Simona Halep earns 2nd straight year-end No. 1 ranking
(World News Russia)

LONDON (AP) - Simona Halep is back as the year-end No. 1 for the second year in a row, despite a back injury that doctors say could lead to a long-term problem. Halep, who won her first major title at this year’s French Open, clinched the year-end top tennis ranking on Monday but may be forced to pull out of the upcoming Kremlin Cup and the season-ending WTA Finals because of a herniated disk. “I haven’t practiced 100 percent yet but today, tomorrow, I will do close to 100,” Halep said in a conference call, “and I will be able to...