(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Detroit 106, Brooklyn 92 Atlanta 126, New Orleans 111 Dallas 108, Orlando 85
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE NY Rangers 5, NY Islanders 2 Winnipeg 7, Tampa Bay 4 Carolina 4, Washington 2 Boston 2, Seattle 0 Minnesota 2, Toronto 1 (OT) Chicago 4, Anaheim 2 Edmonton 4, Calgary 2
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Atlanta 27, Dallas 21 Baltimore 41, Denver 10 Buffalo 30, Miami 27 Carolina 23, New Orleans 22 Cincinnati 41, Las Vegas 24 LA Chargers 27, Cleveland 10 Tennessee 20 New England 17 (OT) Washington 27, NY Giants 22 Arizona 29, Chicago 9 Philadelphia 28, Jacksonville 23 Detroit 24, Green Bay 14 LA Rams 26 Seattle 20 (OT) Minnesota 21, Indianapolis 13
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER New York advances 5-4 on penalty kicks, New York 2, Columbus 2 Seattle advances 7-6 on penalty kicks Seattle 1, Houston 1 Vancouver 3, Los Angeles FC 0
(LONDON) — Tennis legend Rafael Nadal has announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 38.
In a statement posted to social media, Nadal — who has won 22 Grand Slam men’s singles titles, including a record 14 French Open titles — said that “in this life everything has a beginning and an end.”
“I am here to let you know that I am retiring from professional tennis,” Nadal said in the video. The reality is that it has been some difficult years, these last two especially. I don’t think I have been able to play without limitations. It is obviously a difficult decision, one that has taken me some time to make … and I think it is the appropriate time to put an end to a career that has been long and much more successful than I could have ever imagined.
Nadal’s prowess on the tennis court is unparalleled in the history of the sport, particularly on clay. He is one of only three men to complete the Career Golden Slam in singles and has won 92 ATP-level singles titles — 63 of these coming on clay courts — including 36 Masters titles and an Olympic gold medal.
“I am very excited that my last tournament will be the final of the Davis Cup and representing my country,” Nadal said. “I think I have come full circle since one of my first great joys as a professional tennis player was the Davis Cup final in Sevilla in 2004. I feel super, super lucky for all the things I have been able to experience.”
From 2005 to 2014, Nadal won nine out of 10 French Open titles, and managed to put together another streak in Paris from 2017 to 2022 where he won five out of six on the hallowed grounds of Court Philippe Chatrier.
Nadal took a moment to thank his family, his team and the rivals he played against on the courts for more than two decades.
“I want to thank the entire tennis industry, all the people involved in this sport, my life-long colleagues, especially my great rivals,” Nadal said. “I have spent many, many hours with them and I have lived many moments that I will remember for the rest of my life.
In his more than 20 years in the sport, Nadal has earned an estimated $135 million, which places him second all-time in career earnings.
“I can’t thank you enough for what you have made me feel,” Nadal said, addressing his fans around the world. “You have given me the energy I needed at every moment. Really, everything I have experienced has been a dream come true. I leave with the absolute peace of mind of having given my best, of having made an effort in every way. I can only end by saying a thousand thanks to all and see you soon.”
Jordan Chiles of Team USA looks on with her Bronze Medal from the Women’s Apparatus floor final on day ten of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 05, 2024 in Paris, France. (Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles could be one step closer to reclaiming her Olympic bronze medal.
In the ongoing battle to get back the medal that was stripped from Chiles after the women’s floor exercise final at the Paris games, her legal team said it believes they have new evidence to further support her case.
The Olympic gymnast filed a second appeal to overturn the decision to strip her of the medal, urging Switzerland’s supreme court to require the Court of Arbitration for Sport to reopen the case and consider what her attorneys said is crucial video and audio evidence.
In video footage that was filmed by a documentary crew who was following Chiles’ teammate Simone Biles at the 2024 Paris Olympics, her coach can be heard asking for an inquiry into Chiles’ floor routine twice within what appears to be the one minute deadline required by the committee.
The inquiry initially led the judges to award Chiles an extra tenth of a point increase that, at the time, moved her from fifth place to third over Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu, who had already begun celebrating the bronze before Chiles’ adjusted score was posted.
Days later, the Court of Arbitration for Sport voided that inquiry and said the coach’s appeal to change her degree in difficulty score was filed four seconds too late and gave the bronze medal Barbosu.
The latest appeal was filed in conjunction with a similar application from USA Gymnastics, which told ABC News the video evidence “…Clearly proves Jordan’s bronze-medal finish in Paris was correct … as Jordan has publicly stated, the case at this point is about her peace and justice, and the right of all athletes to be treated fairly.”
Chiles recently choked up when talking about the controversy earlier this month.
“The biggest thing that was taken from me was a recognition of who I was,” she said holding back tears at the 2024 Forbes Power Women’s Summit.
