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WTA roundup: Venus Williams falls in Hong Kong openerVenus Williams lost her 17th consecutive singles match Monday at the Hong Kong Tennis Open, falling 6-2, 6-3 in the first round to fellow American Mary Stoiana in 77 minutes.,The winless run dates back to July 2025 for Williams, 46, a seven-time Grand Slam singles champion who said after the match t...

LIV’s Thomas Detry shares war zone-to-tourney realityCount LIV Golf's Thomas Detry among the many pro athletes around the world who didn't know what their immediate future looked like in the wake of the U.S. and Israel attacking Iran last weekend.,Detry, a Belgium native who played for four years at Illinois, makes his home in Dubai. The airspace in t...

Report: Jon Rahm jet carries seven LIV Golf players out of Dubai to Hong Kong tournamentA midnight flight out of bordering Oman on a jet arranged by Jon Rahm brought seven players out of a war zone and into safety 24 hours before the start of LIV Golf Hong Kong, according to Golf.com.,LIV Golf was set to begin play in the annual event in Hong Kong on Thursday and made an attempt to arr...

Golf Glance: PGA's signature event at Bay Hill highlights busy week

The busiest week in professional golf so far this year features the third signature event of 2026 on the PGA Tour. The LPGA wraps up its Asia Swing, the DP Tour concludes its International Swing, LIV Golf returns to Hong Kong and the Champions tee it up alongside NFL legends.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: Arn...

Several players stuck in Middle East ahead of LIV Hong Kong

As of Tuesday, eight LIV Golf players reportedly have been unable to fly out of the Middle East ahead of this week's tournament in Hong Kong.,Laurie Canter, Thomas Detry, Sam Horsfield, Anirban Lahiri, Tom McKibbin, Adrian Meronk, Caleb Surratt and Lee Westwood were practicing in Dubai before Saturd...

LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil intent on impact, growing sport in Asia

LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil touched on various topics during Tuesday's press conference ahead of the HSBC LIV Golf Hong Kong 2026 -- most notably teasing another announcement later in the week.,When asked about the specific venue of the Korea tournament in late May, O'Neil was coy with his answer.,"Th...

ATP roundup: Poland captures first United Cup title

After falling in the finals in 2024 and 2025, Poland defeated Switzerland 2-1 to claim its first United Cup title on Sunday in Sydney.,Jan Zielinski and Katarzyna Kawa won the decisive mixed-doubles match 6-4, 6-3 against Jakub Paul and Belinda Bencic. Bencic opened the night with a 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 de...

ATP roundup: Poland, Switzerland to clash in United Cup final

Poland ousted the defending champion United States to advance to the final of the United Cup against Switzerland on Saturday in Sydney.,Both Poland and Switzerland clinched their victories in the mixed-doubles round of the tournament, which began with 18 countries. Poland will be playing in its thir...