EASTBOURNE, England- - Serena Williams made a winning return to action at the Eastbourne International on Tuesday as she and partner Ons Jabeur came from a set down to beat Sara Sorribes Tormo and Marie Bouzkova 2-6 6-3 (13-11) in the women's doubles.
The former world number one had not played competitive tennis since limping out of last year's first-round match at Wimbledon -- where she has won seven of her 23 Grand Slam singles titles -- in tears due to a leg injury.
BUDAPEST-- American Katie Ledecky continued to pile up her gold medal collection on Monday after earning a record extending 17th world championship title with victory in the 1,500m freestyle.
BOSTON--The visiting Oakland Athletics salvaged the finale of a three-game set in Boston as they scored three times in the third inning on the way to a 4-3 win over the Red Sox on Thursday afternoon.
MONTREAL- - Red Bull's Max Verstappen held off Carlos Sainz's charging Ferrari to win the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday and surge 46 points clear in the Formula One world championship after his 150th race.
ght fielder Adolis Garcia (53) fields a fly ball hit by Houston Astros pinch hitter J.J. Matijevic (not pictured) during the ninth inning at Globe Life Field. (Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports.)
TEXAS--Martin Maldonado drove in three runs with a double and a solo home run as the visiting Houston Astros asserted themselves in their first at-bat and rolled to a 9-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday afternoon at Arlington, Texas.
