
Michael Bailey
Sports Journalist at The Athletic
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Michael Bailey
2025 Gold Cup: USMNT vs. Saudi Arabia — LatestMauricio Pochettino’s U.S. Men’s National Team takes on Saudi Arabia in its second Group D match of the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup, at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas today. The USMNT got its campaign up and running with a 5-0 rout of Trinidad and Tobago in San Jose on Sunday night. Now it can all but seal a quarterfinals berth with victory over the Saudis. Follow below for live build-up and match coverage.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Nancy Froston |Michael Bailey
Manchester City vs Wydad — Club World Cup latestIt is day five at the 2025 Club World Cup and the reigning champions of the old format of this competition are in action as Manchester City face Wydad. Manchester City qualified for this tournament as Champions League 2023 winners, and won the Club World Cup that same year which earns them the right to defend their title as the best club in the world.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Luke Brown |Michael Bailey
No other golf course says U.S. Open like Oakmont Country Club, near the Allegheny River in western Pennsylvania. This is a record 10th time in the history of this championship that Oakmont has played host to the drama. As for the course itself, it's known for precision-cut greens and treacherously deep rough - and it really has lived up to its reputation during the first 54 holes of this year's major.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Michael Bailey
Hello! And welcome along to The Athletic where we still have a raging case of French Open fever. And today is one of the biggest on the tennis calendar, with it being men's semifinals day at Roland Garros. We could hardly have asked for two better match-ups on Court Philippe-Chatrier, as Lorenzo Musetti (8) faces Carlos Alcaraz (2) in the first match - before Jannik Sinner (1) and Novak Djokovic (6) lock horns.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Michael Bailey |Max Mathews
Good morning from Roland Garros!Here at The Athletic, we're delighted to welcome you along to Paris, where today the quarterfinals begin on Day 10 of the 2025 French Open. There is plenty of U.S. interest on the men's side of the draw today with Tommy Paul and Frances Tiafoe in quarterfinal action today. Elsewhere, defending champions Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz are both looking to make it to the final four once again.
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