Démare wins Giro 6th stage in photo finish, López keeps lead
SCALEA, Italy (AP) — French cyclist Arnaud Démare has beaten Caleb Ewan in a photo finish to win a second successive Giro d’Italia stage. Juan…
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Fabinho to miss FA Cup final, could make European final
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says midfielder Fabinho will miss the FA Cup final on Saturday but has a chance of playing…
Continue ReadingMatthews, McDavid, Shesterkin are finalists for Hart Trophy
NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews and Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid are two of the finalists for the Hart Memorial…
Continue ReadingMemphis to spend up to $200 million renovating Liberty Bowl
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The city of Memphis and the University of Memphis will be spending at least $150 million to renovate and renovate the home of…
Continue ReadingMemphis Grizzlies’ Zach Kleiman named NBA executive of year
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman has been named the NBA basketball executive of the year. The 33-year-old…
Continue ReadingDelayed Southeast Asian Games begin in Vietnam’s capital
By HAU DINH Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The Southeast Asian Games have officially kicked off with a mask-optional opening ceremony in…
Continue ReadingGreg Norman’s comments on Khashoggi killing spark backlash
LONDON (AP) — Greg Norman’s brushing off of Jamal Khashoggi’s killing as a “mistake” has been condemned by the fiancee of the late…
Continue ReadingVetting panel takes out candidate ahead of boxing election
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The challenger to the Russian incumbent in the presidential election at the troubled International…
Continue ReadingNadal struggles with foot injury in Italian Open loss
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Rafael Nadal struggled with a foot injury toward the end of a 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 third-round loss to Denis…
Continue ReadingNZ cricket great McCullum hired to coach England’s test team
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Former New Zealand cricket star Brendon McCullum has been hired as head coach of England’s test team in another…
Continue ReadingNBA tweaks design of trophies, adds conference finals MVPs
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA’s championship trophy has a new look. And the league will hand out some new trophies for the first time during these…
Continue ReadingAfter season to forget, Barcelona faces difficult rebuild
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — It’s been a long season for Barcelona. Lionel Messi left in tears. Ronald Koeman…
Continue ReadingUS to host men’s and women’s Rugby World Cups for first time
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The United States will stage a Rugby World Cup for the first time after being voted as the host of the men’s…
Continue ReadingFIFA takes on EA Sports video game in soccer’s new rivalry
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The name “FIFA” can bring to mind images of the World Cup and soccer’s greatest players,…
Continue ReadingDortmund licks wounds, pivots to rebuild for next season
By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund is already looking ahead to the next season as its current campaign is set to end…
Continue ReadingEngland’s crypto club takes plunge into the unknown
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer An American consortium has bought an English soccer team with the ultimate aim of winning the Premier League title.…
Continue ReadingLEADING OFF: Francona, Guardians hit with virus outbreak
By The Associated Press The Cleveland Guardians are dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak that has sidelined manager Terry Francona and several of the…
Continue ReadingNantes expresses shock at Nice fans who chanted about Sala
PARIS (AP) — French soccer club Nantes has expressed its shock at Nice fans who made derogatory chants about Emiliano Sala during a league game.…
Continue ReadingSherpa woman climbs Everest for 10th time, breaks own record
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Nepali Sherpa broke her own record as the most successful female climber of Mount…
Continue ReadingNHL closing in on seeing its first female coach
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer Kori Cheverie reflects fondly on the conversations she had with her grandfather growing up in Nova Scotia, where he…
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