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By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Marseille showed it can cope without injured playmaker Dimitri Payet to win 3-0 at Lorient in the French league and restore its three-point lead in second place. That’s an automatic Champions League spot. Payet is out for the rest of the campaign with a torn calf

By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Canelo Alvarez paused on his way to the ring to pose with his right fist high in the air, basking in the adulation of thousands of his frenzied fans expecting nothing more on this Cinco de Mayo weekend than another big win by a fighter

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Local favorite Jannik Sinner is struggling entering the Italian Open. The 20-year-old Sinner surprisingly split with his longtime coach Riccardo Piatti in February. He’s now working with the more inexperienced Simone Vagnozzi but has been dealing with physical problems after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City moved on from the disappointment of its Champions League exit with a 5-0 rout of Newcastle that sent the defending Premier League champions three points clear of Liverpool at the top. Raheem Sterling struck twice while Aymeric Laporte, Rodri and Phil Foden were also on target at the Etihad

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz has capped another impressive week with a straight-set victory over Alexander Zverev to win the Madrid Open and become the second-youngest player to claim two Masters 1000 titles. The Spanish teenage sensation was coming off victories over his idol Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Raheem Sterling’s two goals started and ended Manchester City’s 5-0 rout of Newcastle that regained top spot in the Premier League for Pep Guardiola’s team. The defending champions moved three points ahead of Liverpool with three games remaining. In the push to secure the

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Jules Koundé has scored deep into stoppage time as Sevilla salvaged a 1-1 draw at Villarreal to move closer to securing one of the Champions League places in the Spanish league. The result keeps Sevilla in third place with three rounds to go. It is four

BOSTON (AP) — Home plate umpire Ron Kulpa had to leave Sunday’s White Sox-Red Sox game at Fenway Park in the fourth inning after taking a foul ball off the mask. Kulpa got hit square in the mask by a foul ball off the bat of Chicago’s Jake Burger and dropped straight to the ground.

SUTTON COLDFIELD, England (AP) — Thorbjorn Olesen finished eagle-birdie for the second straight day to win the British Masters by one shot in a dramatic fashion. The Danish golfer earned his first European tour title in nearly four years and ignited his career after a damaging court case. Olesen shot 1-over 73 to finish a

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Jesús Ferreira scored his 25th career Major League Soccer goal, one more than father David, to help Dallas beat the Seattle Sounders 2-0. Ferreira put Dallas (5-1-4) ahead for good at 1-0 in the 65th minute, with an assist from Ema Twumasi. David Ferreira played for Dallas from 2008-13. Paul Arriola,

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy was scratched from Game 4 against the Carolina Hurricanes less than an hour before the opening faceoff and placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. Josh Brown was active instead. He appeared in six games for the Bruins after joining them from Ottawa at the trade deadline. McAvoy

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The New York Mets released second baseman Robinson Canó prior to Sunday’s doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies. The move comes a week after the slumping Cano was designated for assignment despite nearly $45 million remaining on his contract. 

BALATONFÜRED, Hungary (AP) — Mark Cavendish has marked his return to the Giro d’Italia by winning a bunch sprint at the end of the third stage of the Giro d’Italia. Mathieu van der Poel keeps hold of the pink jersey. It’s a 16th stage win in the Giro for the 36-year-old Cavendish and comes after

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox right-hander Michael Wacha has been scratched from his scheduled start in Sunday’s series finale against the Chicago White Sox and placed on the 15-day injured list. Manager Alex Cora said Wacha was feeling sore on left his side after his last bullpen session. Cora said the 30-year-old Wacha had

NORWICH, England (AP) — Said Benrahma’s double gave West Ham a 4-0 victory over Norwich that helped the east London club’s bid to overtake Manchester United and qualify for the Europa League. Michail Antonio and Manuel Lanzini also scored for the Hammers. West Ham remains in seventh place which is enough for Europa Conference League

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal’s five-season exile from the Champions League is closer to ending after Eddie Nketiah’s double secured a 2-1 victory over Leeds to strengthen the team’s hold on fourth place in the Premier League. Beat Tottenham on Thursday and Arsenal will qualify for the Champions League with two games to spare after its