keep alive

While the Briton showed his character to level at 2-2, De Minaur continued to play at a high level and won four of the final five games to keep alive his own hopes of reaching the ATP Finals in Turin.

Europe won Saturday's final two points to keep alive their hopes of lifting a record fourth successive Solheim Cup on a day when American caddies ripped off their shirts to celebrate winning a hole.

Having failed to make the most of three break point opportunities early in the third set, Fritz brought the crowd to life with two brilliant winners to break for a 4-3 lead and keep alive his hopes.

Never mind that he shamefully torpedoed a bipartisan solution in Congress, telling Republicans he wanted to keep alive the issue for campaign fodder.

British sprinter Mark Cavendish, the Tour's all-time stage record-holder with 35, made the cut-off time with less than two minutes to spare to keep alive his hopes of securing a final stage win in his farewell to the race.