Sport is shaped by two jolts at opposite ends of an era: Novak Djokovic suffers one of the most shocking defeats of his Grand Slam career, while Lionel Messi brings Argentina’s most decorated modern international chapter to a close. Elsewhere, baseball confronts its own conduct i...
Sport is shaped by two jolts at opposite ends of an era: Novak Djokovic suffers one of the most shocking defeats of his Grand Slam career, while Lionel Messi brings Argentina’s most decorated modern international chapter to a close. Elsewhere, baseball confronts its own conduct issue after violent rhetoric from a prominent broadcaster draws condemnation.
Lionel Messi says he is retiring from international football with Argentina, ending a national-team career that began in 2005. The decision closes a remarkable run in which he becomes the central figure of Argentina’s modern era and one of the defining players in the history of the men’s international game.
Novak Djokovic crashes out of the U.S. Open in the first round after a five-set loss to Argentina’s Mariano Navone, in a match marked by visible physical distress. Djokovic struggles badly during the contest, including vomiting on court, as an unusually vulnerable performance ends his tournament on opening night.
Mariano Navone delivers the biggest win of his career by beating Djokovic 7-6(7-5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The unseeded Argentine advances to the second round after outlasting the 24-time Grand Slam champion and hands Djokovic a rare opening-round Grand Slam exit, his first in roughly two decades.
Red Sox radio broadcaster Will Flemming apologizes after suggesting Boston should answer Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s baserunning by physically confronting him or hitting Yankees catcher Austin Wells with a pitch. The comments trigger backlash because they appear to endorse retaliation and possible on-field violence during one of baseball’s fiercest rivalries.
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