PARIS — Marta Kostyuk, the best player on clay this season and a vocal supporter of Ukraine amid the war with Russia, will play her first major semifinal at the French Open against a Russian. Kostyuk won an intense all-Ukraine quarterfinal against Elina Svitolina 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 on Tuesday. ...
SAN ANTONIO — Curtis Blair spent all day Friday checking his email. And Saturday. And Sunday. The list of referees that were selected to work the NBA Finals was about to be revealed by the league, and the waiting was brutal. "Every two minutes, I'd check," Blair said. Friday, nothing. ...
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — Ricardo Pepi thought back to how much had changed in four years. He hung up the phone when then-U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter called him in November 2022 with the decision to leave Pepi off the World Cup roster. Flash forward to this May 22. Pepi was a passenger in a car ...
PARIS — If matches get tight for France at the World Cup and a defense is particularly hard for the star-studded attack to breach, Rayan Cherki is a dream player to bring on. The 22-year-old enjoyed a brilliant first season with Manchester City, lighting up the Premier League with his ...
CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz has explained why he picked Thomas Partey in his World Cup squad while the former Arsenal midfielder is awaiting a trial in London on multiple charges of rape. Queiroz cited a presumption of innocence for Partey — who now plays in Spain for ...
Alphonso Davies has joined the Canadian national team as it prepares for the World Cup, although he's not quite ready to play. The left back injured a hamstring last month while playing for Bayern Munich in 1-1 draw with Paris Saint-Germain that knocked the German club out the Champions ...