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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erling Haaland joined in the singing and chanting by Manchester City fans as the new signing was presented outside the stadium of the Premier League champions. It is a month since the Norway striker completed his move to City from Borussia Dortmund for 60 million euros (then $63 million) to seal

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic won his seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam title overall by beating Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Centre Court. Djokovic is one shy of Roger Federer’s record eight Wimbledon men’s singles titles and also one shy of Rafael Nadal’s record 22 Grand Slam singles titles.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Shortstop Wander Franco was put on the 10-day injured list by the Tampa Bay Rays, one day after he left the game against the Cincinnati Reds with what the team called right wrist discomfort. Franco left Saturday’s game after fouling off a 100.2 mph Hunter Greene pitch before striking out. Franco is

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — Xander Schauffele had gone more than two years without winning. Now he has four titles in the last 12 months. The latest was at the Scottish Open, and it wasn’t easy. Schauffele went from a four-shot lead to a one-shot deficit. Then he made two birdies and a key par

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Jerry Kelly won the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship for the second time in three years Sunday, breaking away with two late birdies to beat defending champion Steve Stricker by two strokes. Kelly closed with a 2-under 68, taking the outright lead with a 15-foot birdie putt from the fringe on the

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Brittney Griner was everywhere Sunday — before, during and after the WNBA All-Star Game. Everywhere except where the league’s best players felt she should be — playing alongside them on the court. A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart and the rest of the WNBA All-Stars wore Griner’s name

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles rolled to their eighth straight victory, using successive four-run innings and three RBIs by Ramón Urías to beat the road-weary Los Angeles Angels 9-5. Baltimore fell behind 2-0 before storming back to complete a 7-0 homestand and its first four-game sweep of the Angels

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Nick Kyrgios started things off by hitting a shot between his legs while warming up with Novak Djokovic before the Wimbledon final. Once play began, Kyrgios showed off more tricks. There was an underarm serve. Back-to-the-net shots. Thirty aces by the end. Once Djokovic began

By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The Wimbledon title kept eluding Shingo Kunieda so he turned to Roger Federer for advice on how to play on grass. That did the trick. Kunieda won his first Wimbledon title in wheelchair singles and his 28th Grand Slam singles title overall. It was his

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Justine Vanhaevermaet’s penalty for Belgium recovered a 1-1 draw against Iceland in their opening match at the Women’s European Championship. Iceland’s own chance to take the lead from a first-half penalty was thwarted by Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir’s spot kick being saved before she headed her team in front in the 50th

By CHARLES O’BRIEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets have placed catcher James McCann on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain. The 32-year old was injured while reaching to apply a tag in the sixth inning of New York’s extra-inning victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday. It

WASHINGTON (AP) — D.C. United defender Brad Smith will have surgery to repair a torn left ACL and will miss the rest of the season. The 28-year-old Australian was injured during Friday’s 7-0 loss at Philadelphia. He entered the match as a 42nd-minute substitute and came out in the 67th. D.C. says team physician Dr.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — All-Star forward Adrian Kempe has agreed to a four-year, $22 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Kings. Kempe set career highs with 35 goals and 54 points last season while earning his first All-Star Game selection. The right wing also led the Kings with six points in seven postseason

By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — An activist who shouted “Where is Peng Shuai?” and held up a sign with the same message was removed from Centre Court during the Wimbledon men’s final. Drew Pavlou says he shouted the message during a stoppage in play and was then forcefully removed from

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Executives around the NHL expect plenty of movement before free agency opens Wednesday. Several top players including Calgary MVP candidate Johnny Gaudreau, Colorado playoff star Valeri Nichushkin and two-time Stanley Cup champions Ondrej Palat and Jan Rutta could still sign contracts prior to hitting the open market. A big

SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — Formula One drivers have condemned the behavior of some fans at the Austrian Grand Prix. F1 said prior to Sunday’s race that it received reports from fans who had been verbally abused by others. Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was upset when he heard about what had taken place at the

SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — Charles Leclerc has revived his Formula One title challenge by holding on to win the Austrian Grand Prix for a third victory of the season. His Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz’s hopes of a second-place finish ended when his engine blew as he was about to attack Max Verstappen’s Red Bull. Leclerc

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic waited. He waited for Nick Kyrgios to lose focus and lose his way. Waited to find the proper read on his foe’s big serves. Waited until his own level rose to the occasion. Djokovic is not bothered by a deficit — in a

CHÂTEL LES PORTES DU SOLEIL, France (AP) — A stunning solo attack by Bob Jungels saw him claim his first Tour de France stage victory on the first Alpine finish of this year’s race. Two-time defending champion Tadej Pogačar kept hold of the leader’s yellow jersey after the ninth stage on Sunday. The 29-year-old Jungels

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — A group of top soccer clubs face Champions League organizer UEFA in court Monday for a legal match in Luxembourg. The case risks the biggest upheaval in European soccer for more than 25 years. The Super League project quickly failed at launch last year. The company