Nick Kyrgios says the physical anguish Andy Murray put himself through to prolong his tennis career was "not worth it" and that he deserved to retire "more gracefully".

The Scot, a three-time Grand Slam winner, retired in August following a straight-set defeat alongside Dan Evans in the Olympic men's doubles quarter-finals.

Murray, 37, had major hip surgery in 2018 and 2019 and the Scot was openly talking about retirement at the 2019 Australian Open.

He managed to play for a further five years but failed to make it past the third round of any of the four majors.

Australian Kyrgios, who has not played competitively since August 2023 amid his own injury problems, says he has no plans to retire but will not put his body through the same turmoil as Murray did.

"I look at how Andy Murray's doing it now, and how Rafael [Nadal] is going out, I don't want to be like that either. I don't want to be kind of crawling to the finish line in a sense," Kyrgios said on The Louis Theroux podcast.

"What Andy Murray's achieved in this sport is second to basically no-one... unless you are Novak [Djokovic], [Roger] Federer, or Nadal, like, the next person is Andy Murray.

"It's like you've achieved everything. You deserve to go out, I think, a little bit more gracefully than he's done.

"I think that the surgeries, the pain, it's just not worth it, in my opinion."

Britain's Katie Boulter made light work of Japan's Aoi Ito to reach the second round of the Hong Kong Open.

Second seed Boulter beat world number 156 Aoi 6-4 6-4.

Boulter has enjoyed a career-best season, winning two WTA Tour titles and reaching a high of 27 in the world rankings.

The 28-year-old thanked the crowd afterwards for their support, saying she "needed a push" after playing in the semi-finals in Tokyo just three days earlier.

"It's at the end of a long season and I am trying to push my body and myself as much as possible," she said.

Boulter will face China's Wang Xiyu for a place in the quarter-finals.

Fellow Briton Heather Watson is in action in Hong Kong later on Tuesday against 2021 US Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez.

Jack Draper, just two days after winning the biggest title of his career in Vienna, will begin his Paris Masters campaign against Jiri Lehecka.

Vinícius Júnior's Real Madrid and Brazil teammates have backed the star forward after he lost out to Manchester City's Rodri in the race to win the 2024 men's Ballon d'Or.

Vinícius, 24, had been widely expected to win the award on Monday, but finished second behind Rodri, with Jude Bellingham finishing third, Dani Carvajal fourth, and Erling Haaland fifth.

Real Madrid boycotted the ceremony organised by France Football and UEFA, with none of the club's nominees for the various prizes -- Vinícius, Bellingham, Carvajal, Kylian Mbappé, Antonio Rüdiger, Federico Valverde, Andriy Lunin, Arda Güler and coach Carlo Ancelotti -- or club officials attending the event in protest.

A club source told ESPN the result was "unfair" and "shameful," calling it "a historic robbery."

Vinicius posted on social media later on Monday, saying "I'll do it 10x if I have to. They aren't ready."

The forward helped lead Madrid to a LaLiga and Champions League double last season, scoring 24 goals in all competitions, including in the Champions League final.

A number of Vinicius' teammates with Madrid and the Brazil national team reacted to the news on Monday, offering their support to the player.

"Football politics," Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga posted on X. "My brother, you are the best player in the world and no award can say otherwise."

"You are the best and no one can take that away from you," Éder Militão -- who plays with Vinícius for club and country -- posted.

"Nothing will take away what you've achieved my brother," Aurélien Tchouaméni said. "We ALL know ... They are not ready for what you're gonna deliver."

While Vinicius excelled for Madrid last season, he had a more difficult time at the Copa América with Brazil, scoring just twice -- in a 4-1 win over Paraguay -- as they were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

"Today, all Brazilians who love football woke up expecting to see another player from our country winning an award for the best in the world after so long," Brazil forward Richarlison posted on Instagram.

"Unfortunately, due to criteria that no one can understand, the award did not come. And don't get me wrong, Rodri is a great player, who deserves to be among the best. But Vini not winning this Ballon d'Or was embarrassing, and the only thing that lost today was football."

