AP National Sports

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi will make his Inter Miami debut Friday at DRV PNK Stadium, ushering in the next chapter of his career. He announced June 7 that he would join Inter Miami after months of speculation. Almost immediately, the club had to rush renovations to

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer The first professional franchise cricket league in the United States has been launched this month. Curious Americans, don’t worry. The games won’t take days to complete. There will not be hours-long periods of play when nothing seems to happen. And no extended breaks when the teams disappear for “lunch”

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Hannah Wilkinson has scored to open the second half and New Zealand has upset Norway 1-0 for its first-ever win at the Women’s World Cup just hours after a shooting in downtown Auckland that shocked the host nation. A gunman stormed a high-rise

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer SYDNEY (AP) — Captain Sam Kerr has missed Australia’s opening Women’s World Cup game against Ireland because of a calf injury that wasn’t revealed publicly until about an hour before kickoff. Kerr will also miss the Matildas’ game against Nigeria in Brisbane next week. She will be assessed before

By JENNA FRYER AP National Writer AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Christine Sinclair hopes her sixth appearance at the Women’s World Cup will finally land Canada the elusive title. Canada begins tournament play Friday against Nigeria. Sinclair is the most prolific scorer in international soccer, and has one Olympic gold medal and two bronzes, but

HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Emiliano Grillo has rolled in a birdie putt from 51 feet at No. 18 to take a share of the lead at the British Open on 5-under par. It’s now a three-way tie for first place between Grillo, Christo Lamprecht and Tommy Fleetwood. The par-5 last hole at Royal Liverpool won’t

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — If anyone didn’t think the New York Yankees are frustrated over their latest struggles, Carlos Rodón and Tommy Kahnle visibly displayed it on Wednesday. Rodón sarcastically blew a kiss while walking to the dugout after the second inning and Kahnle took out his frustrations on

By SETH ENGLE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Nico Hoerner capped Chicago’s five-run eighth inning with his first career grand slam, helping the Cubs beat the lowly Washington Nationals 8-3. Mike Tauchman also homered and drove in three runs as Chicago earned its second straight win after dropping the opener of the three-game series on

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Taylor Ward and Luis Rengifo hit two-run homers, Chase Silseth struck out a career-high 10 in his first big league outing in seven weeks and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the reeling New York Yankees 7-3 to complete a series sweep. Los Angeles has won

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Sue Martin had the summer mapped out for her family from St. Augustine, Florida. Then along came word that Chelsea and Wrexham would play a preseason friendly on U.S. soil. “We had a whole vacation planned and they dropped this game,” Martin said before .

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eduardo Rodriguez allowed two runs and four hits over seven dominant innings, and Miguel Cabrera drove in the go-ahead run, as the Detroit Tigers held on for a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night. Jason Foley worked the eighth before

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly acquired midfield star Declan Rice came on as a second-half substitute and helped Arsenal finish off a 5-0 victory over the MLS All-Stars. Gabriel Jesus, Leandro Trossard, Jorginho, Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz all scored — and those weren’t the only highlights for the many

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer SYDNEY (AP) — Jordan Henderson was a notable absentee as Liverpool played Karlsruher in a pre-season friendly as the England midfielder closes in on a possible move to Saudi Arabian team Al-Ettifaq. Liverpool has reportedly agreed in principle a deal worth 12 million pounds ($15.5 million) for its Premier

By LUKE WINSTEL Associated Press BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Canada’s public training session ahead of its opening match at the Women’s World Cup was one of many held by competing teams in co-host Australia. Players from Melbourne-based Heidelberg United FC watched the Olympic champions practice on their field, preparing for Friday’s game against Nigeria. Heidelberg

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Yu Darvish and three relievers combined on a six-hitter, Manny Machado drove in the only runs of the game with a two-run single and the San Diego Padres beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0. Juan Soto walked three times as the Padres won their second straight after

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — New York Yankees outfielder Harrison Bader left during the sixth inning Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Angels because of bruised ribs after being hit by Jose Soriano’s pitch. Bader went to first base, but was replaced in center field by Isiah Kiner-Falefa when the Yankees took the field in the