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MONACO (AP) — French club Monaco has hired Adi Hütter as its new coach on a two-year contract. Hütter replaces Belgian coach Philippe Clement, who was fired last month after the club finished a disappointing sixth in the French league. The 53-year-old Hütter is a former midfielder with the Austrian national team. He previously coached

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A former Scotland rugby player was killed in a paragliding accident in South Africa while there to watch his son play in the Under-20 World Championship. Greig Oliver played for Scotland from 1987-1992 and was a member of the coaching staff at Irish rugby club Munster. Munster and the

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer star Neymar was fined more than $3.3 million for violating local environmental rules during renovations at his mansion in the city of Mangaratiba outside Rio de Janeiro. The Mangaratiba city hall said in a statement Monday night it had issued four fines totalling

By The Associated Press The biggest tournament in women’s golf is going to one of America’s most famous courses. The U.S. Women’s Open goes to Pebble Beach for the first time. Pebble already has hosted the men’s U.S. Open six times, most recently in 2019. Pebble did host the U.S. Women’s Amateur twice in the

AP Soccer Writer Nathan Collins has become Brentford’s record signing after completing a transfer from Premier League rival Wolverhampton. Brentford did not reveal the size of the fee for the center back but it is reportedly worth 23 million pounds ($29 million). Collins is an Ireland international and has signed a six-year contract with the

By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, had the best seat in the house Tuesday on Centre Court at Wimbledon — in the front row of the Royal Box and right next to Roger Federer. The future queen, wearing a mint green blazer, made her way down

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund has signed midfielder Felix Nmecha from league rival Wolfsburg despite misgivings over homophobic and transphobic social media posts that the player shared. Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke and club president Reinhold Lunow say in a joint statement, “He completely convinced us during intensive talks that he does not hold

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — One of several Japanese officials charged in a widespread bribery scandal involving Tokyo Olympic organizers has been found guilty but avoided jail time. The verdict in Tokyo District Court for Joji Matsui, the former head of Amuse consulting company, was the first for someone on the receiving

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Blake Snell helped keep All-Star sluggers Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout in the ballpark, and Xander Bogaerts hit a three-run homer that sent the disappointing San Diego Padres to a 10-3 win against the Los Angeles Angels. Trout exited with a left wrist injury after

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Muncy hit his 19th homer of the season, and Los Angeles defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 to get Dave Roberts his 700th win as the Dodgers’ manager. Jason Heyward and Miguel Rojas had RBI doubles to help the Dodgers bounce back after dropping the

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — All-Star outfielder Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels has a broken left wrist and has been placed on the 10-day injured list. The Angels say Trout has a broken hamate suffered in a 10-3 loss on Monday night. The slugger says he doesn’t know

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints tight end Foster Moreau says he is in “full remission” from cancer that team doctors discovered in late March. The 26-year-old Moreau says in a social media post that his “prayers were answered,” and that he’s “so grateful to everyone who reached out to offer their love and support.” Hodgkin

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo’s grandparents are about to celebrate 64 years of marriage, John having recently turned 93 and Nancy 85. They had plenty of reason to hold a family party a little bit earlier than their July 19th anniversary: Their grandson Bryan took the

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Nobody has had a first half of the season like Ronald Acuña Jr. Atlanta’s four-time All-Star outfielder made history by becoming the first player to reach 20 home runs, 40 stolen bases and 50 RBIs before the All-Star break. The 25-year-old Acuña is also just the

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Edouard Julien hit a pinch-hit, solo homer to start a five-run eighth inning and the Minnesota Twins went on to beat the Kansas City Royals 8-4. Carlos Correa had four hits from the leadoff spot and Byron Buxton drove in a pair of runs with sacrifice flies

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harrison Bader hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees rallied for a 6-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the opener of a four-game series between AL East playoff contenders. Anthony Volpe scored the tying run in the seventh