LONDON (AP) — Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel says Antonio Rudiger has told the club he will be leaving at the end of the season. Tuchel says “he informed me some days ago in a personal talk.” Rudiger’s contract is due to expire at the end of the season. Chelsea is currently unable to offer new
Continue Reading BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Andrey Rublev has defeated Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-0 to win the Serbia Open for his third title of the season. The second-seeded Russian player dug deep to stop Djokovic from mounting another comeback as he prevented the top-ranked Serb from claiming his first title of 2022. Djokovic had already
Continue Reading By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Napoli’s hopes of a first Serie A title in more than three decades were virtually torn apart over an eight-minute span late in the second half at Empoli. A series of errors saw Napoli concede three straight goals and squander a two-goal advantage in a 3-2
Continue Reading BRIGHTON, England (AP) — James Ward-Prowse unleashed a pair of stunning strikes as Southampton fought back from two goals down to claim a 2-2 draw in the Premier League against midtable rival Brighton. The England midfielder expertly curled home the 14th top-flight free-kick goal of his career just before the break at the Amex Stadium
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Max Verstappen dominated the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as Red Bull clinched a one-two at Imola on Sunday. The reigning world champion, who started on pole, dealt with a wet start and stayed out of trouble for much of the race to close the gap at the top of the driver
Continue Reading LIEGE, Belgium (AP) — Cycling rising star Remco Evenepoel has posted the biggest win of his career with a solo victory in the Liege-Bastogne-Liege race as Belgian riders swept podium places in cycling’s oldest classic. A versatile rider widely regarded as one of the most promising talents of his generation, Evenepoel triumphed in La Doyenne
Continue Reading By The Associated Press American midfielder Brenden Aaronson scored on a penalty kick in his return from a knee injury that sidelined him for six weeks, and Red Bull Salzburg clinched its ninth straight Austrian Bundesliga title with a 5-0 win over visiting Austria Vienna. A 21-year-old from Medford, New Jersey, Aaronson scored in the
Continue Reading BURNLEY, England (AP) — Burnley has held on for a 1-0 victory over Wolverhampton that will give the club renewed hope of Premier League survival. Matej Vydra’s strike in the 62nd minute moved the home side into 17th place in the table. Everton drops into the relegation zone and is two points adrift. Everton does
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — U.S. forward Christian Pulisic came off the bench to score in the 90th minute and earn Chelsea a 1-0 win over West Ham that cemented third place in the Premier League. Pulisic entered in the 76th minute and converted a cross from Marcos Alonso with a first-time finish off his left foot
Continue Reading IMOLA, Italy (AP) — Formula One champion Max Verstappen dominated at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix and Red Bull embarrassed Ferrari on its home soil. Verstappen won from the pole and led Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez in a 1-2 finish Sunday. It was Verstappen’s second win of the season and the first one-two for Red
Continue Reading STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-2 in the final of the Stuttgart Open for her fourth title of the year. The Polish player has stretched her winning run to 23 matches by beating last year’s finalist in her own tournament debut in 1 hour 24 minutes. Swiatek has
Continue Reading By Wayne Sterling and Dakin Andone, CNN The New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians are condemning the behavior of some rowdy Yankees fans who threw trash at Guardians players after New York’s 5-4 come-from-behind win at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. “Obviously there’s no place for throwing stuff onto the field in that situation,” Yankees manager
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Rennes kept pace in the race for Champions League spots by beating Lorient 5-0 to take back third place in the French league. Rennes is level on points with Monaco and trails second-place Marseille by three points. The top two French clubs enter the group stage of the Champions League while the
Continue Reading BARCELONA. Spain (AP) — Teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz has saved two match points as he rallied to a three-set win over Alex de Minaur to reach the Barcelona Open final. Alcaraz will face countryman Pablo Carreno Busta, who defeated sixth-seeded Diego Schwartzman in straight sets. Both matches had been suspended Saturday because of rain. The
Continue Reading COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Gyasi Zardes made his Colorado debut, William Yarbrough had six saves and the Rapids extended their home regular-season unbeaten streak to a team record 20 games in a 0-0 draw against Charlotte in Major League Soccer action. The streak, the seventh longest in MLS history, topped a 19-game run from
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Lionel Messi scored a stunning long-range goal to help Paris Saint-Germain win a much expected Ligue 1 title Saturday. The Parisians knew they would clinch a record-equaling 10th title if they avoided defeat against RC Lens and Mauricio Pochettino’s side stuttered to a 1-1 draw. Messi’s curling effort from outside the
Continue Reading TOKYO (AP) — Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki of the Chiba Lotte Marines is mortal, after all. After throwing a perfect game two weeks ago — the first in Japanese baseball in 28 years — and eight perfect innings a week ago before being pulled after 102 pitches, Sasaki gave up a hit on his first
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Tyson Fury vowed to retire from professional boxing after producing a masterclass to beat Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium Saturday. The 33-year-old knocked out his opponent in the sixth round with a devastating uppercut before reiterating a promise he made to his wife, Paris, to step away from the sport. “I
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Ty France had five hits, including a three-run homer, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 13-7. Royals reliever Jake Brentz walked four straight batters to open the eighth inning. His bases-loaded free pass to Julio Rodriguez allowed Donovan Walton to score the go-ahead run. Jesse Winker then drove in
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Free-agent outfielder Michael Conforto will miss the entire season after having surgery on his right shoulder. Conforto’s agent, Scott Boras, confirmed late Saturday night in a text message to The Associated Press that Conforto had surgery last week performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, head physician for the Los Angeles Dodgers and
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