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Six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek said she might have to miss mandatory tournaments to protect her health following a string of injuries among players at the China Open.

The world number two from Poland reached the last 16 in Beijing after her Colombian opponent Camila Osorio retired hurt before the second set, with Swiatek winning the first 6-0.

That was one of five matches to not be played to a finish in China on Monday with Lois Boisson and Zheng Qinwen also suffering injuries on court, while Lorenzo Musetti and Jakub Mensik retired from their matches in the men’s tournament.

Starting last year, the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) made it mandatory for top players to participate in each Grand Slam, 10 WTA 1,000 events – including Beijing – and six 500-level tournaments.

But Swiatek, 24, warned she may have to take breaks to protect herself.

“It’s just impossible to squeeze it in the schedule,” the former world number one said. “Maybe I will have to choose some tournaments and skip them, even though they are mandatory.

“We have to be smart about it – not really unfortunately care about the rules and just think what’s healthy for us.”

The amount of matches in the tennis calendar has been a major talking point in recent years, with players such as Novak Djokovic cutting back the number of tournaments they compete in as they near the end of their career.

Swiatek called the requirements “pretty crazy” for top players, adding that “people are more fatigued” in the second half of the season.

“I don’t know yet how my career is going to look like in a couple of years,” she added. “The only thing I can do now, when I decided I’m going to play all these mandatory tournaments, is to just take care of my body, take care of the recovery.

“The Asian swing is the hardest part because you feel like the season is going to finish soon, but you still need to push.

“But yeah, there are a lot of injuries. It is because the season is too long and too intense.”

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Jacob Fatuâ€s quiet disappearance from WWE television left fans frustrated, especially after his strong start to 2025. But despite being off TV since August, a new update makes it clear: this wasnâ€t supposed to be a long-term thing.

According to Fightful Select, the time off was never intended to stretch out. “[He] was never supposed to miss much time,†the outlet wrote.

That adds context to a separate report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, where Dave Meltzer noted that: “Jacob Fatu will be back imminently.â€

Fatuâ€s last appearance came during the August 29 episode of SmackDown, where he helped Sami Zayn defeat Solo Sikoa to win the United States Championship. Fans thought that moment would catapult him into a bigger storyline. Instead, he vanished from TV and has only been seen in dark matches, which many saw as a step backward.

While it may have looked like WWE had dropped the ball on him, this update suggests the situation was never meant to derail his momentum. Now, all eyes are on what WWE does next with the “Samoan Werewolf.â€

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With the race run in a downpour Botswana, anchored by 400 gold medalist Collen Kebinatshipi, metaphorically drowned Team USAâ€s  hopes. (KEVIN MORRIS)

MEET THE NEW BOSS — definitely not the same as the old boss.

For 9 of the previous 10 Worlds, the United States had owned the menâ€s 4 x 4, sometimes running four laps almost solo. This edition looked more like that exception, â€17, when tiny Trinidad ran down the U.S. with 50m left.

This time, it was tiny Botswana taking down Goliath.

When Botswana (with a population under 3 million) qualified three for the 400 final and medaled two, they seemed a lock for the podium, maybe the top. Other ingredients for an upset: the U.S. struggled even to reach the final and Botswanaâ€s fourth runner was none other than Letsile Tebogo.

Botswana did just that, in 2:57.76. In a driving rainstorm, 400 champ Collen Kebinatshipi narrowly edged out Rai Benjamin just before the line. South Africa nearly pushed the U.S. all the way down to bronze, with both clocking 2:57.83.

The Americans†road to the final was hard. In heat 1, they collided with Zambia and ended up a non-qualifying 6th. Meet officials ruled Zambia impeded the U.S. on the second exchange and that the Americans should advance. Zambiaâ€s relayists actually handed off between the U.S.â€s Demarius Smith and Bryce Deadmon.

The problem was, officials said the same about Kenya, who also got crosswise with Zambia in an almost identical between-the-bodies move on the third exchange. Zambia was disqualified and the U.S. and Kenya were required to have a run-off the morning of the final to decide who got the lone available protest lane. The U.S. (Chris Bailey, Smith, Deadmon and Jenoah Mckiver) easily won in 2:58.48 to Kenyaâ€s 3:00.39.

