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Carlos Alcaraz's win streak reaches 16 as he advances to London semis
Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz won 91.7 percent of his first-serve points (33 of 36) and ran his winning streak to 16 matches with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over lucky loser Arthur Rinderknech of France on Friday to reach the semifinals of the HSBC Championships at Queen's Club in London.,Alcaraz had a 24-21 ed...
WTA Roundup: Aryna Sabalenka comes back for quarterfinal win in Berlin
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus saved four match points in the final-set tiebreaker to defeat Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina 7-6 (6), 3-6, 7-6 (6) in the quarterfinals of the Berlin Tennis Open on Friday.,Sabalenka came out on top despite trailing Rybakina 6-2 in the deciding tiebreaker of what ...
Tyler Reddick hoping for season's first win at Pocono
By most standards for visits to new tracks, the first race for NASCAR on Mexico City's road-course layout turned out to a be a successful one with plenty of dramatic turns but ultimately a dominant winner who just seemed to have a leg up on the rest of the competition.,According to NASCAR executive ...
Benfica triumphs in lopsided, weather-delayed win over Auckland
Leandro Barreiro scored in the 76th and 78th minutes as Benfica pulled away to a 6-0 victory over semi-pro side Auckland City in a Group C encounter Friday, one plagued by a lengthy halftime weather delay.,Angel Di María converted twice from the penalty spot for his second and third goals of the tou...
Flamengo dispatches Chelsea, clinches knockout round spot
Bruno Henrique, Danilo and Wallace Yan scored goals as Flamengo rallied for a 3-1 victory over Chelsea in Club World Cup Group D play on Friday afternoon at Philadelphia.,Gonzalo Plata set up two goals for Flamengo (2-0-0, 6 points), who secured their place in the knockout round.,Pedro Neto had a go...
Benfica, Auckland City in weather delay at Orlando
A Group C clash between Benfica and Auckland City at Orlando, Fla., was delayed due to inclement weather Friday, with Benfica holding a 1-0 halftime lead.,Angel Di Maria scored Benfica's goal from the penalty spot against the semi-pro opponents from New Zealand, who lost their opener to Bayern Munic...
Stubbs: Best tracks for 5 marquee drivers to claim first wins of '25
With 16 races of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season complete going into Sunday's 400-miler at Pocono Raceway, several stars remain winless as the circuit nears the halfway mark. ,Here are five big-name drivers who have yet to win this season -- and the track where they're most likely to break through...
MLB roundup: Padres win feisty finale against Dodgers
Xander Bogaerts had a second-inning home run among his four hits and the visiting San Diego Padres earned a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday to avoid a four-game sweep in a series that saw tempers reach a boiling point.,Rookie right-hander Ryan Bergert opened with 4 2/3 scoreless...
Gold Cup: USMNT nips Saudi Arabia, earns spot in quarters
The U.S. men's national team used Chris Richards' 63rd-minute goal to clinch a berth in the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals with a 1-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in a Group D match in Austin, Texas, on Thursday.,The Americans (2-0-0, 6 points) can secure first place in the group with a win or a draw ...
Igor Jesus, Botafogo upset PSG in Club World Cup
Igor Jesus scored a first-half goal, leading Botafogo to a stunning 1-0 win over the reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup on Thursday in Pasadena, Calif.,The result leaves Botafogo (2-0-0, 6 points) alone atop Group B. PSG (1-1-0, 3 points) are tied for second with A...
Gold Cup: Trinidad & Tobago, Haiti play to 1-1 draw
Short-handed Haiti missed out on a golden opportunity to break a late second-half tie against Trinidad & Tobago, then had to settle for a 1-1 draw on Thursday in a CONCACAF Gold Cup Group D match at Houston.,After Haiti's Wilguens Paugain was taken down in the penalty area by Andre Raymond in the 83...
Pablo Barrios scores twice, Atletico Madrid sail past Sounders
Pablo Barrios' brace lifted Atletico Madrid to a 3-1 victory over the Seattle Sounders on Thursday, getting the Spanish side's Group B campaign back on track.,Axel Witsel also scored as Atletico rebounded to victory at Seattle's home field after they began their FIFA Club World Cup campaign losing 4...
ATP roundup: Alexander Bublik stuns No. 1 Jannik Sinner
Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik recorded a huge upset in knocking out World No. 1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals at the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle, Germany.,Bublik, ranked No. 45, had lost to Sinner in the French Open quarterfinals earl...
Lionel Messi scores on free kick to lift Inter Miami over Porto
ATLANTA -- Lionel Messi connected on a free kick in the 54th minute to propel Inter Miami to a 2-1 victory over FC Porto in a Group A match of the FIFA Club World Cup on Thursday afternoon.,After Porto struck first on Samu Aghehowa's penalty kick in the eighth minute, Marcelo Weigandt assisted on Te...
WTA roundup: Xinyu Wang upsets Coco Gauff in Berlin
Xinyu Wang of China knocked off French Open champion Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-3 in the Round of 16 at the Berlin Tennis Open on Thursday.,Gauff, the No. 2 seed, was playing in her first match since winning her second career Grand Slam on June 7 at Roland Garros. She had seven double faults to just one ace,...
Palmeiras blank Al Ahly 2-0 at Club World Cup
Jose Lopez scored in the 60th minute to lift Brazil's Palmeiras to a 2-0 victory over Egypt's Al Ahly in Club World Cup Group A play on Thursday afternoon in East Rutherford, N.J.,The victory placed Palmeiras (1-0-1, 4 points) atop the group standings as FC Porto and Inter Miami were scheduled to pl...
Weekend Preview: Pocono Raceway
After a thrilling inaugural event in Mexico City last weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series returns stateside with Sunday's The Great American Getaway 400 at the historic Pocono (Pa.) Raceway (2 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,Trackhouse Racing's Shane van Gisbergen punched his 202...
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis
Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe is undergoing treatment for acute gastroenteritis at a hospital, the club announced Thursday.,Mbappe, 26, will "undergo a series of tests and follow the appropriate course of treatment," Real Madrid said.,The French international sat out Real Madrid's 1-1 draw with ...
MLB roundup: Rays erase 8-run deficit, stun Orioles
Junior Caminero drove in Yandy Diaz with a seventh-inning single to cap a four-hit performance and give the host Tampa Bay Rays their first lead as they overcame an eight-run deficit to claim a 12-8 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.,Tampa Bay's Jonathan Aranda collected three hits and...
Gold Cup: Costa Rica edges Dominican Republic on late goal
Costa Rica overcame an early deficit and broke a second-half stalemate with a dramatic Josimar Alcocer goal in the 85th minute to put away the Dominican Republic in CONCACAF Gold Cup play Wednesday evening in Arlington, Texas.,In the decisive sequence, Manfred Ugalde gathered a cross in the center o...