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Naomi Osaka wows Wimbledon crowd with latest fashion creation, a Japanese-inspired robe LONDON (AP) Wimbledons strict rules about all-white clothing didnt prevent Naomi Osaka from making another fashion statement as she walked onto the grass at the All England Club.
Osaka, who has made a habit of creating a buzz with her creative outfits at recent Grand Slam tournaments, wore a flowing kimono-like robe with elaborate embroidery as she walked onto No.
3 Court for her first-round match against Elsa Jacquemot.
The Japanese players latest creation drew a rave reaction from the crowd, many of whom were eagerly waiting with their phones aloft to record her entrance.
One female fan shouted Cmon queen! as Osaka walked out.
Play is underway in ideal conditions on the opening day of Wimbledon LONDON (AP) Play is underway in the 139th edition of Wimbledon.
Among the early matches on the opening day of the grass-court Grand Slam: Fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula beat Darja Vidmanova 7-5, 6-3; rising Spanish teenager Rafael Jodar beat 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 Felix Gill; and French Open finalist Maja Chwalinska was beaten 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 by Mananchaya Sawangkaew.
Defending champion Jannik Sinner was opening play on Centre Court against Miomir Kecmanovic with David Beckham looking on from the Royal Box.
Then it's Aryna Sabalenka against Teodora Kostovic and Novak Djokovic against Wu Yibing.
Conditions were ideal with the temperature 20 degrees Celsius (68 Fahrenheit) and forecast to rise only to 24 C (75 F).
Viktor Hovland wins Travelers in Monday playoff when Scheffler misses short birdie putt CROMWELL, Conn.
(AP) Viktor Hovland needed only one hole to beat Scottie Scheffler in a playoff at the Travelers Championship.
They were tied Sunday night after Scheffler made a clutch 8-footer for par to force the extra holes, but it was too dark to keep going.
Hovland hit his approach to 6 feet on the 18th in the playoff after Scheffler had stuffed his shot into 4 feet.
Hovland curled in his birdie putt.
Scheffler missed on the high side of the cup.
It's Hovland's first win since March 2025.
Scheffler now has four runner-up finishes since he won to start the season.
Haeran Ryu wins the Women's PGA Championship for her first major title CHASKA, Minn.
(AP) Haeran Ryu recovered from a rough start to secure her first career major title by winning the Womens PGA Championship by two strokes over Ina Yoon.
Ryu shot a 2-under 70 to finish at 13-under 275 and become the sixth South Korean to win the event over the last 12 editions.
The 2023 LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year was 10 strokes back in a tie for 70th place after the first round.
Brooke Henderson and Dewi Weber tied for third at 10 under.
Tour leader Nelly Korda tied for eighth after winning the first two majors of the year.
Former NFL RB Chris Johnson, known as CJ2K for his 2,000 yards for Titans in '09, reveals he has ALS Chris Johnson, one of nine players in NFL history to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season who made the Pro Bowl in each of his first three years with the Tennessee Titans, has revealed in a television interview that he has ALS.
Johnson is 40.
He spent 10 seasons in the league and last played in 2017 for the Arizona Cardinals.
Johnson said on ABCs Good Morning America that he was diagnosed with the fatal nervous system disease last year.
ALS is a neurodegenerative condition that can cause deterioration of the ability to move, speak and breathe.
Korda looks forward to rest before taking on next two majors after frustrating finish at Women's PGA CHASKA, Minn.
(AP) Nelly Korda moved within three strokes of the lead as she made the turn in the final round of the Womens PGA Championship and birdied the 10th hole before fading down the stretch.
The LPGA Tour leader finished seven shots back of winner Haeran Ryu in a tie for eighth place after a tough weekend on the greens.
Korda was seeking to become the third player in women's golf history to win three straight majors to start a season.
This was only the second time in nine official stroke play events this year that she didn't finish first or second.
Gotham signs Australian striker Sam Kerr through the 2030 season Australian striker Sam Kerr is joining Gotham FC in the National Womens Soccer League after spending the past six-plus seasons with Chelsea.
Gotham announced signing Kerr on Monday to a deal that will keep her with the team through 2030.
The move marks a return to the NWSL for Kerr, who previously played for Sky Blue which later became Gotham from 2015-17.
She also played for the Chicago Red Stars before moving to Chelsea in November 2019.
Kerr remains the leagues top regular-season scorer with 77 career goals.
Canada beats South Africa 1-0 in World Cup's first knockout match on Stephen Eustaquio's late goal INGLEWOOD, Calif.
(AP) Stephen Eustaquio scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage time, and Canada beat South Africa 1-0 for its first knockout match victory in a World Cup.
A tense match appeared to be headed for extra time until Eustaquio put a stunning volley from outside the penalty area into the bottom corner of Ronwen Williams net.
Eustaquio plays professionally for Los Angeles FC several miles away from SoFi Stadium.
Canada hung on with strong defensive play in the final minutes and advanced to face the Netherlands or Morocco in Houston on Saturday, July 4.
Sonny Gray loses no-hit bid against Yankees in 8th but Red Sox rally in 10th to finish 4-game sweep BOSTON (AP) Sonny Gray was almost overloaded with reasons to celebrate.
As if taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning and reaching 2,000 career strikeouts werent enough, his brilliant outing Sunday night for Boston came against the rival New York Yankees a team Gray once pitched for and hasnt been shy about disliking.
So after winning a wild game 5-4 in 10 innings, Gray and the Red Sox were reveling in a four-game sweep at Fenway Park that marked their longest winning streak this season.
Boston squandered a 2-0 lead in the ninth, but Jarren Durans game-ending single capped a three-run rally in the 10th that gave the Red Sox their first four-game sweep of the Yankees since 2018.
Hornets send Miles Bridges to Phoenix Suns as offseason shakeup continues, AP source says CHARLOTTE, N.C.
(AP) A person familiar with the situation says the Charlotte Hornets are trading forward Miles Bridges, a 2029 first-round draft pick and a 2027 second-round pick to the Phoenix Suns for guard Grayson Allen, forward Royce ONeale and a 2033 first-round pick.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday because the trade still needs to be approved by the league.
The Hornets last week traded star point guard LaMelo Ball to Minnesota as part of a larger deal setting off a major restructuring in Charlotte just months after the team improved its win total by 24 games from last season.
The Hornets lost in the play-in game to Orlando.