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By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Saudi-backed Newcastle has spent big to sign Sandro Tonali from AC Milan and take the…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian champion Shakhtar Donetsk has hired Dutch coach Patrick van Leeuwen to return to the club where he was a long-time…

GENEVA (AP) — Sixteen-year-old Iman Beney has been picked in Switzerland’s squad for the Women’s World Cup only three days after making her…

By STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers The Nashville Predators, defensive defenseman Ryan Graves and some top goaltenders are among the…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Max Verstappen has been so dominant, Formula One’s runaway leader may soon have to change his name to…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams has lost in the first round of her 24th…

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Play in the year’s third Grand Slam tournament is set to begin at Wimbledon. Novak Djokovic will participate in the…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Qatar advanced to the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 1-0 win over a Mexican team that already clinched…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer It’s game on for a new, yet-to-be named women’s pro hockey league to launch in January after union members…

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer in the rain, hours after making his third All-Star team, and the…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Josh Naylor hit a two-run single in the 10th inning and the Cleveland Guardians regrouped to…

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Montgomery beat the Yankees for the second time since they traded him last summer,…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jesús Ferreira became the first American to score international hat tricks in consecutive games, and the United States…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Shane van Gisbergen won his NASCAR Cup Series debut on a rainy Sunday in downtown Chicago, chasing…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Short contracts with some including performance bonuses were popular early in NHL free agency. Players and teams…