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The WTA will resume operating tournaments in China later this year after having suspended events there in late 2021 because of concerns about the Chinese player Peng Shuai.The return, announced Thursday, is...

Some would add, for better or worse, that the pendulum has swung too far in the players’ favor. It is not — or should not be — about what stars earn, given...

There can only be so much suspense in “Air.” The new drama depicts Nike’s quest in 1984 to sign the then-rookie Michael Jordan to an endorsement deal, and everyone knows that in...

Millions of people around the world who seldom give a thought to horses will make an exception on Saturday for Britain’s most popular race, the Grand National steeplechase. For many, it will...

Fans will see some unfamiliar sights in the early rounds of the 2023 N.F.L. draft. From middle-schooler size receivers to tight ends built like comic book supervillains to prospects already halfway to...

There’s a new fixture at ballparks this year, besides the pitch clock and bigger bases. This one did not have its own marketing campaign, and it wasn’t tested with focus groups and...

The N.B.A., citing “economic headwinds,” instructed league office staff on Tuesday to reduce expenses and significantly limit hiring for the rest of the fiscal year, according to a memo obtained by The...

ARCADIA, Calif.— As exiles go, Bob Baffert’s has been a comfortable one. Most mornings, the horse trainer who is barred from competing in the Kentucky Derby, can be found beneath the rouge-tipped...

AUSTIN, Texas — As Ireland prepares for its first Women’s World Cup, its coach and a newly included midfielder find themselves on opposite sides of an abuse scandal that has roiled soccer...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Many of their eyelids fluttered open by 6 a.m. Friday. It was not because the Toronto Blue Jays were eager to see the superstar Shohei Ohtani later that evening...