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ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has lifted a suspension of India’s soccer federation. It ensures the country can host the Under-17 Women’s World Cup in October. The move was expected this week after India’s Supreme Court handed back control of the national soccer federation to its administration. That restored management of the body to soccer officials

By JAKE STARR Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Taiwan will play Curacao on Saturday in a semifinal at the Little League World Series to determine which team will represent the international bracket in the championship against a U.S. team. Taiwan has yet to lose a game so far in the tournament and is

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel will not be in the dugout against Leicester in the English Premier League on Saturday after failing in his appeal against a one-game touchline ban for a post-match scuffle with Tottenham counterpart Antonio Conte. The appeal board’s decision was handed down on Friday. Tuchel also will still have

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Sue Bird’s eye for the court and knowledge of the game separates her among WNBA point guards. That veteran skill of being a coach on the court will be tested when the fourth-seeded Seattle Storm face No. 1 seed Las Vegas in the WNBA Playoffs semifinals

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Eastern Kentucky defensive back Marquae Kirkendoll has been charged with robbing a postal carrier in New Mexico and is no longer enrolled at the school. According to documents filed in federal court in New Mexico this week, the 21-year-old Kirkendoll was also charged with stealing a key from the carrier used

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Deuce Vaughn is perhaps the most important player for a Kansas State team many have pegged as a dark-horse contender for the Big 12 championship. He was third in the league in rushing last season behind two players who are now in the NFL. The

CISTIERNA, Spain (AP) — Jesús Herrada placed his head on his bicycle’s handlebar and began crying profusely after winning the latest stage in the Spanish Vuelta. He was hugged by a team member then sat by his bike and put both of his hands in front of his face. He was still wiping away tears

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer The Sun Belt Conference’s success the past few seasons to catch college football’s attention and league officials believe additional steps this offseason will keep that momentum going. There are four new members, including Marshall, increasing the league to 14 teams. The league features one of the most efficient quarterbacks

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin outside linebacker Nick Herbig’s teammates noticed something different about him as soon as he arrived on campus two years ago. The audacity that enabled him to pick a school over 4,000 miles away from his Hawaii home helped make Herbig an immediate weapon for

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — A former Rhode Island high school basketball coach who authorities say for years asked male student-athletes to remove their clothes while alone with him so he could check their body fat has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges. Aaron Thomas, the former boys’ coach at North Kingstown High School, was

LONDON (AP) — An Italian tennis umpire has been banned for seven years and six months after admitting to charges of match-fixing. Lorenzo Chiurazzi is a national-level chair umpire and line judge. He was also fined $50,000 with $33,500 of that suspended in a case investigated by the International Tennis Integrity Agency. The offenses relate

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The first soccer team from Kosovo to qualify for the group stage of a European competition found out its opponents on Friday. It first had to be diverted away from the only Serbian team in the draw. Kosovo’s champion Ballkani was among the last teams picked

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — A years-long transfer dispute after the death in an airplane crash of soccer player Emiliano Sala has been decided in favor of his former club Nantes against Cardiff. The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it dismissed Cardiff’s appeal against a FIFA order to pay a

By AARON MORRISON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In 2016, responding to the fatal police shootings of two Black men just a day apart, Serena Williams joined a small chorus of top Black athletes in speaking out. “I won’t be silent!” she vowed. “Have we not gone through enough, opened so many doors, impacted

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn has added another point guard to its roster after losing star Paige Bueckers for the season to a knee injury earlier this month. The school says Inês Bettencourt, a 5-foot-9 guard from the Azores in Portugal, will join the team as a freshman. She will provide depth for the Huskies

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will send players to South Korea for a postseason tour, MLB’s first trip to Korea since 1922. The games between an MLB team and players from the South Korean league will be at Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium on Nov. 11-12 and Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome on Nov. 14-15.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says Bernardo Silva will be staying at Manchester City. It seemingly brings to an end a summer of uncertainty over the Portugal midfielder’s future. Silva has been heavily linked with a move to Barcelona and was reportedly the subject of a bid from Paris Saint-Germain this

ISTANBUL (AP) — Draw made Friday for the group stage of the Europa League.