ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Luka Modrić is back in the Croatian national team as part of a 25-man squad named for two European Championship qualifying games. The 37-year-old Modrić said after captaining Croatia to victory over Morocco in the third-place game ay last year’s World Cup that he wanted to “continue until at least the
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By George Ramsay and Jacob Lev, CNN World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from this week’s BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, the tournament announced on Sunday, suggesting that his visa application to enter the United States had been unsuccessful. Djokovic, who is unvaccinated against Covid-19, said last month that he had hoped for
Continue Reading By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Liverpool’s 7-0 rout of Manchester United could have a telling impact on the remainder of the season for both teams. Liverpool’s problem this season has been an inability to produce consistent winning runs. That is why a team that competed for four trophies last season
Continue Reading By Matt Foster, CNN Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk refused to shake hands with her Russian opponent Varvara Gracheva after claiming victory in the final of the ATX Open in Austin, Texas, on Sunday. Kostyuk defeated Gracheva 6-3 7-5, collapsing to the court after converting match point, before refusing to shake hands with the Russian.
Continue Reading By Jack Bantock, CNN It was a long week and an even longer year, but Ko Jin-young is a champion once again. Almost a year to the day since her record-shattering victory at the HSBC Women’s World Championship, the South Korean returned to Singapore to defend her crown and seal her 14th LPGA Tour victory.
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Lewis Hamilton said his Mercedes team is going “backwards” after an underwhelming performance at the weekend’s season-opening Grand Prix in Bahrain. The seven-time world champion battled to finish fifth having begun seventh on the grid, crossing the line nearly 51 seconds behind race winner Max Verstappen. Hamilton’s teammate George Russell finished
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN Spanish hurdler Enrique Llopis had to be carried off on a stretcher after suffering a nasty fall in the 60 meters hurdles final at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Turkey. Llopis, who the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA) said was a medal contender in the race, collided with the final
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer With re-branding commonplace in Formula One this Aston Martin team might consider calling itself “Awesome Martin” after a stunning start to the season at Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso showed his talent is not fading at the advanced age of 41 by finishing third to give the
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium defender Toby Alderweireld is quitting international soccer, the Belgian federation said. The 34-year-old Alderweireld made his debut with the national team in 2009. He was part of the squad that finished third at the 2018 World Cup. He also took part in the 2014 and 2022 World Cups and could not
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag stood on the touchline with a face like thunder as he watched his team fall apart against Liverpool on Sunday. The Dutchman had been praised for turning around the club’s fortunes ahead of the Premier League tie against its fierce rival, but the 7-0 drubbing
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, Ben Morse and Wayne Sterling, CNN Police in Colorado are investigating Memphis Grizzlies All-Star guard Ja Morant after the 23-year-old posted an Instagram Live video of himself Saturday appearing to hold a gun at a nightclub, authorities said Monday. The Glendale Police Department said it’s “aware of the incident circulating on the
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Two more players have been ruled out of France’s upcoming Six Nations match against England, the French rugby federation said. The uncapped Julien Delbouis and Alexandre Roumat were replaced by players with no international experience _ Montpellier center Thomas Darmon and La Rochelle flanker Paul Boudehent _ in France’s 42-man squad. The
Continue Reading By Don Riddell, CNN A soccer match lasts for 90 minutes, another 30 if there really needs to be a winner. But if it’s still level after that, then the game will be decided with a penalty shootout, arguably the most nerve-shredding experience in all of sports. For the fans, it’s excruciating; at the World
Continue Reading By Don Riddell, CNN A soccer match lasts for 90 minutes, another 30 if there really needs to be a winner. But if it’s still level after that, then the game will be decided with a penalty shootout, arguably the most nerve-shredding experience in all of sports. For the fans, it’s excruciating; at the World
Continue Reading By The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho — Led by Raequan Battle’s 21 points, the Montana State Bobcats defeated the Northern Colorado Bears 84-73 in the second round of the Big Sky Conference Tournament.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on the Columbia Tribune’s Chris Kwiecinski this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The two talked about both Mizzou men’s basketball and football. Head coach Dennis Gates and company beat Ole Miss on Saturday to end regular-season action. That and an Auburn win, earned MU a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team swept Texas Southern with a 15-7 win on Sunday afternoon. With the victory, the Tigers have won seven straight and improved to 9-2 this season. Head coach Steve Bieser and company actually trailed the other Tigers by six runs heading into the fourth inning, but the group went
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team took time to honor its nine seniors after Saturday’s win against Ole Miss. Although nine guys were honored, only four players are officially out of eligibility. The remaining five will have a decision to make after the season. The biggest decision lies in the hands of forward
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George scored 42 points and led a fourth-quarter comeback to help the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 135-129. Los Angeles ended a five-game skid with its first win since the All-Star break. Kawhi Leonard added 34 points and 10 rebounds for the
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Yanni Gourde scored 1:24 into overtime, and the Seattle Kraken rallied to beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2. Brandon Tanev and Alexander Wennberg also scored for Seattle and Philipp Grubauer stopped 21 shots against his former team. Alexandar Georgiev rebounded from a rough game in Dallas with 32
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