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WBC roundup: Canada edges Puerto Rico, has chance to top Group ACanada leaned on patience at the plate and a locked-in bullpen to squeeze past Puerto Rico 3-2 on Tuesday night in Pool A action in San Juan.,Canada improved its record to 2-1, while Puerto Rico dropped to 3-1, setting up a crucial showdown for the Canadians against Cuba (2-1) on Wednesday. If Canad...

WBC roundup: Cuba starts strong in defeat of ColombiaAriel Martinez and Erisbel Arruebarrena each homered as Cuba got off to a hot start and coasted to a 7-4 win over Colombia in Pool A play of the World Baseball Classic on Sunday at San Juan, Puerto Rico.,Martinez and Arruebarrena plated four runs on their first-inning home runs, which staked Cuba (2...

Germany, Netherlands qualify for 2026 World CupFour-time World Cup champion Germany finally secured their place in the 2026 edition with a 6-0 rout over Slovakia on Monday.,It will be Germany's 21st appearance in the World Cup, with the only two editions the country has missed being the inaugural 1930 World Cup it didn't enter and the 1950 tourn...

WTA roundup: Tatjana Maria rides serve to title in London

German qualifier Tatjana Maria captured her fourth career title with a 6-3, 6-4 win over eighth-seeded Amanda Anisimova on Sunday in the final of the HSBC Championships in London.,With her husband and two daughters in attendance, Maria fired seven aces and won 66 percent of her first serves to dispa...

ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz upends Alexander Zverev in Germany

Second-seeded Taylor Fritz recorded a 6-3, 7-6 (0) win over home favorite Alexander Zverev in the final of the BOSS Open on Sunday at Stuttgart, Germany.,Fritz fired 11 aces to defeat the top-seeded German for the fifth straight time and capture his first title of the year and ninth overall. ,The Am...

ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz charges into final at Stuttgart

Taylor Fritz earned a spot in his first tour-level final since November with a 6-4, 7-6 (5) victory over Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime in the BOSS Open semifinals at Stuttgart, Germany.,Fritz will face home favorite Alexander Zverev in the final after the Germany native and top seed earned a 7-6 (8...

WTA roundup: Amanda Anisimova reaches London final

No. 8 seed Amanda Anisimova advanced to her first grass-court final with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 upset of top-seeded Zheng Qinwen of China on Saturday at the HSBC Championships in London.,Anisimova saved 10 of 15 break points and overcame nine double faults to win in two hours and 13 minutes. She converted ...

WTA roundup: Zheng Qinwen's comeback sends her to first grass semi in London

Top seed Zheng Qinwen and unseeded Amanda Anisimova each advanced to their first semifinals on grass with wins at the HSBC Championships on Friday in London.,Zheng of China came from 3-0 and 4-2 down in the second set to beat hometown favorite Emma Raducanu in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4. The last Briti...