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PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic has beaten Stefanos Tsitsipas for the eighth straight time, edging an entertaining semifinal 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 to stay on track for a record-extending seventh Paris Masters title. The 21-time Grand Slam champion next faces unseeded Holger Rune, who has never been in a Masters final. The 19-year-old Dane earlier beat

By The Associated Press American left back Sam Vines injured a leg and needed surgery, eliminating him from consideration for the U.S. World Cup roster. Forward Josh Sargent and defender Cameron Carter-Vickers returned to their club starting lineups on the last weekend of matches before U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter announces his roster. A 23-year-old from

By The Associated Press American left back Sam Vines broke an ankle, eliminating him from consideration for the U.S. World Cup roster. Forward Josh Sargent and defender Cameron Carter-Vickers returned to their club starting lineups on the last weekend of matches before U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter announces his roster. A 23-year-old from Colorado Spring, Colorado,

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Pascal Gross’ late goal clinched Brighton’s 3-2 win over a Wolverhampton team that tried to hang on for a draw after Nelson Semedo’s first-half red card. The loss kept Wolves in the Premier League relegation zone on a day when Julen Lopetegui was announced as the club’s new manager. Lopetegui will

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Mathias Jorgensen’s own goal in stoppage time saw bottom of the Premier League Nottingham Forest draw 2-2 with Brentford. Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa put Brentford on course for a first away win of the season after Morgan Gibbs-White had put Forest in front. But the home team dramatically salvaged a

LEEDS, England (AP) — Crysencio Summerville scored another late goal to help Leeds complete a 4-3 comeback win over Bournemouth in front of an Elland Road crowd that had booed the home team off the field at halftime. Summerville scored in the 84th minute after reaching Wilfried Gnonto’s through ball in the center of the

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erling Haaland came off the bench to send 10-man Manchester City to the top of the Premier League with a 2-1 win against Fulham. The Norwegian striker’s injury-time penalty moved City above Arsenal, which plays Chelsea on Sunday. It sparked huge celebrations inside the Etihad

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers linebacker Krys Barnes has been activated from injured reserve. That clears the way for Barnes to play Sunday for the first time since the season’s opening week. Barnes left with an ankle injury in the fourth quarter of a season-opening 23-7 loss at Minnesota. Barnes’ return should

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — There have been calls from fans attending Bundesliga games to boycott Qatar’s World Cup. Borussia Dortmund supporters unfurled banners before the 3-0 win over Bochum criticizing Qatar’s human rights record and urging TV viewers not to watch the tournament that starts on Nov. 20. Hertha Berlin

Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz will miss the rest of the season after sustaining an abdominal muscle tear while playing at the Paris Masters. The Spanish teenager pulled out during a second-set tiebreaker against fellow 19-year-old Holger Rune in their quarterfinal on Friday. Following medical exams the U.S. Open champion posted details of his injury on Twitter.

CHICAGO (AP) — Police in Chicago say former NBA player Ben Gordon has been arrested after a McDonald’s security guard was punched in the face. The Chicago Tribune reports that the 39-year-old Gordon was charged with misdemeanor battery causing bodily harm and battery making physical contact. Gordon, who played for four teams during his NBA

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz has received a two-year contract extension that runs through the 2027 season for a level of stability that has been missing from the program in recent years. The school did not announce the terms of the extension, though a university spokesman said Drinkwitz would receive

PARIS (AP) — Danish teenager Holger Rune beat eighth-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 6-2 in the Paris Masters semifinals to stay on course for his first title at this level. The 19-year-old Rune will play his first Masters final against either six-time Paris Masters champion Novak Djokovic or fifth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas. They played their semifinal later.

PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi has some inflammation on his Achilles tendon and is being rested for Paris Saint-Germain’s trip to Lorient on Sunday as a precautionary measure. PSG says that the Argentina star is expected to resume training next week. PSG will then have one more game, at home against Auxerre next Sunday, before