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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem kept his time in the Melbourne sun to an absolute minimum on Wednesday, taking 93 minutes to beat Dominik Koepfer 6-4 6-0 6-2 and secure his plac...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Hungarian Marton Fucsovics came through a five-set thriller against Stan Wawrinka on Wednesday, defeating the three-time Grand Slam champion 7-5 6-1 4-6 2-6 7-6(9) to reach the t...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was sent packing from the Australian Open on Wednesday after a 6-4 1-6 6-1 second-round defeat by Romanian Sorana Cirstea. Kvitova jumpe...

After two recent cases of harassment charges leveled at personnel, Major League Baseball added an independently operated tip hotline Tuesday. In a post on its website, MLB wrote, in part, "MLB and its...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Serena Williams overcame a spirited Nina Stojanovic 6-3 6-0 on a sun-drenched Rod Laver Arena to reach the third round of the Australian Open for the 19th time on Wednesday. The ...

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Taiwanese giantkiller Hsieh Su-wei offered a token of advice during her on-court interview after upsetting former U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu 6-3 6-2 at the...

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Bianca Andreescu's comeback after a 15-month absence from tennis ended abruptly in the second round of the Australian Open on Wednesday with a 6-3 6-2 defeat to wil...

Will Zalatoris couldn't imagine last summer that he'd be the first player of the week scheduled to speak with the media at one of the PGA Tour's most iconic stops. But that's where the 24-year-old fou...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Highlights of day three of the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park on Wednesday. All matches are first round. Times local (GMT +11): 1108 PLAY GETS UNDERWAY Pl...

The San Francisco Giants and left-handed reliever Jake McGee have agreed on a two-year deal worth $7 million, MLB Network reported Tuesday. McGee, 34, earned a World Series ring with the Los Angeles D...