Samsonova downs Osaka in Berlin WTA first round
BERLIN: Russia’s Liudmila Samsonova came from a set down to beat Naomi Osaka 3-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 in the first round of the Berlin Open WTA event on Tuesday.
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U.S. hockey announces initial 6 players for 2026 Milan Olympics - ESPN
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The U.S. named Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel, Quinn Hughes and Charlie McAvoy as its first six players for the 2026 Olympics, avoiding goaltenders on the initial roster unveiled Monday.
Tauson through in Nottingham, Danilovic defeated in first round
Danish second seed Clara Tauson is safely through to the second round of the Nottingham Open after a 7-5 6-2 win over Australian Kimberly Birrell on Monday, while ninth seed Olga Danilovic's tournament ended with defeat by Dayana Yastremska.
Medvedev, Tsitsipas and Bublik advance in Halle
Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev eased past home hope Daniel Altmaier 6-3 6-3 at Germany's Halle Open on Monday, looking to find form in his Wimbledon tune-up after early round losses at the Australian Open and French Open.
Frech stuns sixth-seed Andreeva, lucky loser Jabeur powers through
BERLIN :Poland's Magdalena Frech came from a set down to battle past world number seven Mirra Andreeva of Russia 2-6 7-5 6-0 on Monday, booking a place in the Berlin Open round of 16 and staging the upset of the tournament.
Veteran NHLers Crosby, MacKinnon, McDavid to lead Canada into 2026 Olympic hockey tournament
Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid was among the headliners as Hockey Canada named the first six players to its preliminary men's hockey roster for the Milan-Cortina Olympics next February.
Montreal tennis standout Gabriel Diallo climbs 11 spots to 44th in ATP rankings
Canada's Gabriel Diallo jumped 11 spots to a career-high No. 44 in the ATP world men's tennis rankings after winning his first ATP Tour title over the weekend.
Ukrainian Helicopters complain about information attack
KYIV. 16 June (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukrainian Helicopters, a leader in the Ukrainian transportation industry, which has a positive impact on Ukraine's international image abroad and pays hundreds of millions of taxes annually and allocates tens of millions of hryvnias to charity every month, has complained it is the subject of an information attack aimed at besmirching its reputation.