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By Shrivathsa Sridhar NEW YORK, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Zheng Qinwen returned from elbow surgery this year feeling like she had forgotten how to compete, but China’s Olympic champion said on Saturday that a run from qualifying to the ​fourth round of the U.S. Open helped reignite her fire.

DUBLIN, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Ireland’s Katie Taylor ended her career in style on Saturday, the most decorated female ​boxer beating France’s Flora Pili by ‌unanimous decision to hang up her gloves as undisputed world super-lightweight champion before an 83,000 Croke Park crowd. Taylor, now 40, finished her ‌professional ​career on a high ⁠in front of her ⁠adoring fans with the WBO, WBA, WBC, IBO and IBF belts in her possession and a remarkable 26-1 record.

By Amy Tennery NEW YORK, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Coco Gauff reached the second week of the U.S. Open for a fifth straight year on ​Saturday, getting back in the New York groove ‌to beat Spain’s Cristina Bucsa 6-3 6-4 in the third round. Gauff’s often-maligned serve undermined some of her play but the fourth seed refused to become rattled in front of the home ‌fans ​as she sent over 15 ⁠winners. She next plays either ⁠fellow American Iva Jovic or the Philippines’ Alexandra Eala.

By Shrivathsa Sridhar NEW YORK, Sept 5 (Reuters) – From podiums to practice courts and player lounges, dogs have become some of tennis’s most popular support acts, increasingly earning places in the travelling party and popping up at the sport’s biggest stages.

By Amy Tennery NEW YORK, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Iga Swiatek dug her heels in to get past Czech Marie Bouzkova 7-6(3) 7-6(3) and ​reach the U.S. Open fourth round on ‌Saturday, keeping her critic-quietening campaign alive to set up a clash with China’s Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen. Poland’s 2022 winner arrived in New York amid the most difficult season of her ‌career ​but had plenty of fight left ⁠as she broke ⁠down her opponent with 18 forehand winners.

OSLO, Sept 5 (Reuters) – German startup Isar Aerospace launched a space rocket from a site in Arctic Norway on Saturday, bringing Europe closer to offering ​satellite flights from its own soil. It was not ‌immediately known whether the uncrewed Spectrum rocket would achieve Isar’s ambition of becoming the first orbital flight to originate from Europe.

BRUSSELS, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Audrey Werro of Switzerland continued her extraordinary campaign by winning the women’s 800 metres at the Diamond League Final on Saturday, holding off a determined challenge from Femke Broeders-Bol. Werro clocked one minute 54.75 seconds, while the Netherlands’ Broeders-Bol crossed in 1:54.81, to set up what should ​be a sizzling showdown at next week’s World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest.

By Amy Tennery NEW YORK, Sept 5 (Reuters) – American Taylor Fritz crashed out in the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday, losing to Argentine Francisco Cerundolo 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 ​6-4 in his earliest exit from his home major in ‌four years. Fritz had not dropped a set in the previous two rounds and looked to be among the prime contenders to end a 23-year U.S. men’s major drought but Cerundolo brought his best level to reach the fourth round of the ‌U.S. ​Open for the first time.

By Field Level Media Sep 05 (Field Level Media) – The New York Yankees placed ​outfielder Trent Grisham ‌on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right hamstring strain, while outfielder Jasson Dominguez ‌was ​recalled from Triple-A ⁠Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Grisham, 29, left ⁠Friday’s game against the San Diego Padres in the third inning with hamstring ​discomfort.

By Field Level Media Sep 05 (Field Level Media) – Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Jameson Taillon is expected to undergo an ​MRI on his right elbow Saturday ‌after he was removed from Friday’s game following two innings with elbow discomfort. According to a report from Sportsnet, Taillon is expected to be placed ‌on ​the injured list by ⁠Sunday.