>> yes, and on the court you have an extremely creative player in francis tiafoe, and you have a morez. >> game, set, match, roddick. >> reporter: the winner will then try to duplicate andy roddick's feat of 2003, the last time an american man won the title, something these two competitors hope to change this weekend. anne thompson, nbc news, queens. >>> and that is "nightly news" for this wednesday. thank you for watching. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night.

alexander zverev�*s earlier victory over francis tiafo, set up a winner takes all clash between alcarazamerican in straight sets which took europe to 13 points, and they reclaimed the trophy for the first time since 2021. american billy horschel has won the pga tour championship for a second time following a dramatic three—way playoff. horschell, thriston lawrence and rory mcilroy all finished theirfinal round on 20 under par, with horschel looking to win the event at wentworth in southern england for the second time. he came close to winning it on the initial playoff round. horschel and mcilroy — who narrowly missed out at the us open and at last week's irish 0pen — were left in a two—horse race as the tournament reached its conclusion. horschel pipped the world number three to the title, completing the win with a fine eagle putt to lift the trophy he previously won in 2021. lydia ko won her 22nd title on the lpga tour after finishing five shots clear of the field at the queen city championship in ohio. the world number three started her final round two shots off the lead, but seven bi

in the men's draw, francis tiafoe has made it through to the quarters for the second year running. alexei popyrin in four sets. next up for tiafoe, who reached the semis two years ago, is the bulgarian grigor dimitrov. there could be an all—american semifinal with taylor fritz also reaching the quarters on the same side of the draw golf's world number one scottie scheffler has capped a brilliant year, winning the season ending tour championship in atlanta and with it a 25 million dollar cheque. the american, who won olympic gold last month, and also his second masters earlier this year, finished on 30—under par. despite back to back bogeys on the front nine he still finished four clear of colin morikawa. he is the first player since tiger woods in 2007 to win seven events in a pga tour season. it's the fifth day of competition at the paralympics in paris, plenty more medals to be won across eight different sports. paragb currently lie second in the medal table behind china. they have 23 golds so far, 12 of them were won on sunday, the team's most successful day at the paralympic ga

staying in the men's draw, francis tiafoe has made it through to the quarters for the second year runninghe beat the australian alexei popyrin in four sets. next up for tiafoe, who reached the semis two years ago, is the bulgarian grigor dimitrov. there could be an all american semi—final with taylor fritz also reaching the quarters on the same side of the draw. coco gauff was looking to become the first woman to successfully defend the us open title in ten years but had a really bad day at the office. 19 double faults and 60 unforced errors in herfourth round match against fellow american emma navarro. she lost in three sets. navarro, who was born in new york, is into the quarters at flushing meadows for the first time. golf's world number one scottie scheffler has capped a brilliant year, winning the season ending tour championship in atlanta and with it a $25 million cheque. the american, who won olympic gold last month and also his second masters earlier this year, finished on 30 under par. desouite back to back bogeys on the front nine, he still finished four clear of colin morikawa.

match, taylor ferris , the 12th ranked american in the world, won by 32 against his compatriot francis tiafoe and entered the final match, that is, sinner and taylor ferris. spanish daniel sordo and belgian martin vidagi took second and third place. in the overall ranking of the shooting season, belgian neville from the hyundai team is on the line with 168 points. after the morning loop. moved into second overall after setting the second fastest time. as always, the keokin karate competitions of the country's age groups were held in tehran with very high quality . the level of the competition is very high. at our age, the competition in the qatar section is tough, but i was able to win the gold medal, your conditions were good , were you satisfied? provincial competitions are held and their selections are among those for national competitions. after tehran, the teams of isfahan and mazandaran stood in the next ranks. here i am with the teacher. 30 of the best children of this competition will be invited to the kishin karate team of the country. we have a grand prize competition that will be h

in another three-way match against his compatriot francis tiafoe, he made it to the final match.this way, siner and tilo ferris on monday morning. they will compete for the title. residents of yehkash village in shahrhar experienced a happy day together by holding native and local ceremonies and rituals. a happy gathering of the villagers with traditional games rooted in the history of the land. a festival for the revival of traditional local games from the villages to the city from 14 to 15 years of age to participate in this ceremony until the age of 80. this time , the fields of the festival were not limited . it was ax throwing, it was throwing, it was throwing, it was throwing , it was a three-year-old motivation, and he became the champion. three years ago, i didn't win. i was going to participate and i won. i am very happy in the game of chelang, the fat experience of the local kernel game that used to be played in the old days. for the time when the folder is moving , as its name suggests, physical strength is the first word. that's what i do. i go into the woods to colle

