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By The Associated Press The NBA has announced the Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic will play a regular-season game in Mexico City on Nov. 9. It will be the 32nd NBA game in Mexico since 1992. That’s more than in any country besides the United States and Canada. The Hawks will be playing in Mexico

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have locked in left tackle Andrew Thomas with a five-year contact extension worth $117.5 million. The Giants announced the signing Wednesday, hours before the team stepped on the field for its first practice for the 2023 season. The signing comes

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Canada recovered from conceding directly from a corner kick to seal a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Ireland at the Women’s World Cup. Adriana Leon’s second-half strike at Rectangular Stadium boosted Olympic champion Canada’s hopes of advancing to the round of 16 by moving to the top of Group B. Defeat for

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The president of the International Olympic Committee has formally invited the world’s nations but not Russia or its military ally Belarus to gather in one year in Paris for the 2024 Games. The invite from Thomas Bach launched the final year-to-go countdown. Bach accompanied his invite with

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Ireland captain Katie McCabe has scored directly from a corner kick against Olympic champion Canada at the Women’s World Cup. McCabe fired her country into the lead after four minutes at Perth in what could be a contender for goal of the tournament. It was Ireland’s first ever goal at the

By BROOKE EVANS Associated Press BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Nigeria has already held Olympic champion Canada to a 0-0 draw and is determined to stay unbeaten when it takes on co-host Australia at the Women’s World Cup. The Super Falcons’ tough draw for the group stage starts with back-to-back games against seventh-ranked Canada and 10th-ranked

LONDON (AP) — England has announced an unchanged team to play Australia in the fifth and final Ashes test at the Oval. England record wicket-taker James Anderson retains his place in the side despite a disappointing series so far while pacer Mark Wood and all-rounder Chris Woakes have both been passed fit. The fifth test

AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — Polish cyclist Filip Maciejuk was given a 30-day ban for causing a mass crash with a dangerous move at the Tour of Flanders in April. The International Cycling Union says the ban began Tuesday. The 23-year-old Polish rider for the Bahrain Victorious team will miss the Tour of Poland and the

By MAX RALPH Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Jennifer Hermoso scored twice and assisted in her 100th international appearance to push Spain past Zambia 5-0 on Wednesday. The win moved both Spain and Japan into the Women’s World Cup knockout round. Spain and Japan are the first teams to clinch berths in the

TOKYO (AP) — Bayern Munich’s president has confirmed that the club is aware of “initial talks” around a reported move for forward Sadio Mané from the German champion to Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr. Bayern president Herbert Hainer says the club has been informed about the situation. His comments followed a report in German tabloid newspaper

By GRAHAM DUNBAR and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The Olympics is on track to be back in business with millions of visitors coming to Paris for the 2024 Games. The French capital has the expert experience to stage the event and welcome guests for the first Olympics of the post-pandemic era. That

By ELLEN McINTYRE Associated Press DUNEDIN, New Zealand (AP) — Hikaru Naomoto and Aoba Fujino scored two minutes apart in the first half to lead Japan to a 2-0 Women’s World Cup victory over Costa Rica on Wednesday, and the Japanese qualified for the knockout stage later when Spain beat Zambia. Japan and Spain, 4-0

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Outman’s double in the 10th inning scored Chris Taylor with the winning run and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for an 8-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. The Dodgers trailed 7-3 but sent the game into extra innings with four runs in the

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Rose Lavelle says she hopes she’s a smarter player in the years since she was a breakout star for the U.S. in the 2019 Women’s World Cup final against the Netherlands. The midfielder was just 24 years old and one of the teams’

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Striker Paul Mullin, one of the stars of the “Welcome to Wrexham” docuseries, was hospitalized with a punctured lung after a collision with Manchester United goalie Nathan Bishop in a friendly. Mullin collided with Bishop just outside the box in the 11th minute and was

By KRIS KEEHL Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado, Juan Soto and Gary Sánchez homered to help the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Tuesday night. Blake Snell (7-8) limited the Pirates to two hits and one run in six innings. Steven Wilson, Robert Suarez and Josh Hader pitched three