MIAMI — Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and doubles partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand reached the Miami Open semifinals with a three-set win Wednesday over Sloane Stephens and Ashlyn Krueger of the United States. Second-seeded Dabrowski and Routliffe outlasted the American duo 6-3, 4-6, 10-4 by dominating in first service points won and first return points won. Dabrowski and Routliffe, who are the reigning U.S. Open champions, are aiming for their first title of 2024. They'll face Alycia Parks a
NEW YORK (AP) — A media frenzy was born on Feb. 27, when the hashtag #WhereIsKate exploded online with speculation about the whereabouts of Britain's Princess of Wales. It opened a rabbit hole of amateur detective work, memes, bizarre theories and jokes — mixed with genuine concern about Kate's health — into which thousands of people descended until her announcement last week that she was recovering from cancer. The episode offered the royal family — and everyone else — a lesson in the modern wo
MIAMI — Canada's Leylah Fernandez fell 7-5, 6-4 to Jessica Pegula of the United States in third-round action at the Miami Open on Sunday. The Laval, Que., native committed four double faults, won 58.6 per cent of her first-serve points and broke on three of her nine opportunities. Each player had one ace. Pegula — ranked fifth in the world — only had one double fault and won 70.5 per cent of her first-serve points, while breaking on five of her 13 chances. The 35th-ranked Fernandez advanced afte