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Olympic tennis players return to the red clay of Paris' Roland Garros after Wimbledon's grass

Jul. 16, 2024 06:02 AM EDT

PARIS (AP) — The competition surface doesn’t change for most Olympic sports. A pool’s a pool. A track’s a track. A wrestling mat’s a mat. And so on. Tennis? That’s a whole other story, with tournaments contested on clay, hard or grass courts — and now there’s a shift for the Paris...

No. 1 Iga Swiatek loses in Wimbledon's third round to Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan

Jul. 06, 2024 17:16 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — After putting one shot into the net, Iga Swiatek muttered to herself. After another point went awry, she placed her hand over her mouth. Generally, she looked as flustered as she ever does on a tennis court. Once again, she went from unbeatable on the French Open's...

Leaders of Russia, China attend summit of regional security grouping

Jul. 04, 2024 10:40 AM EDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday attended the summit of a security grouping created by Moscow and Beijing to counter Western alliances. Putin and Xi joined the leaders of other countries that are members of the Shanghai Cooperation...

Leaders of Russia and China meet at a Central Asian summit in a show of deepening cooperation

Jul. 03, 2024 22:56 PM EDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met Wednesday for the second time in as many months as they visited Kazakhstan for a session of an international group founded to counter Western alliances. Putin and Xi last got together in May when the Kremlin leader...

Wimbledon 2024: Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu are among the women to watch

Jun. 27, 2024 10:55 AM EDT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Here are some of the women to watch at Wimbledon, which starts at the All England Club on Monday: Iga Swiatek Ranking: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Poland Age: 23 2024 Record:...

World champion runner Norah Jeruto on course for Paris Olympics after legal win in doping case

Jun. 25, 2024 13:31 PM EDT

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The 2022 world champion steeplechase runner Norah Jeruto is on course to race at the Paris Olympics after track and field's world governing body failed in an attempt to have her banned in a doping case. Jeruto, who was born in Kenya and won the world...

French Open: Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff are among the women to watch in 2024

May. 23, 2024 12:17 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — Here are some of the women to watch at the French Open, which starts at Roland Garros on Sunday: Iga Swiatek Seeding: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Poland Age: 22 (Turns 23 on May 31) 2024...

Canada edges Switzerland 3-2, United States routs Kazakhstan 10-1 at hockey world championship

May. 19, 2024 18:29 PM EDT

PRAGUE (AP) — Dylan Cozens scored two goals and had an assist to rally Canada past Switzerland 3-2 for its sixth win from six games at the ice hockey world championship on Sunday. Canada leads Group A with 17 points, two more than the Czech Republic in second with Switzerland...

Brady Tkachuk has goal, 3 assists in US 4-1 win over Poland at men's hockey world championship

May. 17, 2024 17:35 PM EDT

PRAGUE (AP) — Brady Tkachuk scored a goal and added three assists, Cole Caufield scored twice and the United States clinched a playoff-round berth with a 4-1 win over Poland in preliminary round play at the men’s world hockey championships on Friday. Michigan State goalie Trey...

A murder case in Kazakhstan led to domestic violence reforms. It ends with a prison sentence

May. 13, 2024 09:51 AM EDT

MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan's Supreme Court on Monday convicted a former government official of torturing and murdering his wife and sentenced him to 24 years in prison in a case that has gripped the Central Asian nation. During the trial of Kuandyk Bishimbayev, Kazakhstan’s former...