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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A storming time trial from Simon Yates saw the British rider win the second stage of the Giro d’Italia. Mathieu van der Poel keeps hold of the pink jersey. Yates is one of the title favorites. He beat Van der Poel by three seconds on the nine-kilometer individual time trial through

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Napoli has won at Torino 1-0 despite missing a penalty and consolidated third place in Serie A. Fabián Ruiz scored in the second half after Lorenzo Insigne had another spot kick saved. Napoli moved four points above fourth-placed Juventus after the Bianconeri lost at Genoa 2-1

LONDON (AP) — Kell Brook is retiring from boxing. The 36-year-old Briton was world welterweight champion from 2014-17. His last fight was the win over longtime rival Amir Khan in a grudge match in February. Brook says in an interview with British newspaper The Sunday Telegraph: “It’s over for me. I’ll never box again.” The

NEW YORK (AP) — The series opener between the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees has been postponed for a second straight day because of a forecast for sustained rain in the area. The postponement was announced nearly four hours before game time. The Rangers and Yankees will make up Saturday’s game on Monday at

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal isn’t losing any sleep after losing to Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals at the Madrid Open. His focus hasn’t changed. It’s still all about getting ready for the French Open in a few weeks. He says he know the path to “arrive (in Paris)

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Chelsea will be sold to a consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly, ending 19 years of ownership and lavish investment by Roman Abramovich until the Russian oligarch was sanctioned and forced to offload the English Premier League club over the war in

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Chelsea is being sold to a consortium fronted by American sports investor Todd Boehly. It will end the 19 years of ownership and lavish investment by Roman Abramovich until the Russian oligarch was sanctioned and forced to offload the Premier League club. The sale price

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Cowboy hat firmly in place, D. Wayne Lukas hustled from the winner’s circle to meet with the media. Along the way, he steadied himself with a cane, one of the Hall of Fame trainer’s few concessions to age. At 86, Lukas had just earned his

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer The last three runnings of the Kentucky Derby have been anything but normal. Maximum Security crossed the line first only to get disqualified for interference in 2019. The first Saturday in May became the first Saturday in September in 2020, thanks to the pandemic. And 2021 saw Medina Spirit

By The Associated Press A day after six major league games were rained out, the weather could still cause scheduling problems in some places this weekend. The Royals-Orioles game in Baltimore and Rangers-Yankees in New York were called off Friday and set to be made up Sunday as part of doubleheaders. But rain is the

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — IOC president Thomas Bach has visited Brisbane for the first time since the Queensland state capital was awarded the 2032 Olympics. Bach flew into Australia last weekend to attend a testimonial dinner for outgoing Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates and spent this past week visiting several Pacific island countries. Bach

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Chelsea is being sold to a consortium fronted by American sports investor Todd Boehly. It ends 19 years of ownership and lavish investment by Roman Abramovich until the Russian oligarch was sanctioned and forced to offload the Premier League club. The deal is worth 4.25

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dylan Carlson hit an RBI single in the ninth inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 3-2 win over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night. Designated hitter Juan Yepez doubled with one out off Camilo Doval (0-1) in the ninth. Carlson’s timely hit scored pinch runner Brendan Donovan. “I

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Evander Kane picked up his first hat trick in a Stanley Cup playoff game, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Zach Hyman each had two goals, and the Edmonton Oilers dominated the Los Angeles Kings for the second straight game, posting a 8-2 victory in Game 3 of