LONDON — Defending champion Jannik Sinner had to come back from a set down twice and regain his composure following a worrisome tumble to the grass in a five-set victory over 50th-ranked Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round of Wimbledon on Monday. A month after his French Open meltdown, the ...
CROMWELL, Conn. — Viktor Hovland needed only one hole to beat Scottie Scheffler in a playoff at the Travelers Championship. They were tied Sunday night after Scheffler made a clutch 8-footer for par to force the extra holes, but it was too dark to keep going. Hovland hit his approach to 6 feet on the 18th in the playoff after Scheffler had stuffed his shot into 4 feet. Hovland curled in his birdie putt. Scheffler missed on the high side of the cup. It’s Hovland’s first win since March 2025. Scheffler now has four runner-up finishes since he won to start the season. It was the ...
Pete Alonso played his 500th consecutive game this week, although if he wanted that to seem impressive to local fans, he probably picked the wrong city to play in. Alonso, of course, joined the Baltimore Orioles this past offseason. Their franchise record for consecutive games is also the big ...
SONOMA, Calif. — NASCAR might sometimes seem like an endless series of left turns, but Shane van Gisbergen can attest that oval racing is filled with variables. The 22 circular tracks on the Cup Series schedule feature different lengths, banking and shapes. For a New Zealand native who ...
SPIELBERG, Austria — Max Verstappen said he burst out laughing after realizing how next week’s British Grand Prix will highlight the shortcomings of the new Formula 1 regulations. Verstappen has been the F1 grid’s most persistent critic of the 2026 cars and their reliance on electrical battery power, and the four-time champion has cited them in questioning his own future in F1. Racing at Silverstone, one of the oldest tracks on the F1 schedule, will leave the cars starved for power, Verstappen predicted. The cars charge their batteries using energy from braking, but Silverstone ...
CHASKA, Minn. — Haeran Ryu recovered from a rough start to secure her first career major title, winning the Women’s PGA Championship by two strokes over Ina Yoon on a windy Sunday at Hazeltine National Golf Club. Ryu shot a 2-under 70 to finish at 13-under 275 and become the sixth South ...
