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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer England midfielder Kalvin Phillips has withdrawn from the national team squad because of a shoulder injury in a concern for coach Gareth Southgate ahead of the World Cup. Phillips was replaced by central midfielder Jordan Henderson. England is playing Nations League games against Italy and Germany over the next

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The ICC has permanently banned the use of saliva to polish the ball in international cricket as it made a host of changes to playing conditions. It’s been more than two years since the International Cricket Council banned the use of saliva as a COVID-19 related temporary measure but

PARIS (AP) — A host of injuries have struck France in the leadup to a pair of Nations League matches later this week. The French football federation has added Aston Villa defender Lucas Digne to a long list of injured players ahead of matches against Austria and Denmark. France coach Didier Deschamps has called up

PARIS (AP) — The French football federation and Kylian Mbappé have toned down their dispute over the use of image rights. After the Paris Saint-Germain star said he would boycott a photo session with his teammates, the federation has agreed to “revise, as soon as possible, the agreement on image rights that binds it to

TOKYO (AP) — Seventh-seeded Karolina Pliskova has cruised past Isabella Shinikova 6-2, 6-1 in the first round of the Pan Pacific Open. In other early matches played under a closed roof as the tail end of Typhoon Nanmadol passed through Tokyo, Mexican qualifier Fernanda Contreras Gomez overcame 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin 7-6 (7),

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SYDNEY (AP) — Brittney Griner’s highly publicized legal woes in Russia and the country’s invasion of Ukraine has the top WNBA players opting to take their talents elsewhere this offseason. For the past few decades, Russia has been the preferred offseason destination for WNBA players to compete because of

SAN DIEGO (AP) — No. 8 seed J.J. Wolf beat fellow American Stefan Kozlov 6-2, 7-6 (6) in the opening round of the San Diego Open ATP 250. They had met seven times before in Challenger and Futures events but this was their first encounter at the tour level. Seventh seed James Duckworth claimed an

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — There’s a fine line between a Tom Brady and a Gale Sayers. Whether a player is a seven-time Super Bowl champion who plays well into his 40s like Brady or an all-time great running back knocked out of football during his prime like Sayers there’s

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw struck out 10 and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2. Chris Taylor blasted a three-run homer in which the Dodgers successfully challenged a fan interference call and Joey Gallo added a solo shot. The Dodgers have beaten the D-backs in

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have plenty to fix and little time to do it. Tennessee is 08 for the first time in 10 years after getting pounded 41-y by the Buffalo Bills. The margin of defeat was the worst in five seasons under coach Mike Vrabel.

By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Thairo Estrada hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the 10th inning after igniting a tying rally in the ninth, and the San Francisco Giants came back to beat the Colorado Rockies 10-7. Mike Yastrzemski homered and Wilmer Flores had three hits and two RBIs for the Giants,

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts threw for 333 yards and a touchdown and he ran for 57 yards and two more scores to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to a 24-7 win over the Minnesota Vikings. Hurts had 301 total yards in the first half in the breakout game of

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SYDNEY (AP) — A’ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray and Kelsey Plum won’t have much time to recover after leading Las Vegas to the franchise’s first WNBA championship. The trio will board a plane to Australia to try and help the U.S. win a fourth consecutive women’s basketball World Cup. They

By TOM KERTSCHER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Max Scherzer was pulled from his 200th win with a perfect game intact, and the New York Mets clinched their first playoff berth in six years by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2. Reinstated from the injured list before the game, Scherzer struck out nine in six innings.

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — If the Buffalo Bills are making some sort of loud statement by opening their season with consecutive routs, quarterback Josh Allen isn’t about to raise his voice. As he did following a 31-10 win over the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams, Allen

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Kyle Wright won his major league-leading 19th game, Austin Riley and Eddie Rosario homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 5-2. The defending World Series champions won their ninth straight home game to improve to 92-55. Wright won his sixth consecutive decision, allowing two

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Max Scherzer pitched six perfect innings for the New York Mets in his return from the injured list before Milwaukee Brewers star Christian Yelich doubled in the seventh off reliever Tylor Megill. Trying for his 200th career win as the NL East-leading Mets look to clinch a playoff spot, the 38-year-old Scherzer