Nishikori withdraws ahead of US Open Kei Nishikori of Japan (Photo by AL BELLO / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) Japan's Kei Nishikori, the 2014 US Open runner-up, said Sunday he has contracted COVID-19 and has withdrawn from an ATP event in New York with this year's US Open only two weeks...
Karateka James De los Santos (Photo from James De los Santos' Facebook account) Less than a week after winning a fourth gold medal, karate veteran James De los Santos guns for a second straight title this month and fifth overall as he competes in the Adidas Karate World Open starting Monday....
Serena Williams serves during her match against Shelby Rogers during Top Seed Open - Day 5 at the Top Seed Tennis Club on August 14, 2020 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Dylan Buell / Getty Images / AFP) Serena Williams suffered her first loss since 2012 to a rival outside the WTA's top 100, falling to...
Serena Williams plays a backhand during her match against Venus Williams during Top Seed Open - Day 4 at the Top Seed Tennis Club on August 13, 2020 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Dylan Buell / Getty Images / AFP) Serena Williams rallied to defeat sister Venus Williams 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday in a...
Novak Djokovic of Serbia (Photo by KARIM SAHIB / AFP) Novak Djokovic boosted the US Open by saying Thursday he will play in the Grand Slam tennis event while reigning women's champion Bianca Andreescu joined a host of notable no-shows. Top-ranked Djokovic, a 17-time Slam singles champion, ended...
Former champion Stan Wawrinka (Photo from Stan Wawrinka's website) Former champion Stan Wawrinka confirmed Friday that he will not play the US Open citing "the health situation in New York" as the Grand Slam event took another hit. Wawrinka, the US Open winner in 2016, was already missing from the...
Nadal slams 'barbaric' revised schedule Rafael Nadal of Spain (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) Defending champion Rafael Nadal said Tuesday he will not play the US Open, citing concerns over the coronavirus and slamming tennis's "barbaric" revised calendar. "After many thoughts I have decided...
'Being No.2 or lower not enough,' says veteran e-kata campaigner Karateka James de los Santos (File Photo) Fresh from a win, veteran online campaigner James de los Santos said that he is eyeing to become the No. 1 ranked e-kata athlete in the world as he looks forward to...
U-Tex defeated Toyota 99-98 in overtime to capture the @pbaconnect Open crown on this day in 1980. Coach Tommy Manotoc and the Wranglers won despite trailing by four with 16 seconds left in regulation. It was later described as "the PBA's longest 16 seconds" Tommy Manotoc continues to feel a sense...
'Happy for the 3rd gold, but it doesn't stop here,' says former nat'l team campaigner Karateka James de los Santos bags his 3rd gold medal in a virtual karate contest. (File Photo) Former national team campaigner James de los Santos claimed another gold in virtual...
This file photo taken on September 28, 2019 shows Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus hitting a return against Duan Yingying of China and Veronika Kudermetova of Russia during their women's doubles final match at the Wuhan Open tennis tournament in Wuhan. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP) A player has tested...
Australian netter pleads with players not to be 'selfish' Australia's Nick Kyrgios hits the ball during his Mexico ATP Open 500 men's singles tennis match against France's Ugo Humbert in Acapulco, Guerrero State, Mexico. (Photo by PEDRO PARDO / AFP) An emotional Nick Kyrgios pulled out of the US...
