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Germany's Alexander Zverev used his post-match remarks in Shanghai on Saturday to criticize increasingly uniform court conditions, arguing tournament decisions are tilting the sport toward Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. After beating Valentin Royer 6-4, 6-4, the World No. 3 said he's frustrated by surfaces that play similarly week to week and feels like they are being intentionally slowed down. "I hate when it's the same, to be honest," Zverev said on court after the match. "I think the tournament directors are going towards that direction because, obviously, they want Jannik and Carlos to do well every tournament, and that's what they prefer. "Nowadays, you can play almost the same way on every surface. I don't like it. I'm not a fan of it. I think tennis needs different game styles, tennis needs a little bit of variety." His comments arrive as top-ranked Alcaraz of Spain and No. 2 Sinner of Italy continue to shape the men's tour. They are the only players to hold No. 1 since June 2024 and split the four majors this season. Each is also coming off a win as Sinner won the China Open last week, while Alcaraz captured the Japan Open before skipping Shanghai with a left ankle injury. Zverev's stance echoes views that retired tennis great Roger Federer shared two weeks ago on the "Served with Andy Roddick" podcast. Federer also said he believed tournament organizers were shaping court speeds to create finals matches between Sinner and Alcaraz. The 20-time major winner said there needs to be an adjustment to court speed to create more variety in tennis. "That's why we, the tournament directors, we need to fix it," Federer said. "We need to have not only fast courts, but what we would want to see is Alcaraz or Sinner figure it out on lightning-fast (courts), and then have the same match on super-slow (courts) and see how that matches up. … It's because the tournament directors have allowed with the ball speed and the court speed that every week is basically the same." –Field Level Media

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South Korea's Youmin Hwang birdied five of the last six holes, including four straight to finish the round and capture the Lotte Championship for her first LPGA Tour victory on Saturday in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. Hwang carded a 5-under-par 67 to finish at 17-under 271, one stroke ahead of fellow South Korean Hyo Joo Kim, who birdied No. 18 and shot 68 on Saturday, and two ahead of Japan's Minami Katsu (69). The 22-year-old Hwang fired a career-best and course-record, 10-under 62 on Thursday to hold a three-shot lead after two rounds at Hoakalei Country Club. She followed that with a 3-over 75 on Friday to fall into an eight-way tie for second at 12 under. Hwang had a flat front nine on Saturday, following one birdie at the par-3 No. 4 with a bogey at the par-5 No. 5 and otherwise settling for par. The back nine was a different story after three straight pars. She birdied the par-4 No. 13 to get to 13 under for the tournament, made par at No. 14 and then ripped off consecutive birdies at Nos. 15-18 — the first hole a par-3 and the last a par-5. "I actually didn't believe in myself, but, yeah, my caddie, he supported me very well during the course," Hwang said through a translator when asked about the tournament-ending birdie run. "He said we can make it, and he said some kind of support from him. Thanks to his support, I think I can be here the winner of today's championship." With Hwang's first LPGA Tour win, she can choose to become a tour member immediately or defer to 2026. Hwang also has two career victories on the LPGA of Korea Tour, and she won a Taiwan LPGA Tour event this year. "I'm glad things went very well, just as I planned for this year as challenge," Hwang said through a translator and also thanked Lotte, which invited her to the tournament as the sponsor. World No. 2 Nelly Korda, seeking her first win in 2025, carded 69 for the third time in four rounds (the other a 67 on Thursday) to finish in a four-way tie for fourth at 14 under. Korda birdied Nos. 1, 2, 10, 11 and 15, countered by bogeys at Nos. 9 and 16. She tied with Taiwan's Peiyn Chien (70 on Saturday), third-round leader Akie Iwai of Japan (71) and American Jessica Porvasnik (70). "I mean, my game plan, it's pretty simple: It's always to give everything 100 percent and concentrate in and dial in it," Korda said. "If I'm doing what I can, then that's kind of like the most that I can do. But it was nice to be in contention. The end goal, always, without saying, for everyone in this field, is to lift that trophy on Sunday. Falling a little bit short definitely motivated. Have some work to do and have a couple more events to end off the season." –Field Level Media

