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Serena, Venus played 50 fewer times than Evert, Navratilova

Chris Evert knows a thing or two about tennis rivalries and she’s noticed something about Serena Williams’ career: The ...

British diver Blagg retires at 23 because of shoulder injury

British diver Alicia Blagg is retiring from the sport because of a shoulder injury that has ended her chances of competing ...

AP Was There: Navratilova tops Evert for 1st Slam title

EDITOR’S NOTE — Tennis history is filled with wonderful rivalries, and so many are remembered because of matchups in ...

What Would Have Been: Close MLB interleague play, Wimbledon

There would have been a lot of close MLB rivalry games this week if not for the coronavirus pandemic, with five interleague ...

NHL, NHLPA agree on protocols to resume season

The NHL and NHL Players' Association agreed Sunday on protocols to resume the season, a major step toward the return of ...

The Latest: Two Arizona relievers tested positive for virus

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Arizona manager Torey Lovullo says that ...

Bryson DeChambeau wins Rocket Mortgage Classic by 3 shots

Bryson DeChambeau pounded protein shakes and lifted iron to transform his body, adding 40 pounds of mass, and changed his ...

MATCHDAY: Spurs face resurgent Everton in Premier League

A look at what’s happening around European soccer on Monday: ENGLAND Separated by one point, Tottenham and Everton are ...

Madrid moves closer to Spanish title with 7th straight win

With another decisive penalty kick from Sergio Ramos, Real Madrid extended its perfect run after the coronavirus break and ...

Teenage substitute Juwara helps Bologna beat Inter 2-1

Teenage substitute Musa Juwara helped Bologna come from behind to win 2-1 at Inter Milan on Sunday in a pulsating Serie A ...

Zenit St. Petersburg wins Russian Premier League title

Zenit St. Petersburg has won the Russian Premier League title with four games to spare in a season extended because of the ...

Liverpool makes triumphant Anfield return as English champ

They walked out to another guard of honor, with a huge rectangular banner high up in the Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand reading: ...

City loses 1-0 at Southampton after moment of magic by Adams

Che Adams scored from a spectacular long-range lob for his first goal for Southampton to earn a surprising 1-0 win over ...

Bottas shows he can handle pressure in winning Austrian GP

Valtteri Bottas insisted before the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday that he has what it takes to win the Formula ...

Liverpool labors to win in 1st match at Anfield as champion

Liverpool kept alive its bid to finish the Premier League season with a perfect home record after laboring to a 2-0 win ...

Bundesliga working with German government to bring back fans

The German men's soccer league is working with the government on a plan to get fans back into stadiums during the coronavirus ...

City-Madrid can go ahead in England because of exemptions

Manchester City can host Real Madrid in the second leg of their last-16 match in the Champions League next month after the ...

F1 Drivers all wear "End Racism" T-shirts, but 6 don't kneel

Valtteri Bottas kneeled holding the winners’ trophy at Formula One's season-opening Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday, where the ...

West Ham twice squanders lead, draws 2-2 at Newcastle in EPL

West Ham twice squandered a lead against Newcastle and had to settle for a 2-2 draw that moved the team four points clear of ...

Enhanced crowd audio adds another dimension to fanless games

There's clearly a huge difference between an English Premier League match and one played between friends on a local field.