MLB roundup: Yaz belts three homers in Giants’ 11-inning win
Mike Yastrzemski hit three home runs, including a solo shot on the first pitch of the 11th inning, as the San Francisco Giants outlasted the...
Doping: Seven more Russian weightlifters banned
Another seven Russian weightlifters have been provisionally suspended for doping violations, joining five compatriots already banned from the sport earlier this week....
Two-times welterweight world champion Napoles dead at 79
Two-times welterweight world champion Jose “Mantequilla” Napoles died on Friday in Mexico City aged 79, the World Boxing Council announced on its website....
Relentless Djokovic beats Pouille to reach semi-finals
Novak Djokovic wore down Lucas Pouille after an even first set, dispatching the Frenchman 7-6(2) 6-1 in a Cincinnati Masters quarter-final in Ohio on Friday....
E.coli risk forces Tokyo to cancel swim events at Paratriathalon World Cup
High levels of E.coli bacteria forced Tokyo officials to cancel the swimming segment of Saturday’s Paratriathlon World Cup, a test event for next year’s Paralympics....
Murray to face Sandgren in Winston-Salem Open first round
Andy Murray will meet 72nd-ranked American Tennys Sandgren in the first round at the Winston-Salem Open as the British former world number one gives his...
NFL conditionally reinstates Patriots WR Gordon
Troubled wide receiver Josh Gordon was reinstated on a conditional basis by the NFL, the league announced on Friday....
Osaka retires at Cincinnati with knee injury
World number one Naomi Osaka retired from the Cincinnati Masters with an apparent knee injury on Friday, less than two weeks before the start of...
Gasquet set for rare ATP Masters 1000 semifinal
For the first time in six years, Richard Gasquet is headed to the semifinals of an ATP Masters 1000 event....
Barron, Jimenez on top in Champions event
Doug Barron, playing in just his second PGA Tour Champions event, shot a 7-under-par 65 on Friday to share the first-round lead in the Dick’s...
