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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has booked a place in the Serbia Open final after overcoming another slow start and Karen Khachanov 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. The top-ranked Serb came back from a set down for the third consecutive match after hard-fought wins over Miomir Kecmanovic and Laslo Djere. He’s reached his third final at

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus scored more goals in 53 minutes than he had in the previous eight months in the English Premier League. Jesus became the first player in the league to score four goals in one game this season in leading City to a

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Greuther Fürth has been relegated from the Bundesliga after losing at home to Bayer Leverkusen 4-1. Fürth remains bottom of the league after 31 games. It’s 12 points from safety with three games remaining. Union Berlin came from behind to beat Leipzig 2-1 away and atone

IMOLA, Italy (AP) — Max Verstappen has overtaken Formula One leader Charles Leclerc on the penultimate lap to win the sprint race at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix and reignite his season. Verstappen started the sprint in pole position after finishing first in Friday’s qualifying. But the Red Bull driver was overtaken by Leclerc’s Ferrari as

IMOLA, Italy (AP) — Max Verstappen has overtaken Formula One leader Charles Leclerc on the penultimate lap to win the sprint race at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix and reignite his season. Verstappen started the sprint in pole position after finishing first in Friday’s qualifying. But the Red Bull driver was overtaken by Leclerc’s Ferrari as

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has booked a place in the Serbia Open final after overcoming another slow start and Karen Khachanov 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. The top-ranked Serb came back from a set down for the third consecutive match after hard-fought wins over Miomir Kecmanovic and Laslo Djere. He’s reached his third final at

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Erik ten Hag looks likely to be taking over a Manchester United team missing from the Champions League. Despite Cristiano Ronaldo making an emotional scoring return, United was beaten 3-1 by Arsenal in the Premier League and dropped six points off its rival in the race

HOUSTON (AP) — Pedrie Wannenburg, a former South Africa rugby player, has died after his car was struck by a teenage driver who was fleeing from police outside Houston. He was 41. South Africa Rugby announced Wannenburg’s death and said he “represented his country with aplomb” during his 20 test matches with the Springboks from

LONDON (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo has scored on his return to the Manchester United team after missing a game while grieving the death of his newborn son. Ronaldo scored his 100th Premier League goal at Arsenal after the home fans had risen to applaud United’s No. 7 when the clock hit the seventh minute in

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The biggest position battle in the Big 12 is Texas quarterback. No position carries more expectations in pursuit of getting the once-proud Longhorns back to the top of the league. And none will be a bigger target of scorn if Texas can’t get there. That’s

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Johnny Manziel is still playing football with a new perspective.  The 2012 Heisman Trophy winner and first-round bust will make his season debut Saturday in Fan Controlled Football on a team that features Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens. It’s Manziel’s second season in his third league

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Starling Marte legged out an RBI single in the 10th inning that lifted the New York Mets over the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5. Marte’s hustle single, scoring Jeff McNeil, was needed after New York’s bullpen blew a 5-1 lead. Arizona’s Daulton Varsho hit a game-tying solo homer

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Conor Sheary scored in the first period and Vitek Vanecek got his fourth shutout of the season as the Washington Capitals beat the Arizona Coyotes 2-0 for their seventh win in nine games. John Carlson scored his 16th into an empty net with 25 seconds remaining.

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Glenn Otto earned his first major league win, outpitching former high school classmate Adam Oller and leading the Texas Rangers over the Oakland Athletics 8-1. Otto was called up from Triple-A Round Rock before the game and pitched two-hit ball for five innings. The 26-year-old allowed

By PETER FINNEY JR. Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Chris Paul scored 19 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Suns overcame Devin Booker’s absence to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 114-111 on Friday night in Game 3 of the first-round series. Deandre Ayton added 28 points and 17 rebounds