MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Second-seeded Ons Jabeur has become the latest top player to exit the Australian Open in the second round. She was beaten by Marketa Vondrousova 6-1, 5-7, 6-1 in a match that ended a little past 1 a.m. Jabeur had complained of a knee problem after her opening victory at Melbourne Park
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Tennis legends Andre Agassi, John McEnroe, Andy Roddick and Michael Chang will go head-to-head later this year in pursuit of a $1 million prize — playing pickleball. The decorated tennis greats are to contest the Inaugural Pickleball Slam, which will take place on April 2 at the Hard Rock Live at
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic says he is worried about his left hamstring after beating 191st-ranked French qualifier Enzo Couacaud 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-0 in the second round of the Australian Open. Djokovic also was bothered by a persistent heckler during the match. Djokovic says his leg
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Novak Djokovic has become accustomed to enduring heckling spectators when he plays tennis. Alongside Nick Kyrgios, he is public enemy No. 1 among a number of fans. And on Thursday, during the fourth set of his second-round match against Enzo Couacaud at the Australian Open, the situation boiled over as he
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt and Sammy Mngqosini, CNN Anti-racism groups and England’s Football Association (FA) are denouncing an independent panel’s finding that a British soccer manager who used “offensive, racist and Islamophobic” language is “not a conscious racist.” Former Crawley Town FC manager John Yems was accused of making at least 16 offensive comments between 2019
Continue Reading ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Europe captain Luke Donald has upstaged many players who will be in his team at the Ryder Cup by shooting 8-under 64 to take the first-round lead at the Abu Dhabi Championship. Donald closed with four straight birdies and had nine in total on his card at the
Continue Reading DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar defender Abdelkarim Hassan has been handed an indefinite suspension by the country’s soccer federation reportedly following an altercation with a fan over social media. Qatari media reported that Hassan responded to a complaint on SnapChat about Qatar losing a game during the World Cup the emirate hosted late last year
Continue Reading ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Henrik Stenson says he has been made to feel welcome at his first appearance on the European tour since being removed as Ryder Cup captain for joining the Saudi-run breakaway league. Stenson opened the Abu Dhabi Championship with a 4-under 68 and says “it’s been good fun to
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has put aside problems with his left hamstring and a persistent heckler to beat 191st-ranked French qualifier Enzo Couacaud 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-0 in the second round of the Australian Open. Djokovic is seeking a 10th trophy at Melbourne Park and a
Continue Reading By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots will each play international games during the NFL’s 2023 regular season. The Chiefs and Patriots will play in Germany. The Bills and Titans are the designated home teams for two games at the Tottenham
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Jenson Brooksby has eliminated No. 2 seed Casper Ruud in four sets in the second round of the Australian Open. This upset comes a day after Mackenzie McDonald beat defending champion and No. 1 seed Rafael Nadal. So a pair of 20-something Californians have knocked
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mexico has been ordered to forfeit a pair of friendlies and fined $10,900 by FIFA for using American forward Alejandro Zendejas. FIFA says Mexico also was ordered to forfeit three under-23 matches in which it used Zendejas. The governing body did not announce the penalty
Continue Reading By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots will each play international games during the NFL’s 2023 regular season. The Chiefs and Patriots will play in Germany. The Bills and Titans are the designated home teams for two games at the Tottenham
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN The Dallas Cowboys signed Tristan Vizcaino to their practice squad after starting kicker Brett Maher endured a historically inaccurate playoff performance on Monday. Maher missed an NFL-record four extra point attempts in the Cowboys’ blowout 31-14 victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. The
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN The days are short, the snow heavy, and the cold biting during a Norwegian winter. For British endurance athlete Jon Albon, who has lived in Norway for the past seven years, that means finding refuge on the treadmill in his cellar when the trails around his home in Romsdalen become blanketed
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN The days are short, the snow heavy, and the cold biting during a Norwegian winter. For British endurance athlete Jon Albon, who has lived in Norway for the past seven years, that means finding refuge on the treadmill in his cellar when the trails around his home in Romsdalen become blanketed
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — For Kyle Shanahan, the chance to coach the San Francisco 49ers against the Dallas Cowboys in a playoff game is a throwback to when that rivalry was the biggest in football. Shanahan’s formative years were spent watching his father, Mike, as offensive coordinator
Continue Reading By AHMED SAMI Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A stampede outside a stadium in southern Iraq has killed two people and injured dozens. The stampede occurred on Thursday in the southern city of Basra as spectators gathered to attend the final match in the first international soccer tournament held in the country in four decades.
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — It was a long road back to elite-level tennis for Mackenzie McDonald. His victory over defending champion Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open showed just how much things have changed for the 27-year-old Californian who was a college star at UCLA. McDonald tore a hamstring
Continue Reading BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s state news agency reports that a stampede outside a stadium in southern Iraq has killed one person and injured dozens. The stampede Thursday came as spectators gathered to attend the final match in the first international soccer tournament held in the country in four decades. The Iraqi News Agency said some
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