Month: August 2018

MASON, Ohio — Madison Keys used her forehand to beat Angelique Kerber — one of her toughest matchups — and advance to the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open on Thursday night between bursts of rain that resulted in hours-long delays. Keys had lost five straight matches against No. 4 Kerber, but turned to
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5:11 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — Top-ranked Simona Halep needed only eight points to complete a gritty comeback that was put on hold overnight by rain, beating qualifier Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 at the Western & Southern Open on Thursday afternoon. Rain resulted in three matches suspended overnight. Nobody was closer to
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12:55 PM ET Tiger Woods hears a lot of screaming and hollering throughout the course of his rounds of golf — and occasionally some not-so-nice rhetoric as well. That happened recently during the final round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio two weeks ago, where a continually-heckling spectator got the attention of Woods’ caddie,
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On Tuesday, FIFA showed that it had run out of patience with Nigeria due to the continued crisis in the country’s domestic football, and sent a letter warning that if the issues were not resolved by August 20, Nigeria would face instant suspension. The news prompted Nigeria’s acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, to call a meeting
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12:05 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The Davis Cup will be decided with a season-ending, 18-team tournament beginning next year. The new format replaces the one in which the Davis Cup is played over four weekends throughout the year. The top team event in men’s tennis is often skipped by elite players
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