Murray retires with back pain; Nadal wins in Rome
Back pain forced Andy Murray to retire midway through his second-round match at the Italian Open on Wednesday. He may have to sit out the French Open, too.
Back pain forced Andy Murray to retire midway through his second-round match at the Italian Open on Wednesday. He may have to sit out the French Open, too.
A big match beckoned for Venus Williams on a court where she first hoisted the championship trophy 15 years ago.
Alas, on Saturday she wasn’t up to any heavy lifting.
There’s no shortage in experience and quality in the latest group of Azkals tasked to qualify for the AFC Challenge Cup final tournament next year.
Peyton Siva had 11 points and eight assists to lead No. 4 Louisville to a 78-61 victory over No. 19 Syracuse on Saturday night, giving the Cardinals their second straight Big East tournament title.
The last time Rafael Nadal won in Brazil, it was at the very start of the most dominant clay-court career tennis has ever seen.
Filipino-American David Asuncion Apelo bested 61 other players in a 7-Round Swiss format to bag the crown for the 45th Liberty Bell Open Under -2100 chess tournament on Jan. 18-21, at the Sonesta Hotel in Philadelphia.
