LONDON - David Wagner's arrival at Huddersfield Town was greeted with scorn, but just 18 months later the German has silenced the critics by masterminding the club's fairytale promotion to the Premier League.
PARIS - If Novak Djokovic was hoping to take a little pressure and attention off himself after some rough results, he might very well have found the perfect way to do that by enlisting Andre Agassi as a coaching consultant for the French Open.
PARIS - Zhang Shuai, the highest-ranked Chinese player, came from behind in both sets to defeat Croatia's Donna Vekic 7-5, 6-4 on Monday and advance to the second round of the French Open, while compatriot Zheng Saisai lost 7-5, 6-2 to world No 3 Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic.
"I'll stick with my answers about tennis and sport. Politics is something that is not my big interest at the moment. I do follow it, of course, because it is part of my life, part of everyone's lives. So I'm aware of what's happening. But more than that, I can't say."
PARIS - There were moments during what might - or might not, depending on the day and her mood - have been 2010 champion Francesca Schiavone's last French Open match that she got rather emotional on Court Philippe Chatrier.
PARIS - Germany's Angelique Kerber has not been playing anything like a world No 1 this season, and on Sunday she became the first top-seeded woman in the professional era to lose in the opening round of the French Open.
Tickets for the Oct 31-Nov 5 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai are now on sale.
ANN ARBOR, Michigan - Feng Shanshan won in Malaysia and Japan during an impressive stretch toward the end of the 2016 season.
The International Boxing Federation has become the first global sports organization to integrate China's groundbreaking Belt and Road Initiative into a high-profile championship series.
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