12th ranked american in the world, entered the match with a three-d victory over his compatriot francis tiafoe. the third and final stage of the country's women's track and field competition ended with the presentation of the best in tehran. the record of the country's athletics league competitions with championships. tim kara car was closed. in my opinion, the exam was of a much higher quality compared to other years. and i am very happy about it. at this stage of the competition, there are five national quorums and five quorums a club was broken. in the age group of teenagers and young people, there are good girls who are holding adult records and even beating them. we should cover them and support them so that they don't have to worry. reaching the quorum in the competition with seconds was not an easy task. really at the end of this competition, after the karamashin team, the teams of islamic azad university and chadorramlu ardakan won the second and third places, respectively. ansi varzandeh of sed and sima news agency. tenak preparation in the tenth stage of the acropolis rally. incident

francis tiafoe won his first quarterfinal match when number nine seed grigor dimitrov retired due itoe was ahead at the time. he'll play fellow american taylor fritz in the semifinals making it the first all-american semifinal since 2009. -- since 2005. fritz upset number four-seed alexander zverev. another american, emma navarro, advanced to her first grand slam semifinals. she beat paula badosa in straight sets. navarro will face number two seed aryna sabalenska in the semis. she cruised to an easy victory over paris olympic gold medalist qinwen zheng. >>> the tiktok trend you're urged not to try and trouble in the sky for one airline. here's shanelle kaul with today with's cbs "moneywatch." >> reporter: a rough start to september trading as stocks closed in the red tuesday. the dow lost 626 points. the nasdaq was down 577, and the s&p 500 lost 119 points. >>> trouble for cafe pacific. the hong kong airline says 15 of its planes need replacement engines. the company ordered inspections on all 48 of its airbus a-350 jets after an engine problem forced a switzerland-bound flight to r

>> yes, and, on the court, you have an extremely creative player in francis tiafoe and a meat and poetatoestry to duplicate the speed of 20203, the last time an american man won the title, something these two competitors hope to change this weekend. anne thompson, nbc news. >>> woman with a diploma, 80 years in the making. she should have graduated with the class of 1944 but had to drop out of school to work and help her family during world war ii. she is grateful that her friends and family were there and that she was finally granted her wish to graduate. >> it means an awful lot, because that's been a long time ago, 1944. >> the school superintendent said it was an honor and privilege to grant her the diploma. in just few months, she will turn 100, and she'll keep the celebrations going. >>> coming up on "today." let the hype begin. the ceo of the kansas city chiefs, clark hunt, is live from arrowhead stadium to talk about the kickoff game between his super bowl champs and the baltimore ravens. you won't want to miss it. keep it on nbc for that. and keep it on nbc for "early today" afterw

francis tiafo wowing the crowd at arthur ashe stadium, taking the first set but gregor battling backtake the second set tie break with this masterful shot. the 33-year-old suffering an injury in the third set, ending the match early in the fourth walking up to the net to shake hands with tiafo. >> hopefully, you will see me again. friday will be one hell of a day. >> lara: now tiafo will play against his pal, taylor fritz, on friday, marking the first all-american men's semifinal at a major since the 2005 u.s. open.eing an american will be in the finals of the grand slam for the first time since 2006. >> it's over! taylor fritz! >> lara: fritz winning in his 3.5 hour, four-set thriller. >> it was my time to take ate step further. it's only fitting i'm doing it here on this court at the open. >> lara: on the women's side, american emma navarro taking care of things in straight sets. navarro down 1-5 in the second -- >> navarro with the nerves. >> lara: but she turned it around, winning six straight games, rallying to advance to her first grand slam semiwhere she takes on last year's f

