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Alexander Volkanovski and Yair Rodríguez meet for the featherweight championship, while Alexandre Pantoja challenges Brandon Moreno for the flyweight title. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/OpSmiIx via IFTTT

Wembanyama had the anticipation of fans and a turn in the tabloids, yet a more modest showing as he learns his new team. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/l0gTSyH via IFTTT

The women’s national team star made an unexpected retirement announcement ahead of a U.S. friendly against Wales. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/xUaq1ik via IFTTT

After a standout college career at the University of Tennessee, she won two Olympic gold medals, played nine years in the W.N.B.A. and was the head coach at two universities. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/4pCYwq0 via IFTTT

The departure of Russian fencers who object to their country’s invasion of Ukraine has created a stir at home and left their sporting futures in question. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/SauZpMA via IFTTT

Wimbledon, long considered the most prestigious of the Grand Slam tournaments, has some of the world’s best players feeling anxious and unprepared to win at the All England Club. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/rnoAGLF via IFTTT

Outrageous payrolls created outlandish expectations, but two of baseball’s most disappointing teams are just hoping to end the first half on a high note. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/Qwy5Rno via IFTTT

Bridges will rejoin the team on a one-year contract after completing a suspension that will sideline him for the first 10 games of the season. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/8JpIikM via IFTTT

Soccer is not a priority in Ukraine, nor should it be. But the country’s greatest player says it still has a vital role to play in his nation’s sense if itself. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/LnoHBJa via IFTTT

In a draft loaded with talent, Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews could be the first teammates to be taken with the top-two picks. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/VcX5QPL via IFTTT

With new regulations going into effect, manufacturers are scrambling to get ready. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/plFic9s via IFTTT

After years of frustration in singles, Austin Krajicek nearly quit tennis. Then an old friend asked him if he wanted to give the sport one more shot. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/gBSK6Jl via IFTTT

The singer said on Twitter that a member of an athlete’s detail had hit her outside a Las Vegas restaurant Wednesday night. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/cJfmIXk via IFTTT

With her straight-sets win over Xinyu Wang on Thursday, Kenin had won a second consecutive match for only the fourth time all year. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/sEPZWOy via IFTTT

The two favorites traded attacks in punishing stages in the Pyrenees. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/D0uQwPM via IFTTT

The superstar quarterback is among the celebrities dealing with the fallout from the crypto crash. Others, like Taylor Swift, escaped. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/3x2SO6Z via IFTTT

Thousands are waiting, even camping out, in rainy England for a chance to see one Wimbledon match. For some, it is an annual ritual, a pilgrimage for the love of tennis. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/IjWBYS0 via IFTTT

For kids who dream of racing professionally, steering go-karts around a twisting track is where it all begins. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/ubG08Bi via IFTTT

Jimmy Cordero, a reliever, will miss the rest of the season after an investigation led by Major League Baseball. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/k0rM81F via IFTTT

Canada has been striving to become a top tennis nation for two decades, and with two Wimbledon finals appearances and a U.S. Open title it seemed to be working. Then things quieted down. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/hQeylsa via IFTTT

Nasser al-Khelaifi, the president of Paris St.-Germain, was introducing the team’s new coach when he turned to tough talk on the future of his team’s biggest star. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/45zjNhG via IFTTT

Wie West, one of the savviest stars women’s golf has ever had, intends to step away after the U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach. She could be done as soon as Friday. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/YPVhOes via IFTTT

Expect the three top-ranked women to dominate the tournament. But at least one, the defending champion Elena Rybakina, says she isn’t taking any opponent for granted. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/JTL2b5s via IFTTT

On a day many matches were rained out at the All England Club, Alcaraz displayed his continued improvement on grass, and what he has learned from Murray. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/nepZwf1 via IFTTT

Heather Anderson, an Australian rules football player, was found posthumously to have had the degenerative brain disease. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/O9SdIcf via IFTTT

Before the U.S. Women’s Open, the reigning champion talked with The Times about the importance of taking time off, the joy of wind and why the women’s tour must play golf’s iconic courses. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/ABM4ubL via IFTTT

Baffert, a Hall of Fame trainer, was suspended after his horse Medina Spirit failed a drug test at the 2021 Kentucky Derby. Churchill Downs said he “continues to peddle a false narrative” about what happened. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/q2eaJLl via IFTTT

Williams, a five-time Wimbledon singles champion, was vying, at 43, to become one of the oldest women to win a main draw singles match at the sport’s oldest Grand Slam event. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/YlgcInq via IFTTT

A play at the Ashes was technically called correctly, yet it had England’s fans chanting, “Same old Aussies, always cheating.” Even Britain’s prime minister has weighed in. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/VDUFCp5 via IFTTT

Gerrit Cole and Aaron Judge of the Yankees made the A.L. squad, and Pete Alonso of the Mets will represent the N.L. Last year, the teams combined for 10 selections. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/9lh7xDU via IFTTT

Nickademus de la Rosa, an ultrarunning prodigy who has run across Death Valley and the Alps, is taking a pause from the sport as he copes with borderline personality disorder. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/wTHELSm via IFTTT

Athletes from Tom Brady to Serena Williams to LeBron James have all been tabbed the Greatest of All Time. Faced with the term’s pervasive use, our columnist considers how sports heroes become transcendent. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/4YhOPsj via IFTTT

Five voyagers climbed into the Titan submersible in hopes of joining the select few who have seen the wreck of the Titanic up close. But within hours, their text messages stopped coming. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/B4zRAQn via IFTTT