STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Former Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt is one of three candidates nominated to become the next head of the country’s soccer federation. Reinfeldt was prime minister from 2006-14 and has no previous links to soccer. The other candidates for the role are Hélène Barnekow and Lars-Christer Olsson. Barnekow has had high-profile
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has returned to the Australian Open with a straight-set victory in the first round over Roberto Carballes Baena. Djokovic did not play at Melbourne Park in 2022 because his visa was revoked and he was deported from the country for not having been
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Spanish referees want VAR to be boosted by semi-automated offside technology after a video-review mistake in a league match between Cádiz and Elche. The referee’s technical committee made a request to the Spanish league on Tuesday in a statement released by the Spanish soccer federation. The
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato will drive for Chip Ganassi Racing this season as the Japanese driver winds down his career to an oval-only schedule. Sato will share the No. 11 Honda with rookie Marcus Armstrong. Armstrong was hired to drive the IndyCar street and road course races. There are five
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By Alasdair Howorth and Homero De La Fuente, CNN Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady remained coy on his future following the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 31-14 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL’s Wild Card playoffs on Monday. “I’m going to go home and get a good night’s sleep as good as I can
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — More than 1,800 stadium bans were imposed in Belgium during the 2021-22 soccer season along with larger fines as authorities try to crack down on fan violence. Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden said Tuesday that the sanctions sent a clear message that “bad behavior has no place” in
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Second-ranked Kansas has perhaps the toughest schedule in the country this week. The Jayhawks head to No. 13 Kansas State on Tuesday night before facing No. 14 TCU on Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse. It shouldn’t be surprising given how tough the Big 12 is again
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By Ben Church, CNN LeBron James scored a season-high 48 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 140-132 on Monday. The 38-year-old’s dominant performance ended a three-game losing streak for the Lakers as he edges closer to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time NBA scoring record. On Sunday, James became the second NBA player in
Continue Reading ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Italian cyclist Alberto Bettiol took advantage of an early start and dry course to win the 5.5-kilometer time trial prologue at the Tour Down Under. Bettiol was the fourth of 139 riders to start the stage over a twisting course along the Torrens River in downtown Adelaide. He set a time
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Metal hip, bloody knee and all, Andy Murray produced his biggest victory in years. Murray built a huge lead, let it disappear completely, then needed to save a match point against Matteo Berrettini — who is nearly a full decade younger and ranked more than
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor’s office says French soccer federation president Noël Le Graët is under investigation for sexual harassment and “moral harassment.” The Paris prosecutor’s office says in a message to The Associated Press that the investigation was opened Monday following a report by the General Inspectorate of Education, Sport and Research. The
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By Ben Morse, CNN Andy Murray won an epic five-set battle with No. 13 Matteo Berrettini on Tuesday in the opening round of the 2023 Australian Open. The three-time grand slam winner had to save match point in the final set and rallied in the deciding tiebreak to win 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-7(7-9) 7-6(10-6) in
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Andy Murray has beaten a top-20 opponent at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2017. The three-time major champion blew a big early lead, then needed to save a match point and wound up eliminating 13th-seeded Matteo Berrettini in five sets in
Continue Reading MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu will go head to head in the second round of the Australian Open. The seventh-seeded Gauff is the 18-year-old American who reached the final of the French Open last year. She also won the title in Auckland earlier this month. Raducanu has been battling a left
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By Ben Morse, CNN Play was postponed for hours at the Australian Open due to the searing Melbourne heat on Tuesday, a decision which some expressed their irritation at. As temperatures reached almost 36 degrees Celcius (almost 97 degrees Fahrenheit), tournament organizers announced at around 2 p.m. local time (10 p.m. ET Monday) that games
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By Shara Talia Taylor and Eryn Mathewson, CNN Don’t be surprised if we hear more about Muslim women in sports this year. Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur is the No. 2 seed at the first grand slam of the 2023 tennis season — the Australian Open, which got underway on Monday. Jabeur turned heads in
Continue Reading PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) — Dominic Brewton came off the bench to score 20 points, including six in overtime, and Alcorn State beat Prairie View A&M 77-68 on Monday night. Brewton made 7 of 12 shots and all six of his free throws for the Braves (7-10, 4-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Dontrell McQuarter and Byron
Continue Reading CHENEY, Wash. — Ethan Price scored 13 points and Eastern Washington upped its winning streak to eight with a 64-57 victory over Montana. Price was 5-of-10 shooting (3 for 4 from distance) for the Eagles (12-7, 6-0 Big Sky Conference). Tyreese Davis had 12 points and Steele Venters scored 11. Dischon Thomas led the Grizzlies
Continue Reading MOSCOW, Idaho — Divant’e Moffitt scored 32 points and Idaho held off Montana State 74-70. Moffitt had seven assists for the Vandals (7-12, 1-5 Big Sky Conference), who snapped a six-game losing streak. Dominique Ford hit four 3-pointers and scored 16. The Bobcats (12-8, 5-2) were led by Raequan Battle’s 22 points.
Continue Reading FULLERTON, Calif. — Latrell Wrightsell Jr. scored 18 points and Cal State Fullerton rolled to a 76-46 victory over Cal State Bakersfield 76-46. Wrightsell added seven steals for the Titans (10-9, 4-3 Big West Conference). Daeshawn Eaton and Max Jones scored 13 points apiece. Antavion Collum led the way for the Roadrunners (6-12, 2-5) with
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