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They have gone, one by one, not so much swept aside as barged out of the way. Umea, the Swedish team that first brought Marta to Europe, the superpower that appeared in the first three finals of what would become the women’s Champions League, ran first into financial ruin and then, as night follows day,…

ROQUEBRUNE-CAP-MARTIN, France — Carlos Alcaraz of Spain was walking to a series of television interviews at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters here last month when something stopped him in his tracks: A Maserati MC20 on display. Cars have become a passion for Alcaraz, even though he didn’t obtain his driver’s license until this year, well past…

BALTIMORE — D. Wayne Lukas knows his fillies. He won the 1988 Kentucky Derby with Winning Colors and made champions out of Lady’s Secret, Serena’s Song, Althea and Life’s Magic. Lukas, 86, fits this old racetrack like a well-worn saddle. His Stetson cocked just so, his fringed chaps and his pony on the end of…

The teams say they initially considered changes to the current San Siro but quickly concluded logistical issues and delays would be too much to overcome. What they have proposed instead is a 60,000-seat arena to be built next door. Once it is constructed, the current San Siro will come down and make way for public…

Nick Kyrgios knew he could be a top tennis player when he won his first main draw match at the French Open in 2013. “It was memorable because I beat Radek Stepanek in three tiebreakers,” said Kyrgios, who has twice reached major quarterfinals and been ranked as high as No. 13 in the world. “To…