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Courage transfer M Manaka Matsukubo to Chelsea
The North Carolina Courage transferred 2025 NWSL Midfielder of the Year Manaka Matsukubo to Chelsea FC on Friday.,The 21-year-old Japan international signed a five-year contract with the English club, which competes in the Women's Super League.,"I'm so excited to be joining Chelsea, a club with a lo...

Red Sox place LHP Connelly Early (elbow) on 15-day injured list
The Boston Red Sox placed starting pitcher Connelly Early on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday because of left elbow inflammation.,In other moves, the Red Sox activated left-hander Jovani Moran (elbow inflammation) from the 15-day IL, recalled lefty Alec Gamboa from Triple-A Worcester and designa...

Reports: Pistons C Jalen Duren aiming to join Kings in sign-and-trade
Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren plans to meet with the Sacramento Kings when free agency begins to pursue a sign-and-trade deal, NBA on Prime and The Athletic reported Monday.,Duren and the Pistons were far apart in recent negotiations, per reports, with the big man eligible for a five-year, $287...

Japan star Takefusa Kubo (knee) out vs. Brazil
Japan won't have star winger Takefusa Kubo for their World Cup round of 32 match vs. Brazil on Monday in Houston.,Kubo suffered a meniscus tear in his left knee during Japan's tournament opener against the Netherlands on June 14. He was held out of the Samurai Blue's remaining group-stage matches ag...

Zizou Bergs jolts Ugo Humbert, wins final in Eastbourne
Zizou Bergs captured his first ATP Tour-level title on Sunday, rallying to a 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory over sixth-seeded Ugo Humbert in the rain-delayed final at the Eastbourne Open in England.,The 27-year-old Belgian overcame five double faults to dispatch the Frenchman in 2 hours and 4 minutes during ...

ATP roundup: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina wins 1st title at Mallorca
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina claimed his first ATP Tour title with a 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory against Ethan Quinn on Saturday at the Mallorca Championships.,The second-seeded Spaniard became the first home champion in the grass-court tournament's six-year history. It was the 27-year-old Davidovich Fokina...

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina wins 1st title at Mallorca
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina claimed his first ATP Tour title with a 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory against Ethan Quinn on Saturday at the Mallorca Championships.,The second-seeded Spaniard became the first home champion in the grass-court tournament's six-year history. It was the 27-year-old Davidovich Fokina...

Madison Keys in rare company as 3-time Eastbourne champ
Madison Keys joined an exclusive club on Saturday by defeating Germany's Tatjana Maria 7-5, 6-4 to claim her third Eastbourne Open championship in the United Kingdom.,The second-seeded American, who won the grass-court title here in 2014 and 2023, joined legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova a...

WTA roundup: Naomi Osaka advances to Bad Homburg finals
No. 6 seed Naomi Osaka of Japan needed just 70 minutes to defeat China's Xinyu Wang 6-3, 6-3 Friday to advance to the finals of the Bad Homburg Open in Germany.,Osaka had eight aces and converted 23 of 29 first-serve points (79.3%). In the finals, Osaka will meet Czech No. 4 seed Karolina Muchova, w...

ATP roundup: Ugo Humbert celebrates birthday with semifinal win at Eastbourne
Sixth-seeded Ugo Humbert of France had five aces and saved all four break points he faced while posting a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Brit Jack Draper on Friday to reach the finals of the Lexus Eastbourne Open in England.,Humbert, who turned 28 on Friday, was serenaded with a rendition of "Happy Birthday"...

Qatar’s Assim Madibo gets 5-game ban for injuring Canada's Ismael Kone
Assim Madibo received a five-game suspension from FIFA's Disciplinary Committee on Wednesday, following the Qatar midfielder's tackle that injured Canada midfielder Ismael Kone.,During Canada's 6-0 win over Qatar last week in Vancouver, Madibo tackled Kone in the 56th minute. The play, which warrant...

Bosnia and Herzegovina near advancement after bouncing Qatar
Kerim Alajbegovic's goal and an own goal gave Bosnia and Herzegovina an early cushion that led to a 3-1 Group B victory over Qatar on Wednesday afternoon in Seattle.,Bosnia and Herzegovina's (1-1-1, 4 points) win secured third place in Group B. With the victory over Qatar and the draw with Canada, t...

Bosnia and Herzegovina nears advancement after bouncing Qatar
Kerim Alajbegovic's goal and an own goal gave Bosnia and Herzegovina an early cushion that led to a 3-1 Group B victory over Qatar on Wednesday afternoon at Lumen Field in Seattle.,Bosnia and Herzegovina's win secured third place in Group B and, with four points from the victory over Qatar and the d...

Taylor Fritz WDs from Eastbourne Open
No. 1 seed and four-time champion Taylor Fritz withdrew from the Eastbourne Open on Wednesday.,Currently ranked No. 7 in the world, Fritz won the grass-court ATP 250 event in 2019, 2022, 2024 and 2025.,"Unfortunately, I have to withdraw from Eastbourne this year," the 28-year-old Fritz posted on X. ...

WTA roundup: Top seed Jasmine Paolini falters in Eastbourne
Germany's Tatjana Maria toppled No. 1 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy 6-4, 6-3 on a day of upsets in the first round of the Lexus Eastbourne Open on Tuesday in England.,Maria finished with an 8-0 edge in aces and won a stellar 24 of 28 first-service points (85.7%). Paolini was one of four seeded playe...

ATP roundup: Fabian Maroszan reaches Mallorca quarterfinals with upset
Hungary's Fabian Marozsan ousted fourth-seeded Chilean Alejandro Tabilo 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Vanda Pharmaceuticals Mallorca Championships on Tuesday in Mallorca, Spain.,Marozsan needed just 80 minutes to advance, converting 5 of 6 break points on Tabilo's serve while savin...

Robert Kraft swoons over Scotland, pushing for Patriots to repay visit
After Scotland national team fans won the hearts of New Englanders, NFL owner Robert Kraft wants to return the favor.,Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots, held preliminary discussions with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell about holding a regular-season game in Scotland, according to The Bosto...

ATP roundup: Ethan Quinn advances to Round of 16 in Mallorca
Ethan Quinn handily defeated France's Valentin Royer 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Vanda Pharmaceuticals Mallorca Championships on Monday in Mallorca, Spain.,Quinn, a 22-year-old from California ranked 63rd in the world, won 82.4% of first-serve points (28 of 34).,In other Round of 32 matches, ...

WTA roundup: Clara Tauson upsets Diana Shnaider in Bad Homburg
Clara Tauson needed less than two hours to record the biggest upset of first-round play at the Bad Homburg Open on Monday in Bad Homburg, Germany.,The 25th-ranked Tauson, who hails from Denmark, defeated Russian seventh seed Diana Shnaider 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 45 minutes, converting four of 10 br...

NASCAR Notebook: Jimmie Johnson surprised by aggression in truck race
SAN DIEGO - It's not precisely fair to say NASCAR racing was a kinder, gentler art form during Jimmie Johnson's most productive years., ,Nevertheless, the NASCAR Hall of Famer and seven-time Cup Series champion acknowledged being taken aback by some of the rough stuff he experienced in Friday's Navy...