Venus Williams receives wild-card entry from USTA for US Open
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Venus Williams will make her return to the US Open, after being sidelined in 2021, when the event gets underway on Aug. 29 in New York. The United States Tennis Association revealed the two-time tournament champion…
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Manchester United have enquired about a loan move for Chelsea and United States forward Christian Pulisic, sources have told ESPN. United are scrambling for reinforcements after making their worst start to a Premier League season and faltering in their pursuit of several…
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Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime moved on to the third round of the Western & Southern Open Masters-level tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Australia’s Alex de Minaur on Wednesday. Auger-Aliassime, the seventh seed in…
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Serena Williams lost in the opening-round match of the penultimate tournament of her career Tuesday, but was still given a hero’s send-off following the 6-4, 6-0 defeat to Emma Raducanu at the Western & Southern Open. Moments after…
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Manchester City have confirmed the signing of Sergio Gomez from Anderlecht. The 21-year-old has signed a four-year deal at the Etihad Stadium and will be part of Pep Guardiola’s first-team squad this season. Sources have told ESPN the deal…
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Ridly Greig was a little banged up after helping Canada to a big victory at the world junior hockey championship on Monday. Not only did the Ottawa Senators’ prospect score and contribute an assist in…
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Carlos Sainz claimed his first Formula One triumph at a rollercoaster and action-packed British Grand Prix ahead of Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton. The race, quite comfortably the best of the season so far, included a…
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Arsenal have completed the signing of Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City, both clubs and the player announced Monday. ESPN reported in June that Arsenal were confident of landing the Brazil international amid rival interest from Tottenham Hotspur. Sources also added that Arsenal will pay…
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Canadian diving duo Mia Vallée and Margo Erlam fell short of the podium on the final day of the world aquatics championships in Budapest, Hungary, with a fifth-place finish in the women’s three-metre synchro springboard final on Sunday.…
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Two championship belts will be on the line during Saturday’s UFC 275 (10 p.m. ET, ESPN+ PPV) at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore, in one of the most action-packed PPV cards of the year.…
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Erik ten Hag has prioritized the signing of a central midfielder as the first step in his rebuilding programme as Manchester United manager, sources have told ESPN, with the club focusing on that position rather than engaging…
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Canada’s Denis Shapovalov was eliminated early once again. The Richmond Hill, Ont., native was upset by home favorite Oscar Otte 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) at the Stuttgart Open on Thursday. Otte, of Germany, is through to the…
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Alexander Zverev, the No. 3-ranked men’s tennis player in the world, underwent surgery on torn ligaments in his right ankle Tuesday after he was forced to retire from his French Open semifinal match last week.…
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Liverpool have firmly rejected a second offer from Bayern Munich for Sadio Mane, with sources telling ESPN the Premier League runners-up are bemused by the approach. Bayern’s initial approach for Mane, who is into the final year of his contract…
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Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro, who teamed up for three Canadian pairs titles, have retired from competitive figure skating. The 29-year-old Moore-Towers, from St. Catharines, Ont., and Marinaro, a 30-year-old from Sarnia, Ont., won their…
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New Lakers coach Darvin Ham started to shape his coaching staff by informing assistants David Fizdale, Mike Penberty and John Lucas III on Tuesday that they will not be kept, sources told ESPN. Ham will assimilate assistant…
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Aurelien Tchouameni is set to join Real Madrid from AS Monaco on a five-year deal. The Champions League winners and the Ligue 1 side have reached an agreement for a deal worth up to €80 million ($86m) plus add-ons with…
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Nothing about this Boston Celtics season has been easy. So, it stands to reason, making it to the NBA Finals wouldn’t be, either. But at the end of a grueling seven-game series in the Eastern Conference finals…
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Neymar has stated he expects to stay at Paris Saint-Germain next season and has set his sights on winning the club’s first Champions League title. Sources have told ESPN that the French champions have made Neymar available for transfer this…
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There will be one Canadian in the Roland Garros singles quarter-finals this year, after Leylah Fernandez edged out American Amanda Anisimova 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in their fourth-round match Sunday in Paris, France. Fellow Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime…
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For the first time since September 2019, Tyson Fury will fight someone other than Deontay Wilder. Fury’s co-promoter, Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, earned the rights to the WBC heavyweight title fight between Fury and Dillian…
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Aston Martin have named Mike Krack as its team principal following the departure of Otmar Szafnauer, the Formula One team announced on Friday. Krack joins from BMW, where he led the German manufacturer’s global motorsport division.…
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If there was ever any doubt over the importance of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane to Liverpool, Takumi Minamino provided the only evidence you need in the 90th minute of the club’s goalless Carabao Cup semifinal first-leg draw versus Arsenal at Anfield on Thursday. Minamino,…
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Two long-standing championship rivalries will be settled at UFC 272 in March, UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Wednesday. Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will meet Max Holloway in a highly anticipated trilogy fight, while bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling will look…
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Aston Villa have agreed a deal to sign former Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho on loan from Barcelona until the end of the season, the Premier League club revealed on Friday. The agreement, which is subject to the player completing a medical and…
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Canadian RJ Barrett banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the New York Knicks 108-105 comeback triumph over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. Evan Fournier scored a career-high 41 points, and the…
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Novak Djokovic’s opportunity to play for a 10th Australian Open title was thrown into limbo Thursday when the country denied him entry and canceled his visa because he failed to meet the requirements for an…
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After a two-year layoff with significant injuries, there’s optimism that Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson will make his return versus the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. A final decision on Thompson’s debut is expected to be made once the Warriors return…
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Romelu Lukaku is expected to stay at Chelsea following clear-the-air talks with head coach Thomas Tuchel, sources told ESPN. The 28-year-old was dropped for Sunday’s 2-2 draw versus Liverpool with Tuchel concerned about the “noise” created by an unsanctioned interview Lukaku gave to Sky…
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Canadian tennis star Leylah Fernandez kicked off her 2022 season with a victory on Monday, defeating Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3, 6-4 in first-round action at the Adelaide International in Australia. Fernandez converted 86 per cent…
