Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion known for plenty of on-court grit and off-court attention, and Bob and Mike Bryan, twins who won a record 16 major titles in men’s doubles together, are first-ballot selections for the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

The Newport, Rhode Island-based Hall announced the Class of 2025 on Thursday.

Sharapova won at least one championship at each of her sport’s four most prestigious events, making her one of 10 women in tennis history to complete a career Grand Slam, and she was the first Russian woman to reach No. 1 in the WTA singles rankings. She retired in 2020 at age 32 after a career that included 15 years in the spotlight, a 15-month doping ban and multiple operations on her right shoulder.

In a message posted on social media, Sharapova called herself “incredibly grateful to receive this honor.”

Alex de Minaur advanced to the quarterfinals of the Erste Bank Open when Flavio Cobolli retired because of a shoulder injury with the Australian leading 7-6 (2), 3-1 in Vienna.

The second-seeded De Minaur trails Andrey Rublev for the eighth and last spot for the ATP Finals next month in Turin, Italy. The Australian will face 19-year-old Jakub Mensik for a spot in the semifinals.

VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball great Karch Kiraly, who won the first of his three Olympic gold medals as a member of the U.S. indoor team in Los Angeles in 1984, will coach the American men at the Summer Games when they return to L.A. in 2028.

Kiraly will switch from the women’s program he led to medals in each of the last three Olympics to take over for John Speraw, who coached the men to the bronze medal in Paris before becoming USA Volleyball’s president and CEO this month. Speraw called Kiraly, who won two gold medals in indoor volleyball and one on the beach as an athlete, “Team USA’s greatest winner.”

MOTORSPORTS

NHRA legend John Force, who suffered a traumatic brain injury during a harrowing crash at Virginia Motorsports Park in June, has been cleared to attend a race.

The 16-time Funny Car champion announced he will travel with his wife, Laurie, to the Nevada Nationals next weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

“At the end of the day, I’m gonna recover and I’m getting better already,” Force said in a video released by John Force Racing. “I’m working at it every day.”

Force will be on hand to see his two-car Funny Car team compete with drivers Austin Prock and Jack Beckman. Daughter Brittany Force also is racing in the Top Fuel class. John Force said he wanted to support his teams and see fans and sponsors.

Force, 75, crashed into a wall at roughly 300 mph after his engine exploded. He spent a month in hospitals, first in intensive care at VCU Medical Center in Richmond and then at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix. He has since been getting outpatient care at home in California.

Force called himself “still a work in progress” with “good days and bad days.”

“I’m gonna get better,” he said. “I felt I owed (it to everyone) to tell you guys that I’m OK. I want to take a minute and thank you. I want to tell you I love you for the cards and the gifts and everything because you showed me that you cared at a time when I needed help.”

SOCCER

Alyssa Thompson scored her first goal for the United States, Jaedyn Shaw provided the go-ahead goal in the 85th minute, and the Americans beat Iceland 3-1 in an exhibition in Austin, Texas.

Sophia Smith also scored for the U.S. in its first match since winning the gold medal at the Paris Olympics this summer under new coach Emma Hayes.

The 19-year-old Thompson, who was left off the Olympic roster, made her third start for the U.S. She has scored five goals in her last eight games for Angel City of the National Women’s Soccer League.

Thompson whipped the ball across the face of Iceland’s goal and into the far upper corner in the 39th minute.

“Coming onto the field and wearing in the jersey in the beginning, I was like, this is surreal,” Thompson said. “And being able to get my first goal, I just can’t describe how I feel. I’m just so happy.”

Iceland tied it on Selma Sol Magnusdottir’s goal from distance in the 56th minute. It was the midfielder’s fifth international goal and it was just the third goal allowed by the U.S. in 11 matches under Hayes, who took over in May.

Shaw’s goal went between the legs of Iceland goalkeeper Telma Ivarsdottir. Smith scored from distance about three minutes later.

Smith had been hampered since the Olympics by an ankle injury that has sidelined her with her club, the Portland Thorns.

“I’ve obviously been dealing a little bit of an injury coming off the Olympics so honestly the thing that felt the best was just being out on the field with my friends again and representing this country,” Smith said. “But obviously the goal on top makes it feel extra special.”

Shaw, who like Smith came into the game in the second half, went to Paris with the United States but didn’t play because of a muscle injury.

“It was a really tough month for me, but it was also the best month of my life, and I learned a lot from it,” Shaw said of the Olympics. “It just made me hungrier to come back and produce the same, if not more.”