francis tiafo/taylor fritz. tennis. these guys are going to be the future. now the future is here. got two guys in the semifinals, two american men for the first type since 2005. going to be an exciting night. biggest weapon on the court will be tiafo's serve. playing in the evening will bode well for francis. it will slow the ball down. he will hope to get in some service games. both guys love to dictate with their forehand. both have rock solid back hands. francis has a lot more variety, is a better mover around the court. he's got to try to make it athletic. use the variety, use the slice. come to net, drop shot. don't allow fritz to serve big and club forehands from the middle of the court. otherwise it will be a tough day. francis, also, knowing him, he'll try to do a good job getting the kproud crowd on his side. the stadium will be rocking tonight. francis will make it a point early to get that crowd behind him and try to make it difficult for fritz. it's going to be a fun matchup. i can't wait to sit cou

taylor fritz and francis tiafoe play in the other semi—later.ellamy is taking charge of wales for the first time this evening. they are in cardiff for their opening nations league match against turkey. they are in the second tier of the competition. they face montenegro on monday, iceland are the other team in the group they are playing each other, iceland leading. in the top tier of the nation league, bradley barcola's first goal for his country is also the fastest, 13 seconds on the clock. italyjust pulled one back. 1-1, i—i, belgium and israel. a goal made in manchester, jeremy doku setting up his city mate kevin de bruyne for the opener. england's cricketers reached 221 for three in their first innings on the first day of the final test against sri lanka at the oval.. they were frustrated by some bad light and light drizzle which delayed play for a few hours, but ben duckett — made up for lost time with a dashing 86 and there was a welcome return to form for stand in captain ollie pope. he reached an unbeaten century before more bad light en

beating his childhood friend, francis tiafoe friday night.>> it is a dream come true, i'm in the finals why i work so hard. >> reporter: it has been more than 20 years since the american man won any grand slam title. >> any american that can win the u.s. open i'm in favor of because the crowd will go nuts if that happens.>> reporter: on sunday, taylor fritz will face off against jannik, and in just a few hours, the highly anticipated women's final begins. >> it is a childhood dream, it's what i wanted when i was a kid.>> reporter: the american in her first grand slam final and with home-court advantage. >> to be able to overcome all those challenges and say that i get a chance at the title saturday is what we play for as players.>> reporter: for the fans, this is already a grand slam we will never forget. >> it is fantastic, i love just being here, the ambience, the energy, the positivity in the crowd.>> it really is an experience. >> reporter: alex, the last time an american man and woman went to the u.s. open final,

then, by the way, my personal favorite, francis tiafoe because of hi personal story. dad a custodian at a tennis facility, alongside his brother, making it all the way here to the u.s. open. you think about it, you cannot reiterate this enough and you can feel the energy and the air here and on the ground, is that they really feel like this could be anybody's title with all of the favorites kind of the out of the game, any of them could clinch that title this weekend, katy. >> i love his love of tony goldwynn, who is great. yasmin, thank you. >>> that's going to do it for me today. "deadline white house" starts right now. >>> hi, everyone, it's

staying in the men's draw, francis tiafoe has made it through to the quarters for the second year runningmerican semifinal with taylor fritz also reaching the quarters on the same side of the draw. tough match for fritz, though, the french open runner—up alex zverev. zverev lost the first set against the american brandon nakashima, but dropped only five games in winning the next three. the german, who is fourth seed, was runner—up in new york in 2020. both of last year's champions are now out. coco gauff was looking to become the first woman to successfully defend the us open title in ten years, but had a really bad day at the office — 19 double faults and 60 unforced errors in herfourth round match against fellow american emma navarro. she lost in three sets. navarro, who was born in new york, is into the quarters at flushing meadows for the first time. gauff follows men's champion novak djokovic out of the tournament, but was quick to put her defeat and a below par summer in perspective. it is now —— not the summer that i want. there are 70 other players in the draw he would love to hav

