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By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Sofia Kenin reached the third round at Wimbledon for the first time. Or as the 2020 Australian Open champion put it: “Just trying to prove some people wrong.” Kenin beat Wang Xinyu of China 6-4, 6-3 to back up her surprise victory over seventh-seeded Coco

LONDON (AP) — César Azpilicueta has ended his 11-year spell at Chelsea. He won nine trophies with the London club and was described by Chelsea as a warrior and a champion. The Spain defender won every major title with Chelsea. That included two English Premier League titles and the Champions League. Azpilicueta made 508 appearances

NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier are starting a new women’s basketball league to give top players another option to play in the U.S. in the offseason once the league’s prioritization rules go into effect next year. The new league which is called Unrivaled, will run from January through March

NEW YORK (AP) — Baltimore shortstop Gunnar Henderson and New York manager Aaron Boone spoke Thursday with Pete Stendel, the YES Network cameraman who sustained an orbital fracture when he was hit by Henderson’s errant throw Wednesday night. “I got a chance to reach out to his wife and then also made contact with Pete,”

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer The Indiana Pacers have formally announced All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton agreed to a five-year max contract that could reach a franchise record $260 million. It came on the same day they introduced free agent-signee Bruce Brown Jr. Both deals were reached last week, shortly after the negotiating period for

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The U.S. national team, like most of the rest of the field, faces a long flight to the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Already seasoned travelers, the American players have strategies for wiling away the time. And they’ll certainly need those tactics: The flight to

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen has brought Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka back to the Bundesliga from English Premier League side Arsenal. Leverkusen says the 30-year-old Xhaka signed a contract through June 2028. Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes says, “His footballing quality is known everywhere. But there are few players who can lead so well

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Josiah Gray became the early face of the Washington Nationals’ rebuild when he was part of the return in the trade of Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Two years later he’s an All-Star for the first time. Things still aren’t easy

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Building off the success of last year’s games involving Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson, the G League is bringing more international talent into Las Vegas this fall. The G League Fall Invitational will be held Sept. 6 and Sept. 8, pitting the G League Ignite

BERLIN (AP) — Former Germany winger Bastian Schweinsteiger says Pep Guardiola shares blame for the national team’s decline. He tells British radio station Talksport that Germany lost its values because of the Spanish coach. Schweinsteiger says, “When Pep Guardiola joined Bayern Munich, when he came to the country, everyone believed we have to play this

CAUTERETS-CAMBASQUE, France (AP) — Two-time champion Tadej Pogacar has claimed a 10th career stage win at the Tour de France after a stunning counterattack that dropped defending champ Jonas Vingegaard in the finale. A day after losing more than a minute to Vingegaard in the first Pyrenean stage, Pogacar showed he was not ready to

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer Formula One has expanded the grid for an 11th team at the British Grand Prix but the Brad Pitt-driven entry won’t be racing for the win. The actor is turning laps around the circuit as part of filming for a movie about F1. His adviser and driving coach is

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Odyssey Sims is feeling a full-circle moment as she returns to the WNBA’s Dallas Wings. She was the hometown girl and co-star when the franchise moved to the Dallas area from Tulsa seven years ago. This time she’s on her second contract and just trying

LONDON (AP) — Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is set to defend his WBA, WBO and IBF belts against Daniel Dubois this August in Poland. The Ukrainian fighter should have plenty of home support. Usyk confirmed that he will face Dubois on Aug. 26 at Tarczynski Arena. The undefeated Usyk had hoped to fight Tyson Fury

FARO, Portugal (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo got a new club coach when Al-Nassr announced it hired his fellow Portuguese Luís Castro. The Saudi Arabian club confirmed the appointment from a preseason training camp in Portugal. The length of the coach’s contract was not disclosed. Castro is the latest coaching hire this week in the cash-rich