NEW YORK (AP) — Albert Korir is joining fellow Kenyan runner Peres Jepchirchir in attempting to defend his title at the New York City Marathon. Korir won the 50th edition of the five-borough race last November, two years after finishing second. He’ll be joined in the men’s field by 2021 runner-up Mohamed El Aaraby of
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — The Spanish soccer federation is blaming the newly created professional women’s league for a two-week delay in the draw for this season’s competition. The federation says the draw will finally take place on Friday after a ruling by Spain’s highest sports authority. Both sides wanted to handle the draw that will determine
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Doug Pederson will play his starters a little in Jacksonville’s preseason game against Cleveland on Friday night. The first-year Jaguars coach says quarterback Trevor Lawrence needs live repetitions with new receivers Christian Kirk, Zay Jones and Evan Engram and rookie center Luke Fortner. Pederson
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer A couple of days before Serena Williams claimed the 22nd of her 23 Grand Slam singles titles at Wimbledon in 2016, she was asked what she makes of it when people refer to her as one of history’s greatest female athletes. Her reply: She prefers being characterized as “one
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman will miss “an extended period of time” for treatment of what the school described Wednesday as medical condition unrelated to football. In a statement, the school said Hartman sought medical attention Tuesday following a workout. He will miss team activities indefinitely and it’s unclear
Continue Reading By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer Confederation of African Football president Patrice Motsepe has launched a 24-club super league that he says will revolutionize soccer on the continent and become its richest competition. The launch Wednesday comes as CAF reported a loss of nearly $50 million last year. Motsepe says the CAF Africa Super League
Continue Reading By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer Lauren Jackson has been named on her fifth FIBA World Cup roster for Australia in a comeback to international basketball. The 41-year-old Jackson was officially informed of her place in the 12-woman team by head coach Sandy Brondello. It came 10 months after a comeback to the sport and
Continue Reading PRAGUE (AP) — Czech Republic midfielder Jakub Jankto is moving to Sparta Prague on a one-year loan from Getafe. The Czech club said Wednesday it has an option to sign the 26-year-old midfielder on a permanent contract. Jankto joined Getafe a year ago and made 14 appearances in Spain’s top tier last season. He struggled
Continue Reading THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch women’s soccer coach Mark Parsons has left the job after the defending champion was knocked out in the quarterfinals of the European Championships. His departure was by mutual agreement with the Dutch soccer federation which called results at the tournament “disappointing.” Parsons succeeded Sarina Wiegman who led the Netherlands
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By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Lewis Hamilton says his “worst fears came alive” after his dramatic title race against Max Verstappen at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last season. The seven-time world champion saw a potential record-setting eighth title slip away after he was beaten by the 24-year-old Red Bull driver, following a controversial season
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Host nation Qatar is set to play in the opening game of its own World Cup tournament after all — and on a stand-alone day being added to the schedule barely 100 days before kickoff. Soccer’s marquee tournament is now set start one day earlier than
Continue Reading By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer Confederation of African Football president Patrice Motsepe is set to launch a 24-club super league that he has promised will revolutionize soccer on the continent and become its richest competition. The scheduled launch later Wednesday will come as Motsepe’s organization reported a loss of nearly $50 million last year.
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN When Hellen Obiri moves 14,000 kilometers from Kenya to Colorado later this year, she already knows she’ll miss some of the comforts of home. That includes Kenyan food and the country’s staple of ugali — a dense porridge made from maize flour. “Kenyans, we like eating ugali,” Obiri tells CNN Sport.
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN Naomi Osaka was forced to withdraw from her opening match of the Canadian Open on Tuesday due to a back injury, further hampering her preparations for the US Open. While trailing Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi 7-6 (4) 3-0, the four-time grand slam champion received treatment on the court but eventually retired and
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Atlético Madrid’s biggest addition to the squad this season may end up being a player who already belonged to the club. Álvaro Morata returned from on loan to Juventus and his impressive performances in the offseason have given Atlético hope that he may be the player
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Pinch-hitter Luis Torrens singled with one out in the 13th inning to score Eugenio Suárez, and the Seattle Mariners beat the New York Yankees 1-0 in a game dominated by the starting pitching of Gerrit Cole and Luis Castillo. The two aces were overpowering into the
Continue Reading By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mets reliever Edwin Díaz has become baseball’s most dominant closer this year and turned into the toast of the town in New York. The All-Star reliever is overpowering hitters at a record rate during a sensational season, helping the Mets build up their NL East
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Rougned Odor hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. The Orioles trailed 5-3 in the sixth when the game was delayed 78 minutes because of rain. Then Baltimore
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Pittsburgh infielder Rodolfo Castro lost his phone on the field and the Pirates were stymied by rookie Tommy Henry in a 6-4 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Henry was sharp in his Chase Field debut, allowing a run on four hits in seven innings. Castro made a different kind of noise after
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado hit a game-ending, three-run homer and Juan Soto connected for his first long ball with the San Diego Padres, who overcame a blown save by Josh Hader to beat the San Francisco Giants 7-4. Machado capped the night in dramatic fashion with his
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