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Carson Beck threw four touchdown passes and No. 3 Miami held off a late charge from No. 18 Florida State for a 28-22 win Saturday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference rivalry game in Tallahassee, Fla. In a game the Hurricanes led 28-3 in the early stages of the fourth quarter, the Seminoles rattled off 19 unanswered points in less than 10 minutes. But Miami recovered an onside kick with 20 seconds left to prevent a total collapse. Beck was a smooth operator, completing 20 of 27 passes for 240 yards. He led an offensive outburst that saw the Hurricanes (5-0, 1-0 in ACC) rattle off 28 straight points, gradually squeezing the life out of the Seminoles (3-2, 0-2). After Florida State was held without a touchdown in the first three quarters, quarterback Tommy Castellanos threw a pair of fourth-quarter TD passes, finishing 25-of-45 passing for 272 yards, with two interceptions and a game- high 57 rushing yards. After allowing a 23-yard field goal in the game's opening drive, Miami's defense stifled the Seminoles, allowing no more points or even trips to the red zone until the fourth quarter while creating three turnovers that the offense turned into 14 points. The Hurricanes' Malachi Toney tallied a game- and career-high 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and CJ Daniels posted a season-high 78 receiving yards and two TDs. With eight touchdowns between them, they've accounted for the vast majority of Beck's 11 TD passes this season. Beck connected with Daniels on a 47-yard pass to set up a go-ahead 4-yard TD strike to Daniels to give Miami its first lead. Then, after Bryce Fitzgerald returned his third interception of the season across midfield, the Hurricanes padded their lead on the next play on a 44-yard flea flicker from Beck to Toney with 11:25 left in the first half. Toney didn't have to wait long for his second touchdown, catching a fourth- and-3 pass and weaving his way through the Florida State defense for a 40-yard score on the opening drive of the second half. After another interception of Castellanos, Miami padded its lead with a screen to Daniels that turned into a 24-yard touchdown. The Seminoles finally reached the end zone with 10:04 left on an 8-yard pass from Castellanos to Lawayne McCoy. Castellanos then capped off a 96-yard drive with a 6-yard touchdown pass to Randy Pittman Jr. A Jake Weinberg field goal made it 28-22 with 20 seconds left. Duce Robinson led the Seminoles with 87 receiving yards on six catches. –Field Level Media

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(Adds video available for media subscribers, no change to story text) JAKARTA, Oct 5 (Reuters) – The number of students confirmed dead after the collapse of an Islamic boarding school building in Indonesia rose to 36, from 16 a day earlier, the country's disaster mitigation agency said on Sunday. Efforts continued for a seventh day to search for the bodies of 27 students still declared missing – mostly teenage boys from the ages of 13 to 19 – trapped under the rubble, the agency said. Cranes were deployed to excavate debris and search and evacuation efforts were 60% complete, according to the agency, which said it expected to clear all debris and finish the search on Monday. The Al Khoziny school in the town of Sidoarjo in East Java province caved in last Monday, collapsing on top of hundreds of teenage students during afternoon prayers, its foundations unable to support ongoing construction work on its upper floors. On Friday, rescuers received the parents' permission to make use of heavy equipment after failing to find signs of life during previous efforts. Rescuers dug through tunnels in the remains of the building, calling out the boys' names and using sensors to detect any movement, but found no signs of life. Al Khoziny is an Islamic boarding school known locally as a pesantren. Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority nation, has about 42,000 pesantren serving 7 million students, according to religious affairs ministry data. (Reporting by Dewi Kurniawati; Editing by Jamie Freed)

