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By The Associated Press Portugal visits Switzerland aiming to keep the lead of its Nations League group, but will have to do without Cristiano Ronaldo. Coach Fernando Santos says his decision to leave Ronaldo, João Moutinho and Rafael Guerreiro off his squad was not due to injury worries but rather “normal management.” Spain hosts the

By ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer ST. ALBANS, England (AP) — Former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel banked $4.75 million on Saturday by winning the richest tournament in golf history, while the event’s Saudi backers faced renewed backlash after a 9/11 victims’ group called for American players to withdraw from the rebel series. Schwartzel held on

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton says he has woken up in pain because this season’s Mercedes car has a tendency to bounce up and down at high speed. He and teammate George Russell are questioning whether new F1 rules force them to compromise their safety. Mercedes has been one of

By ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer ST. ALBANS, England (AP) — Former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel banked $4.75 million on Saturday by winning the richest tournament in golf history, while the event’s Saudi backers faced renewed backlash after a 9/11 victims’ group called for American players to withdraw from the rebel series. Schwartzel held on

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles Dodgers player Steve Sax has issued a statement saying that his 33-year-old son who had always dreamed of being a pilot was among five U.S. Marines killed during a training flight crash earlier this week in the California desert. Capt. John J. Sax was among the aircrew of

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Peyton Stoval sparked a three-run fifth inning with a lead-off home run, Connor Noland thew 6 2/3 shutout innings and Arkansas upset No. 10 overall seed North Carolina 4-1 in the first round of the Chapel Hill Super Regional. Arkansas (42-19) and North Carolina (42-21), both making a 10th super

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency says more disciplinary cases by Olympic sports could follow a breakthrough court ruling in the Russian doping scandal. Three Russian canoeists, including an Olympic gold medalist, were banned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday for their part in

By ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer ST. ALBANS, England (AP) — Patrick Reed is the latest former Masters champion to sign up to the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series in defiance of the PGA Tour and activists who object to the players promoting the kingdom’s sporting project. With Pat Perez also confirmed as joining the breakaway

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Andy Murray will play his first grass-court singles final since winning Wimbledon in 2016 after beating Nick Kyrgios in straight sets to reach the final of the Stuttgart Open on Saturday. The British three-time Grand Slam tournament winner showed signs of his old grass-court form as he beat Kyrgios 7-6 (5),

MADRID (AP) — Bundesliga club Stuttgart says midfielder Atakan Karazor has been arrested in Ibiza after an 18-year-old woman reported to police that she was raped by two German men on the Spanish island. The team does not specify what Karazor was arrested for but that he denied the allegations. Spanish police did not publicly

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada woman has lost her bid in a U.S. court to force international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo to pay millions of dollars more than the $375,000 in hush money she received after claiming he raped her in Las Vegas in 2009. U.S. District Judge Jennifer

TYLOSAND, Sweden (AP) — Swedish golfer Linn Grant was flying the flag for the women at the Scandinavian Mixed event after shooting a 6-under 66 to take a two-stroke lead into the final round. After three rounds of a tournament that sees men and women play on the same course for one prize fund and

By ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer ST. ALBANS, England (AP) — Patrick Reed is the latest former Masters champion to sign up to the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series in defiance of the PGA Tour. The 19th defection from the PGA Tour was announced during the final round of the inaugural LIV event at Centurion Golf

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Charles Leclerc won the pole for the fourth consecutive Formula One race. He’ll lead the field to green Sunday at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver set a time of 1 minute 41.359 seconds with his last run of the session to beat Sergio Pérez of Red Bull by .282

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Boston’s Jayson Tatum disappeared in crunch time during the NBA Finals, contributing to paralyzing fourth-quarter scoring drought as the Celtics squandered an opportunity to take stranglehold on the series. After a disappointing 107-97 loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 4, the series headed back

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Alison Riske and Beatriz Haddad Maia will face each other for the Nottingham Open title after winning their semifinal matches. Riske beat Viktorija Golubic 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in a rain-delayed match. The sixth-seeded American will look to capture the fourth title of her career in Sunday’s final of the grass-court tournament.

LODZ, Poland (AP) — Ukraine earned its second straight win in the Nations League, beating Armenia 3-0 thanks to three second-half goals in a game played in neutral territory in Lodz, Poland. The Ukrainians cannot play at home because of the invasion by Russia. They scored through Ruslan Malinovskyi, Oleksandr Karavaev and Vitaliy Mykolenko to

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — UEFA says the Bulgaria men’s soccer team was involved in a bus crash in Georgia ahead of a Nations League game and that one player has undergone an operation on a head injury. The Bulgarian Football Union says one of the two buses carrying the team was involved in the crash

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid is signing another young, highly rated French midfielder after reaching agreement with Monaco for the transfer of Aurélien Tchouaméni. Madrid says the 22-year-old Tchouaméni will join for six seasons and will be presented on Tuesday once he passes his medical examination. Madrid did not disclose the fee for the France

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Pederson has canceled next week’s three-day, mandatory minicamp — at least for most of the team. Pederson essentially gave veterans an extra week of vacation before training camp next month. He also nixed the last of 10 organized team activities.