The starting lineup included six players who faced Brazil in the gold medal match in Paris. Defender Emily Sonnett started in her 100th national team appearance.

Yazmeen Ryan made her first appearance for the U.S., entering as a second-half sub.

The U.S. and Iceland will play another friendly on Sunday in Nashville, Tenn. The Americans will then face Argentina in Louisville, Ky., next Wednesday.

Trinity Rodman will miss the three matches while she recovers from a back injury. Crystal Dunn was left off the roster because of a personal commitment.

The U.S. will finish out the year with a trip to Europe, playing England at Wembley Stadium on Nov. 30 and the Netherlands in the Hague on Dec. 3.

No surprise here: Lionel Messi is among the finalists for Major League Soccer’s MVP award for this season.

In addition to Messi, Inter Miami teammate Luis Suarez is among five finalists for the Landon Donovan MLS MVP. The others include Evander from the Portland Timbers, Cucho Hernandez of the Columbus Crew and D.C. United’s Christian Benteke, who also won this season’s Golden Boot for most goals.

Inter Miami finished the season atop the Eastern Conference standings at 22-4-8 with an MLS-record 74 points, winning the Supporters Shield for best regular-season record.

Messi led Miami with 20 goals and 16 assists in 19 appearances despite missing a chunk of games because of injury and national team commitments with Argentina.

Messi earned more than the entire payrolls of 22 other Major League Soccer teams, and Olivier Giroud has $3,675,000 in annualized total compensation under the contract he signed to join Los Angeles FC in July.

The Major League Soccer Players Association released its salary update and Messi’s $12 million base salary and $20,446,667 in total compensation from Inter Miami remained the same as in the initial listing in May.

Those figures cover what Messi receives from his MLS deal, which runs through the 2025 season, including any marketing bonus and agent’s fees. They do not account for any additional agreements with the team or its affiliates, or for any performance bonuses.

Average guaranteed compensation rose 9.8% to $596,226 from $543,207.

Miami led the league with a record $41.7 million payroll, double all but Toronto ($31.8 million), Los Angeles FC ($22.1 million), the L.A. Galaxy ($22 million) and Nashville ($21.9 million).

Players on Cincinnati ($21 million) and Houston ($20.5 million) also totaled more than Messi.

Montreal ($11.4 million), Philadelphia ($13.8 million) and Dallas ($13.9 million) are among the lowest payrolls.

Giroux, a 38-year-old striker, joined the Galaxy in July on a free transfer from AC Milan. He has a $2.8 million annualized salary for 2024.

GOLF

Taylor Moore shot a 7-under 63 to lead by one shot after the first round of the Zozo Championship, the only PGA Tour event in Japan.

Max Greyserman, Nico Echavarria and Eric Cole were a shot behind after rounds of 64 at the Narashino Country Club in Inzai City.

Two players from Taiwan — C.T. Pan and Kevin Yu — were two back after 65s.

Moore eagled the 562-yard 18th — his ninth hole of the round — when he chipped in from just more than 100 feet out.

Moore and Echavarria each have one victory on the PGA Tour. Greyserman and Cole are looking for their first.

LPGA Tour rookie Mao Saigo birdied six of her first nine holes for a 9-under 63 and a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Haeran Ryu of South Korea was a stroke behind.

COLLEGES

South Florida men’s basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, who led the Bulls to the American Athletic Conference’s regular-season championship a year ago, has died, the school announced. He was 43.

The school said he died from complications that occurred while he was undergoing a procedure at a Tampa-area hospital.

Two former Penn State football players facing felony rape charges are free on bond while they await their next hearing.

Kaveion Allen Keys and Jameial James Lyons, both 19, are accused of raping a 17-year-old Penn State student at their on-campus apartment in early July. A second student who was present that night said she awoke with her pants removed and that Lyons “digitally penetrated” her, according to the criminal complaint.

Penn State coach James Franklin declined to answer questions about the charges against Lyons and Keys following practice Wednesday.

Both players were placed on interim suspension over the summer to deal with what Penn State officials called a “personal matter.” By early August, both were removed from the roster. Franklin has declined to discuss their statuses.

They were arraigned Wednesday by District Judge Don Hahn, who set Keys’ bail at $400,000 and Lyons’ at $500,000. Keys and Lyons were not required to post bail unless they violate bail conditions. Their next hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.