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WTA roundup: Venus Williams falls in second round at D.C.
Venus Williams, days after becoming the oldest player to win a WTA Tour singles match in 21 years, lost in the second round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Thursday in Washington.,The 45-year-old star fell 6-2, 6-2 to fifth-seeded Magdalena Frech of Poland.,Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam singles ...
ATP roundup: Ben Shelton cruises into D.C. quarterfinals
No. 4 seed Ben Shelton needed just 61 minutes to defeat Canadian No. 15 Gabriel Diallo 6-3, 6-2 in the Round of 16 at the Mubadala Citi D.C. Open on Thursday in Washington.,Shelton smashed 16 aces and won an impressive 28 of 30 first-service points (93.3 percent) to make the match an open-and-shut c...
MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani extends HR streak as Dodgers edge Twins
Freddie Freeman hit a game-ending two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning, Shohei Ohtani hit a home run in his fifth consecutive game and the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled out a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.,The Dodgers' ninth-inning rally started with two outs on an infie...
Jon Rahm supports Sergio Garcia as future Ryder Cup captain
There are still two months until the next Ryder Cup, but Jon Rahm already has thoughts on which golfer should captain Team Europe six years hence.,With Ryder Cup officials revealing Tuesday that Spain's Camiral Golf Resort will host the 2031 competition, Rahm believes countryman Sergio Garcia makes ...
Analysis: NASCAR's innovative return to SoCal a smart step forward
NASCAR will return to Southern California in style in June 2026.,The NASCAR Cup Series' second street race destination isn't just the sport's debut in the San Diego area, but also the site of the first race in NASCAR history to be held on a military installation.,It's a move that would've seemed lik...
WTA roundup: Maria Sakkari tops Emma Navarro in Washington
Greece's Maria Sakkari upset second-seeded Emma Navarro 7-5, 7-6 (1) in the second round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Wednesday in Washington.,Sakkari, a finalist in the event two years ago, finished with a 7-1 edge in aces and saved all three break points she faced.,Third-seeded Elena Rybakina o...
ATP roundup: Top seed falls in Croatia; Taylor Fritz cruises in D.C.
Spain's Carlos Taberner lost a first-set tiebreaker to Francisco Cerundolo, then rallied to pull off a 6-7 (2), 6-4, 7-5 upset over the top-seeded Argentinian to highlight Plava Laguna Croatia Open second-round action Wednesday in Umag, Croatia.,Cerundolo reeled off 50 winners compared to Taberner's...
Chris Gotterup doesn’t know about ‘heaters,’ even if he’s on one
The past two weeks for Chris Gotterup have been nothing short of incredible. And everyone wants to know why.,After winning the Genesis Scottish Open and following that up with a third-place finish at The Open, Gotterup -- set to compete at the 3M Open in Blahine, Minn. this weekend -- doesn't have m...
Players angle for FedEx Cup points at 3M Open
Most of the world's elite golfers are taking the week off after the Open Championship, but for the second tier of PGA Tour players, it's time to lock in and bolster their resumes.,With two weeks to go in the regular season, players will be all business at the 3M Open, beginning Thursday at TPC Twin ...
MLB roundup: Cal Raleigh, M's end Brewers' 11-game win streak
Cal Raleigh hit his major-league-leading 39th home run of the season and Logan Gilbert pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings as the host Seattle Mariners ended the Milwaukee Brewers' 11-game winning streak with a 1-0 decision on Tuesday.,Raleigh, who won the Home Run Derby during last week's All-Star fest...
MLB roundup: Yankees halt Jays' 11-game home win streak
Ben Rice blasted a tie-breaking home run in the ninth inning and the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Tuesday night.,Rice launched a first-pitch fastball over the wall in right center against Jeff Hoffman (6-3) with one out.,The loss ended the Blue Jays' 11-game home w...
WTA roundup: 45-year old Venus Williams triumphs at DC Open
Venus Williams became the oldest woman to win a WTA tour-level singles match in 21 years on Tuesday, when she defeated 35th-ranked Peyton Stearns, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Tuesday evening. ,Williams, 45, had not competed since the March 2024 Miami Open. She teamed ...
ATP roundup: Cameron Norrie knocks out Lorenzo Musetti in D.C.
Cameron Norrie of Great Britain charged back for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 upset of Italian No. 2 seed Lorenzo Musetti in the Round of 32 of the Mubadala Citi D.C. Open on Tuesday in Washington.,Norrie, a five-time ATP titlist and former Wimbledon semifinalist, has slipped to No. 41 in the world rankings, but...
WTA roundup: Top seed Linda Noskova passes Prague test
No. 1 seed Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic held off Russian qualifier Anastasia Gasanova 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7) in first-round action Tuesday at the Livesport Prague Open.,Noskova overcame 5-4 deficits in both tiebreaks to beat a player ranked No. 249 in the world. The home favorite will meet Italy's ...
Ryder Cup officially returning to Spain in 2031
Ryder Cup Europe confirmed on Tuesday that the biennial event will return to Spain in 2031 and be played at the Camiral Golf and Wellness Resort in Caldes de Malavella.,Located in the northeastern part of Spain near Barcelona, the resort was formerly known as PGA Catalunya. It will be the second cou...
MLB roundup: Phillies top Red Sox with walk-off catcher's interference
A check swing by Edmundo Sosa resulted in catcher's interference with the bases loaded, allowing the winning run to score in the Philadelphia Phillies' 3-2, 10-inning victory over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Monday.,Philadelphia won without putting a ball in play in the 10th, as Otto Kemp walked ...
WTA roundup: Polish seeds win Washington openers
Poland's Magdalena Frech and Magda Linette, the only two seeded players in action on Monday, earned straight-set wins in the first round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington.,Frech, the fifth seed, got past Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-2, 6-4, while eighth-seeded Linette downed D...
ATP roundup: Matteo Arnaldi, Reilly Opelka advance in D.C.
Italy's Matteo Arnaldi saved four match points en route to a 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (2) comeback win over Germany's Daniel Altmaier in the opening round of the Mubadala Citi D.C. Open on Monday in Washington.,Arnaldi faced triple match point in the 10th game of the third set but battled back to extend the ma...
ATP roundup: Matteo Arnaldi, Reilly Opelka score big wins in D.C.
Italy's Matteo Arnaldi saved four match points en route to a 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (2) comeback win over Germany's Daniel Altmaier in the opening round of the Mubadala Citi D.C. Open on Monday in Washington.,Arnaldi faced triple match point in the 10th game of the third set but battled back to extend the ma...
Report: European captain Luke Donald agrees to Ryder Cup rules change
The 2025 Ryder Cup is getting off to a congenial start.,According to a report by Telegraph Sport on Monday, Team Europe captain Luke Donald has agreed to extricate his counterpart Keegan Bradley from a potentially sticky situation.,It was assumed that when Bradley was named Team USA captain, he woul...