Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 24 August-7 September
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Jannik Sinner came through a slight injury scare to win his US Open semi-final against Felix Auger-Aliassime and set up another tantalising Grand Slam final with Carlos Alcaraz.
Defending champion Sinner was far from his best but had enough to come through 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4 on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
It means Sinner, 24, has won 26 of his 27 matches so far at Grand Slams this year - winning titles at the Australian Open and Wimbledon and reaching the final of the French Open, which he lost to Alcaraz.
Sinner rattled through the opening set but stumbled in the second, with an injury seemingly hindering him as a rejuvenated Auger-Aliassime drew level.
The Italian took a medical timeout before returning for the third set and settled back into a rhythm without ever hitting top form.
He will take on world number two Alcaraz in Sunday's showpiece after the Spaniard overcame Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 earlier on Friday.
"Sunday is a very special day and an amazing final again," said Sinner, who added in his post-match interview that his injury was "nothing too bad".
He continued: "We'll see what's coming. I feel like our rivalry started here playing an amazing match [in 2022, when Alcaraz beat Sinner in the quarter-finals]. We are two different players now, with different confidence too.
"We've played each other a lot, we know each other very well."
World number one Sinner was almost perfect in the opening set, making just four unforced errors, leading to the feeling that another routine win was on the cards.
But errors began to creep into Sinner's game in the second and Auger-Aliassime, who was appearing in just his second Grand Slam semi-final and first since 2021, grew in confidence - feeding off the energy of the crowd to get a foothold.
Auger-Aliassime passed up three break points for the chance to lead 2-0 but went on to break 5-3 before serving out for the set.
There had been no real indication that Sinner was carrying an injury until he left the court for treatment, although his first-serve accuracy had dropped slightly.
He landed just 10 of 25 (40%) in the third compared to 10 of 22 (45%) in the second set and 13 of 25 (52%) in the first.
Auger-Aliassime was unable to fully capitalise on any potential problem, though, and a break of serve at 5-3 was enough to take the set.
By the time the fourth began, Sinner appeared the fresher of the two - barring a few moments of resilience from his opponent.
Victory means Sinner is just the fourth player in the Open era to reach all four Grand Slam finals in a single season after Rod Laver, Roger Federer and Djokovic.
Sinner trails Alcaraz in their head-to-head record, losing nine of their 14 meetings, including three of their four encounters in 2025.
Maturing Alcaraz avenges Melbourne defeat
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Carlos Alcaraz is aiming for his sixth Grand Slam title - and second at the US Open
Before the final major of the season began, everyone wondered who could stop Alcaraz or Sinner sweeping the Slams for the second straight season.
Alcaraz has won back-to-back French Open titles and lifted the Wimbledon title last year, before losing to Sinner in this year's final. Now he has booked his place in the New York showpiece without dropping a set.
He broke Djokovic in the first game of the match and threatened to move a double break ahead before the Serb served his way out of trouble.
It was not a classic set of tennis, lacking absorbing rallies as points were punctuated by baseline errors. Nevertheless, Alcaraz never looked like relinquishing his lead.
Momentum switched at the start of the second set, however - just as it did in their Australian Open quarter-final in January.
Alcaraz dominated the first set in Melbourne, became confused as Djokovic upped the intensity in the next, and ultimately malfunctioned in a four-set defeat.
Thoughts went back to that match when Djokovic moved 3-1 up in the second set. But this time Alcaraz recognised what was happening and was able to adjust tactically and mentally.
The Spaniard ended a brutal exchange at 30-30 by casually flicking a cross-court forehand past Djokovic, bringing up a break point that his deflated opponent planted in the net.
Neither player created any more break chances, leading to a tie-break where Djokovic wiped out a 4-1 deficit for 4-3 before running out of steam.
Alcaraz had not previously lost any of the 52 Grand Slam matches where he had won the opening two sets.
It quickly became apparent that Djokovic, who asked for treatment on his neck before the third set, would not be the one to end that run.
Age continues to catch up with Djokovic
Djokovic has built an entire career - arguably the greatest ever seen - on upsetting the status quo.
When he first emerged as a force in the late 2000s, he was the outsider looking to break up the duopoly of Federer and Rafael Nadal.
