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The United States swept Uzbekistan on Saturday to advance to the group stage of the Davis Cup finals.

Wild-card entry Jack Sock opened with a 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-4 victory over Ilya Ivashka at the Dallas Open on Monday night.

Borna Coric, a key cog in Croatia's second Davis Cup title back in 2018, defeated 2020 U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem 7-6 (3), 6-2 on Sunday to secure a 3-1 victory over Austria and send Croatia into this year's group stage.

Yibing Wu became the first Chinese player to win an ATP Tour title, rallying in a three-set, all-tiebreaker thriller to beat John Isner in the Dallas Open Sunday, a win he said is "more about me personally making history and also for the country."

J.J. Wolf rallied for a three-set victory over No. 2 seed Frances Tiafoe, and John Isner won his 500th career tiebreaker in another straight-sets win in the quarterfinals of the Dallas Open on Friday.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are among the men's entry list for the BNP Paribas Open in March, but both are unlikely to play after being injured during the Australian Open.

Frances Tiafoe dominated fellow American Mackenzie McDonald on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Dallas Open.

Now that the Australian Open is over, Bill Connelly ranks the top 10 men's and women's tennis players, and makes Grand Slam predictions for the rest of the year.

John Isner extended his record by winning his 499th career tiebreaker, advancing to the quarterfinals of his hometown Dallas Open.

Jessica Pegula shared Tuesday in an essay for The Players' Tribune that her mother Kim Pegula suffered cardiac arrest in June 2022 and remains in recovery.

Anastasia Potapova cruised to a second WTA career title with a 6-3, 6-1 victory against sixth seed Petra Martic in the Upper Austria Ladies Linz final.

Italy's Jannik Sinner won his seventh singles title and first of the season by beating American Maxime Cressy 7-6 (3), 6-3 in the Open Sud de France final on Sunday.

NYON, Switzerland (AP) A European soccer game in Moldova will be played in an empty stadium on Thursday amid concerns about alleged Russian-backed attempts to overthrow the national government. UEFA said Tuesday no fans will be allowed in the stadium when Sheriff hosts Serbian club Partizan in the first leg of a Europa Conference []

There were some familiar faces in new places Tuesday as teams picked up the pace on the second day of spring training. Justin Verlander threw his first bullpen session for the New York Mets in Port St. Lucie, Florida, six days before he turns 40. Verlander helped Houston win the World Series for the second []

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Not having Jamal Murray or Aaron Gordon available could give the Denver Nuggets some worry when facing the Dallas Mavericks, but history provides comfort. Murray, Gordon and Nikola Jokic missed a game at Dallas on Nov. 20 and Denver pulled out a 98-97 win that night. The Mavericks got revenge with a one-point win against the Nuggets on Dec. 6, and they can win the four-game season series when the teams meet in Denver on

BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Argentine fifth seed Francisco Cerundolo advanced to the last 16 of the Argentina Open with a 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 victory over Germany's Yannick Hanfmann on Tuesday.

ROME, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan registered a morale-boosting victory on Tuesday, as they beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16, with Brahim Diaz's early strike proving decisive.

The Detroit Red Wings can equal their longest winning streak of the season when they visit the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. Detroit has won three straight, including a home-and-home set with Vancouver. The Red Wings had a four-game winning streak from Nov. 17-25. All-Star Dylan Larkin scoredtwo goals in each of the victories against the Canucks. Detroit won at home on Saturday afternoon 5-2, then rolled to a 6-1 win Mo

Work of supporters on the night in Paris and during the months after ensured that attempts by those in power to blame them failed Last summer I sat in a television studio in central Paris, ready to discuss the fiasco at the Champions League final the previous weekend, which I had attended as a Liverpool supporter. It was my final media appearance of an exhausting day and as a fifth set of makeup marinated into my skin und

For the last few weeks Paris has been gripped by stories of superstar players wanting to leave this place. For an hour at the Parc des Princes it was easy to sympathise, as a Paris Saint-Germain team with Neymar and Lionel Messi installed as a walking-football front two produced a horribly constipated performance en route to a 1-0 defeat by Bayern Munich that threatens to deadhead their season before the end of February.

Wales players considering striking over contract renewals Squad want clarity before Rugby World Cup in autumn Englands trip to Cardiff in the Six Nations has been plunged into doubt after it emerged Wales players were considering strike action over their contract renewals. Steve Borthwicks side are scheduled to play Wales next Saturday but, with many players unhappy at the financial situation within the game, a possible s

For Antonio Conte, it had been easy to wonder which Tottenham would turn up for the biggest game of the season so far. The team that outplayed and beat Manchester City on the Sunday before last? Or the one which collapsed at Leicester on Saturday? Conte has craved consistency, a little stability and it was not for nothing on Monday night that he likened life at the club to a rollercoaster. This was the latest ride. The ma

Liam Smith stuns Chris Eubank Jr with a sensational stoppage in the fourth-round, and now Eubank Jr has triggered his option for a re-match.

Chris Eubank Jr has activated a rematch clause and will fight Liam Smith again later this year.