KEN MAGUIRE

AP Sports Writer

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur returns to Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova in a women's singles match on day eight of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Monday, July 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Jabeur reaches Wimbledon quarterfinals, where defending champion Rybakina awaits

Ons Jabeur is getting another shot at Elena Rybakina a year after losing to her in the Wimbledon final.

Russia's Anastasia Potapova serves to Russia's Mirra Andreeva during the women's singles match on day seven of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Sunday, July 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Champagne problems as Wimbledon asks fans to cork it when players serve

Where and when to pop your Champagne is such a Wimbledon problem. A fan got the timing wrong at the oldest Grand Slam tournament, where the bubbly helps wash down the strawberries and cream.

Poland's Iga Swiatek returns to Croatia's Petra Martic in a women's singles match on day five of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Friday, July 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Swiatek advances at Wimbledon and says pressure is off; Sabalenka wins, Jabeur talks Beckham

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has moved into the fourth round at Wimbledon by dispatching 30th-seeded Petra Martic 6-2, 7-5. That’s significant because she exited the grass-court tournament in the third round a year ago.

Sofia Kenin of the US returns to China's Wang Xinyu in a women's singles match on day four of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Thursday, July 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Sofia Kenin on comeback trail at Wimbledon trying ‘to prove some people wrong’

Sofia Kenin reached the third round at Wimbledon for the first time. Or as the 2020 Australian Open champion put it: “Just trying to prove some people wrong.”

Caps are displayed for sale at a store in London, Thursday, June 15, 2023. Major League Baseball wants to grow in Europe and is looking for ways to connect with the local fans. The league hopes to stage games in Paris in 2025 and sees fashion as a way to create more interest with French fans. Caps and jerseys with city and team names are proving fashionable. MLB says e-commerce sales are up 25 percent this year in France, with headwear sales up 152 percent. The New York Yankees are the top sellers. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

From Yankees caps to unbuttoned jerseys, MLB is hoping fashion fuels interest in France

Major League Baseball wants to grow in Europe and is looking for ways to connect with the local fans. The league hopes to stage games in Paris in 2025 and sees fashion as a way to create more interest with French fans.

St. Louis Cardinals' Willson Contreras follows through as he singles during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs Sunday, June 25, 2023, in London. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Cardinals rally for 7-5 win over the Cubs to split London series

Paul Goldschmidt hit a go-ahead RBI single that chased Chicago starter Marcus Stroman in the fourth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cubs 7-5 to earn a split of their weekend series at London Stadium.

Fans watch a baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs Saturday, June 24, 2023, in London. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Happ homers twice, Steele pitches Cubs over Cardinals 9-1 in MLB’s return to London

Ian Happ hit two solo home runs, Justin Steele struck out eight and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-1 in Major League Baseball’s pandemic-delayed return to the British capital.

Chicago Cubs' team players practice during a training session ahead of the baseball match against St. Louis Cardinals at the MLB World Tour London Series, in London Stadium. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Cardinals and Cubs balance fun and business ahead of weekend London series

Chicago Cubs manager David Ross says players do better “when they’re having fun.” There was plenty of that Friday when the Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals held workouts at London Stadium ahead of a two-game weekend series.

MLB Commissioner, Robert Manfred, speaks during a press conference during a workout day ahead of the MLB London Series Match between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs at the London Stadium, London, Friday June 23, 2023. (Zac Goodwin/PA via AP)

Manfred says big Oakland turnout doesn’t change ‘decade worth of inaction’

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says that one big turnout by Oakland Athletics fans doesn’t change “a decade worth of inaction,” as he defended earlier comments about the “reverse boycott” held in protest of the team’s proposed move to Las Vegas.

MLB Commissioner, Robert Manfred, speaks during a press conference during a workout day ahead of the MLB London Series Match between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs at the London Stadium, London, Friday June 23, 2023. (Zac Goodwin/PA via AP)

New York Mets to play Philadelphia Phillies in London in 2024

The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies will play a two-game series in London next season as MLB takes another rivalry abroad. League commissioner Rob Manfred has confirmed the June 8-9 games at London Stadium.

Dutch double play: Soccer club, Billy Beane team up

Dutch soccer club AZ Alkmaar has been able to compete with powerhouses like Ajax by relying on data analytics and innovative thinking.

Fed Cup changes name to honor tennis great Billie Jean King

The Fed Cup is changing its name to honor tennis great Billie Jean King. The Billie Jean King Cup will become the first major global team competition to be named after a woman. The 76-year-old King says “I’m still in shock.

German QB with ‘big arm’ has big plans for TCU career

Alexander Honig looks and sounds the part of big-time American college football recruit. The quarterback is nearly 6-foot-6 and 235 pounds. He has a scholarship offer to play at TCU. But the unusual part is Honig is German.

Golf, tennis clubs reopen as restrictions loosen in England

Liam Harrison missed golf so much that he left his house at 4 a.m. to be the first to tee off at his club in Manchester.

The ‘sweet science’ of boxing looking into spit science

The “sweet science” may adopt a bit of spit science under a plan to protect itself from the coronavirus when boxing resumes in Britain.

Athletes completing bans get unexpected chance at Olympics

Athletes completing doping bans over the next year will be eligible to compete in the postponed Tokyo Olympics. It is an unintended effect of the coronavirus pandemic that has some crying foul. Turkish runner Gamze Bulut is one example.

NBA making a ‘long-term play’ in Africa