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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Frankfurt police say they have made more than 30 arrests after supporters of English club West Ham and local team Eintracht Frankfurt clashed before their Europa League game. The police say they had to intervene “at several locations” the previous night due to fights between rival fans or because supporters “wanted

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi women’s basketball coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin has agreed to a new contract running through 2026 after leading the Rebels to their first NCAA Tournament in 15 years. The school didn’t disclose details of the deal. McPhee-McCuin led Ole Miss to its first NCAA Tournament and Associated Press ranking since 2007 in

PARIS (AP) — The French soccer league’s financial watchdog says first-division clubs lost 645 million euros ($678 million) during the coronvirus-hit 2020-21 season. The DNCG says 17 of the 20 teams in Ligue 1 lost money. Match revenues took a huge hit as games were held without fans from October onward and with only 5,000

ZURICH (AP) — Chile is challenging Ecuador’s place at the World Cup finals tournament over an alleged ineligible player. The Chilean soccer federation asked FIFA to investigate its claim that Ecuador player Byron Castillo is actually Colombian and not entitled to have played in qualifying games. FIFA confirms it received the formal complaint. It comes

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer FIFA has received 3 million ticket requests for the World Cup final in Qatar and high demand to attend some of its biggest group-stage games. The data revealed to The Associated Press by FIFA shows there have been 2.5 million ticket requests to see Argentina play Mexico on

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The Champions League continues to be an elusive title for Manchester City and a painful competition for manager Pep Guardiola. City’s dramatic loss to Real Madrid extends its streak of disappointments under Guardiola since his arrival in 2016. There was a last-16 exit to Monaco in Guardiola’s first season,

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Andy Murray withdrew from his showdown against Novak Djokovic at the Madrid Open on Thursday because of a stomach illness. The announcement came not long before Murray was scheduled to take the court against the top-ranked Djokovic in the third round. It would have been the

By JOHN DUERDEN Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan and South Korea will start fine-tuning for the World Cup with high-profile warm-ups against Brazil next month but there been concern among Iranians that their Asian top-ranked team has been slow off the mark. Iran is in Group B with England and the United

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The top-seeded Phoenix Suns were braced for another fourth-quarter playoff fight on Wednesday night. Chris Paul turned it into an early knockout. The 12-time All-Star scored 28 points, including 14 in another spectacular final period, to lead the Suns over the Dallas Mavericks 129-109 for a

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The McLaren Formula One team has taken Miami by storm ahead of Sunday’s inaugural grand prix. McLaren is determined to become the official team of North America and is chasing fans and sponsors throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada. Its efforts are

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Marseille is under pressure to hold onto second place in the French league and will need Dimitri Payet in his best form to secure automatic entry into next season’s Champions League. The 35-year-old Payet is enjoying one of the best seasons of his career. As the

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Mike Smith bounced back with a perfect 30-save night and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-0 Wednesday to even their first-round playoff series through two games. Evander Kane had two goals and an assist, Ryan McLeod had one of each and Jesse Puljujarvi, Darnell Nurse and Leon Draisaitl