Thiem said he had no regrets retiring at 30.
"It doesn't get more exciting," Arthur said of the hotly-anticipated contest at Old Trafford.
Images from the US Open men's singles third round match at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Friday.
Images from the US Open men's singles final between Jannik Sinner and Taylor Fritz, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Sunday.
Leverkusen's Schick scores hat-trick in comeback win over Heidenheim.
A summary of Friday's action in the Davis Cup group stage matches.
Lorenzo Musetti faces seven-times Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.
Nick Kyrgios is providing commentary by the court for ESPN and trading barbs with critics on social media. The Australian has not been shy to express an opinion.
Leander Paes, Sania Mirza, and Mahesh Bhupathi have left their mark by collectively winning 10 US Open titles.
Mickey Arthur, Pakistan's former Team Director, admitted that the ODI World Cup match against India at Ahmedabad was one of the toughest moments during his stint.
Images from the US Open women's singles quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Tuesday.
Images from Monday's Round of 16 women's singles matches at the US Open.
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday
Carlos Alcaraz will be backed to extend his winning run at the Grand Slams to 16 matches following triumphant French Open and Wimbledon campaigns.
'Making a connection between the bowler now and then would be wrong. But had he not had those five years out of the game, I think he would be up there with the very best Pakistan have ever had'
Contenders lurk around every corner in New York, as a gruelling year has left the title vulnerable for those hoping to capture a maiden major title.
Six episodes are not enough, applauds Deepa Gahlot.
'Arthur was a charming, quirky, funny, smart journalist who loved all things about films. And he would change my life forever.'
Images from the US Open women's singles second round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Wednesday.
Pakistan's newly-appointed head coach Mickey Arthur has issued a warning to his side, saying he will not compromise on discipline and will also be tough on fielding and fitness in order to bring the team back on track.
Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf considered retirement from international cricket late last year after he was criticised for opting out of the Test series in Australia, according to a media report.
Security has been tightened in Manipur's Jiribam district ahead of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's scheduled visit on Monday, with authorities imposing a ban on aerial photography using drones, officials said.
New Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur has promised to do everything in his power to help disgraced paceman Mohammad Amir realise his full potential after the bowler was granted a visa for the team's upcoming tour of England. Amir will return to England six years after a spot-fixing scandal in a Lord's test resulted in bans and jail sentences for the then teenage bowler and his former team mates Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif. "He served his time, he's done it," Arthur, who coached Amir at Karachi Kings in Pakistan Super League (PSL), said in his first news conference since succeeding Waqar Younis in the post.
Australian Shane McDermott has already been roped in as team's new fielding coach.
History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to 2021, in a 4-part series.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Thursday.
Images from the US Open women's singles second round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Thursday.
Images from the US Open women's singles quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday.
Sarfraz can't continue to captain in all three formats: Zaheer Abbas
Rafael Nadal trailed in the second set before overcoming No. 5 seed Cameron Norrie of Great Britain.
Fourth seed Alexander Zverev will play Brandon Nakashima as the former finalist looks to end his long wait for a maiden Grand Slam title.
The Indian hockey team suffered its first loss of the Paris Olympic Games, going down 1-2 to defending champions Belgium.
The central government has already conducted an assessment of security cover given to prisoners in the Arthur Road Jail and its findings conveyed to the UK court.
Rafael Nadal last appeared in a semi-final at Wimbledon in 2022.
Images from the US Open men's singles first round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Tuesday.
IMAGES from the UEFA Nations League matches played on Monday.
Tedesco confirmed that Bundesliga-based Koen Casteels will be the first-choice goalkeeper for Belgium
Images from the US Open men's singles second round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Thursday.
Right from the lofty title, Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha keeps aiming to be an epic, and keeps falling short, discovers Deepa Gahlot.
Greece beat England for the first time as striker Vangelis Pavlidis's double earned the visitors a richly-deserved 2-1 victory.
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