Nearly 20 years on, Djokovic finds himself squeezed out at the top of the men's game by Sinner and Alcaraz.
Alcaraz served well, and backed it up with aggressive groundstrokes early in the rallies, to overpower Djokovic in the key moments.
Former world number one Djokovic has proved this year that he still has enough left to reach the semi-finals of all four majors, but 30 unforced errors indicated the pressure he feels against Alcaraz and Sinner.
Ultimately, he will never believe he cannot win - even when the odds are stacked against him.
"They're just too good, they're playing at a high level," said Djokovic.
"I ran out of gas. I'm happy with my level of tennis - it's just the physicality of it."
Signs warning swimmers and saying "shark sighted" on a beach in the Sydney area
A man has died on a Sydney beach after being bitten by a suspected "large shark", Australia's New South Wales police have said.
In a statement, the police said emergency services pulled the man out of the morning surf onto the shore at Long Reef Beach - but he "died at the scene".
"Two sections of a surfboard have been recovered and taken for expert examination," the statement read.
Saturday's incident has resulted in a string of closures in the popular area known as the Northern Beaches.
The state police said the emergency services acted after receiving reports shortly after 10:00am local time on Saturday (00:00 GMT) that "a man had suffered critical injuries".
The victim's identity was yet to be confirmed.
Local police officers and experts would work together to "determine the species of shark involved".
Prior to that, there had not been a fatal attack since 1963.
Australia typically records about 20 shark attacks each year, with most in New South Wales and Western Australia.
Historically, dying from a shark bite is uncommon. In over a century of records, Australia's shark attack mortality rate is 0.9 - less than one person per year.
Watch: ICE was 'just doing its job' with Hyundai arrests, Trump says
The car workers arrested in one of the largest ever US workplace immigration raids had violated their visitor visas, officials say.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said 475 people, mostly South Korean citizens - were found to be illegally working at a Hyundai battery plant in the US state of Georgia on Thursday.
"People on short-term or recreational visas are not authorized to work in the US," ICE said, adding that the raid was necessary to protect American jobs.
South Korea, whose companies have promised to invest billions of dollars in key US industries in the coming years, partly to avoid tariffs, has sent diplomats to Georgia, and called for its citizens' rights to be respected.
Official: Raid at US Hyundai factory "biggest" in Homeland Security history
The arrested workers were being held at an ICE facility in Folkston, Georgia, until the agency decides where to move them next.
Of those detained, 300 are reported to be Korean nationals. Hyundai said in a statement that none of them were directly employed by the company.
LG Energy Solution, which operates the plant with Hyundai, told the BBC its top priority was to ensure the safety and wellbeing of its employees and partners and that it "will fully cooperate with the relevant authorities".
In a statement on Friday, the ICE office in the city of Savannah said the raid was "part of an active, ongoing criminal investigation".
"The individuals arrested during the operation were found to be working illegally, in violation of the terms of their visas and/or statuses," the statement added.
But Charles Kuck, an immigration lawyer in Atlanta, told the New York Times that two of his clients were wrongly caught up in the raid.
He told the newspaper the pair were in the US under a visa waiver programme that allows them to travel for tourism or business for up to 90 days.
"My clients were doing exactly what they were allowed to do under the visa waiver - attend business meetings," he said on Friday.
He said one of them only arrived on Tuesday and was due to leave next week.
ICE said one of those detained was a Mexican citizen and green card holder with a lengthy rap sheet.
The individual had previously been convicted of possession of narcotics, attempting to sell a stolen firearm and theft, according to ICE.
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent Steven Schrank said: "We welcome all companies who want to invest in the US.
"And if they need to bring workers in for building or other projects, that's fine - but they need to do it the legal way.
"This operation sends a clear message that those who exploit the system and undermine our workforce will be held accountable."
South Korea's foreign ministry responded to the raid with a statement saying: "The economic activities of Korean investment companies and the rights and interests of Korean citizens must not be unfairly infringed upon during US law enforcement operations."
The raid raises a possible tension between two of President Donald Trump's top priorities - building up manufacturing within the US and cracking down on illegal immigration. It could also put stress on the country's relationship with a key ally.
President Trump said in the Oval Office on Friday: "They were illegal aliens and ICE was just doing its job."