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(Adds air traffic status, detail on attack on Lviv, context in paragraphs 1, 3-8) By Andriy Perun LVIV, Ukraine, Oct 5 (Reuters) – NATO member Poland said it scrambled aircraft early on Sunday to ensure its air safety after Russia launched airstrikes on Ukraine, with Ukrainian officials reporting missiles and drones raining down on the Lviv region near the Polish border. "Polish and allied aircraft are operating in our airspace, while ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems have been brought to the highest state of readiness," Poland's operational command said in a post on X. Eastern-flank NATO members are on high alert after Poland shot down suspected Russian drones in its airspace in September and drone sightings and air incursions, including in Copenhagen and Munich, have led to chaos in European aviation. Lithuania's airport in Vilnius was closed for several hours overnight after reports of a possible series of balloons heading towards the airport late on Saturday. According to flight tracking service Flightradar24, early on Sunday, commercial flights were using routings typically used when Poland's Lublin and Rzeszow airports near the border with Ukraine were closed. Reuters could not independently verify the Flightradar24 report. There were no immediate notices on the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's website about possible flight disruptions in Rzeszow and Lublin. But Eurocontrol, which oversees European air traffic control, warned of high delays in airspace managed by Poland due to the "Ukraine situation". ALL OF UKRAINE UNDER THREAT OF ATTACK At 0300 GMT, Ukraine's Air Force said all of the country was under the threat of fresh Russian missile attacks, following hours of air raid alerts and warnings of drone and missile attacks. Andriy Sadovyi, the mayor of Lviv – a western Ukrainian city about 70 km (43 miles) from the border with Poland, said missiles were approaching the city after air defence systems were already engaged heavily in repelling a Russian drone attack. Reuters witnesses said the pounding of what sounded like air defence systems in operation came from all directions. There were no immediate reports of potential damage and there was no comment from Russia. Both sides have been launching air attacks throughout the war aimed at destroying infrastructure deemed crucial to the overall war efforts, including energy and transport facilities. (Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne and Andriy Perun in Lviv; Editing by Jamie Freed)

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Josh Hoover threw four touchdown passes, including the go-ahead score with 5:44 left, and the TCU Horned Frogs beat the Colorado Buffaloes 35-21 in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday night. Hoover finished 23-for-33 passing for 275 yards and ran for another touchdown. Eric McAlister had two TD catches while Joseph Manjack IV and Lafayette Kaiuway had touchdown receptions for TCU (4-1, 1-1 Big 12 Conference). The game was tied late when the Horned Frogs were forced to punt, and the ball bounced off Colorado and was recovered by TCU. Hoover then connected with Manjack from 23 yards with the tiebreaking score. The Buffaloes (2-4, 0-2) got one first down before punting on the ensuing possession, and Hoover hit McAlister for a 21-yard score with 19 seconds left. Kaidon Salter was 18 of 29 for 217 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions for Colorado. Both TD passes went to Omarion Miller, who finished with six receptions for 89 yards. The Horned Frogs drove to the Colorado 1 in the first quarter but missed a 30-yard field goal attempt. The Buffaloes responded with a 13-play, 80-yard drive capped by Salter's six- yard TD pass to Miller early in the second quarter. Colorado forced a punt and went ahead 14-0 on Salter's 10-yard keeper with 6:32 remaining in the first half. TCU answered with two quick scoring drives. Hoover capped the first score with a one-yard plunge to cut the deficit in half, and Bud Clark intercepted Salter two plays later to set up the Horned Frogs at the Colorado 33. Hoover connected with McAlister on a 23-yard scoring strike to tie it with 1:32 left in the second. The Buffaloes had a chance to take the lead into halftime, but Salter was intercepted at the goal line in the final seconds. It stayed tied until early in the fourth when Hoover found Kaiuway from 10 yards out to put TCU ahead 21-14. A penalty on the Horned Frogs gave Colorado possession at midfield and five plays later Salter hit Miller from 31 yards out to tie it again. –Field Level Media