That evening, a completely different quartet of Americans lined up for the final: Vernon Norwood, Jacory Patterson, Khaleb McRae and Benjamin.

Leg 1: Over the in-lanes opening circuit, Norwood seemed to have the U.S. in early control, running 44.60 ahead of South Africaâ€s Lythe Pillay (45.02), Qatarâ€s Ammar Ismail Yahya Ibrahim (45.04) and Botswanaâ€s Lee Eppie (45.16).

Leg 2: Patterson pushed to a big lead off the break, but Tebogo — seeking redemption after winning no individual medals — also pushed hard, putting Botswana in 2nd. He made up ground on Patterson, running 44.05 versus 44.22.

Leg 3: 400 bronze medalist Byapo Ndori ate a little further into the U.S. lead, clocking 44.41 to McRaeâ€s 44.61. WR holder Wayde van Niekerk, in his swan song, kept South Africa in contention with the raceâ€s fastest leg, 43.26.

Leg 4: Overtaking Benjamin is a big ask, but Kebinatshipi had the credentials to do it. In the 400, he stunned the world with a semifinal 43.61 that made him No. 10 all-time. He strengthened his hold on that ATL position with a 43.53 final. Here, he patiently let Benjamin pull away from him in the first 200.

In the stretch, it seemed Kebinatshipi was about to fade to 3rd, but as South Africaâ€s Zakithi Nene pulled even about 50m from the finish, it seemed to light a spark in the 400 champion. He found another gear and passed Benjamin with 15 to go. Nene came within 0.002 of catching Benjamin as well. Anchor times: Kebinatshipi 44.14, Benjamin 44.40, Nene 43.93.

“I had to run the most strategic leg because of the weather,†Kebinatshipi said. “I knew I had to go strong but still I wanted to save my energy for the last 100m. At the last 80m I pushed and started running faster. I am happy to be crossing the finishline first.â€

Said Tebogo, “This gold medal makes up for my individual non-medal performances. It took a lot of courage for me. The coach told me I will probably have the fastest split and I knew what I had to do.â€

“I wanted to bring gold for these guys,†a somber Benjamin said. “I am bit disappointed I couldnâ€t do that today. The guys put me in a great position. We were not supposed to be here, so taking a silver is pretty good. We have a great relationship on this team right now.â€

“For me it is a privilege to say I finished my 400-meter career with these guys,†said Van Niekerk. “It is my last one, but they are trying to convince me otherwise.â€

MENâ€S 4 x 400 RESULTS

FINAL (September 21)

1. Botswana 2:57.76

(Lee Eppie 45.16, Letsile Tebogo 44.05, Bayapo Ndori 44.41, Collen Kebinatshipi 44.14);

2. United States 2:57.83 (AL)

(Vernon Norwood 44.60, Jacory Patterson 44.22, Khaleb McRae 44.61, Rai Benjamin 44.40);

3. South Africa 2:57.83

(Lythe Pillay 45.02, Udeme Okon 45.62, Wayde van Niekerk 43.26, Zakithi Nene 43.93);

4. Belgium 2:59.48

(Jonathan Sacoor 45.19, Robin Vanderbemden 45.39, Alexander Doom 44.49, Daniel Segers 44.41);

5. Qatar 3:01.64

(Ammar Ismail Yahya Ibrahim 45.04, Bassem Hemeida 45.81, Ismail Doudai Abakar 45.21, Abderrahmane Samba 45.58);

6. Great Britain 3:03.05

(Lee Thompson 45.94, Toby Harries 44.81, Lewis Davey 46.94, Charlie Dobson 45.36);

7. Jamaica 3:03.46

(Delano Kenedy 45.63, Jevaughn Powell 45.35, Jasauna Dennis 46.36, Rusheen McDonald 46.12);

8. Netherlands 3:04.84

(Jonas Phijffers 46.31, Terrence Agard 45.30, Liemarvin Bonevacia 47.20, Ramsey Angela 46.03);

9. Portugal 3:09.06

(Pedro Afonso 45.81, Omar Elkhatib 45.32, João Ricardo Coelho 50.45, Ricardo Dos Santos 47.48).

