2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (459+ words) BERLIN— Marine Johannès and Janelle Salaün led France to the semifinals of the women’s FIBA World Cup for the first time by beating China 90-61 on Thursday, joining the United States among the final four. Both Johannès and Salaün scored 15 points…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (364+ words) NEW YORK–Coco Gauff saved two match points in rallying to defeat reigning French Open champion Mirra Andreeva 2-6, 7-6 (9/7), 6-2 in a US Open quarter-final on Wednesday. Fourth-ranked Gauff, a 22-year-old American and two-time Grand Slam winner, advanced to Thursday’s semi-finals, where…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (495+ words) LIPA—Angelo Que strode into the scorer’s area on Wednesday afternoon whistling a tune and wearing a wide smile, things he could well afford to do after a hot second round in the P2.5-million ICTSI Summit Point Championship here. “I…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (296+ words) To get to the USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center, which hosts the US Open, Victor “Keats” London leaves his New Jersey home two-and-a-half hours before he needs to arrive at the famous complex located in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in…...

5+ day, 45+ min ago   (718+ words) BERLIN— Host Germany avoided embarrassment at the women’s FIBA World Cup on Monday while Spain advanced to the quarterfinals and France set a record for 3-pointers. Germany faced the prospect of elimination in its final group game against Mali but…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (143+ words) NEW YORK — Coco Gauff is back in the US Open quarterfinals for the first time since winning the tournament three years ago. The No. 4 seed beat No. 14 Iva Jovic 6-1, 6-4 on Monday night for her 10th consecutive victory. She advanced to face…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (235+ words) Former US Open finalist Jessica Pegula defeated Sorana Cirstea of Romania in straight sets Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows. Third-seeded Pegula, one of the players who could supplant Aryna Sabalenka atop the world rankings in New…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (454+ words) NEW YORK—Feeling better than he expected after a four-month absence, Carlos Alcaraz is planning to take more breaks during the tennis season. Alcaraz returned to play at the US Open after being sidelined since April by a right wrist…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (514+ words) NEW YORK— Carlos Alcaraz was already in the final by the time he dropped a set last year in the U.S. Open. When it happened in his second match this year, Alcaraz tried to look at the positives. After missing…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (467+ words) There has been a lot of discussion about Alex Eala online—and the talk about her has been so polarizing. Amid the love and adoration she has been getting, there have been questions, too, about why she gets all the…...