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Oct 5 (Stats Perform) – Results from the NCAAF games on Saturday (home team in CAPS) Army West Point 31 UAB 13 BAYLOR 35 Kansas State 34 NAVY 34 Air Force 31 GEORGIA 35 Kentucky 14 CINCINNATI 38 Iowa State 30 PITTSBURGH 48 Boston College 7 Clemson 38 NORTH CAROLINA 10 Illinois 43 PURDUE 27 MICHIGAN 24 Wisconsin 10 BALL STATE 20 Ohio 14 MARIST 19 San Diego 14 DUQUESNE 34 Stonehill 14 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 42 Sacred Heart 35 (OT) BUCKNELL 33 Richmond 28 LEHIGH 31 Yale 13 LAFAYETTE 24 Fordham 10 DRAKE 41 Valparaiso 0 TENNESSEE TECH 66 Western Illinois 20 TEMPLE 27 UTSA 21 Wake Forest 30 VIRGINIA TECH 23 STETSON 35 Davidson 32 Dayton 35 MOREHEAD STATE 28 MONMOUTH 49 Delaware State 38 Villanova 37 NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 PENN 36 Dartmouth 24 MERCYHURST 22 LIU 13 MERRIMACK 24 Robert Morris 7 GEORGETOWN 27 Morgan State 24 NEW HAVEN 28 Pace 14 Central State 18 FORT VALLEY STATE 14 BLUEFIELD STATE 35 Shaw 33 Fayetteville State 38 BOWIE STATE 10 ELIZABETH CITY STATE 39 Livingstone 27 Virginia Union 44 WINSTON-SALEM STATE 34 GARDNER-WEBB 30 Charleston Southern 27 Chattanooga 21 VMI 14 Western Carolina 23 WOFFORD 21 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 49 Savannah State 6 Butler 21 ST. THOMAS (MN) 14 (OT) LINDENWOOD 30 UT Martin 14 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 56 Campbell 10 Maine 34 BRYANT 14 Colgate 41 CORNELL 21 Harvard 59 HOLY CROSS 24 FURMAN 31 ETSU 22 BENEDICT 38 Allen 28 Johnson C. Smith 31 VIRGINIA STATE 20 Western Michigan 21 MASSACHUSETTS 3 ARIZONA 41 Oklahoma State 13 ABILENE CHRISTIAN 52 North Alabama 23 EASTERN ILLINOIS 31 Tennessee State 7 SOUTH DAKOTA 49 Murray State 24 ALABAMA STATE 52 Bethune-Cookman 35 Kentucky State 38 MILES 17 Albany State 47 LANE 6 UCLA 42 Penn State 37 NORTHWESTERN 42 Louisiana-Monroe 7 ALABAMA 30 Vanderbilt 14 SMU 31 Syracuse 18 Miami (OH) 25 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 14 NOTRE DAME 28 Boise State 7 APPALACHIAN STATE 27 Oregon State 23 James Madison 14 GEORGIA STATE 7 CONNECTICUT 51 FIU 10 FLORIDA 29 Texas 21 Virginia 30 LOUISVILLE 27 (OT) Washington 24 MARYLAND 20 AKRON 28 Central Michigan 22 BUFFALO 31 Eastern Michigan 30 (OT) Stony Brook 47 ALBANY 12 WILLIAM & MARY 38 North Carolina A&T 34 ARKANSAS STATE 31 Texas State 30 OKLAHOMA 44 Kent State 0 NEBRASKA 38 Michigan State 27 AUSTIN PEAY 44 West Georgia 30 LAMAR 24 Nicholls 17 Prairie View A&M 13 ALCORN STATE 12 Elon 17 TOWSON 3 HAMPTON 41 Norfolk State 34 MERCER 45 Samford 21 Montana State 34 NORTHERN ARIZONA 10 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 23 Utah Tech 17 North Dakota 35 UNI 7 Jackson State 57 ALABAMA A&M 24 OLD DOMINION 47 Coastal Carolina 7 South Dakota State 35 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 30 EASTERN WASHINGTON 35 Portland State 27 UNLV 31 WYOMING 17 TROY 31 South Alabama 24 (OT) Florida Atlantic 27 RICE 21 Texas Tech 35 HOUSTON 11 TEXAS SOUTHERN 51 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7 TARLETON STATE 52 Southern Utah 42 North Dakota State 33 ILLINOIS STATE 16 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 55 Indiana State 27 Southeastern Louisiana 38 MCNEESE 0 East Texas A&M 40 NORTHWESTERN STATE 10 Stephen F. Austin 31 UIW 17 MOREHOUSE 27 Tuskegee 20 TEXAS A&M 31 Mississippi State 9 TCU 35 Colorado 21 Kansas 27 UCF 20 Miami (FL) 28 FLORIDA STATE 22 OHIO STATE 42 Minnesota 3 UC Davis 34 CAL POLY 27 Montana 42 IDAHO STATE 38 MEMPHIS 45 Tulsa 7 UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY 27 Houston Christian 7

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