AP National Sports

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Caster Semenya has been listed to compete at next week’s world championships in Oregon. It potentially sets up a surprise return to the big stage for one of track and field’s most contentious athletes. Semenya was listed for the women’s 5,000 meters. It’s

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — This deficit was less daunting for Novak Djokovic. The tension less palpable. It’s not that he wants to fall behind in matches, of course. It’s that when he does, he knows how to deal with it. “It’s amazing how the whole game can fall apart,

LONDON (AP) — Three lower-level tennis chair umpires from Tunisia have been banned for match-fixing after being found guilty of deliberately inputting the wrong scores during matches. The International Tennis Integrity Agency says Majd Affi has been banned for 20 years after being found guilty of 12 charges relating to events between 2017 and 2020.

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer MONTREAL (AP) — Slovakia continues to make hockey history with what could be the next golden generation of talent. Juraj Slafkovsky and Simon Nemec were picked first and second in the NHL draft with Filip Pesar at No. 22 making it the first time three Slovak players went in

LONDON (AP) — Spain recovered from conceding after 49 seconds to beat Finland 4-1 at the start of its bid for a first Women’s European Championship title. After the defensive lapse that allowed Linda Sällström to score the opener, Spain turned to captain Irene Paredes for an equalizer headered off Mariona Caldentey’s corner in the

LA PLANCHE DES BELLES FILLES, France (AP) — Tadej Pogačar has won his second Tour de France stage in a row in the first summit finish of the race to extend his lead in the yellow jersey. Pogačar caught Lennard Kämna, who was agonizingly close to a breakaway win. He then overtook Jonas Vingegaard with

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Minor league players and Major League Baseball were given approval for a four-day delay in submitting the proposed settlement of their lawsuit to a federal court. Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero approved a request from both sides to reset the deadline for filing the settlement to July 15. When the

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic has reached his eighth Wimbledon final by winning his 27th consecutive match at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament. Djokovic got off to a slow start before taking control in a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 semifinal victory over British player Cam Norrie at Centre

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera were added to All-Star Game rosters by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred under a provision in the sport’s new labor agreement. The All-Star selection is the 11th for the 42-year-old Pujols and his first since 2015. The 39-year-old Cabrera was picked for

LA PLANCHE DES BELLES FILLES, France (AP) — Tadej Pogačar has won his second Tour de France stage in a row in the first summit finish of the race to extend his lead in the yellow jersey. Pogačar caught Lennard Kämna, who was agonizingly close to a breakaway win. He then overtook Jonas Vingegaard with

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Track and field officials have confirmed that Russians will not be allowed to compete at this month’s world championships due to the war in Ukraine. The federation banned Russians from major international events shortly after the country invaded Ukraine in February. At the time, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer MONTREAL (AP) — The goalie carousel continues to spin even before the second day of the NHL draft begins. The St. Louis Blues traded the free agent rights to Ville Husso to the Detroit Red Wings and the New Jersey Devils acquired Vitek Vanecek from the Washington Capitals. The

By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Ons Jabeur is the first Arab woman to reach a Grand Slam tennis final and a star in her homeland of Tunisia. Her father calls her “the daughter of all Tunisia” and the government wants to make her a special ambassador. Her rise to the

LONDON (AP) — Former Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere has retired from playing at the age of 30 after an injury-disrupted career. Wilshere was the youngest player to make his Arsenal debut at 16 years and 256 days in 2008 after coming through the club’s academy. Wilshere made the first of 34 England appearances

MADRID (AP) — Spanish club Celta Vigo says that United States midfielder Luca de la Torre has agreed to join its team on a four-year deal. The 24-year-old de la Torre has made 10 appearances for the U.S. national team. He arrives from Dutch club Heracles Almelo where he played for two seasons. Previously he

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Manchester United’s preseason tour to Thailand and Australia amid doubts over his future at the club. United said Friday that the 37-year-old forward had been granted additional time off to deal with an unspecified family issue that prevented him from reporting back for practice this week. The

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Daniel Berger has withdrawn from the British Open next week at St. Andrews because of a back injury. Berger last week withdrew from the John Deere Classic. He was replaced in the field by Sahith Theegala, the PGA Tour rookie who has had three close calls at winning this year,

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta midfielder Tyler Wolff, a son of Austin coach Josh Wolff, was loaned by Major League Soccer’s Atlanta to Beveren of Belgium’s second tier for the 2022-23 season. Wolff, 19, signed with Atlanta in July 2020 and made 17 league appearances. He was part of the U.S. under-20 team that qualified for

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The WTA women’s professional tennis tour and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are partnering to raise awareness about — and money for — women’s health and nutrition around the world. They also plan to work together to promote gender equality and female leadership. Melinda