Monday, September 7, 2026

The final U.S. Open round-of-16 matches take place Monday in New York. The men's schedule includes top seed Alexander Zverev against Italy's Luciano Darderi and Argentina's Francisco Cerúndolo against Belgium's Alexander Blockx. In the women's draw, second seed Elena Rybakina faces Japan's Naomi Osaka.

The women's World Cup in Berlin reaches its third and final day. The United States, described as the leading favorite, faces the Czech Republic, while Spain plays Japan in a group where all four teams have one victory. Puerto Rico meets Turkey, with a win needed to remain alive in the tournament.

The Vuelta a España peloton has its second rest day in Córdoba as riders recover for the final week. Enric Mas leads the individual general classification.

South American club football features the first legs of the Copa Libertadores quarterfinal between Brazil's Fluminense, the 2023 champion, and Argentina's Platense. The Copa Sudamericana also begins its quarterfinal first legs, with Independiente Santa Fe hosting Vasco da Gama in Bogotá and Boca Juniors facing São Paulo in Buenos Aires. All four teams advanced from the previous round after penalty shootouts, according to the preview.

Chile will send more than 500 athletes to the 13th South American Games, aiming to return to the podium after finishing fourth in Asunción in 2022. Olympic shooting champion Francisca Crovetto is its leading figure. Panama will send 90 athletes across 20 disciplines to the event, which runs from September 12 to 26 in Santa Fe, Argentina, with the goal of improving on its 2022 performance.

In Paris, the trial of French far-right activist Loïk Le Priol begins Monday and is scheduled to continue until September 25. He faces a murder charge over the fatal shooting of former Argentina rugby international Federico Martín Aramburu, 42, after an ordinary dispute in the French capital on March 19, 2022.