By Matias Grez, CNN An interaction with a reporter laid bare the toll a 21-year career has taken on Rafael Nadal’s body, as the Spanish tennis star said he endures pain “every single day.” After his round of 16 win over David Goffin — which was decided by a mammoth third-set tiebreaker — Nadal limped
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The series opener between the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees was postponed long before Friday night’s scheduled first pitch because of a forecast for sustained inclement weather in the area. The postponement was announced nearly eight hours before game time. Texas and New York will make up the game with
Continue Reading CRAWLEY, England (AP) — Fourth-tier English soccer team Crawley Town has announced the departure of manager John Yems following allegations he used discriminatory language and conduct toward his squad. That included discouraging Black players from using the same locker room as whites. Yems was suspended indefinitely last month by the club’s new American owners after
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Hall of Famer Mark Martin will be a major presence at Darlington Raceway this weekend, just like he usually was throughout his stellar NASCAR career. Martin will have three car paint-schemes in his honor during Darlington’s throwback weekend, which year celebrates NASCAR’s past. Cup drivers
Continue Reading VISEGRAD, Hungary (AP) — Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel has won the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia and claimed the race’s first maglia rosa on his debut in the Italian grand Tour. The Alpecin-Fenix rider edged out Eritrean cyclist Biniam Girmay at the end of a chaotic bunch sprint on the uphill finish
Continue Reading By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Sun forward Jonquel Jones is losing her anonymity off of the basketball court. Thanks to an MVP season in 2021 and a popular insurance commercial, the 6-foot-6 forward is blossoming into one of the faces of the WNBA. She enters Saturday’s opener at New
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — The Friday series opener between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field has been postponed by rain. It was rescheduled for Saturday night as the second half of a split doubleheader. The start time for the regularly scheduled matchup was moved up to earlier in the afternoon. The Dodgers
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The brother of Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney has been arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor. A release from the office of South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says Henry Ervil Swinney III was arrested on April 23 and charged with one count. The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Swiss soccer clubs will soon vote on whether to create a best-of-three playoff series between the league’s top two teams to decide the title starting in the 2023-24 season. The Swiss league’s plan for an American-style “Championship Finals” is unusual in European soccer. The league is
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald and Amanda Davies, CNN Last year, following a season-long duel that ended with himself and Lewis Hamilton level on points ahead of the final Grand Prix, Max Verstappen was crowned world champion in Abu Dhabi in the most dramatic of circumstances. Although Hamilton had built up a commanding lead, a late safety
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Novak Djokovic has eased to a 6-3, 6-4 win over Hubert Hurkacz in the Madrid Open quarterfinals. The three-time champion in Madrid had little trouble on the outdoor clay against Hurkacz. Djokovic will face either Rafael Nadal or Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals. They play later Friday with fans keen to see
Continue Reading GENEVA (AP) — U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev will return from hernia surgery to play at the Geneva Open after getting a wild card from tournament organizers. The second-ranked Russian will use the clay-court event to prepare for the French Open. The tournament at Roland Garros starts on May 22. Medvedev and all other players
Continue Reading MONACO (AP) — Two Diamond League track meets scheduled to be held in China have been canceled because of coronavirus-related restrictions and a substitute event in Poland has been added to the calendar. Organizers say the mid-season meets in Shanghai and Shenzhen were called off “due to travel restrictions and strict quarantine requirements currently in
Continue Reading By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Salernitana coach Davide Nicola might need to start preparing for another long journey. Nicola has promised to walk from the city of Salerno to Rome if he secures Serie A soccer for Salernitana for another season. He cycled from Crotone to Turin when he helped Crotone
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN The 148th edition of the Kentucky Derby is set to take place on Saturday as the iconic race looks to move on from last year’s controversy. Medina Spirit crossed the line first in 2021, but the horse later tested positive for a banned substance, meaning the result was nullified. The horse’s
Continue Reading By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid begins its countdown to the Champions League final against Liverpool by facing Atlético Madrid in a capital derby in the Spanish league. Carlo Ancelotti’s Madrid has mostly pride to play for on Sunday after it clinched the domestic league title in the last round.
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Shohei Ohtani is having one hell of a season, and it continued on Thursday night. The two-way superstar threw seven scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts in the Los Angeles Angels’ 8-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox, but it was another feat in the game which had the Japanese star following
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has signed a three-year contract extension to stay with the Premier League club through the 2024-25 season. The former Arsenal midfielder has his team on the verge of Champions League qualification for the first time in five years. The north London club is in fourth place with four
Continue Reading By Coy Wire and Amy Woodyatt, CNN The Miami Grand Prix is going to be Formula One’s Super Bowl, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton said in a rare interview with Tom Brady ahead of the race on Sunday. “I never understood knowing how, you know, going to Tom’s games … going to watch the NBA and
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer Less than three months after Beijing hosted the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, the Olympic Council of Asia said Friday that this year’s Asian Games in China are being postponed because of concerns about the spreading omicron variant of COVID-19 in the country. The OCA said it had not picked
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