A Brazilian has not won the award since Kaká in 2007, with Neymar finishing third in 2015 and 2017.

"I waited a whole year to see Vini Junior deservedly be recognised as the current best player," Brazil legend Marta said, in an angry video posted on Instagram. "And now you tell me that they are not giving him the Ballon d'Or to him? What Ballon d'Or is that!"

"I admire you and root for you more than any victory of mine," West Ham and Brazil midfielder Lucas Paquetá posted on Instagram. "I admire your story and the person you have become! You are the best! even if they say otherwise!"

NEW YORK -- For the New York Yankees, the franchise with the richest history in baseball, to win their 28th World Series and their first since 2009, they will have to make history.

No team has ever overcome a 3-0 series deficit to win the World Series. Just one club -- the Boston Red Sox against the Yankees in the American League Championship Series two decades ago -- has completed the comeback in a postseason series at all. But that's where the Yankees, whose offense has largely vanished on the grandest stage, find themselves after falling 4-2 to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 at Yankee Stadium on Monday. The quest to become the first team to defy the odds in the World Series begins with Game 4 on Tuesday.

"We're trying to get a game tomorrow," Boone said. "OK? That's where our focus lies. Hopefully we can go be this amazing story and shock the world."

What has been shocking so far in this World Series has been New York's offensive ineptitude. The Yankees, the AL leaders in runs scored during the regular season, have scored seven runs in the three games. They're 4-for-20 with runners in scoring position. They've left 25 runners on base. They have just one fewer hit than the Dodgers but have totaled 31 strikeouts to the Dodgers' 17.

"All it takes is one," Yankees center fielder Aaron Judge said. "All it takes is one swing, one at-bat, one play, and everything changes. That's the mindset you got to have."

At the center of the struggles, though far from the only source, is Judge. The superstar center fielder didn't appear to be of this planet for most of the summer. He is expected to win the AL MVP unanimously. He looked better at the plate in Game 3 than in Game 2, but he still went hitless with a strikeout and a walk, running his tally to 1-for-12 with seven strikeouts and a walk in the World Series and 6-for-43 (.140) with a .580 OPS and 20 strikeouts in 12 postseason games.

"Yeah, definitely," Judge said when asked if he thought he was letting his team down. "You want to be getting the hits. You want to be going out there doing your job. But I'm not doing my job right now. So I got to pick it up."

The lack of offense combined with early holes have buried the Yankees, who haven't led since Nestor Cortes surrendered the walk-off grand slam to Freddie Freeman in Game 1. Their deficit in Game 3 began when Clarke Schmidt walked Shohei Ohtani, who was leading off for the Dodgers two days after dislocating his shoulder, on four pitches. Two batters later, Freeman smashed a cutter Schmidt yanked into the seats in right field for a two-run home run.

Schmidt allowed another run in the third inning before exiting with two outs in the frame. The right-hander threw 68 pitches to record eight outs.

"We're playing kind of on the back foot a little bit," Yankees left fielder Alex Verdugo said. "We need to get in front of it and have some momentum on our side."

Verdugo supplied the Yankees' only runs with a two-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning as fans filtered out of the stadium. Giancarlo Stanton went 2-for-4 with a double. The rest of the team went 3-for-27 against Walker Buehler, who held New York to two hits over five pristine innings, and six Dodgers relievers.

The Yankees had runners reach base in each of the final four innings. They had rallies end with a questionable send (Stanton getting thrown out at home after doubling in the fourth inning) and a questionable strike three call (Gleyber Torres taking a pitch above the strike zone with two runners on base in the seventh inning). The performance prompted boos from the home crowd in the first World Series game at Yankee Stadium since Nov. 4, 2009.

If there's one positive to take from Monday it's that the Yankees saw six Dodgers relievers before their scheduled bullpen game Wednesday. The reps, they hope, will lead to production. History is not on their side. Each of the past nine teams to take a 3-0 lead in the World Series have completed a sweep, according to ESPN Research. The last team to force a Game 5 was the 1970 Cincinnati Reds against the Baltimore Orioles. A team has never forced a Game 6 after trailing 3-0.

