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Last updated: June 22, 2026, 11:31 PM ET

Tennis World Reacts to Vondrousova Ban and Williams' Return

Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova received a four-year suspension for refusing an anti-doping test, a decision that has sparked controversy within the sport Vondrousova banned four years for refusing test. The ban, announced Monday, stems from an incident in December 2025 where she declined to undergo testing Ex-Wimbledon champion Vondrousova given four-year ban. In contrast, veteran Serena Williams is set to make a surprise return to singles action at Wimbledon after accepting a wildcard entry Serena Williams to make singles comeback at Wimbledon, with the Grand Slam tournament confirming her participation on Sunday Serena to play in Wimbledon singles as wild card. The 44-year-old's return is being analyzed for her readiness and the challenges she may face Williams is the greatest - but will she produce another great fight?. Meanwhile, Jack Draper, drawing inspiration from his new coach Sir Andy Murray, secured a hard-fought win in his first competitive match in over two months Draper 'wins ugly like Murray' on injury return. Draper has spoken about feeling like he was watching his own decline during recent injury struggles, but remains optimistic about his career prospects Injury struggles 'like watching your decline' - Draper. Murray himself has discussed how he was tempted back to tennis and whether he would ever emulate Williams' comeback approach How Murray was tempted back to tennis - and would he ever do a Serena?. Dan Evans, however, stated that missing out on a Wimbledon main-draw wildcard has not spurred him to greater motivation in qualifying, though he did advance past Juan Carlos Prado Angelo in the first round Evans not motivated more by Wimbledon wildcard omission.

Golf's Major Moments and Athlete Pursuits

Wyndham Clark secured his second U.S. Open title at Shinnecock Hills, overcoming challenging conditions and a vocal crowd Clark rides roller coaster to 2nd U.S. Open crown. Clark shot an even-par 70 in the final round, maintaining a six-shot lead as he pursued the victory Clark keeps hot pace, now up 6 shots at U.S. Open. He managed to block out the noise from fans to clinch the title Clark blocks out noise to stumble to US Open title. Scottie Scheffler was among those in pursuit, six shots back heading into Sunday, with a chance to make a historic move If anyone can catch Wyndham Clark at the 2026 U.S..... Despite Scheffler's efforts, the U.S. Open title appeared to be Clark's to lose as he entered the final round with a significant lead Scheffler makes move but US Open is Clark's to lose. The Shinnecock Hills course proved a formidable opponent, with Rory McIlroy remarking that the course "won the battle over me" after finishing six over par Shinnecock Hills 'won the battle over me' - McIlroy. Bryson DeChambeau missed the cut for the third consecutive major, struggling with double bogeys early in his round DeChambeau misses cut in third straight major. On the LPGA tour, Miyu Yamashita denied Lottie Woad her third LPGA title, winning the Meijer LPGA Classic on the first playoff hole after a final-round 64 Yamashita denies Woad third LPGA title in play-off.

Basketball and Football World Updates

The WNBA saw a dramatic finish as Nneka Ogwumike hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to lift the Sparks past the Liberty in a rematch of the league's inaugural game Ogwumike's shot lifts Sparks on 'emotional' night. Marina Mabrey tied a WNBA single-game record with nine three-pointers, scoring a career-high 37 points in the Dallas Wings' 93-92 victory over the Chicago Sky Wings catch fire in 4th, rally from 14 down vs. Sk.... Mabrey's performance was part of the Wings' season-high 36 fourth-quarter points that propelled their comeback Mabrey ties WNBA mark with 9 threes. In college basketball, North Carolina forced a decisive Game 3 in the Men's College World Series finals, defeating Oklahoma 6-2 UNC cools off Arkansas to force decisive Game 3. The North Carolina team's journey to this point was marked by emotional moments, including tears shed by fathers of players As UNC rallies past Oklahoma, the Heels' fathers r.... Conversely, Oklahoma was looking forward to Game 2 rather than dwelling on a win or loss Will Oklahoma's win or UNC's loss carry more of an.... Northwestern center Jackson Carsello has been granted an injunction to play another year after his waiver request was denied Northwestern's Carsello gets injunction to play.