(lanes: 1. United States; 2. Portugal; 3. Jamaica; 4. Netherlands; 5. Botswana; 6. Qatar; 7. Belgium; 8. South Africa; 9. Great Britain)

(reaction times: 0.133 Belgium, 0.147 South Africa, 0.156 Portugal, 0.168 Botswana, 0.171 United States, 0.183 Qatar & Netherlands, 0.208 Jamaica, 0.225 Great Britain)

HEATS (September 20)

I–1. South Africa 2:58.81 (Gardeo Isaacs 44.30, Okon 45.17, Leendert Koekemoer 45.26, Pillay 44.08); 2. Qatar 3:00.15 NR (Abakar 44.64, Abderrahmane Samba 44.58); 3. Netherlands 3:00.23 (Phijffers 45.07, Eugene Omalla 45.22, Angela 44.92, Bonevacia 45.02); 4. Kenya 3:00.76 (obstructed) (George Mutuku 44.82, David Kapirante 45.42, Dennis Masika 45.56, Kevin Kipkorir 44.96); 5. China 3:00.77 NR (Liang Baotang 44.87, Zhang Qining 45.72, Liu Kai 44.51, Guo Longyu 45.47); 6. United States 3:01.06 (obstructed) (Chris Bailey 43.11, Demarius Smith 48.17, Bryce Deadmon 44.76, Jenoah Mckiver 45.02); 7. France 3:01.64 (Muhammad Abdalla Kounta 45.74, Loïc Prévôt 44.67, David Sombe 45.33, Yann Spillmann 44.70);… dq[obstruction]—[8]Zambia [3:01.71] (Muzala Samukonga 44.59, Kennedy Luchembe 45.64, Sitale Kakene 45.74, David Mulenga 45.74).

II–1. Botswana 2:57.68 (Eppie 44.32, Leungo Scotch 44.48, Tebogo 44.18, Ndori 44.30); 2. Belgium 2:57.98 (Sacoor 44.37, Dylan Borlée 44.92, Segers 43.71, Doom 44.98); 3. Great Britain 2:58.11 (Thompson 45.27, Harries 43.93, Seamus Derbyshire 45.13, Dobson 43.78); 4. Jamaica 2:59.13 (Bovel McPherson 45.27, Powell 44.30, Dennis 45.17, Kenedy 44.39); 5. Portugal 2:59.70 NR (Pedro Afonso 44.46, Ericsson Tavares 45.71, João Ricardo Coelho 44.48, Omar Elkhatib 45.05); 6. Japan 2:59.74 (fastest non-qualifier ever) (Yuki Joseph Nakajima 44.65, Fuga Sato 45.12, Takuho Yoshizu 44.51, Kenki Imaizumi 45.56);… dq[zone]—[3]Australia [2:58.0] (Cooper Sherman 44.98, Reece Holder 43.86, Aidan Murphy 44.86, Thomas Reynolds 44.40); [8]Brazil[2:59.89] (Tiago da Silva 45.71, Matheus Lima 44.65, Lucas Vilar 44.97, Alison dos Santos 44.56).

Special runoff, winner advances to final (9/21)–1. United States 2:58.48 (Bailey 44.67, Smith 45.00, Deadmon 44.35, Mckiver 44.46); 2. Kenya 3:00.39 (Mutuku 45.12, Kapirante 45.89, Masika 44.88, Kipkorir 44.50).

Leg 1. USA 44.60; 2. South Africa 45.02; 3. Qatar 45.04; 4. Botswana 45.16; 5. Belgium 45.19; 6. Jamaica 45.63; 7. Portugal 45.81; 8. Great Britain 45.94; 9. Netherlands 46.31.