tennis, and francis tiafoe could seal the laver cup for team world if he beats alexander zverev in theirpening set but the american battled back to level the match before going on to take it via a 10—point match tie—break. joe mcenroe there is the captain. and that's all the sport for now. many thanks for that. just a quick line to bring you from the united states. donald trump has been speaking about the upcoming election. he said that if he is defeated in november's election, he is ruling himself out of the running again in 2028. so obviously thinking about the next election there. but he is saying apparently that if he is defeated in the upcoming election on the 5th of november, he will rule himself out of running in the next election, which will be scheduled 2028. us presidents can only serve two terms, so if he were to win in this election coming up of course he would not be able to stand in that coming up election. just to let you know, nbc news's latest poll has vice president kamala harris leading donald trump by around five percentage points. so donald trump ruling himself out i

first american man to reach a grand slam tennis final in 15 years after beating long-time friend francis tiafo in a thrilling five setter. >>> touchdown, 67 yards. >> in brazil, the eagles beat the green bay packers. the first game played in the southern hemisphere. >>> in paris, team usa adds to the medal count thanks to swimmer ali truwit and hunter woodall. hunter joining his wife in the gold medal glory. we will talk about the fulfillment of two olympic dreams. today, saturday, september 7th, 2024. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander and laura jarrett. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to "today." thanks so much for joining us on this saturday morning. hunter woodhall and tara davis-woodhall are the king and queen of the paralympics. >> a lot of families have his and her towels at home, but they have his and her gold medals. that's the real deal. we'll celebrate with them. >>> a lot of sports to get to this morning including the five setting match with fritz and tiafo. fritz now launched into the finals tomorrow night. >>> after months of t

then, by the way, my personal favorite, francis tiafoe because of hi personal story. his dad a custodian at a tennis facility, alongside his brother, making it all the way here to the u.s. open. you think about it, you cannot reiterate this enough and you can feel the energy and the air here and on the ground, is that they really feel like this could be anybody's title with all of the favorites kind of the out of the game, any of them could clinch that title this weekend, katy. >> i love his love of tony goldwynn, who is great. yasmin, thank you. >>> that's going to do it for me today. "deadline white house" starts right now. >>> hi, everyone, it's 4:00 in new york. nine weeks to go until election day, folks. nine weeks until today and one week today to what may be the only presidential debate to transpire between donald trump and vice president kamala harris. and then, of course, the start of the so-called final sprint to election day, which finds two presidential diameter rickly opposed, polar opposite camps. she wants to turn the page on a dark and dysfunctional pa

open sitting in the crowd to watch americans francis tiafoe against australian alexi."scandal" all the time. i'm a huge fan. brother, i'm a huge fan, bro. i got to say that. >> by the way, it was a "scandal" mini reunion at the u.s. open. series creator shonda rhimes were also in the crowd. hopefully that brings tiafoe good luck tonight. he has a big match against dmitrov the ninth ranked. >>> next up, niall horan. at a recent us stop, he brought on at unknown artist after spotting one of the fans' ♪♪ it's all eye-catching signs in the crowd. ♪ it's all i wanted ♪ ♪ i'll follow you ♪ ♪ i'll follow you ♪ ♪ til there's no tomorrow. >> pretty good. that's the 23rd song you can put out. give it up for i-sla the fan in the crowd who gets up there. >>> finally, earth, wind and fire. cue the music. it is time to celebrate september the only way we know how their nearly 50-year-old hit is the gift that keeps giving. telling the magazine, every september we have gotten keys to cities in september. adding, the whole month belongs to us. so let's add, as a key to the city, on the

fritz's head to his first ever semifinal where he will take on francis t off of -- tiafoe.or a spot in the finals. jonathan: i imagine no one can afford it. just ridiculous. annmarie: you also need to check whether or not get a car into the u.s. open to take home. jonathan: that is a very different thing we can talk about another time. it is personal. goldman sachs global retailing conference with lisa standing by with walmart senior the. as of next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ jonathan: 40 formats away from the cash open, equities pulling back by one third of 1%. 3.83. let's head back to lisa now at the goldman sachs global return conference lisa: hey, this is a conversation i've been looking forward to for quite a while. essentially that they are getting bigger and walmart and amazon are very much dominating the landscape in terms of sales and accumulating market share. a part of that has been the e-commerce site as well as some of the new businesses that walmart has been charting into. he among them is the u.s. marketplace as well as of course fulfillment, the idea of getting