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Nick Kyrgios facing ban over cocaine use
Nick Kyrgios faces a suspension of up to four years for testing positive for cocaine in June during an event in Spain. ,Kyrgios, 31, has been disciplined for various reasons during his career. The fiery Australian is just 1-3 this year, posted a 1-4 record in 2025, and said he was struggling to conf...
In Wimbledon return, Nick Kyrgios curses, begs for fine
In his first Wimbledon match in four years, Australia's Nick Kyrgios berated and swore at an umpire during the second set of his first-round doubles loss on Wednesday.,After his serve was broken to begin the second set of Kyrgios and Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik's 6-3, 6-4 loss to Croatia's Mate Pa...
Stan Wawrinka, Nick Kyrgios receive Australian Open wild cards
Stan Wawrinka has been a given a wild card into the Australian Open as he heads into his final season on the ATP Tour.,Wawrinka, 40, announced he will retire at the end of the season.,In Melbourne, he will be returning to the site of the first of his three career Grand Slam titles. He defeated Novak...
Nick Kyrgios takes 'Battle of the Sexes' over Aryna Sabalenka
In a match that was far more lighthearted than antagonistic, Nick Kyrgios defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 6-3 at Dubai on Sunday in a match dubbed "Battle of the Sexes.",After the friends floated the concept in an interview earlier this year, the match became a reality with Kyrgios using the one-hour,...
'Battle of the Sexes' match: predict the unpredictable
Aryna Sabelenka promises complete confidence. Nick Kyrgios offers uncertainty.,In that sense, it will be business as usual when Sabalenka faces Kyrgios in an updated "Battle of the Sexes" match Sunday at Dubai.,Once warmups are complete, though, it will be anything goes.,"This event is really unpred...
Nick Kyrgios to make ATP return at Australian Open tune-up
Australia's Nick Kyrgios will make a rare appearance in an ATP Tour match when he takes the court as a wild-card entry in the Brisbane International next month.,Kyrgios is set to play Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, the defending U.S. Open women's champion, in an exhibition match next Sunday at Dubai.,A...
Aryna Sabalenka, Nick Kyrgios to play 'Battle of Sexes' match in Dubai
Nick Kyrgios finally is getting a chance to put his game where his mouth is.,The Australian, a frequent critic of women's tennis, will meet women's world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in an exhibition Dec. 28 in Dubai.,It will be the fourth so-called "Battle of the Sexes" among tennis players. Billie Jean K...
Nick Kyrgios near retirement but planning Australian Open farewell
Nick Kyrgios admits his playing career is nearing its conclusion on the tennis court.,The Aussie, who peaked at No. 13 in the ATP rankings in 2016, was forced to withdraw from this month's Ultimate Tennis Showdown event in Hong Kong due to a lingering knee injury. He made the most of already being o...
Nick Kyrgios withdraws from third straight U.S. Open
Australian Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the U.S. Open for the third straight year on Thursday.,Wrist, ankle and knee injuries have kept the former Wimbledon finalist largely out of action since 2023.,Kyrgios, 30, is just 1-4 in singles matches this season and has dropped to No. 644 in the ATP rankings...
Nick Kyrgios won't play at Wimbledon due to 'small setback'
Nick Kyrgios will not play at Wimbledon after experiencing a "small setback" as he recovers from a knee injury.,"I've hit a small setback in my recovery and unfortunately won't make it back for grass season this year," Kyrgios posted on social media Tuesday. "I know how much you've been looking forw...
Done Down Under? Nick Kyrgios says Aussie Open may be his last
Nick Kyrgios hinted on Monday that his straight-sets loss in the first round of the Australian Open may be his final singles match in his home country's Grand Slam event.,Kyrgios lost 7-6 (3), 6-3, 7-6 (2) to Great Britain's Jacob Fearnley, who was make his Australian Open debut. Afterward, the 29-y...
Nick Kyrgios: Abdominal strain 'not too serious'
An abdominal strain could cause Nick Kyrgios to withdraw from the Australian Open, scheduled to begin Sunday.,Kyrgios said the strain is "not too serious" and he will try to play in Melbourne.,Still, he pulled out of an exhibition match with Novak Djokovic, citing the injury.,"I've had an ultrasound...
Nick Kyrgios: 'Almost need a miracle' to play in Australian Open
Nick Kyrgios admitted Tuesday that he has reservations about his health heading into the upcoming Australian Open.,Kyrgios said he experienced a level of pain during his first singles match in 18 months due to a wrist injury, a three-set loss at the Brisbane International on Tuesday. Giovanni Mpetsh...
Novak Djokovic: Players 'kept in the dark' on Jannik Sinner's doping case
Tennis star Novak Djokovic sees a lack of transparency and a perceived double standard in high-profile doping cases, saying players have been "kept in the dark" over Jannik Sinner's situation.,Djokovic spoke Sunday, a day after Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios said that cases involving current ...
Maria Sakkari didn’t complain about the smell of weed at the U.S. Open, she simply noted its presence
This is how marijuana gets a bad rap. A tennis player says she could smell weed during her match, and goes out of her way to say it didn’t affect her whatsoever, yet media outlets still take it out of context. During a changeover, Maria Sakkari informed the chair official that she detected a hint of...
Kyrie trade losers are the real winners
Kyrie Irving is a basketball monkey paw. His hardwood alchemy can grant your ephemeral wishes on the court, but with dire side effects on your long-term team chemistry. Stick with him long enough and he’ll deliver a plague to your franchise and refuse to get vaccinated afterward. If basketball were ...
Relieved to miss the redemption arc we didn’t need
It certainly speaks to the world’s ability to completely turn over and surprise you that Nick Kyrgios was installed as the favorite to win the U.S. Open after he pretty much paddled Danil Medvedev and Francis Tiafoe overturned Rafael Nadal. This is Nick Kyrgios after all, who never needed more than ...
You can’t run from yourself and beat Novak Djokovic
We’ll never know what Nick Kyrgios really thinks, late at night when he’s all alone and there’s no one to impress or deflect to (and he may have a lot of those nights to himself soon). Maybe he genuinely doesn’t care that he lost his first Grand Slam final, considering the way that most people have ...
Nick Kyrgios is driving everyone nuts at Wimbledon
No matter where you stand on Nick Kyrgios, it’s impossible to not feel just about everything when watching him. And his run to the quarters (so far) at Wimbledon has been perhaps the most shining example of that in his career. The fact that he’s doing all this before he possibly heads off to prison ...
If the Lightning can’t choke you out, Andrei Vasilevskiy will
The narrative, the easiest one to reach for which is generally what most hockey observers want to do before hitting the bar, is the two-time defending champ Tampa Bay Lightning must be playing great defense because the Florida Panthers have scored just three goals in three games. And while that’s no...