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Netherlands' Xavi Simons to miss World Cup with ACL injuryA "heartbroken" Xavi Simons will miss this summer's FIFA World Cup for the Netherlands after tearing his right ACL in English Premier League action on Saturday.,The 23-year-old midfielder was carried off on a stretcher following a collision in the 58th minute of Tottenham Hotspur's 1-0 win at Wolver...

Cards ride JJ Wetherholt's power surge into finale vs. Guardians St. Louis Cardinals rookie second baseman JJ Wetherholt had not homered since the team's season opener going into Tuesday's game against the Cleveland Guardians.,The left-handed-swinging leadoff hitter went deep twice on Tuesday, including a two-run blast in the eighth that sparked a Cardinals 6-5 v...

Report: Miami extends coordinators Shannon Dawson, Corey HethermanMiami has agreed to multi-year extensions with offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson and defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman after its run to the national title game last season, according to a report by ESPN.,Terms of the contract extensions, in years and salaries, were not reported.,Dawson arrive...

WBC roundup: Canada edges Puerto Rico, has chance to top Group A

Canada 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 Colombia

Ariel 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 Cup

Four-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...