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LONDON (AP) — Retired player David Ferrer has been appointed tournament director of the Davis Cup Finals. The 40-year-old Ferrer is a three-time Davis Cup champion with Spain who reached a career-best singles ranking of No. 3. He replaces Albert Costa who held the position since 2019. Sixteen teams will compete in the Finals group

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Craig Overton vividly remembers those childhood summers with twin brother Jamie, spending entire days at the local cricket club where their father played. Sometimes they’d mess around in the nets for 7-8 hours and other times they’d play different ball sports beside the cricket field. Always they’d be competing

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The final price tag for last year’s COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics has been put at $13 billion (1.4 trillion Japanese yen). The Tokyo organizing committee announced the final cost before the body is dissolved at the end of the month. It was twice what was forecast in

By The Associated Press Two majors are on the golf calendar this week with the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and the U.S. Senior Open. The PGA Tour has a regular tournament at the Travelers Championship that includes five of the top 10 players in the world, led by Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy.  The Women’s

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — The Associated Press has learned Brooks Koepka is the latest PGA Tour player to sign on with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series. Meanwhile, the PGA Tour is looking to reshape its fall series and limit who makes the postseason. Koepka gives LIV another big name

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta United has landed two players from Mexico’s Liga MX to bolster positions affected by injuries. The team announced the signing defender Juan José Purata from Tigres UANL and goalkeeper Raúl Gudiño of Chivas Guadalajara for at least the remainder of the 2022 season. Both will be available to join Atlanta when

CHICAGO (AP) — The United States will play Japan and Saudia Arabia in its last two World Cup warmups. The 15th-ranked Americans will play No. 23 Japan in an exhibition on Sept. 23 at a European site yet to be announced. The U.S. then faces the 49th-ranked Saudis four days later at Murcia, Spain. The

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will be on opposite sides of the draw this time. The seedings for Wimbledon have been announced with Djokovic and Nadal being Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, in the men’s draw because of the absence of Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev. The top-ranked Medvedev of Russia

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian basketball great Lauren Jackson is set to rejoin the national team at the age of 41 in a bid for another world championship medal. The seven-time WNBA All-Star led Australia to a world championship title in 2006 and won four Olympic medals before she retired in 2016. A World Cup

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA has extended emergency contract rules for players and coaches with Ukrainian soccer clubs to protect their working rights during the Russian military invasion. Interim rules introduced in March will now apply through next season. FIFA’s move aims to give clarity and security for clubs with

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics are closing the books on the pandemic-delayed Games. The organizing committee is to dissolve by the end of the month. The final cost is being placed at 1.42 trillion Japanese yen. This is between $10.5 billion and $13 billion. The exact

By ERICA HUNZINGER AP Sports Writer Title IX athletics violations aren’t as simple as comparing similar teams and seeing how much money is spent on both. Recent Title IX lawsuits and federal complaints have focused on universities that have cut sports teams during the pandemic to save money. The question, in basic terms, is whether

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Nikola Jovic of Serbia and Ousmane Dieng of France are among the top international prospects in Thursday night’s NBA draft. Both are 6-foot-10 and only recently turned 19 years old. They each possess great court vision and are good ball-handlers for their size. Jovic is a

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays outfielders Manuel Margot and Kevin Kiermaier left Monday night’s loss to the New York Yankees with injuries and are likely headed to the injured list. Margot sprained his right knee in the ninth inning, crashing into the right field wall while chasing an RBI triple by Aaron

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yu Darvish pitched seven strong innings and Jake Cronenworth and Trent Grisham homered, leading the San Diego Padres to a 4-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Kim Ha-seong hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the second for the Padres, who were without All-Star slugger Manny

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Transgender athletes will be barred from women’s international rugby league matches while the sport’s governing body formulates its inclusion policy. World swimming’s governing body last weekend effectively banned transgender women from competing in women’s events. Other sports are reviewing their policies. The International Rugby League issued a statement saying: “Until further

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Colorado not only failed to take a stranglehold in the Stanley Cup Final after a 6-2 loss to Tampa Bay in Game 3 but also wound up with goaltending questions. Darcy Kuemper, after rarely being tested in a 7-0 win in Game 2 Saturday night that

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning’s bid for a three-peat is alive and well. With Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman and Andrei Vasilevskiy leading the way, the star-laden, two-time defending champions beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 Monday night in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.