"On," a Swiss sneaker company that is becoming renowned for the high-quality, uniquely styled running sneakers, may have been unknown a year ago, but they are growing rapidly. Roger Federer helping them along the way certainly has helped. The brand won the hearts of athletes and runners around the world

WATCH: Swiatek had endured an underwhelming lead-up to the US Open, including a run to the third round at the Western & Southern Open.

If you came in after the first few games of any of Dominic Thiem’s matches last week in Acapulco, you might have thought the young Austrian had turned into the Marco Rubio of tennis. For those of you who are (blessedly) unfamiliar with the race for the Republican presidential nomination

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Ever since a track coach named Bill Bowerman tinkered with the idea of pouring rubber into his waffle iron to concoct a better shoe sole for running, Nike and the sport of track and field have become inseparably intertwined. The results of much of that interconnectedness

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MELBOURNE—For someone who’s just 19 and has never won a pro tourmament, Sloane Stephens has had quite an effect on the world’s best players this week. First, Serena Williams, after largely controlling the first two sets against her in their quarterfinal, was hobbled by ankle and back injuries. Today, in

It's forbidden to use your cell phone during a match, but what about using someone else's? Hsieh Su-wei was mid-battle with Andrea Petkovic deep in the third set and up 6-5 when she was run off the court into the sideboards. She then picked up a spectator's phone and pretended

It has been a fortnight of surprises at the Australian Open—particularly on the men's side. But one of the most impressive runs has come from Kyle Edmund. The world No. 49 has been in sublime form through five rounds in Melbourne, becoming just the sixth British man to reach the

“Sweet and weird.” That’s how Petra Kvitova described what it felt like to win the Premier Mandatory event in Madrid on Saturday. Most fans and fellow players would agree with the first word she used: Every victory by the friendly and down-to-earth Czech is a popular one inside and outside

Can we trust Maria Sharapova again? Even after the Russian reached the semis of Indian Wells and the Miami final, many tennis-heads felt her performances were too spotty and her losses too one-sided to deem her a serious threat at a Slam. Well, she's now followed those runs with a

Postmatch reaction from Rafael Nadal: "Today I felt great physically. I felt perfect mentally, too. I run. My movements was much better today than the rest of all the tournament. "I think [it's] one of the most important victories in my career... for me the biggest thing is the personal

With her title run in Osaka, Marion Bartoli keeps alive her hopes of qualifying for the WTA Championships, to be held October 25-30 in Istanbul. However, in order to grab the eighth and final spot she needs to win Moscow next week and hope that Agnieszka Radwanska, who is seventh

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Tennis Federation says it will launch a new WTA tournament in Moscow next year. The Moscow Open will run from July 23-29 on outdoor clay at the city's National Tennis Center and replace the Swedish Open in Bastad. The federation says the dates could change

Every four years at the Summer Olympics, we hear a lot about dreams. Dreams followed, dreams chased, dreams that died, dreams that came true, dreams that were shattered in a matter of seconds. Most of the athletes who compete at the Games spend the vast majority of their lives dreaming.

With his title run in Madrid, Rafael Nadal now has a chance to overtake David Ferrer for the No. 4 ranking and the fourth seed at Roland Garros if he wins this week in Rome. The two are in each other’s quarter at the Italian Masters tournament. Nadal must win

Former world No. 3 Grigor Dimitrov has been keeping busy with his off-season training, providing a range of updates for fans to follow on his Instagram stories. Among his adventures, the 2017 ATP Finals champion has been spotted running through snow trails, showcasing a number of his gym exercises and

David Ferrer secured his seventh title of 2012—and the biggest of his career—as he defeated Jerzy Janowicz, 6-4, 6-3 to win the Paris Masters. A Masters title was clearly long overdue for Ferrer, and while the stars had to align to some extent, he faced an unknown quality in Janowicz,

Roger Federer says he will go all out to retain the No. 1 ranking. After his loss to Andy Murray in the Shanghai semifinals and No. 2 Novak Djokovic’s title run there, Federer is 2,155 points behind Djokovic in the ATP points race and still must defend 3,000 points from

The last, and only, time Madison Keys and Barbora Krejcikova met was at the 2022 Australian Open, where the American came away with a 6-3, 6-2 win. Keys went on to make a run all the way to the semifinals. But things have changed quite a bit since last January.

The transition from clay to grass can be tough for even the most all-around players, but Casper Ruud hopes to make a better impression on his least familiar surface in 2022—despite earlier comments to the contrary. Among the few Top 10 players neither injured nor facing the wrath of Wimbledon’s