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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United held firm after Casemiro’s second red card in his last three Premier League games to secure a 0-0 draw with last-place Southampton. The Brazil midfielder was sent off in the 34th minute for a studs-up challenge on Carlos Alcaraz that initially earned him a yellow card. The referee changed

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek routed Claire Liu in 65 minutes to win her opening match at the BNP Paribas Open. Swiatek is the defending champion and won 6-0, 6-1. Second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz defeated Thanasi Kokkinakis, 6-3, 6-3. The defending men’s champion, Taylor Fritz, defeated Ben Shelton, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Andy Murray

NICE, France (AP) — An impressive Tadej Pogacar clinched the final stage with a solo escape to win the week-long Paris-Nice race. David Gaudu finished second overall, 53 seconds behind Pogacar, while Jonas Vingegaard was third. Pogacar attacked during the climb of Col d’Eze with 18 kilometers (11.2 miles) to go. The Slovenian rider completed

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The BBC’s sports coverage was hit with a second day of severe disruptions Sunday as dozens of staff refused to work in solidarity with top soccer host Gary Lineker, who was suspended by the broadcaster after he tweeted criticism of the British government’s asylum policy. The news

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Jorge Campillo has held onto his overnight lead to win the DP World Tour’s Kenya Open by two shots with a 5-under 66. The Spaniard put together six birdies and dropped just one shot in the final round at Muthaiga Golf Club to go 18 under overall and stay ahead of

By The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer that landed just below his image on a video advertising board, sending Japan to a 7-1 victory over Australia in the World Baseball Classic. Japan won Group B with a 4-0 record and will play a quarterfinal Thursday against Italy, which advanced

CLERMONT, France (AP) — Lois Openda has scored a hat trick in a four-minute span to help Lens move into third place in the French league with a 4-0 win over mid-table Clermont. Lens trails second-place Marseille by a point and is 3 points clear of Monaco. The 27th round ends later Sunday with Marseille

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two-time World Series champion Shane Victorino has been intrigued by the sport of slap fighting since becoming enamored with one of the sport’s best strikers, Koa Viernes, known to his fans as “Da Crazy Hawaiian.” That was long before his good friend and UFC President Dana

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid says it will side against Barcelona in the legal proceedings that the rival is facing over its payments of millions of euros over several years to a company that belonged to the vice president of Spain’s soccer refereeing committee. The decision has been made

LONDON (AP) — Brazil striker Gabriel Jesus has played for Arsenal for the first time since sustaining an injury during the World Cup. Jesus came on as a 77th-minute substitute in Arsenal’s 3-0 win at Fulham in the Premier League. It was his first appearance since undergoing surgery on a medial collateral ligament injury on

By RIZWAN ALI AP Sports Writer Peshawar Zalmi dismantled the batting powerhouse of Islamabad United to round off its league stage of the Pakistan Super League with a 13-run victory on Sunday. Fast bowler Khurram Shahzad and left-arm wrist spinner Sufiyan Muqeem, two of the six changes Peshawar made in its playing XI, snared six

TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a 448-foot, three-run home run in the first inning that landed just below his image on an video advertising board and had four RBIs to lead Japan over Australia 7-1 at the World Baseball Classic. Japan, already assured of advancement, won its group with a 4-0 record and will

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Olympic champion Marco Odermatt won a men’s World Cup giant slalom to secure his second straight season title in the discipline. The Swiss skier built on his first-run lead as he beat Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway by 0.32 seconds. Odermatt extended his lead over Kristoffersen to 160 points in the

By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has surpassed Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark with a record 87th World Cup win. But she does not think it makes her the greatest ski racer of all time. Shiffrin says “people root for who they want to win – for whatever reason.” Shiffrin turns 28 Monday

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The BBC’s sports coverage faced a second day of severe disruptions Sunday as dozens of staff refused to work in solidarity with top soccer host Gary Lineker, who was suspended by the broadcaster after he tweeted criticism of the British government’s asylum policy. Pressure was mounting on