Rugby Union and League Action

Northampton Saints secured their third English title by defeating Exeter Chiefs in a compelling Prem Rugby final Northampton beat Exeter to win Prem Rugby title. George Hendy scored two tries to seal the victory for Northampton at Allianz Stadium Every moment ached with importance as Northampton win compelling final. The question now is whether this Northampton side, having won two Prem Rugby titles in three seasons, is building a dynasty and could become one of English rugby's all-time greats Can 'best Northampton team ever' become one of English rugby's greats?. In other rugby news, Leo Cullen is set to leave his role as Leinster head coach at the end of next season Cullen to leave Leinster at end of next season. Ireland center Stuart McCloskey has agreed to a one-year contract extension with Ulster, keeping him with the province until the end of the 2027-28 season McCloskey signs one-year Ulster contract extension. The Welsh men's national side faces a challenging summer of travel with little rest after their domestic season concluded Tandy's Wales prepare for challenging summer of travel. Firefighter Jenni Scoble will play her final game for Wales against the Barbarians on Saturday Firefighting prop Scoble to play last Wales game. In rugby league, St Helens ended their losing streak with a comfortable victory over bottom side Huddersfield Giants St Helens end losing run with win over Huddersfield. Leeds Rhinos climbed to second in the Women's Super League standings after beating St Helens 28-12 Leeds beat St Helens to go up to second. Jai Field and Noah Hodkinson both scored hat-tricks in Wigan Warriors' thrashing of York Knights Wigan thrash York to move up to fourth.

Cricket World Cup and Test Series Drama

England's preparations for the Women's T20 World Cup have seen them close in on a semi-final spot with an impressive victory over Scotland Impressive England beat Scotland to close on semis. The team's batting performance was notable in their 38-run win at Headingley. Meanwhile, the men's Test team concluded a difficult fortnight with a heavy defeat against New Zealand in the second Test at The Oval Chaotic England fortnight ends with huge defeat. The team struggled significantly, with Joe Root standing between England and defeat on the final day Root drags England fight into final day against NZ. Pace bowler Josh Tongue acknowledged that England has missed their absent captain Ben Stokes during the series Tongue admits England have missed absent Stokes. Dropped captain Ben Stokes, however, scored 95 for Durham in their County Championship match against Northamptonshire, while the national side appeared headed for a loss against New Zealand Stokes hits 95 for Durham while England struggle. Stokes and Gus Atkinson have been withdrawn from their county fixtures, suggesting their availability for the third Test against New Zealand Stokes and Atkinson withdrawn from county games. An investigation into an incident in a London nightclub found Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson to be blameless for "violent conduct" despite breaching contractual obligations Stokes & Atkinson 'blameless for violent conduct'. Australia maintained their unbeaten start to the Women's T20 World Cup with a comfortable 98-run victory over the Netherlands, though Beth Mooney retired hurt after scoring a half-century Injury concern for Mooney as Australia beat Netherlands.

Boxing and Combat Sports Updates

Former IBF featherweight boxing champion Lee Selby has explained his motivations for transitioning to bareknuckle boxing Why a world champion boxer has gone bareknuckle. Tysie Gallagher, a super-bantamweight, has become the latest British fighter to sign with Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions Briton Gallagher signs with Paul's MVP. In the UFC, British fighter Melissa Mullins experienced a setback on her return to the octagon in Las Vegas, losing to Brazil's Bia Mesquita Briton Mullins suffers more heartbreak in UFC loss. Ronda Rousey and Jake Paul have publicly challenged the UFC and Dana White regarding viewing figures for a White House event, asserting that their own promotion's MMA record audience figure was not surpassed Rousey and Paul taunt UFC over White House viewing figures. Filip Hrgovic expressed frustration in a London press conference, stating that British heavyweight Moses Itauma has been handed opportunities with ease Itauma handed everything on a plate - Hrgovic.

Other Sports News and Notes

The WWE Night of Champions event is scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m. ET from Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Night of Champions: How to watch, schedule on ESPN.... Legendary "Sports Center" anchor Linda Cohn is retiring this month after a 34-year career with ESPN Anchor Cohn retiring after 34 years at ESPN. Notre Dame has secured a commitment from four-star wide receiver Julius Jones Jr., who is the No. 50 recruit in the SC Next 300 and a legacy pledge ND lands 4-star WR legacy pledge Julius Jones Jr.. In other football news, it was reported that Ivory Coast head coach Emerse Faé criticized Germany for a perceived lack of fair play during their World Cup defeat Ivory Coast boss slams Germany's 'lack of fair pla.... Paraguay played more than half of their Group B match against Türkiye with a man down after Miguel Almirón was shown a red card for an altercation, a result that ultimately secured the United States the top spot in Group D with a 1-0 victory Paraguay player red-carded for covering mouth. The FIFA World Cup is approaching its 1,000th match, and Japan's performance in their most dominant World Cup display