed in a wheel-to-wheel battle for the podium at their home Italian Grand Prix on Sunday despite the risk of a collision. Spaniard Sainz, who had started on pole, prevailed for a third place finish with Leclerc fourth and only 0.184 of a second behind.

Tennis-Ostapenko dumps defending champion Swiatek out of US Open

Defending champion and world number one Iga Swiatek exited the U.S. Open in the fourth round on Sunday after she unravelled 3-6 6-3 6-1 against Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The Polish three-times Grand Slam winner had not dropped a set before Sunday's match but was unable to hold off the confident 20th seed's charge.

Tennis-Djokovic enjoys drama-free win to reach US Open quarters

After a five-set nailbiter in the previous round, Novak Djokovic was in no mood for another tense evening at the U.S. Open on Sunday and the Serb cruised into the last eight of the year's final Grand Slam with a 6-2 7-5 6-4 over Borna Gojo. Djokovic had endured a far more testing match on Friday, having to come back from two-sets down against Laslo Djere to keep alive his bid for a fourth U.S. Open title that would see him match Margaret Court's record haul of 24 Grand Slams.

Tennis-With 'nothing to lose', Fritz guns for Djokovic upset at US Open

Taylor Fritz has lost all seven of his previous meetings with Novak Djokovic and while the American ninth seed will be a huge underdog against the 23-times Grand Slam champion he says a U.S. Open quarter-final is the perfect stage to halt that losing run. Fritz eased past Swiss qualifier Dominic Stricker 7-6(2) 6-4 6-4 on Sunday to secure his place in the last eight in New York, where the 25-year-old is bidding to become the first American man to win a Grand Slam singles title in two decades.

Basketball-Spain knocked out of World Cup, Lithuania spring surprise over U.S

Canada eliminated champions Spain 88-85 in a thriller in Jakarta on Sunday to book their place in the FIBA Basketball World Cup quarter-finals in Jakarta, while the United States were beaten by Lithuania in their final preliminary game. The final day of preliminary games in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines offered surprising results as the quarter-final line-up was completed.