World Sports News

Top-seeded women at Wimbledon appear to be an endangered species as two more — No. 2 seed Jelena Jankovic and 8th-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova — were ousted Monday.

In Qingdao volunteers are fighting an algal bloom choking the coastline and threatening to impede the sailing event.

Hayley McGregory enjoyed holding the world record in the 100-meter backstroke for almost two whole minutes before Natalie Coughlin snatched it back at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha.

Queen Quedith Earth Harrison, 19, became one of the youngest members of the United States team for the Beijing Games on Sunday.

Floyd Landis lost his last chance to retain his 2006 Tour de France title Monday when the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld his positive doping test.

Oliver Pérez pitched seven dominant innings as the Mets defeated the Yankees at Shea Stadium to split their four-game series.

In an era when high school prospects increasingly seek handouts and entourages, Jamarkus McFarland, college football’s top defensive recruit, stands out.

Kurt Busch was awarded his first victory of the season after the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 was stopped 17 laps early because of a robust thunderstorm.

The backup catcher Shawn Riggans had three hits and two runs batted in, and the Tampa Bay Rays regained first place in the American League East with a 4-3 win against the host Pittsburgh Pirates.

After splitting four games with the Mets over the weekend, the Yankees start a nine-game homestand Monday that should help define exactly how good they are.