Men's tennis
Spain's Rafael Nadal leaves the court after losing against Germany's Alexander Zverev at the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, Friday, May 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Rafael Nadal uncertain about playing in Tokyo Olympics

May. 11, 2021 04:19 PM EDT

People who are against the Tokyo 2020 Olympics set to open in July, march around Tokyo's National Stadium during an anti-Olympics demonstration Sunday, May 9, 2021, (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Nishikori raises questions about holding the Tokyo Olympics

By Andrew Dampf May. 10, 2021 10:11 AM EDT

ITF moves rankings cutoff for Olympic tennis to June 14

Apr. 15, 2021 11:39 AM EDT
LONDON (AP) — The WTA and ATP rankings of June 14 will be used to determine which tennis players earn direct entry into the Tokyo Olympics for singles and...

FILE - In this Wednesday, June 19, 2019, file photo, Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina plays a return to Denis Shapovalov of Canada during the Queens Club tennis tournament in London. Del Potro announced Monday, March 22, 2021, that he will undergo surgery again on his right knee. He expects to be back on the courts for the Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
Del Potro to have knee surgery, hopes to play in Tokyo

Mar. 22, 2021 07:11 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2020, file photo, Switzerland's Roger Federer speaks during a press conference following his semifinal loss to Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia. Federer is withdrawing from this month's Miami Open so he can spend extra time preparing to “work his way back out on tour,” his agent told The Associated Press on Monday, March 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File)
'I was down': Federer had hard time before 2nd knee surgery

Mar. 07, 2021 03:06 PM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 25, 2021 03:41 PM EST
Feb. 27 1918 — The first neutral site game in NHL history is held in Quebec City. Frank Nighbor scores twice in the first period to lead...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 18, 2021 12:51 PM EST
Feb. 24 1960 — Bill Cleary’s four goals lead the United States to a 9-1 victory over West Germany in the hockey championship round of the...

Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organizing Committee attends a press conference following the Tokyo 2020 Executive Board meeting on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Former Olympian Hashimoto was named president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee after a meeting of its executive board, which is 80% male. She replaces 83-year-old Yoshiro Mori, a former Japanese prime minister who was forced to resign last week after making sexist comments about women. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Seiko Hashimoto takes over as Tokyo Olympic president

By Stephen Wade Feb. 17, 2021 11:04 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2020 file photo, Switzerland's Roger Federer serves to Serbia's Novak Djokovic during their semifinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia. Federer’s agent tells The Associated Press, Sunday, Dec. 27, that the 20-time Grand Slam champion is withdrawing from the Australian Open. Tony Godsick says Federer is still preparing to return to action after two operations on his right knee. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File)
Federer targets tournament comeback in Qatar next month

Feb. 02, 2021 09:20 AM EST

File - In this Oct. 10, 2020, file photo, Sofia Kenin, of the United States, plays a shot against Poland's Iga Swiatek in the final match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France. Kenin is the top-seeded woman in Abu Dhabi, where the first women’s tour-level tennis event of 2021 begins main-draw play on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
TENNIS '21: COVID questions key; Nadal, Djokovic eye records

By Howard Fendrich Jan. 05, 2021 12:04 PM EST

FILE - In this July 26, 2019, file photo, China's Sun Yang leaves the pool deck following the men's 4x200m freestyle relay heats at the World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. The World Anti-Doping Agency says a Swiss court has overturned an eight-year doping ban against Chinese swimmer Sun Yang and ordered the case back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a second time but with a different chairman of the judges. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
WADA says Swiss court overturns swimmer Sun's doping ban

By Dennis Passa And Graham Dunbar Dec. 23, 2020 06:56 PM EST

List 4/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 04:32 PM EST
SOFTBALL Men’s World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand from Feb. 20-28, 2021 postponed to Feb. 19-27, 2022. SUMO ...

List 4/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Oct. 19, 2020 04:00 PM EDT
SOFTBALL Men’s World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand from Feb. 20-28, 2021 postponed to Feb. 19-27, 2022. SUMO ...

An Italian fan wears a protective mask attends the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Poland and Italy at Energa stadium in Gdansk, Poland, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
The Latest: Skate Canada event called off because of virus

By The Associated Press Oct. 14, 2020 09:48 AM EDT

List 4/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Oct. 12, 2020 05:23 PM EDT
SOFTBALL Men’s World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand from Feb. 20-28, 2021 postponed to Feb. 19-27, 2022. SUMO ...

FILE - In this Friday, April 24, 2015, file photo, New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) celebrates after Game 5 against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs in New York. The Rangers won 2-1. The New York Rangers have bought out the contract of star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist. The Rangers parted with one of the greatest netminders in franchise history on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, when they paid off the final year of his contract. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Rangers buy out star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist's contract

By Tom Canavan Sep. 30, 2020 10:47 AM EDT

Buffalo Bills Head Coach Sean McDermott runs practice form the middle of the field with a mask on during the second day of training camp opened to the media at ADPRO Sports Training Center's outdoor field in Orchard Park, N.Y., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. P (James P. McCoy/Buffalo News via AP, Pool)
The Latest: 7 on Kansas State football team test positive

By The Associated Press Aug. 28, 2020 07:29 AM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Aug. 20, 2020 10:17 AM EDT
Aug. 21 1901 — William Larned wins the first of seven men’s singles titles in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. ...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Aug. 17, 2020 10:26 AM EDT
Aug. 18 1923 — Helen Mills, 17, ends Molla Bjurstedt Mallory’s domination of the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships and starts her...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 13, 2020 11:38 AM EDT
Aug. 20 1921 — Molla Bjurstedt Mallory beats Mary Browne, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to win the U.S. women’s national tennis title at the Germantown...