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Sharapova, Bryan Brothers on the Ballot for 2025 Tennis Hall of Fame

Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates after she won the women's final match against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia during the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, Jan. 10, 2015. (AP)
Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates after she won the women's final match against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia during the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, Jan. 10, 2015. (AP)
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Sharapova, Bryan Brothers on the Ballot for 2025 Tennis Hall of Fame

Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates after she won the women's final match against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia during the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, Jan. 10, 2015. (AP)
Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates after she won the women's final match against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia during the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, Jan. 10, 2015. (AP)

Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion, and the doubles team of brothers Mike and Bob Bryan are on the ballot for International Tennis Hall of Fame’s class of 2025.

Daniel Nestor, a 12-time major doubles champion from Canada, also returns to the ballot that was announced Tuesday.

Sharapova is one of 10 women to complete the career Grand Slam, winning her first major at Wimbledon in 2004 at 17. The Russian twice won the French Open, captured titles at the US Open in 2006 and Australian Open in 2008, reached No. 1 in the WTA rankings and spent 408 weeks in the top 5.

The Bryans teamed for 16 major titles, the 2012 Olympic gold medal and a record 438 weeks atop the doubles rankings. Mike Bryan is the career leader with 18 Grand Slam doubles titles, winning a pair with Jack Sock while his twin brother was injured in 2018.

Nestor won eight doubles and four mixed doubles major titles, along with the Olympic gold medal in 2000.

The class will be announced in October and enshrinement weekend is set for Aug. 21-23, 2025.

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Saudi Soccer League Remains as Ambitious as Ever, CEO Says

File photo of Saudi Arabia's flag.
File photo of Saudi Arabia's flag.
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Saudi Soccer League Remains as Ambitious as Ever, CEO Says

File photo of Saudi Arabia's flag.
File photo of Saudi Arabia's flag.

Despite a relatively quiet transfer window in Saudi Arabia, the arrival of Ivan Toney and Joao Cancelo shows that the ambitions of the Saudi Pro League remain as high as ever, according to league chief executive Omar Mugharbel.

August ended with Al-Ahli of Jeddah signing deal with London club Brentford for Toney on Friday, three days after Premier League champion Manchester City sold Cancelo to Riyadh’s Al-Hilal.

“This is only the beginning with more transfers on the pitch and more development off the pitch,” Mugharbel told The Associated Press as the SPL summer transfer window ended Monday.

“The reality is that there have been a lot of signings this summer but maybe not the ones that the media are most interested in,” said Mugharbel, who became CEO in January.

He also said that last season they had a lot of opportunities to sign star players either "because they had the positions available in the clubs themselves or there were a lot of interesting players that we wanted to recruit into the league.”

“For the most part, most of the players that we brought in or the clubs brought in are actually still in the league, which is a positive sign that things are moving in the right direction,” he added.

“I think what we’ve managed to do last season is really open up the league and create an attractive proposition for star players,” stressed Mugharbel. “We are continuing on the same path.”