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[ad_1] A Russian court on Tuesday extended the pretrial detention of the W.N.B.A. basketball star Brittney Griner on drug smuggling charges until July 2, pushing her jail stint past the four month mark, according to the official state news agency TASS. The Khimki Court of the Moscow region granted the 18-day extension at the request…

[ad_1] Alongside a closeup photo of herself, where she is red faced and teary eyed as if she had been crying, Dokic wrote that on April 28 she came close to taking her own life. “Will never forget the day. Everything is blurry. Everything is dark,” she wrote. “No tone, no picture, nothing makes sense…

[ad_1] Girondins de Bordeaux have been relegated to the third tier of French soccer due to financial irregularities, the French league’s governing body (LFP) said on Tuesday. Bordeaux, six-times champions of France, were demoted to the second division last month after finishing bottom of Ligue 1 and have debts in the region of 40 million…

[ad_1] The U.S. Open will allow tennis players from Russia and Belarus to compete this year despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, which prompted Wimbledon to ban those athletes. U.S. Tennis Association CEO and Executive Director Lew Sherr, whose group runs the U.S. Open, said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press…

[ad_1] The U.S. Open will not follow Wimbledon by barring Russian and Belarusian players from this year’s tennis tournament. The United States Tennis Association, which owns and operates the U.S. Open, announced the decision on Tuesday. The move leaves Wimbledon as the only Grand Slam tournament to bar Russians and Belarusians in the wake of…

[ad_1] “Christian Eriksen got in touch with me a couple of weeks ago now,” the 28-year-old told reporters during a press conference on Monday, Reuters reported. Kane, who is teammates with Lloris at Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, said: “Obviously, there is Hugo Lloris, who I am in touch with a lot anyway. So the…

[ad_1] Major League Soccer and Apple TV announced a partnership on Tuesday that will see every game streamed on the app for the next decade. From 2023 until 2032 MLS fans can access games through the league’s streaming service where they can watch all MLS, Leagues Cup and select MLS NEXT Pro matches. Season ticket…

[ad_1] DELAND, Fla. – Pro wrestler Jeff Hardy is facing driving under the influence and other charges after being arrested in Florida, authorities said. Hardy, 44, was pulled over by a state trooper early Monday after the Florida Highway Patrol received calls about an impaired driver on Interstate 95 in Volusia County. The…

[ad_1] PARIS — Serena Williams, absent from competitive tennis for nearly a year, said on Tuesday that she intends to return for Wimbledon, which begins on June 27. Williams, 40, has not played on tour since leaving a match in considerable pain with a right leg injury during the first round of Wimbledon last year…

[ad_1] Williams will compete in ladies’ singles, according to an announcement from Wimbledon Tuesday. The American also hinted at the highly anticipated news: “SW and SW19,” Williams posted on Instagram Tuesday. “It’s a date. 2022, see you there.” SW19 is the postcode district in Southwest London incorporating Wimbledon, among other boroughs. The social media post…