MONACO- Holders Liverpool received a relatively kind draw for this season's Champions League group stage but 13-times European champions Real Madrid were pitted against Kylian Mbappe and Paris St Germain.
NEW YORK- - Wimbledon champion Simona Halep's U.S. Open frustrations continued as the Romanian fourth seed suffered a 2-6 6-3 7-6(4) loss to American qualifier Taylor Townsend in second round action on Thursday.
NEW YORK- - Roger Federer overcame his second consecutive sluggish start to defeat Bosnian Damir Dzumhur 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-4 on Wednesday and advance to the U.S. Open third round.
MILWAUKEE --Rookie Keston Hiura drove in three runs to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-1 victory over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday afternoon.
BELGRADE- - Former European Cup winners Red Star Belgrade reached the Champions League group stage for the second successive season after a 1-1 home draw with Swiss side Young Boys in the playoffs sent them through on away goals on Tuesday.
