MELBOURNE, Australia — Carlos Alcaraz had Novak Djokovic across the net from him and Rafael Nadal watching from above in Rod Laver Arena. His inspiration, and his idol. Alcaraz had visions of this as a kid — not entirely long ago, in the scheme of things — so there was no better time ...
Whether she is walking a fashion runway, amping herself up at the top of a mountain or digging into one of those physics lessons she takes "for fun," Olympic champion Eileen Gu can probably boil down her main goals to these: Do her best. And bring as many people along for the ride as ...
MELBOURNE, Australia — Not even a point penalty for hindrance slowed Aryna Sabalenka's run to a fourth consecutive Australian Open final. The top-ranked Sabalenka overpowered Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-3 Thursday night to move within one victory of a third Australian Open title in four ...
MILWAUKEE — When American speedskater Erin Jackson won the 500 meters at the Beijing Games four years ago, she knew, of course, that it was her first Olympic medal. She also was aware that it had been a while — 28 years, to be exact — since a woman from the U.S. finished first in that ...
The U.S. Olympic women's bobsled and skeleton racers spent this week going through their final preparations in advance of arrivals this weekend at the Milan Cortina Games. They were running, lifting weights, strategizing, whatever they could to get ready. They also worked on their ...
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — The Swiss ski resort Crans-Montana is back in the spotlight this week — for international sports. Four weeks after the fatal fire in a bar at a New Year's Eve party, the World Cup in Alpine skiing has brought the best downhill racers led by Lindsey Vonn and ...