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One point from defeat against John Isner at the U.S. Open, Michael Mmoh faced a decision tennis players deal with all the time, whether on a public court or a Grand Slam stage: Swing away and go for broke? Serving at 30-40 while trailing 5-4 in the fifth set Thursday, Mmoh chose to approach the moment as if it weren’t particularly special — even if losing that point would mean losing the second-round match. “You’ve almost got to think of it as another point,”...

Nearly 40 years ago at the Los Angeles 1984 Games, the Olympic Regatta consisted of a total seven races across a week. One race per day, lasting up to two

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic continue their US Open preparations with victories at the Cincinnati Open.

And what are tv shows built around? theyre built around characters. you cant be serious, man. you cannot be serious! you guys are the absolute pits of the world, you know that? connelly: mcenroe, the perfect villain. the new yorker that people loved to hate. borg the cool swede, never giving any emotion away. what tennis really wants is to get its two best players playing over and over again in the final. whether theres john mcenroe and bjorn borg or chris evert and martina navratilova. thats wh...

Right of me, wanting more. we are already looking forward to next years championships. it’s next years championships. its a dream come _ next years championships. it�*s a dream come true for me and its great to win but even if i did not win, or be really proud of myself and making this beautiful tournament playing the final against this. its incredible. s after feel very grateful because ive won many titles in the past year and 2019 against roger. allows match points _ 2019 against roger. al...

And the womens world number one had to dig very deep to make sure she is still there. iga swiatek lost the first set than saved two match points against swiss olympic champion belinda bencic, before winning the decider. the pole has won four grand slam titles but she is now into the wimbledon quarter—finals for the first time. this match is going to give me motivation and im happy that it was really tight and i could still play my game and these are important moments, for sure, and you have to...

Which proved crucial in their run chase. no england team has ever come back from 2—0 down to win the ashes but its nowjust 2—1 to australia with three tests left to play. meanwhile in the womens ashes, tammy beaumont and lauren filer have returned to the england squad for the one—day internationals which begin on wednesday. australia are leading 6—4 in the points—based multi—fomat series. at wimbledon, defending champion novak djokovic will return to centre court this afternoon after...

And hopefully thats a sign to come. and were obviously on this comeback charge that we know that we need to do. well, the next thing for both teams is a well—earned rest. but when the ashes resume onjuly the 19th, england have to carry the spirit of this test match with them. joe wilson, bbc news, headingley. what a series it is turning out to be. as we know british hopes in the singles are over at wimbledon for another year. novak djokovic will continue his last 16 match later, two sets to th...

>> there was a lot of excitement connected to sports in the 80s. you used to have to depend on the five minutes at the end of your local newscast. there just had not been enough, you know? it was a whole network of sports. >> there is is one place you need to go for all of the names and games making sports news. espn sports center. >> what happens in the 1980s is that sports becomes a tv show. and what are tv shows built around? characters. >> you cant be serious, man. you cannot be serious. >> ...

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina defended his decision to opt for an underarm serve at a crucial point in his fourth-round Wimbledon match against Holger Rune on Saturday.