Wimbledon Championships
Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan reacts after defeating Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia in their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.(AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Australian Open lookahead: Azarenka vs. Rybakina in semis

Jan. 25, 2023 06:09 AM EST

Jim Thorpe wins the decathlon at the Stockholm Olympics

By The Associated Press Jul. 14, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 15 1912 — Jim Thorpe wins the decathlon at the Stockholm Olympics and, in the closing ceremony, Sweden’s King Gustav proclaims Thorpe the world’s...

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur returns to Germany's Tatjana Maria in a women's singles semifinal match on day eleven of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Thursday, July 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Wimbledon Women Singles

Jul. 07, 2022 03:38 PM EDT

Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina returns to Romania's Simona Halep in a women's singles semifinal match on day eleven of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Thursday, July 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Wimbledon Women Singles

Jul. 07, 2022 03:38 PM EDT

Spain's Rafael Nadal returns to Taylor Fritz of the US in a men's singles quarterfinal match on day ten of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Wimbledon Men Singles

Jul. 07, 2022 03:38 PM EDT

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur celebrates after beating Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic in a women's singles quarterfinal match on day nine of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Wimbledon Women Singles

Jul. 07, 2022 03:38 PM EDT

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur returns to Germany's Tatjana Maria in a women's singles semifinal match on day eleven of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Thursday, July 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Wimbledon updates | Russian-born Rybakina lives 'on tour'

Jul. 07, 2022 03:35 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jun. 30, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 1 1859 — Amherst defeats Williams 73-32 in the first intercollegiate baseball game. The game is played by Massachusetts Rules, a wide-open form of...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2022 08:45 PM EDT
June 28 1935 — Alf Perry ties a British Open scoring record with a 283 total at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Perry’s finishes five...

Simona Halep celebrates the match point against Magda Linette to advance in the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament in Mason, Ohio, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (Sam Greene/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)
Well-rested Barty's match at Cincinnati delayed by rain

Aug. 17, 2021 08:05 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 7, 2021, file photo, Switzerland's Roger Federer wipes his brow during the men's singles quarterfinals match against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz on day nine of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London. Federer pulled out of the upcoming hard-court tournaments in Toronto and Cincinnati on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, citing lingering issues with his surgically repaired knee and shedding doubt on his status for the U.S. Open. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
Federer needs 3rd surgery; has 'glimmer of hope' to return

Aug. 15, 2021 02:48 PM EDT

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime returns the ball to Serbia's Dusan Lajovic at the men's National Bank Open tennis tournament in Toronto, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada's Auger-Aliassime loses opening match in Toronto

Aug. 11, 2021 04:03 PM EDT

Rafael Nadal, of Spain, signs for fans as he leaves a practice session at the Citi Open tennis tournament, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
After time off, Nadal back in action with Washington debut

By Howard Fendrich Aug. 01, 2021 03:04 PM EDT

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, reacts during a semifinal men's tennis match against Alexander Zverev, of Germany, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
'I feel so terrible': Djokovic's Golden Slam bid is over

By Andrew Dampf Jul. 30, 2021 04:27 AM EDT

The Serbian mixed doubles team of Nina Stojanovic, left, and Novak Djokovic play during the quarterfinals of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Serbia coach: team was against Djokovic's mixed doubles play

By Andrew Dampf Jul. 29, 2021 12:22 PM EDT

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, reacts after defeating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, of Spain, during the third round of the men's tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Djokovic says 'pressure is a privilege' that he can handle

By Andrew Dampf Jul. 28, 2021 09:46 AM EDT

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, right, talks with Alexander Zverev, of Germany after their practice for the men's tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Village life: Djokovic relishing the Olympic experience

By Andrew Dampf Jul. 28, 2021 06:57 AM EDT

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, reacts after losing a point to Marketa Vondrousova, of the Czech Republic, during the third round of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
'A bit much': Naomi Osaka cites pressure in Olympic loss

By Andrew Dampf Jul. 27, 2021 01:27 AM EDT

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, prepares to serve to Jan-Lennard Struff, of Germany, during second round of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Osaka and Djokovic raise profile of tennis at Tokyo Games

By Andrew Dampf Jul. 26, 2021 01:28 AM EDT

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, plays against Saisai Zheng, of China, during the first round of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
'Out of my body': Osaka sharp in debut at Tokyo Olympics

By Andrew Dampf Jul. 25, 2021 02:17 AM EDT