Brentford striker Ivan Toney banned 8 months for breaching betting rules
LONDON (AP) — Brentford striker Ivan Toney has been suspended for eight months by the English Football Association for breaching its betting rules.…
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Griner, Mercury set to tip off WNBA season after her return from detainment in Russia
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Brittney Griner’s life and career path have taken a sharp turn over the past 18 months following…
Continue Reading Paris Olympics vows to carry the torch for LGBTQ rights after watershed of Tokyo
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Organizers of the 2024 Paris Games intend to seize on the Olympic spotlight to push a message that…
Continue Reading US beats Austria 4-1 for 4th straight win at ice hockey worlds
TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — The United States maintained a perfect record at the ice hockey world championship by beating Austria 4-1 on Wednesday for…
Continue Reading Tao Geoghegan Hart crashes out of Giro d’Italia; Pascal Ackermann wins 11th stage
TORTONA, Italy (AP) — Tao Geoghegan Hart crashed on a rain-soaked road and left the Giro d’Italia on a stretcher during the 11th stage. It…
Continue Reading Novak Djokovic wasn’t happy after Cameron Norrie hit the back of Serbian’s leg with a smash in feisty Italian Open match
By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Novak Djokovic’s straight-sets victory over Cameron Norrie in the Italian Open boiled over when the British…
Continue Reading Major League Baseball launches ‘MLB Together’ community assistance platform
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has launched a community assistance platform called “MLB Together.” The platform launched Wednesday will…
Continue Reading Novak Djokovic loses to Holger Rune, again, this time at Italian Open; Swiatek injured
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Holger Rune recorded his second victory over Novak Djokovic in little more than six months by beating…
Continue Reading Xabi Alonso says he’s staying at Bayer Leverkusen, dismisses speculation
LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Coach Xabi Alonso is concentrating on Bayer Leverkusen and has dismissed speculation linking him with some of Europe’s…
Continue Reading Qatar expresses interest in hosting Rugby League World Cup, organizers say
LONDON (AP) — Qatar’s push to be a central hub on the global sporting landscape could see the emirate be an unlikely host of a Rugby League World…
Continue Reading Exceptional rains in drought-struck northern Italy kill 8, cancel Formula One Grand Prix
By LUCA BRUNO and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press CASTEL BOLOGNESE, Italy (AP) — Exceptional rains Wednesday in a drought-struck region of…
Continue Reading From major champion to TV analyst, how Trevor Immelman prepares to cover star-studded field at the PGA Championship
By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Oak Hill Country Club’s East Course has undergone substantial transformations since the last time it hosted the…
Continue Reading Formula One’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix canceled because of deadly floods in Italy
IMOLA, Italy (AP) — This weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in northern Italy has been canceled because of deadly floods. Formula One said it…
Continue Reading New York Yankees starting pitcher Domingo Germán ejected; faces suspension for ‘extremely sticky’ substance
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán was ejected from his team’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday…
Continue Reading 10K world record-holder Rhonex Kipruto of Kenya suspended for suspected doping
MONACO (AP) — Kenyan distance runner Rhonex Kipruto has been suspended for suspected doping. The Athletics Integrity Unit says the 10-kilometer…
Continue Reading Nikola Jokić’s triple-double pushes the Denver Nuggets to Game 1 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers
By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Nikola Jokić made even more history and recorded yet another triple-double to inspire the Denver Nuggets to a…
Continue Reading Katie Taylor worries loss of Olympic boxing would be ‘huge blow’ to the sport
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Katie Taylor had Olympic dreams long before she became one of the faces of women’s professional…
Continue Reading Four Evenepoel teammates leave Giro after testing positive for COVID
BRUSSELS (AP) — Four teammates of world champion Remco Evenepoel have tested positive for the coronavirus and followed the Soudal Quick-Step leader…
Continue Reading UFC maintains links with Russian fighters and others connected to sanctioned Chechen warlord despite Ukraine invasion
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The video looks like a gun advertisement – on steroids. Shot in the style of a music video, with quick edits and a…
Continue Reading Smart ball technology to be trialed at rugby’s U20 world championship
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer World Rugby will trial smart ball technology at the under-20 world championship in South Africa next month. It will…
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