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Sports
Want a Last-Minute Ticket to Wimbledon? No Problem. Just Get in Line.
Thousands are waiting, even camping out, in rainy England for a chance to see one Wimbledon match. For some, it…
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Sports
All Night Long. Why Some Tennis Matches Never Seem to End.
Andy Murray’s second-round match at the Australian Open didn’t end until after 4 a.m. As matches more often go into…
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Sports
Andy Murray Has a Late Night at the Australian Open
Murray’s stirring five-set comeback against Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia ended a day that also saw the men’s singles favorite Novak Djokovic win while playing…
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Sports
Extreme Heat, Torrential Rain Plagues Australian Open
At the first Grand Slam tournament of the tennis season, the heat got so intense that play was halted for…
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Sports
Behind Argentina’s World Cup Magic, an Army of Witches
Magalí Martínez knew something was off: The seemingly invincible soccer star Lionel Messi was scuffling on the soccer pitch. To…
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World
Global Leaders Mix Sports and Diplomacy at the World Cup
Dozens of top officials have flown to Qatar to cheer for teams while talking shop. The event has magnified the…
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Sports
A chaotic end to the group stage sends Brazil and Switzerland to the knockout round.
The chaos that governed the first three days of World Cup group-stage finales did not bypass Group G on Friday…
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Sports
This is why World Cup games will be played at the same time for the next four days.
For eight straight days, the soccer smorgasbord that is the World Cup has unspooled at regular intervals, each match staggered…
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Sports
Felix Auger-Aliassime Is on a Roll
Felix Auger-Aliassime let out a bellow that pierced through the cheers inside the arena in Basel, Switzerland, two weeks ago.…
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Sports
Amid Disruptions, England’s Win Over Iran Was the Easy Part
DOHA, Qatar — England opened the first full day of the World Cup with an easy rout of Iran, but…