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MADRID (AP) — Atlético Madrid and Spain striker Álvaro Morata has had to be substituted after hurting his right leg in Saturday’s Spanish league match at Cádiz with the World Cup less than a month away. Atlético’s initial description of his injury is a “contusion.” Morata could not continue after defender Mamadou Mbaye stomped on

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — What a shame for most soccer fans that Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia won’t be at the World Cup in Qatar. The Napoli forwards have been two of the most exciting players in Europe this season. Osimhen scored a hat trick and Kvaratskhelia scored one and

CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Harrison Crowe of Australia is the leader going into the final round of the Asia-Pacific Amateur. Crowe shot a 67 to build a two-shot lead over Minhyuk Song of South Korea and Bo Jin of China. Scoring was tough in windy conditions at Amata Spring Country Club. Jin is an Oklahoma

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Kevin de Bruyne’s perfectly-struck free kick was enough to overcome the absence of Erling Haaland as Manchester City went top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win at Leicester. De Bruyne curled in a set piece from 25 yards that went over the Leicester wall and in via the post

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Striker Erling Haaland has been left out of Manchester City’s squad for the Premier League game at Leicester after picking up an ankle problem. Haaland has started every game this season following his off-season move, scoring 22 goals in all competitions. But he was taken off at halftime of City’s midweek

By STEVE McMORRAN AP Sports Writer Winger Joanna Grisez scored a try in the first two two minutes and added two more late for a hat-trick which lifted France to a 39-3 win over Italy in the first quarterfinal at the Women’s Rugby World Cup at Whangarei, New Zealand. Later, New Zealand steamrolled its way

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Pinch-hitter Aledmys Díaz was already heading toward first base after a pitch nicked off the pad protecting his left elbow. It appeared the Astros had loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning in Game 1 of the World Series. Except

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Blake Wheeler scored 32 seconds into overtime and the Winnipeg Jets spoiled the Arizona Coyotes’ Mullett Arena debut with a 3-2 victory Friday night. Arizona opened the season with six straight road games before returning to the desert and The Mullett. Mullett Arena, Arizona State

By STEVE McMORRAN AP Sports Writer Winger Joanna Grisez scored a try in the first two two minutes and added two more late for a hat-trick which lifted France to a 39-3 win over Italy in the first quarterfinal at the Women’s Rugby World Cup at Whangarei, New Zealand. The final score hid the fact

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — A timely swing by J.T. Realmuto propelled the Philadelphia Phillies to an unlikely win in the World Series opener. A terrific stab by right fielder Nick Castellanos gave him that shot. Realmuto hit a solo home run in the 10th inning and the Phillies, saved by

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Bo Horvat scored twoce and Andrei Kuzmenko had a goal and an assist and the Vancouver Canucks won their second straight after a season-opening skid, beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Friday night. Tanner Pearson and J.T. Miller also scored, Ilya Mikheyev had two assits and Spencer Martin made 34

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Aaron Nola was nowhere near perfect for the Philadelphia Phillies in Houston for Game 1 of the World Series. Nola was done after 4 1/3 innings, though he retired his final six batters and left in a tie game after the Phillies rallied from an early

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — That was the real Chas McCormick playing center field for the Houston Astros in the World Series. Game 1 was Friday night against his hometown Philadelphia Phillies. At least once when growing up, he and identical twin brother Jason switched classes in school without the teachers

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored a season-high 27 points, Devin Booker added 16 and the Phoenix Suns beat the injury-depleted New Orleans Pelicans 124-111. The Suns’ usual scoring stars were fairly quiet but they got a productive game from Bridges and their bench players. Torrey Craig finished with

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai says he is disappointed that Kyrie Irving appears to support a film “based on a book full of antisemitic disinformation.” The Nets’ star guard posted a link for the film “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America” on Twitter on

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jusuf Nurkic had 27 points and 15 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers downed the Houston Rockets 125-111 on Friday night despite the absence of star guard Damian Lillard.  Anfernee Simons led all scorers with 30 points, including seven 3-pointers, for the Blazers, who

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Josh Bailey scored the go-ahead goal in his 1,000th game, and the New York Islanders set an NHL record for successful penalty kills to begin a season in a 6-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. Brock Nelson had two goals in the third period for the