BERLIN (AP) — Caroline Garcia has defeated local favorite Sabine Lisicki 7-6, 6-3 and Petra Kvitova also progressed from the first round of the Berlin Open. The third-seeded Garcia was made to fight hard till she made the decisive break at 4-3 in the second set. The French player saved the three break points she
Continue ReadingJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Argentina struggled to create chances without Lionel Messi in the team as it labored to a 2-0 win over Indonesia in a friendly, with both goals coming from defensive-minded players. Holding midfielder Leandro Paredes scored a long-range opener in the first half just as the team was growing frustrated at its
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eight-time major champion Tom Watson wants answers on the PGA Tour’s new business partnership with Saudi backers of LIV Golf, asking in a letter Monday to Commissioner Jay Monahan if the deal was the only way to solve the tour’s financial hardship. That was one
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Real Madrid has signed Spain striker Joselu on a one-year loan from Espanyol to boost its attack after the departures of Karim Benzema, Marco Asensio, Eden Hazard and Mariano Díaz. Madrid says it will have an option to buy the 33-year-old player at the end of next season. Joselu helped Spain win
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A soccer fan has been banned from attending matches for four years for wearing a shirt to this month’s FA Cup final that made an offensive reference to the Hillsborough Stadium disaster where 97 Liverpool fans died. James White smiled and chuckled after receiving his punishment. White pleaded guilty to displaying threatening
Continue ReadingHALLE, Germany (AP) — Last year’s Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the Halle Open in his latest setback as he tries to recover from a long-running knee injury. Tournament organizers said he had felt a recurrence of the knee issue while training. Kyrgios returned to action last week for the first time since October
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Andoni Iraola has become the latest coach from the Basque region to take charge of a Premier League team after being hired by Bournemouth hours after Gary O’Neil was fired. O’Neil departs despite keeping the team up last season with four matches to spare. Iraola joined after his contract
Continue ReadingGLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Brendan Rodgers is returning to Celtic 4 1/2 years after leaving the Scottish champions in the middle of the season to take charge of English club Leicester. The appointment of Rodgers was announced amid some misgivings from Celtic fans at the way he left in February 2019 just when the team
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer BRUSSELS (AP) — Thibaut Courtois has left Belgium’s training camp ahead of a European Championship qualifier for not being selected as captain. Courtois reportedly says he has an injured knee and will miss a match on Tuesday in Estonia. But Belgium coach Domenico Tedesco says he isn’t injured. For
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Alabama’s Brandon Miller tops The Associated Press’ list of top forwards in the upcoming NBA draft. Miller could go as high as No. 2 overall behind presumptive top pick Victor Wembanyama. Miller thrived as an outside shooter with athleticism during his lone season with the Crimson Tide. The list
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Open wrapped up, as it always does, on Father’s Day. Golf’s newest champion would be the first to tell people he’s always been a mama’s boy. Wyndham Clark’s victory Sunday will be remembered for how a 29-year-old newcomer to the big time held
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Alex Palou isn’t taking anything for granted and his competitors aren’t conceding a thing. But someone’s going to have to make a heck of a charge in the second half of the season to prevent Palou from winning his second IndyCar Series championship in
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Elly De La Cruz’s arrival gave fans in Cincinnati a reason to be hopeful about the future. Then the Reds started looking like they might be contenders — right now. It helps that they play in the NL Central, where everyone is one great week away from challenging for
Continue ReadingAMSTERDAM (AP) — Netherlands forward Quincy Promes has been convicted of stabbing his cousin in the leg and has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. The Amsterdam District Court judges say the sentence for the offense would usually be a year but they gave Promes a longer sentence because the suspect is a professional
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Coach John Herdman challenged the Canada Soccer Association to increase resources ahead of co-hosting 2026 World Cup. Canada’s men have not won a trophy since the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup, where it beat Mexico 2-1 in the semifinals and defeated invited guest Colombia 2-0 in the final. Canada reached the World
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Ellis understands the pressure of playing in the U.S. Open. Now the caddie for Wyndham Clark, Ellis competed in the championship twice. Ellis said he felt just as much pressure carrying Clark’s bag as he played the back nine Sunday during the final round
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A brief look at the US Open on Saturday at Los Angeles Country Club.
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Jackie Young scored 24 points, Kelsey Plum made 8 of 11 from the field and scored 21 points, including four 3-pointers, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Minnesota Lynx 93-62. Chelsea Gray scored 17 points and five assists for Las Vegas. A’ja Wilson had her streak of 34 consecutive games
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cameron Smith’s strong play during the final nine holes of the U.S. Open could give him a boost when he defends his British Open title next month. Smith shot 3 under on the more difficult back nine at Los Angeles Country Club to close with
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Folarin Balogun and Chris Richards scored their first international goals, both off assists from Gio Reyna, and the United States beat Canada 2-0 for the Americans’ second straight CONCACAF Nations League title. Richards scored in the 12th minute from a corner kick and Balogun doubled the lead in the 34th. He
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