Andrew Vaughn on Monday had four hits and four RBIs, including a two-run double that tied the score in the ninth inning, as the Milwaukee Brewers outlasted the Athletics 15-14 in 12 innings at Las Vegas Ballpark in a wild game that featured 11 homers.Automatic runner Christian Yelich scored the deci
Denmark’s Anthon Charmig on Monday broke clear on the final climb of the long second stage of the Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes to claim the biggest win of his career.The 28-year-old was part of a 10-man breakaway on the hilly 234km stage from Saint-Martin-Le-Vinoux to Le Puy-en-Velay, but as the breaka
Award-winning Somalian referee Omar Artan has been dropped from officiating at the World Cup after being barred from entering the US, world soccer’s governing body FIFA said on Monday.A FIFA spokesperson confirmed in a statement that Artan, who was refused entry to the US after arriving at Miami Int
France coach Didier Deschamps on Monday challenged forward Michael Olise to make his mark at the World Cup after he hit a hat-trick in a 3-1 warm-up win over Northern Ireland in Lille.The Bayern Munich winger and Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe were joined in a fearsome attack by Desire Doue and O
YEARS OF NEAR-MISSES: Zverev revealed that he experienced ‘mental cramps’ during the match, but in the end they helped him get over the line
Alexander Zverev on Sunday said that he hopes winning his first Grand Slam crown at the French Open would unblock the path to more major titles after years of near-misses and heartbreak on the biggest stage.Zverev broke his major drought at the fourth time of asking by beating Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-
Kyle Freeland on Sunday stepped off the mound and tipped his cap to the cheering fans and then in the direction of his family.Just a brief pause to soak in the moment before returning right back to work.Freeland, the left-handed pitcher who grew up going to games at Coors Field, became the Colorado
The Taiwan Football Premier League (TFPL) season concluded on Sunday, when Taipower charged to a 3-0 win over MCU Desafio of Taipei in the relegation match at Kaohsiung’s Nanzih Soccer Field.Forwards Yang Cheng-ying and Lai Wei scored before halftime for Taipower to go ahead by two at halftime, then
Ollie Robinson on Sunday insisted his return to England duty was “just the start” of his second act as an international cricketer after starring in a 115-run win in the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s in London.Robinson spent more than two years in England exile as he faced questions about
CITY SPIRIT: In a city with many teams with better records, the Knicks have brought many together in a way that teams like the Giants or the Yankees fail to achieve
As New York prepares to host the World Cup, the city is instead awash in Knicks blue and orange, reflecting a deep love for the scrappy, unifying team chasing a historic NBA Finals victory.The Knicks took a commanding 2-0 lead on Friday in the best of seven series against the San Antonio Spurs, and
Thousands of people flooded one of the world’s great urban boulevards on Saturday, attempting to set a world record for the Mexican wave in the country that gave the beloved stadium ritual its name.The event commemorates the 40th anniversary of the wave’s debut during the 1986 World Cup held in Mexi
In a Tehran neighborhood dotted with shops selling soccer jerseys and sporting goods, 10-year-old Helma was already feeling World Cup fever.“I’m supporting Iran because it’s always the champion” she said, sporting a bracelet in the green, white and red of Iran’s flag. “This year, it will be number o
Clermont’s former New Zealand flyhalf Harry Plummer kicked a late drop goal to deny Bordeaux-Begles a place in the French Top 14 playoffs but Clermont, who won 34-31, also just missed qualifying.Plummer, 27, slotted the three points in the 77th minute, two weeks after the hosts won a second consecut
Milwaukee Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski threw a 166.9kph pitch on Saturday night against the Colorado Rockies, the fastest by a starter since tracking began in 2008.The 24-year-old right-hander’s record-setting pitch was low and outside to Kyle Karros in the third inning.“It’s one of those things: I
EUROPEAN PROMISE: More than a hundred economists responded to the poll, marking France for glory and tapping Brazil to take a fall in the soccer championship
France would beat Spain to lift the World Cup trophy and five-times winners Brazil are expected to be the biggest flops, according to a Reuters survey of economists who said football was still harder to call than inflation.For 160 respondents from around the globe, this poll, conducted once every fo
The Oakland Athletics promoted their No. 4 prospect, Lin Wei-en, to Triple-A on Friday, making the 20-year-old the youngest Taiwanese player to reach that level in US baseball.The Athletics assigned the Taiwanese left-hander to their Triple-A affiliate, the Las Vegas Aviators, the day after he was n
US President Donald Trump said he would attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday at Madison Square Garden, but said he does not have much sympathy for ordinary basketball fans who cannot afford sky-high ticket prices to do the same.“They can watch it on television,” Trump said aboard Air Force One
Two elephants trudged across a makeshift soccer field at Mexico’s Guadalajara Zoo in an attempt to divine the score of the 2026 World Cup’s opening game.The creatures’ choice carried the weight of prophecy: munch on the grass on the side marked with a Mexican flag, or opt for the greenery of opposin
Workers at SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles on Friday voted in to strike for higher wages, a week before the venue is scheduled to host the US soccer team’s first World Cup match.The measure was approved by 96 percent of Unite Here Local 11 members at the stadium, according to the union, after contract
Australia Capital Territory Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham has apologized after an “embarrassing” Super Rugby playoff capitulation to the Wellington Hurricanes, admitting the team let down their fans.The Canberra-based side had high hopes of upsetting the rampant Hurricanes in Wellington on Friday e
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