LONDON — Seven-time champion Serena Williams’s hopes of claiming a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon ended in tears as the American quit with an injury early in her first-round match against unseeded Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

TOKYO — Japan is considering an extension of its coronavirus prevention measures in Tokyo and other areas by two weeks to a month, Japanese media said, with less than a month to go until the Tokyo Summer Olympics are set to open.

WORK begins for the Philippine national volleyball team in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, on Thursday.

THE Philippine national men’s basketball team begins its campaign in the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) early on Thursday morning (Manila time) in Belgrade, Serbia, against the host team.

TRAILING for the first time all night and staring at elimination in the series, the Los Angeles Clippers knew exactly what to do.

FEMALE golfers Yuka Saso and Bianca Pagdanganan are through to the Olympic Games in Tokyo next month, becoming the 16th and 17th Filipino athletes, respectively, to book their spots in the rescheduled quadrennial sporting meet.

THE newly opened sports complex of San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is serving a new purpose for now as it has been turned into a vaccination site to augment the country’s fight against the spread of the coronavirus.

GAMES and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Abraham Mitra is the resource person on “Professional Sports in the Philippines,” the topic for the 12th virtual session of the Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC) national summit on Wednesday.

BUCHAREST — Switzerland’s Yann Sommer saved France striker Kylian Mbappe’s penalty to secure a 5-4 shootout win over the world champions following a thrilling 3-3 draw after extra time on Monday to reach the Euro 2020 quarterfinals where they will meet Spain.

LONDON — American Frances Tiafoe caused the first big upset of the Wimbledon men’s singles tournament by beating third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas (6-4, 6-4, 6-3) on Monday.

BASKETBALL Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen on Monday accused his former coach Phil Jackson of being a racist.

As sure as night follows day, Trey Young will suit up in the Hawks’ match against the Bucks tonight. It doesn’t matter that a magnetic resonance imaging scan he underwent after Game Three of the Eastern Conference Finals revealed a bone bruise in his right foot. He may be listed as questionable, but it’s also the condition of the red and yellow heading into the pivotal set-to. Absent his unique shot- and playmaking prowess, they don’t stand a chance.