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After a second course of treatment, the tennis Hall of Famer is optimistic about life, and vocal about the importance of early testing.

The region has long seen itself as distinct from its country and disinterested in the national team. Can a Euro 2024 squad studded with Basque stars turn heads?

Fewer and fewer events are held on that surface. It can be tricky, and injuries are common.

Only the second Puerto Rican native elected to the Hall of Fame, he hit 379 home runs but later served time in prison on a drug-smuggling charge.

The Los Angeles Lakers are poised to have the first father-son N.B.A. duo in league history. But other dads and sons have played pro sports together as well.

A back and forth over the pundit’s one-word analysis of his country’s performances rests on a misconception about the media’s role.

Beacon, a golden retriever, began working with U.S.A. Gymnastics last year as part of the organization’s efforts to transform the sport’s toxic culture. More dogs quickly followed.

Before they were drafted, the N.B.A.’s top prospects stopped to show off their clothes and discuss their decisions of how to represent themselves.

Two previous winners are the leading contenders to win cycling’s most famous race, which, in a rarity, does not end in Paris.

A spokesman for Team U.S.A. said continuity is key despite the goal of Paris being the “greenest” Olympics. Other countries are planning similar measures.

Hard-core fan groups, embracing a strong nationalistic streak, have provoked pushback from soccer’s authorities at the European Championship.

Thousands of spectators turned out over the weekend for SailGP, which brought a high-speed competition, and lots of champagne, to the New York Harbor.

A soccer championship has doubled as a test of identity for millions of Germans with Turkish roots. For many, picking one team to support was an easy decision.

Organizers of the Los Angeles Olympic Games hope that a huge venue for swimming, a marquee event, will draw crowds and generate much-needed revenue.

Eastern European countries who have in recent years lagged behind their continent’s bigger names are having their day in the sun in Germany.

On a night that honored the Negro leagues and Mays, who died on Tuesday, a baseball game between the Giants and the Cardinals was almost beside the point.

Baseball hopes a celebration of its past in the home of one of its legends will attract more African American athletes, who are playing the sport in decreasing numbers.

Lionel Messi had said the 2022 World Cup, which his country won, was his last. Will the Copa América soccer tournament be his goodbye?

Major League Baseball is in Birmingham to honor the legacy of the Negro Leagues. With Mays’s death, the celebration at ancient Rickwood Field takes on new meaning.

Mays, who died on Tuesday at 93, had been perfect for so long that the shock of seeing baseball get the best of him was the shock of seeing a god become mortal.

Mays, the Say Hey Kid, was the game’s exuberant embodiment of the complete player. Some say he was the greatest of them all.

The opposition in Georgia accused the government of cozying up to Russia. Can playing in the Euros make the nation feel more like a part of Europe?

Cricket faces notable obstacles before it can obtain widespread popularity in America, but its most passionate supporters feel positive about its future.

A black-and-white shirt by the brand Togethxr has become the unofficial uniform of a breakthrough moment for women’s basketball.

The company’s TNT channel and the N.B.A. have long been inextricably linked, but that may end after next season. Plus, Charles Barkley is retiring.

The shooting took place in Hamburg, in an area packed with soccer fans, and hours before the Netherlands and Poland were set to play in the city.

There will be no shortage of drama when the Paris Olympics begin in July, but most hearts will be broken in the cutthroat qualifying trials this month.

Backers of the sport are negotiating leases and approvals for venues across the United States.

A 5-1 thrashing of Scotland in the opening game of Euro 2024 was a good omen for a host nation in search of one.

Three athletes who failed drug tests before the 2021 Olympics had tested positive for a banned drug several years earlier. They were not suspended in either incident.

The league has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to cultivate an immense potential fan base in Africa and develop future stars.

Julian Nagelsmann was hired to win a European Championship on home soil. Can he restore a divided nation’s self-esteem at the same time?

With the addition of Alpine, BMW, Isotta Fraschini and Lamborghini, nine manufacturers are racing this year.

After decades of the league having avoided the issue, Commissioner Adam Silver said what most people knew all along: It is Jerry West in the league’s iconic logo.

Those who knew him talked about the man and the putt he sank on the final hole. “I did it, lovey,” he whispered to his wife. A few months later, he died in a plane crash.

A proposal awaiting financing would attempt to bring together dozens of the world’s best boxers in a single, Saudi-run pro league.

He was a sharpshooting, high-scoring Hall of Fame guard for the Lakers and later an executive with the team. His image became the N.B.A.’s logo.

More diamonds isn’t enough. One jeweler is wowing sports teams with reversible faces and detachable compartments.

Security was tight, but the mood was jubilant in the temporary stadium in Nassau County, where India won a highly anticipated nail-biter.

The Belmont Stakes arrives at Saratoga Race Course.

The rise of multiclub networks introduced a web of conflicts to European soccer, and could block a young Brazilian’s heralded transfer to Manchester City.

The European Championship starts in a week. So why are the headlines about Manchester City?

The storied track is hosting the Triple Crown race as progress around safety and increased capital investment lift the battered sport’s prospects.

Many Americans were oblivious to the magnitude of the World Cup victory against Pakistan on Thursday. But the pain was sharp in the cricket-mad nation.

