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Saying “the countdown has begun,” 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams announced Tuesday she is ready to step away from tennis so she can turn her focus to having another child and her business interests, presaging the end of a career that transcended sports. In an essay released Tuesda...

Carlos Correa and the Houston Astros broke out the bats just in time to extend this World Series, by rallying past the Atlanta Braves 9-5 to cut their Series deficit to 3-2.

The Houston Astros moved closer to the AL West title with a 10-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings, González and Maldonado both homered.

Novak Djokovic was stopped by Daniil Medvedev in his bid for the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis since 1969. Medvedev won 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 for his first major title.

Adolis García hit the first grand slam by a Texas batter this season and DJ Peters had a massive homer while driving in three runs in a 13-2 win over Houston.

The Baltimore Orioles handled Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels again. Baltimore got a grand slam and six RBIs from Pedro Severino in a 13-1 victory.

Alex Bregman had two hits and an RBI in his first action in more than two months, and he scored the winning run to lift the Houston Astros to a 6-5 win over the Kansas City Royals.

Jo Adell hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the ninth inning for his first homer this season, lifting the Los Angeles Angels to an 8-2 win over the Detroit Tigers.

The Toronto Blue Jays hit it out of the park four times, including two from George Springer and a grand slam by Teoscar Hernandez, to defeat the Los Angeles Angels 10-2.

Novak Djokovic has tied Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal by claiming his 20th Grand Slam title with a four-set victory over Matteo Berrettini in the Wimbledon final.