"I don't see us laying down tomorrow," first baseman Anthony Rizzo said.

This World Series was as hyped as any in recent memory. The sport's two most iconic franchises, representing each coast, adding another chapter to their World Series rivalry after a 43-year hiatus. Hall of Famers populating both rosters. Celebrities dotting the crowds. This series had everything.

But what began with an instant classic in Game 1 could suddenly end with a sweep Tuesday largely because the Yankees' offense has put up too many zeroes. They'll give the ball to rookie Luis Gil with their season on the line looking to supply him with early run support to ease his burden and begin mounting a historic comeback.

We know the odds are stacked against us," Cortes said. "But this team is too resilient. I think we've shown enough fight in us to come back. If there's a team out there that can do it, it'll be us."

PITTSBURGH -- Russell Wilson grinned as he sat at the dais following the Pittsburgh Steelers' 26-18 win against the New York Giants and considered how to describe the difference between his first and second outings as a Steeler.

"I felt more fluid," the quarterback said, settling on a descriptor. "I haven't really missed any games in my lifetime, and you miss five, six games, and you're just, 'OK, all right, you got to get your rhythm.' ... Sometimes it's not easy every possession, especially when you're going against good teams, and so you just respond. I think the most important thing is just response."

With 278 yards and a touchdown as he completed 20 of 28 attempts Monday night, Wilson set a franchise record for most passing yards by a Steeler in his first two games with the organization (542), surpassing Earl Morrall's 504 yards in 1957, per ESPN Research.

"I just thought he didn't need to warm up to it," coach Mike Tomlin said of Wilson's second outing. "A little less rust than the week before, but I'm not surprised by his capabilities."

Wilson and the offense moved the ball almost seamlessly in their first three possessions, but each time, the drive finished in a field goal. Two would-be touchdown throws to George Pickens were called back and another drive stalled out after back-to-back gains of 20-plus yards. Wilson lamented the two Pickens touchdowns called back, including the second, where the receiver got his right foot down twice but because his left foot didn't hit after the catch, it was ruled incomplete.

"It's an interesting rule," Wilson said. "It's like, obviously, we thought maybe he had dragged his toe, maybe he got it down. We get the same foot down twice, and it's clear one and then another one, No. 2, it's almost like you get a knee down, and it counts as a touchdown. And getting two rights [feet], maybe it should count. But I don't know.

"... George had a great game. I know obviously he wants those two touchdowns. We all want those -- it really would've broken out the game early on for us."

Though his first two TD throws were called back, Wilson eventually found wide receiver Calvin Austin III for a 29-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, marking Austin's second score of the day after a third-quarter punt return to the house. Wilson's touchdown to Austin had just a 28.2% completion probability, according to NFL Next Gen Stats, giving the quarterback a league-leading 12 total touchdowns with less than a 30% completion probability since the start of last season.

"He's always talking to us, always looking for that big play, that check, that signal, that route, that look or whatever," Austin said. "He's always hunting that big play."

Thanks in large part to Wilson and a relentless run game anchored by Najee Harris and his three straight 100-yard performances, the Steelers managed to record at least 400 yards of offense in consecutive weeks for the first time since the 2018 season, per ESPN Research.

But Wilson cautioned that the Steelers can't get complacent as they enter their Week 9 bye atop the AFC North with a 6-2 record, the team's best start since going 8-0 in 2020.

"We've got great confidence," Wilson said. "We haven't done anything yet. We're obviously sitting here at 6-2, which is a great thing, but it doesn't mean anything. It doesn't mean anything. When we look back at it all, we got to be making sure that we're staying focused on the next task, and that's to really take care of our bodies, take care of our minds, enjoy this with your families and all that stuff this bye week.

"Because we've got a surge ahead of us that we got to go get, and there's a lot of great games ahead of us and we're not going to shy away from them."