After a near six-year absence, former world No. 1 Martina Hingis is ready for a comeback to the WTA Tour.

But Hingis, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion, insists her return will only be in doubles and not singles.

Three-time Olympian Stacy Sykora has decided to formally retire from the U.S. national volleyball team, two years after she sustained a serious brain injury in a bus accident while playing in Brazil.

Sykora has played on a limited basis since the injury, which impacted her vision.

Major League Soccer plans to add four new teams by the 2020 season.

MLS Commissioner Don Garber announced the league's plans during halftime of its annual All-Star game Wednesday.

Christian Benitez died of heart failure, Qatari club El Jaish said Wednesday without providing further details.

The Ecuador striker died Monday, a day after playing his first match for his new club.

FC Barcelona with Lionel Messi and debuting Neymar surprisingly drew 2-2 with Lechia Gdansk of Poland's premier league in a friendly match Tuesday.

Poland's Jaroslaw Bieniuk opened the scoring in the 16th minute, then Roberto Sergi made it even 10 minutes later with a goal for Barcelona.

Oscar "Ossie" Schectman, the former New York Knicks guard who scored the first basket in NBA history, died Tuesday. He was 94.

Schectman's son Peter confirmed his father's death, which was also announced by the Knicks. Peter says his dad died of complications from respiratory failure.

Brazil champion Fluminense hired coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo on Tuesday to try to put the team back on track after five straight losses in the Brazilian league.

The signing of the former Brazil and Real Madrid coach was announced a day after Abel Braga was fired following a 2-0 loss to Gremio, a result that left the team in the relegation zone with only nine points from as many matches.

Indian Grand Prix organizers say the removal of the race from next year's Formula One calendar is part of a switch in schedule and not because of teams' unhappiness with the country's taxation regulations.

The third edition of the Indian Grand Prix is scheduled for Oct. 27 at the Buddha International Circuit near New Delhi but organizers have been told there will be no race in 2014 as part of an expected switch to being an early-season race in March 2015.

German prosecutors filed tax evasion charges against Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness on Tuesday.

Hoeness reported himself to authorities earlier this year over a previously undeclared Swiss bank account. News of the case against Hoeness, long one of the most prominent figures in German football, emerged in April.

Olympic 100-meter hurdles champion Sally Pearson will lead a team of 46 Australians to the world athletics championships in Moscow from August 10-18.

Pearson, who has been struggling with hamstring injuries, returned to form with a win last weekend in the Anniversary Games in the London stadium where she claimed Olympic gold last year.