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BENEVENTO, Italy (AP) — Former Ballon d’Or winner Fabio Cannavaro has been named coach of Serie B team Benevento. It marks his first managerial…

WORCESTER, England (AP) — A beleaguered top-flight English rugby club has resorted to desperate measures to fulfil a domestic cup fixture while…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer During his difficult final years at Real Madrid, Gareth Bale only truly found happiness on a soccer field when he…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA came under pressure Wednesday from several European soccer federations who want their captains…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Roger Federer leaned back on a couch, the picture of relaxation in a navy blue pullover, black…

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea has fired a recently hired senior executive for sending “inappropriate messages” prior to starting his job with the club.…

TOKYO (AP) — Top seed Paula Badosa, second seed Caroline Garcia and Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina have been knocked out of the Pan Pacific Open…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The downturn in offense from the first two weeks of the NFL season hasn’t touched all corners of the league…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fifth-seeded Brandon Nakashima beat fellow San Diegan Zachary Svajda 7-5, 7-6 (5) in their opening-round match Tuesday night in…

By The Associated Press New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is one home run away from matching the AL record. Judge hit his 60th homer on Tuesday…

By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drey Jameson pitched six strong innings in his second big league game and Ketel Marte homered…

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Myles Straw had a tiebreaking two-run double in Cleveland’s five-run 11th inning, and the…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres are on a roll since holding a team meeting the day after a dreadful loss in…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Mexico has four center forwards in training for its World Cup warmup matches this week, but…

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Austin Slater doubled twice in his return to the lineup, David Villar homered, and the San…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Taylor Ward hit a tiebreaking RBI double during Los Angeles’ three-run sixth inning that ended with a triple play and…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — MJ Melendez hit a two-run homer, Salvador Perez drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out…

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A blast from the past will be on the bench for Australia when the World Cup-bound Socceroos take on New Zealand in a…

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Travis d’Arnaud broke a scoreless tie with a two-run homer in the fourth inning, Dansby Swanson…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his 60th home run and Giancarlo Stanton followed minutes later with a game-ending…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his 60th home run, matching Babe Ruth and moving within one of Roger Maris’…

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — J.D. Martinez and Rob Refsnyder hit solo homers, and Rafael Devers had a two-run shot as the…

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays ace Shane McClanahan was pulled in the fifth inning with neck tightness…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Joey Wentz took a shutout into the sixth inning and Akil Baddoo and Kerry Carpenter homered to…

MIAMI (AP) — David Bote hit a tying home run in the seventh inning, then added a sacrifice fly in the eighth that lifted the Chicago Cubs over the…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The starts by the four Pacific Northwest schools would have had all the hallmarks of an exciting race in the Pac-12…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian Football League says it is investigating “very serious allegations” made by Indigenous players that…

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — An official familiar with the matter says Canada will likely drop the vaccine requirement for people…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rookie Miguel Vargas drove in the go-ahead run with an infield single in a five-run eighth…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The NFL suspended Buffalo Bills backup offensive lineman Bobby Hart for one game, a day…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Nick Chubb wishes he can have a do-over. Cleveland’s star running back said he regrets…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas has forged an identity through its first three games as an offensive-minded team…

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans have placed center Justin Britt on the reserve/non-football illness list. Coach Lovie Smith said last Wednesday…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer There was a time when Kalani Sitake when let guilt, shame and embarrassment get the best of him. The former BYU…