LONDON—This day, this match, had to come, of course, for Roger Federer, and for tennis, just as it inevitably must for every athlete in every sport. Federer was bidding farewell Friday night with one last contest before he heads into retirement at age 41 after an illustrious career that included 20 Grand Slam titles and…
Roger Federer Bids Farewell Alongside Nadal in Last Match
LONDON—This day, this match, had to come, of course, for Roger Federer, and for tennis, just as it inevitably must for every athlete in every sport. Federer was bidding farewell Friday night with one last contest before he heads into retirement at age 41 after an illustrious career that included 20 Grand Slam titles and…
Roger Federer’s Last Match Is Doubles Loss With Rafael Nadal
LONDON—This day, this match, had to come, of course, for Roger Federer, and for tennis, just as it inevitably must for every athlete in every sport. Federer bid adieu Friday night with one last contest before he heads into retirement at age 41 after a superlative career that included 20 Grand Slam titles and a…
Ronaldo Charged With Improper Conduct After Smashing Fan’s Phone
Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association (FA) for smashing a teenage fan’s phone to the ground following a defeat at Everton last season. Ronaldo, 37, apologized to the 14-year-old fan via social media after the incident, which took place after United’s 1–0 defeat at Goodison Park…
Ticket Crush for India–Australia Cricket Match Injures 20
HYDERABAD, India—Twenty people were injured in a stampede when thousands of people thronged counters selling tickets for an India–Australia Twenty20 cricket match in southern India, police said on Thursday. The crush of cricket enthusiasts occurred as the tickets sale started at three counters at the Gymkhana grounds in Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana state. Nearly…
Federer One of the Greatest Athletes of Any Sport: Djokovic
LONDON—Novak Djokovic hailed the retiring Roger Federer as one of the greatest athletes of all time and said he would leave a lasting legacy for the world of tennis. The 41-year-old Swiss great will play competitively for the last time at this week’s Laver Cup, turning out for Team Europe alongside Rafa Nadal, Andy Murray,…
Osaka Pulls Out in Tokyo With Abdominal Pain
Naomi Osaka’s title defense at her home Pan Pacific Open ended on Thursday when the former world number one withdrew ahead of her second-round match against Beatriz Haddad Maia due to abdominal pain. “I am really sorry that I am not able to compete today,” said the four-time Grand Slam champion, who won the tournament…
Federer’s Final Match Comes in Doubles Alongside Rival Nadal
LONDON—It was quite a collection of tennis luminaries sharing the black indoor hard court for a Laver Cup doubles practice session Thursday, 66 Grand Slam titles among them, a group collectively nicknamed the Big Four: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on one side of the net; Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray on the other. (L–R)…
Longtime NHL Defenseman Zdeno Chara, 45, Retires as Bruin
BOSTON—Zdeno Chara announced his retirement Tuesday after playing 21 seasons in the NHL and captaining the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup in 2011. The 6-foot-9 defenseman from Slovakia is calling it a career at age 45. He returned to TD Garden in Boston to make that announcement two years after splitting with the Bruins…
Brady’s Temper Flares as Bucs Snap Skid vs Saints, 20–10
NEW ORLEANS—Tom Brady helped incite a skirmish that led to the ejections of Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore and Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans, then threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Breshad Perriman that helped lift Tampa Bay to a 20–10 victory over New Orleans on Sunday. Brady, who had lost four straight regular-season meetings with the…
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