Joe Root says the Yorkshire racism scandal has "fractured our game and torn lives apart" and will offer his support to the club in a bid to "make the sport I love better for everyone". Tennis players planning to compete in the Australian Open should get vaccinated against COVID-19 to give themselves the best chance of playing the Grand Slam, an Australian government official has said. The first two rounds were standard US Open fare. Decent scoring in the first round, with Justin Thomas leading after a 65 with DeChambeau off to a solid start on one under, one of 21 players to break the par of 70. On day two, only three shot in the 60s. Martin Guptill's 93 off 56 balls dashed Scotland's hopes of earning a Super 12 shock as New Zealand won by 16 runs in the T20 World Cup clash in sweltering Dubai.