Leg 2: 1. United States 1:28.82; 2. Botswana 1:29.21; 3. Belgium 1:30.58; 4. South Africa 1:30.64; 5. Great Britain 1:30.75; 6. Qatar 1:30.85; 7. Jamaica 1:30.98; 8. Portugal 1:31.13; 9. Netherlands 1:31.61.

Leg 3: 1. United States 2:13.43; 2. Botswana 2:13.62; 3. South Africa 2:13.90; 4. Belgium 2:15.07; 5. Qatar 2:16.06; 6. Jamaica 2:17.34; 7. Great Britain 2:17.69; 8. Netherlands 2:18.81; 9. Portugal 2:21.58.

Since 1986, Lee Nichols has been the Rockdale (Texas) High School record holder in the mile and 2-miles. He followed those feats with a brief and highly undistinguished tenure with the Texas Longhorns. He has been writing for Track & Field News since 2004. When he’s not writing about track, he’s either writing about or drinking craft beer and watching Tottenham Hotspur play soccer.

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When Bethpage Black opened, in 1936, many of the finest golf courses on Long Island had already been built. Shinnecock Hills (1891), Garden City Golf Club (1897) and National Golf Links (1911) all predated the Black by decades. By 1894, Maidstone had a rudimentary routing, with a full-blown course to come in 1924. The Creek Golf Club arrived in 1923. The Black was the fourth course in Bethpage State Park but it wasn’t the last. A fifth — the Yellow — opened in 1958.

This is a short list of long-in-the-tooth courses on Long Island. Not for nothing did the region become known as the most fertile golf ground in the United States.

In more recent times, new-course construction on Long Island has slowed from a torrent to a trickle. The unsurprising reason is rooted in Mark Twain’s golden rule of real estate investment: land is valuable because there’s only so much of it to go around. In 2006, a ribbon-cutting was held at Sebonack, a Jack Nicklaus-Tom Doak collaboration in the Shinnecock and National neighborhood. But since then, nada. No new Long Island courses.

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Just this summer, on a swath of pine barrens in East Quogue, a seaside hamlet in the town of Southhampton, play began on The Hills Golf Club. The Hills was built by the Discovery Land Company, a multinational golf and real estate development firm with properties in Hawaii, California, Mexico, the Caribbean, Portugal, Dubai and beyond. While each Discovery Land property comes in a different flavor, the defining tastes are similar. The clubs are high-end and private, with a luxury real-estate component. The amenities are swish. If you appreciate the modern-day proliferation of extravagant comfort stations — wagyu beef sliders, top-shelf tequila, those sorts of things — you can thank Discovery Land for kicking off the trend. The Hills has all of that, along with an 18-hole layout by Discovery Land’s go-to architect, Tom Fazio.

Golf courses are never created overnight. But even by slow-moving development standards, the Hills had an unusually long gestation. Plans for a course on the site had been kicked around for decades by various parties. At one point, a proposal was put forth with Phil Mickelson listed as the architect. In every iteration, the prospect of a course met with staunch local opposition. After getting involved more than a decade ago, Discovery Land lost some battles but it won the bigger fight.

On its website, the company describes The Hills, which has 110 private residences, as a “modern take on a classic Hamptons retreat” that provides “a seamless blend of luxury and tranquility.”

Tranquility. That’s something you won’t find this week at Bethpage Black.

For the record, Xander Schauffele did not name his first born after Viktor Hovland.

Victor is Schauffele’s middle name.

“I was Victor way before Viktor was born,†Schauffele said.

Since Victor came into this world on Aug. 29, Schauffele hasn’t competed on the golf course. He skipped the Procore Championship two weeks ago, while 10 of his 11 teammates – all but the ineligible Bryson DeChambeau – made the trip to Napa to keep the rust off.

Schauffele is solo this week on Long Island, as his wife, Maya, is back home in Jupiter, Florida, with Victor.

