Alcaraz cruises to opening victory at Barcelona Open
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz has opened his title defense at the Barcelona Open with a comfortable 6-3, 6-1 win over…
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Police investigating online racist abuse of Arsenal’s Saka
LONDON (AP) — Police in London are investigating a racially aggravated tweet about Bukayo Saka that was posted after the Arsenal midfielder’s…
Continue Reading Quarterback Jalen Hurts signs record-breaking five-year extension with Philadelphia Eagles; reportedly highest-paid player in NFL history
CNN By Matt Foster, CNN The Philadelphia Eagles and quarterback Jalen Hurts have agreed to a five-year extension of the star’s contract, the…
Continue Reading Quarterback Jalen Hurts signs record-breaking five-year extension with Philadelphia Eagles; reportedly highest-paid player in NFL history
By Matt Foster, CNN The Philadelphia Eagles and quarterback Jalen Hurts have agreed to a five-year extension of the star’s contract, the NFL…
Continue Reading LPGA starts majors in Houston, PGA has teams in New Orleans
By The Associated Press The LPGA Tour major season begins in a new location. The Chevron Championship has left Mission Hills in the California desert…
Continue Reading Draymond Green ejected for stamp on chest of Domantas Sabonis in Game 2 Warriors loss against Sacramento Kings
By Ben Morse, CNN Golden State forward Draymond Green was ejected for an apparent stamp on the chest of Sacramento forward Domantas Sabonis in the…
Continue Reading FIA rejects Ferrari push to overturn Sainz penalty
PARIS (AP) — The FIA has rejected an attempt by Ferrari to overturn a penalty which cost Carlos Sainz Jr. fourth place at the Australian Grand…
Continue Reading US striker Dike needs Achilles surgery, out for 6-9 months
WEST BROMWICH, England (AP) — West Bromwich Albion says United States striker Daryl Dike will be sidelined for up to nine months because of an…
Continue Reading Man City wants to expand stadium capacity to more than 60K
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City has submitted a planning application to expand the capacity of the Etihad Stadium to more than 60,000.…
Continue Reading China basketball clubs disqualified for match-fixing
BEIJING Two clubs have been kicked out of China’s basketball league amid suspicions of match-fixing. The ruling came after the Chinese Basketball…
Continue Reading Man United defender Martinez says surgery ‘went really well’
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez says surgery to repair a broken bone in his right foot “went really…
Continue Reading Rivalry between Barcelona and Madrid takes turn for worse
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The days of a healthy rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid are over. What used to be a cordial…
Continue Reading Just Stop Oil protester disrupts World Snooker Championship by throwing orange powder paint on table
By Ben Church, CNN A protester disrupted the World Snooker Championship on Monday by climbing onto the table and throwing a bag of orange powder…
Continue Reading Vandalized snooker table reclothed, back in play at worlds
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer A snooker table vandalized by a climate activist during a match at the world championship was reclothed overnight…
Continue Reading Svechnikov can only watch as Hurricanes open NHL playoffs
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov can only watch his teammates open the Stanley…
Continue Reading Tour de France champ Vingegaard extends Jumbo-Visma deal
By The Associated Press Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard will remain with the Jumbo-Visma team until the end of 2027. The Dutch outfit says…
Continue Reading Women’s soccer is having a moment — except in the boardroom
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The votes are in and, once again, no women have been elected to the executive committee of European soccer’s governing…
Continue Reading Brisbane Olympics leader marks 1 year in long run up to 2032
By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Andrew Liveris has spent a year putting in the groundwork to make the Brisbane Olympics a…
Continue Reading Hartman goal in 2nd OT gives Wild 3-2 win over Stars in G1
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Ryan Hartman scored 12:20 into the second overtime and the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars…
Continue Reading Kings edge Oilers 4-3 in OT to take early lead in series
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Alex Iafallo scored in OT to lift the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers to open their…
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