Maria Sharapova

Our 2016 Newsmakers: From Kobe Bryant’s career-ending high, to Maria Sharapova’s doping charge

Speed read the news with our Talking Points round-up—our short takes on the week’s news—and sound like the smartest person in the room.

Many happy returns to some familiar faces

A good old-fashioned rivalry at the top could provide a real boost to the next generation of stars

From 2009: Purists hate it, but what’s a guttural outburst (or several) in a great tennis game?

La première étoile: Russian Marat Safin caused a sensational upset today at Wimbledon by knocking out top-seed Novak...