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The world No. 1 defeated Romania's Monica Niculescu 7-5, 7-5 in the second round. It was her first match at the tournament since her infamous 2001 title victory after which she vowed a boycott.

With the number of cases worldwide from the novel coronavirus surpassing 150,000 and some 6,000 deaths, governments continue their struggle to contain the pandemic.

Some World Cup matches are taking place in Kansas City.

Boxing's hold on American sports fans has waned over the years, but there's a movement to recapture mass interest. Hoping to capitalize on buzz from the upcoming super bout between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather on May 2, NBC is launching bouts to be broadcast on Saturdays.

The Association of British Scrabble Players doesn't think so. Suspecting cheating, the group temporarily banned Allan Simmons, who has written advice books and ranks highly worldwide.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jon Wertheim ofSports Illustrated about the U.S. Open and the changes to this year's tennis tournament because of the coronavirus pandemic.

President Trump will be treated to a state visit in Japan this weekend. It will include meeting the new emperor and attending a sumo wrestling match. It's part of Japan's effort to woo Trump.

They've been offered an app intended to block the abuse and toxicity that can slip past older social media filters.

"They were neck-and-neck for its entirety, in a game filled with complex fighting," according to a recap. The five-game match will continue through the weekend.

Ke Jie is a wunderkind — the 19-year-old undisputed master of what might well be the world's most complex game. And he just soundly lost a best-of-three series to an artificial intelligence program.