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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Premier League champion Manchester City has bought an England midfielder and a controlling stake in an Italian club. City said it completed the expected signing of Kalvin Phillips, who left his hometown and boyhood club Leeds at age 26 to sign a six-year contract. The value of the transfer is reported

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona has boosted its midfield by signing Franck Kessie as a free agent. The 25-year-old Kessie had been playing for AC Milan since 2017. He arrives on a contract until June 2026 and a buyout clause of 500 million euros ($522 million). The Ivory Coast midfielder will be officially introduced on

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked the IOC for supporting a ban on Russian teams and athletes competing in most Olympics sports. On Tuesday, a sports court in Switzerland will hear a Russian appeal to challenge the ruling in international soccer. Zelenskyy met with IOC president Thomas Bach in Kyiv on

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The All England Club is appealing a fine levied by the WTA women’s professional tennis tour for banning Russian and Belarusian players from tournaments in Britain because of the war in Ukraine. The Lawn Tennis Association also is expected to appeal a financial penalty imposed

By GERALD IMRAY and PETER KANJERE Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The next African Cup of Nations will again clash with the European season and likely give rise to more club vs. country battles over the release of players after organizers decided to postpone it until January 2024. The Confederation of African

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal has signed Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus on a long-term contract. The 25-year-old Brazil international makes the move in a reported £45 million ($54 million) deal. He scored 95 goals in 236 games over nearly six seasons at City and won the Premier League four times, League Cup three times and

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Benjamin Kikanović scored twice — the 22-year-old’s first multi-goal MLS game — and the San Jose Earthquakes beat the Chicago Fire 2-1. Brian Gutierrez, a 19-year-old homegrown, scored his first MLS goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time for Chicago (4-9-5).

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Aaron Long scored and the New York Red Bulls beat Sporting Kansas City 1-0 despite playing the 20-plus minutes a man down. New York improved to 9-5-5. Kansas City fell to 4-11-4.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jaroslaw Niezgoda scored the tying goal for the Portland Timbers in a 2-2 draw with Nashville. Nashville moved to 7-5-6 and the Timbers are 5-6-8.

HOUSTON (AP) — Andre Shinyashiki’s goal helped lead Charlotte FC to a 2-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo. Charlotte improved to 7-10-2 with the victory and the Dynamo fell to 6-9-3.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Luis Amarilla’s goal proved to be the game-winner for Minnesota United in a 3-2 win against Real Salt Lake. United improved to 7-8-3 after the victory and RSL dropped to 8-5-5.

By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zack Wheeler threw seven innings of four-hit, no-run ball and Rhys Hoskins and J.T. Realmuto slugged home runs as the Philadelphia Phillies powered their way past the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0. The Phillies won two of three games in the series against one of the teams they

NEW YORK (AP) — Dom Dwyer scored in the 86th minute to give Atlanta United a 2-2 draw that extended New York City’s Major League Soccer winless streak to four since Nick Cushing replaced Ronny Delia as coach. Valentin Castellanos scored in the 38th and 58th minutes for NYC (8-4-5), tying Jesús Ferreira of Dallas

BOWMANVILLE, Ontario (AP) — Renger van der Zande navigated lapped traffic to make the winning pass with 10 minutes remaining in Chip Ganassi Racing’s IMSA sports car race victory Sunday at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. It was the fourth win of the season for Ganassi in the Daytona Prototype class, and IMSA’s first weekend racing

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Eloy Room made two saves for the Columbus Crew and Andre Blake had five saves for the Philadelphia Union in a 0-0 draw. The Crew are now 5-5-7 and the Union are 7-2-9.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Brenner scored the equalizer for Cincinnati in a 2-2 draw with the New England Revolution on Sunday. The Revolution are now 6-5-7 and Cincinnati is 7-7-4.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Aerial Powers scored a career-high 32 points on 10-of-17 shooting and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Las Vegas Aces 102-71. Moriah Jefferson and Rachel Banham added 13 points apiece and Sylvia Fowles scored eight points with 11 rebounds and two blocks for Minnesota (7-15). Powers scored the final six points in Minnesota’s

By The Associated Press Washington star Juan Soto is being checked out after exiting a game early because of an injured left calf. The 23-year-old outfielder flexed and pointed to his left leg after making a throw in right in the third inning against Miami on Sunday. He was taken out after being involved in