“I feel very lucky to have my wife,†Schauffele said. “She’s at home with him right now. I miss him a bunch. I had to sort of rip the Band-Aid when I was leaving the house, just kiss him on the forehead and walk out before I started staring at him. It’s been cool to sort of learn what it’s like to be a dad, and I look forward to everything that comes with that.â€

Much of the criticism after the Americans’ loss two years ago in Rome was the lack of reps entering the Ryder Cup. Schauffele will have even more than the four weeks he had off then, as he failed to qualify for the Tour Championship this year. His last start was the BMW Championship, which ended Aug. 17.

“Golf-wise, obviously didn’t do a whole lot of golf for a bit, having him and trying to be a good teammate to my wife, because that’s kind of all us guys can do early on,†Schauffele said. “I feel like after these two days, surprisingly playing kind of nice. I know, I surprised myself when I came out. … But it was good to prepare at home on what was limited sleep but sort of a much clearer head than in season.â€

Schauffele has gone 4-4 in two previous Ryder Cups.

ELMONT, NY — New York Islanders defense prospect and Long Island native Marshall Warren was excited pregame to skate in his first-ever preseason game after not getting the chance last training camp.

Long Island Native, Islanders Fan Marshall Warren About To Live Out A Dream
EAST MEADOW, NY — Long Island native Marshall Warren is about to live out a dream when the New York Islanders host the Philadelphia Flyers for their first preseason game.

However, even with all the excitement, the Laurel Hollow native couldn’t have expected what would happen in front of his parents, his sister, friends, and family on Sunday night.

After laying a big hit in his own zone in the second period, Warren jumped up on the rush with forward Mathew Barzal, creating a 2-on-1 chance.  From the high slot, Barzal sent a cross-seam pass to Warren, who caught the puck in the left circle before roofing the rubber for the 2-1 go-ahead tally:

“Yeah, it was cool,” Warren told The Hockey News. “I would have loved to get the win, but…it didn’t really feel that surreal, honestly. It felt like a normal day, like playing hockey. But, yeah, it’s cool.”

Warren is always cool, calm, and collected in interviews. But we can tell you that he was grinning ear to ear while chatting with us.

When asked if that goal sequence defined him as a player: “I’m a two-way defenseman, so it’s good to show I can make hits and also make plays. So that’s the biggest thing, just going forward, just being able to showcase the abilities I have. So yeah, I think it was a good game, but obviously we didn’t win.”

In the 11-round 3-2 shootout exhibition loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, Warren recorded one assist, two shots, and three hits in 16:45 minutes of action, skating alongside Cole McWard.

“I was happy for him. I mean, he had a really good camp last year, and I thought he had a great game today,” head coach Patrick Roy said. “I mean, he scored that second goal for us and jumps in the rush. And I was very impressed with him. I thought he had a really good game.”

As mentioned, Warren did not get into a preseason game last year. He was brought to Philadelphia, took warmups, but did not get into the game. He had to earn it.

In his first full season in Bridgeport — he did suffer an injury — Warren recorded 17 points (four goals, 13 assists) in 53 games.

His growth from last season to this season, when it comes to his decision-making, is what stood out to Roy and what ultimately gave him a preseason opportunity this time around.

“I feel like he’s free out there in a way that he’s not afraid,” Roy said. “Last year, there was maybe a bit of hesitation in jumping in on the rush, which is normal. You’re a young guy, but I felt like today, the goal that he scored, it’s an example. He was not afraid. He just said, “Well, I’m going there, and I want to create that 2-on-1 on with Barzy.’

“What I love is the check he made in that first period. That was a great hit. I liked the way that he defended, the way that he moves the puck. I could see, in general, how good he feels out there and how confident he is. And I think the year in the AHL last year was really good for him.”

Warren won’t be making the Islanders out of training camp. But, he does have a tremendous opportunity to be a leader down in Bridgeport, play big minutes and hey, you never know.

Look at Isaiah George last season, who, due to injury got a chance at the NHL level, a chance that lasted 33 games. While the call-up was more out of necessity due to injury as George had only played in four total professoinal hockey games, his play in preseason last year is what gave the Islanders confidence that he could be an option.

Hopefully, Warren continues to do the same as training camp and preseason action continue.

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