MELBOURNE — Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka opened her 2022 season with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over Alize Cornet on Tuesday in one of…
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WTA: Peng Shuai call does not alleviate concerns
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai‘s video call with the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) does not address or alleviate the Women’s Tennis Association’s…
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Ko overtakes Korda to win LPGA player of year
NAPLES, Fla. — Facing high stakes against her toughest opponent, Jin Young Ko delivered a performance that was close to perfect Sunday to win the…
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Photos of missing Peng Shuai posted online
BEIJING — An employee of Chinese state TV has posted photos of missing tennis star Peng Shuai online in a new effort to dispel concern…
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China says ‘not aware’ of Peng Shuai situation
BEIJING — China’s Foreign Ministry on Friday stuck to its line that it wasn’t aware of the controversy surrounding tennis professional Peng Shuai, who disappeared…
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Serena: Indian Wells incident still ‘traumatizing’
Serena Williams is still haunted by her experience at Indian Wells in 2001 and the mental anguish she says she endured when returning to the…
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American Jackson records historic skating win
TOMASZOW MAZOWIECKI, Poland — Erin Jackson became the first Black American woman to win a World Cup speedskating race. She won the 500 meters Friday…
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Gymnast Lee says she was target of racist attack
American gymnast and Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee said she was pepper-sprayed in a racist attack last month while out with a group of friends…
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Namajunas edges Zhang in close fight, keeps belt
NEW YORK — Rose Namajunas successfully defended her strawweight crown on Saturday against Zhang Weili — the same woman she took the belt from back…
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Why the 2,620 miles she’ll run are only a footnote in this Guinness World Record bid
IT’S WELL PAST noon on this October Sunday, and the crowd that earlier had been in the thousands has thinned to small clumps of friends…
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Taurasi: Fatigue not reason for G1 loss to Sky
8:51 PM ET Mechelle VoepelESPN.com Close Mechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball…
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