James became a leading voice in support of the Black Lives Matter movement following the murder of George Floyd in 2020.
While Daniil Medvedev remained the world number one, 2022 Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic dropped to seventh position after the grass-court Grand Slam tournament was stripped of ranking points for banning Russian and Belarusian players.
When the referee stopped his bout against Britain's Frazer Clarke with four seconds left in the second round, the Frenchman flew into a rage, spat out his mouth guard, kicked it, and punched at a TV camera.
Images from Day 1 of the 2022 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, in Flushing Meadows, New York, on Monday.
Andreescu suffered torn ankle ligaments at Miami Open
Sebastian Coe, the head of World athletics and twice Olympic champion over the distance, described the women's World 1,500 metres final won by Kenyan Faith Kipyegon on Monday as one of the best races he has ever seen.
Several France players have caught colds, the French Football Federation (FFF) said, as they prepare for the World Cup final against Argentina, with Raphael Varane and Ibrahima Konate the latest to fall ill on Friday.
Images from Day 3 of the US Open, at Flushing Meadows, New York.
Kyrgios has been playing the best tennis of his career over the past couple of months
A summary of Sunday's action at the US Open.
Carlos Alcaraz moved to within two wins of completing the 'Sunshine Double'
Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz continued his sensational play on Friday to beat defending champion Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(5), 7-6(2) and set up a Miami Open final against Casper Ruud, who ended the dream run of Francisco Cerundolo with a 6-4, 6-1 win earlier.
A summary of Friday's action at the US Open.
Fourth-ranked Carlos Alcaraz and Norway's world number seven Casper Ruud also have a shot at top spot.
Novak Djokovic has only faced Nick Kyrgios twice in his career, losing twice to him in 2017, so while he will be favourite to claim a seventh Wimbledon crown, he knows exactly how dangerous the unpredictable world number 40 Kyrgios can be.
A summary of Wednesday's action at the US Open.
Alexis Olympia Ohanian donned braids with white beads on them, just as her mother Serena did when she first won the US Open as a teenager in 1999.
McMahon was being investigated by the board for agreements to pay $12 million over the past 16 years to suppress allegations of sexual misconduct
Serena Williams was included on the entry list for the US Open on Wednesday along with fellow former champion Novak Djokovic, who will not be able to compete due to his refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
The 35-year-old forward confirmed this would be his last World Cup
The women's victory was their 55th straight win in Olympic game matches, and earned them a ninth championship since 1976.
Eager to witness what many felt would be Serena Williams's final competitive match, thousands of fans poured into the Arthur Ashe stadium.
Blind, 32, has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in his chest to detect an irregular heart beat and deliver a life-saving shock in the event of sudden cardiac arrest.
Grigor Dimitrov dispatched American 10th seed Frances Tiafoe in straight sets with a convincing 6-2 6-3 6-2 victory on Sunday.
The gesture comes after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which began on Feb. 24
Frances Tiafoe said his days of flying under the radar were over
Pablo Carreno Busta rallied from a set down to defeat Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in Montreal to claim the biggest title of his career at the Canadian Masters on Sunday.
Naomi Osaka, who said at the U.S. Open that she planned to take a break from tennis, has officially pulled out of next month's BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.
Indian tennis stars Sania Mirza and Rohan Boapnna, who enjoyed good runs on the Pro circuit last week, bowed out of the second Adelaide ATP and WTA tournaments after first round defeats with their respective partners, on Tuesday.
Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios is one match away from a first Grand Slam title but his brother, Christos, said on Sunday the Australian is already a champion in his family's eyes after winning an off-court battle with his inner demons.
Tennis strategy analyst O'Shannessy, who was a part of Djokovic's team for both times the two players met, reveals...
American Rajeev Ram and Briton Joe Salisbury overcame a slow start to beat Bruno Soares and Jamie Murray 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the US Open men's doubles final on Friday.
That Deepika uses a heavy bow of 44-pound, an excess of four pounds from what the women archers normally use, is also adding to her misery.
'It's pretty amazing to get the call from the Spanish king'
Saville, whose parents live in Moscow, represented Russia in tennis until emigrating to Australia seven years ago.
A crowd favourite for her creative playing style, Ons Jabeur rolls into her second straight Grand Slam championship match brimming with confidence, with lessons learned from her heartbreaking loss at the All England Club to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina.
Petra Kvitova overcame a sluggish start and 10 double faults to beat Madison Keys 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday and advance to the final of the Cincinnati Open, where she will face Caroline Garcia, the first qualifier to reach the final of a WTA 1000 tournament.
The American great came into what is expected to be her final tournament as a 50-1 long-shot to win the title but after upsetting world number two Anett Kontaveit on Wednesday she is now 14-1
Since exploding onto the tennis scene as a 14-year-old, Serena Williams has achieved everything on a tennis court - but her incredible collection of titles and trophies barely define the imprint the American has left on her sport.
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