Here’s what to look for, and what to avoid, when betting on a pony at the track.

Even on the star-studded Dallas Cowboys roster of the 1990s, he stood out with his head-turning strength and bone-rattling pancake blocks.

He was one of the greatest drivers of the 1960s and ’70s, winning six Indy races and four major NASCAR events while setting speed marks.

The boxing champion lived in the one-story house in Louisville, Ky., which in recent years became a museum. It’s listed for sale, along with two neighboring properties, for $1.5 million.

Professional leagues are embracing smaller markets in their search for newer stadiums and arenas and the potential for more devoted fan bases.

As the number of African American players dwindles, a new exhibit at the Hall of Fame traces 150 years of Black baseball feats, stars and obstacles.

No club has won European soccer’s richest prize more than Real Madrid, but its recent dominance has been accompanied by a bruising fight over the tournament’s future.

Can an underdog still have its day in the Champions League? The sport should hope so.

Despite gains, women still lag far behind men in the little-regulated industry of college sports. A proposed revenue-sharing deal could create new clashes over equality.

Next season could be the last for TNT’s influential and beloved studio show, and Charles Barkley, for one, will not be going quietly.

Murray, who was outspoken about his depression and alcohol abuse, had begun a comeback after several volatile years, winning this year’s Sony Open in Hawaii.

The argument is the organization’s attempt to maintain the last vestiges of its amateur model and to prevent college athletes from collectively bargaining.

The landmark settlement made many wonder what the reality — and impact — of revenue-sharing plans with college athletes would look like.

As teenagers, they brought the two-handed backhand to the sport — and to their first major championships, both at the French Open.

Modern soccer shouldn’t be set up to rob fans of their joy.

She has won seven majors, including the French Open twice.

The success of Barcelona’s team has made Catalonia a laboratory for finding out what happens when the women’s game has prominence similar to the men’s.

One of the winningest drivers in dirt racing history, he was a folk hero who cursed wildly, drove aggressively and crashed a lot.

The script called for the former prime minister, and Brexit champion, to don an England jersey and say, ‘I told you I would get us back in Europe.’

The narrow track and large cars hinder overtaking, but, oh boy, do those tight roads make qualifying hair-raising.

The trading card maker Topps said it made 110 custom cards for Liz McGuire, who was hit by a ball at a game in Toronto on Friday between the Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays.

Minnesota Timberwolves fans have picked up on a phrase uttered by their star, and are hardly put off by its mild vulgarity.

A coach’s soccer legacy is often reduced to titles and trophies. In Liverpool, a beloved manager will endure in murals, music and shared memories.

Clark’s arrival has many betting on the W.N.B.A.’s success. But certain structural disadvantages persist, including how much the players earn.

He coached the University of Michigan to 13 Big Ten Conference titles and a national championship. Overall, his swimmers won 21 medals at the Summer Olympics.

Soccer’s leaders have landed on the wrong solution. Again.

Controversy over doping and horse deaths has trailed the successful trainer for several years, but deep-pocketed owners have stuck by him.

As it concludes an epic title race, soccer’s richest competition is a picture of health on the field. Away from it, the league faces lawsuits, infighting and the threat of government regulation.

After being cut from McLaren in 2022, he is now racing for RB, but the points have been slow to come.

As a Frenchman running a beloved Italian team, fans weren’t happy at first, but the team is now second for the constructors’ title.

The race was called off after flooding devastated the region. The area is still digging out.

Surprisingly often, animals show up uninvited at sporting events. Sometimes, it gets a little weird.

Football joins pro wrestling and comedy specials in an expansion of the streaming service’s live offerings, a key step in the company’s overall live TV strategy.

A group of Kentucky businessmen are trying to give the P.G.A. Championship a Louisville feel, complete with nods to Churchill Downs.

FIFA tried to put a corruption crisis behind by changing its rules and claiming its governance overhaul had the endorsement of the Justice Department. U.S. officials say that was never the case.

Concerns are growing that the body whose job is keeping sports free of illegal drugs is failing at that mission, leading Congress to question U.S. support.

The club’s superstar era cost billions and upended European soccer. But after another Champions League failure and Friday’s confirmation that Kylian Mbappé will leave, what was it all for?

The winner of the Orange County Marathon in California improperly took a bottle from a man on a bicycle, race officials said.

Concerns about refereeing integrity and preferential treatment for top saber competitors have cast a shadow over a sport decided by the finest of margins.

The flame will be carried on a 79-day journey across France and its territories, culminating in Paris with the start of the Olympic Games on July 26.

She won 10 singles titles at the prestigious all-England championships.

Conner Mantz and Clayton Young had run side by side for more than 10,000 miles. Both vied for a place in the marathon at the Paris Games.

Fifty years since the Knicks last won a championship, a freshly promising team led by star point guard Jalen Brunson has captivated their hometown.

For a time he was one of Europe’s best golfers, winning 20 tournaments, before moving into TV, offering commentary for the Golf Channel and CBS Sports.

Change comes neither easily nor naturally at Germany’s two most successful clubs. Will success in the Champions League delay it again?

The brash owner Mike Repole will take a break from tweaking horse racing’s powers when his colt Fierceness runs in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.