Asked by a reporter about the reaction from Seoul, he said: "Well, we want to get along with other countries, and we want to have a great, stable workforce.
"And we have, as I understand it, a lot of illegal aliens, some not the best of people, but we had a lot of illegal aliens working there."
Trump has worked to bring in major investments from other countries while also levying tariffs he says will give manufacturers incentives to make goods in the US.
The president also campaigned on cracking down on illegal immigration, telling supporters he believed migrants were stealing jobs from Americans.
The factory, which makes new electric vehicles, had been touted by Georgia's Republican governor as the biggest economic development project in the state's history, employing 1,200 people.
Watch: ICE was 'just doing its job' with Hyundai arrests, Trump says
The car workers arrested in one of the largest ever US workplace immigration raids had violated their visitor visas, officials say.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said 475 people, mostly South Korean citizens - were found to be illegally working at a Hyundai battery plant in the US state of Georgia on Thursday.
"People on short-term or recreational visas are not authorized to work in the US," ICE said, adding that the raid was necessary to protect American jobs.
South Korea, whose companies have promised to invest billions of dollars in key US industries in the coming years, partly to avoid tariffs, has sent diplomats to Georgia, and called for its citizens' rights to be respected.
Official: Raid at US Hyundai factory "biggest" in Homeland Security history
The arrested workers were being held at an ICE facility in Folkston, Georgia, until the agency decides where to move them next.
Of those detained, 300 are reported to be Korean nationals. Hyundai said in a statement that none of them were directly employed by the company.
LG Energy Solution, which operates the plant with Hyundai, told the BBC its top priority was to ensure the safety and wellbeing of its employees and partners and that it "will fully cooperate with the relevant authorities".
In a statement on Friday, the ICE office in the city of Savannah said the raid was "part of an active, ongoing criminal investigation".
"The individuals arrested during the operation were found to be working illegally, in violation of the terms of their visas and/or statuses," the statement added.
But Charles Kuck, an immigration lawyer in Atlanta, told the New York Times that two of his clients were wrongly caught up in the raid.
He told the newspaper the pair were in the US under a visa waiver programme that allows them to travel for tourism or business for up to 90 days.
"My clients were doing exactly what they were allowed to do under the visa waiver - attend business meetings," he said on Friday.
He said one of them only arrived on Tuesday and was due to leave next week.
ICE said one of those detained was a Mexican citizen and green card holder with a lengthy rap sheet.
The individual had previously been convicted of possession of narcotics, attempting to sell a stolen firearm and theft, according to ICE.
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent Steven Schrank said: "We welcome all companies who want to invest in the US.
"And if they need to bring workers in for building or other projects, that's fine - but they need to do it the legal way.
"This operation sends a clear message that those who exploit the system and undermine our workforce will be held accountable."
South Korea's foreign ministry responded to the raid with a statement saying: "The economic activities of Korean investment companies and the rights and interests of Korean citizens must not be unfairly infringed upon during US law enforcement operations."
The raid raises a possible tension between two of President Donald Trump's top priorities - building up manufacturing within the US and cracking down on illegal immigration. It could also put stress on the country's relationship with a key ally.
President Trump said in the Oval Office on Friday: "They were illegal aliens and ICE was just doing its job."
Asked by a reporter about the reaction from Seoul, he said: "Well, we want to get along with other countries, and we want to have a great, stable workforce.
"And we have, as I understand it, a lot of illegal aliens, some not the best of people, but we had a lot of illegal aliens working there."
Trump has worked to bring in major investments from other countries while also levying tariffs he says will give manufacturers incentives to make goods in the US.
The president also campaigned on cracking down on illegal immigration, telling supporters he believed migrants were stealing jobs from Americans.
The factory, which makes new electric vehicles, had been touted by Georgia's Republican governor as the biggest economic development project in the state's history, employing 1,200 people.
President Trump faced withering bipartisan criticism in his first term for a similar idea that would have mixed foreign diplomacy with his personal business interests.
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Noh was once the entertainment of medieval warriors. Today, remote Sado Islanders embrace one of the world’s oldest surviving types of drama.
Shinobu Kamiyama, center, playing the tormented ghost of a famously beautiful woman in the play “Tamakazura” at Ushio Shrine on Sado Island, Japan. Noh dramas often center on supernatural visitations.
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