Iran negotiating with FIFA to move World Cup matches from United States to Mexico, says embassy
Iran is negotiating with FIFA to move its World Cup matches from the United States to Mexico, according…
How Saudi Arabia, ATP Tour will reshape tennis calendar with hundreds of millions of dollars
A shopping spree designed to reshape the calendar of the men’s tennis tour is intensifying. After ATP Tour-funded…
How to smash a tennis racket: Style, control, damage, aggression — and danger
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — The BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells may be tennis paradise, but it turned…
What Monica Seles’ last Grand Slam title means to her, 30 years later
MELBOURNE, Australia — The bittersweet story of Monica Seles’ 1996 Australian Open title actually begins in 1994, when…
The extraordinary story of a soccer coach, a kidnapping and a Saudi job that didn’t exist
As the sun disappeared beneath the horizon on a drive across the northern tip of Morocco, Adrian Heath…
Rafael Nadal’s tennis and life after an elite sporting rivalry: ‘We never had time to relax’
Editor’s note: This interview has been updated to mark one year since Rafael Nadal’s retirement from tennis. Rafael…
How the kingmaker of men’s tennis sent the sport into turmoil by trying to save it
In March 2021, a tour pro from Canada became the avatar for the problems in professional tennis. During…
How panicked should Bears and Dolphins be? Our NFL experts discuss Week 2 takeaways
By Mike Jones, Ted Nguyen and Jourdan Rodrigue Each Sunday, three of The Athletic’s NFL writers react to…
Rafael Nadal’s tennis and life after an elite sporting rivalry: ‘We never had time to relax’
Rafael Nadal has always been seemingly invincible on the tennis court and endearingly vulnerable off it. The 22-time…
F1 Dutch GP track breakdown: Zandvoort’s seaside track offers a unique ride
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