Just like her Hunger Games heroine, Jennifer Lawrence has faced some tough tests recently, says Jeananne Craig

Venus Williams easily moved into the fourth round at the US Open yesterday with a 6-2 6-1 victory over Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine.

Top seed Ana Ivanovic was stunned at the US Open as she was defeated 6-3 4-6 6-3 by Julie Coin in the second round.

Vincent Pastore, who played gangster Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on The Sopranos television series, was given a conditional discharge today after pleading guilty to a misdemeanour count of attempted assault following an argument with a girlfriend.