LONDON - Venus Williams vowed to make amends for her Wimbledon final heartache by ending a bittersweet year on a high at the US Open.
"Two years ago I lost in the final against Serena and she told me I was going to win."
NEW YORK - Floyd Mayweather Jr. tossed $1 bills in Conor McGregor's face. McGregor waved Jay-Z's new CD in Mayweather's direction and quoted a Biggie Smalls lyric as some sort of warning shot.
Wayne Rooney marked his first game back in an Everton jersey with a goal in a friendly against Kenya's Gor Mahia in Tanzania on Thursday.
NEW YORK - The New York Knicks and Houston Rockets are still trying to work out a deal involving Carmelo Anthony, though it may take some time - if it happens at all.
LONDON - All these years later, Wimbledon still brings out the best in Venus Williams.
LONDON - When she looks back on her career, Johanna Konta hopes that this year's Wimbledon tournament won't be the highlight.
LONDON - As another Grand Slam crown looks set to be snaffled by a man in his thirties this weekend, tennis fans lamenting a dearth of dynamic up-and-comers need not worry, according to former world No 1 Mats Wilander.
LONDON - Effervescent Roger Federer moved serenely into the Wimbledon semifinals a few weeks before his 36th birthday and then expressed his concern for two stricken rivals on Wednesday.
LONDON - Britain's Andy Murray refused to blame his long-standing hip problem for his five-set quarterfinal loss to Sam Querrey on Wednesday, but said taking a break from tennis was not out of the question.
LONDON - Novak Djokovic admits a long break is a likely option after an elbow injury forced him to retire from his Wimbledon quarterfinal against Tomas Berdych on Wednesday.
NEW YORK - Carmelo Anthony could join Chris Paul on the Houston Rockets under a trade deal the New York Knicks are seeking, while the Cleveland Cavaliers have signed Turkish forward Cedi Osman, ESPN reported on Wednesday