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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Australia’s home World Cup qualifying game against China on Sept. 2 will instead be played in Qatar. The Asian Football…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The captain of Afghanistan’s wheelchair basketball team has found a new home and a new club in…

LONDON (AP) — Former England cricket captain Ted Dexter has died. He was 86. The Marylebone Cricket Club says Dexter died in a hospice following a…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer FIFA’s leadership has faced further criticism with the French league opposing demands that players are…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Spain coach Luis Enrique has announced his squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers with seven…

By The Associated Press The storied New York Yankees try for their longest winning streak in 60 years when they open a four-game series Thursday…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — AJ Pollock led off the 16th inning with a two-run homer and the streaking Los Angeles Dodgers…

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Odicci Alexander will continue her incredible summer by making her debut in the Athletes Unlimited professional…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer Paris Saint-Germain fans may never get to see the strike force they have been dreaming of for the past couple of…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Blind long jumper Lex Gillette is chasing after Paralympic gold in Tokyo after four straight silver medals. Gillette…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — A brief return visit to Tokyo by IOC President Thomas Bach to view the Paralympic Games has been…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Five NFL teams are using a product called Guardian Caps to help cut down on the impact of…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Max Verstappen has had a few weeks to ponder how his sizeable lead in the…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — New England goalkeeper Matt Turner made two penalty kick saves and FC Dallas’ Ricardo Pepi…

By TOM KERTSCHER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brandon Woodruff struck out 10 in six shutout innings and the Milwaukee Brewers beat Cincinnati…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Josh Donaldson hit a two-run homer leading off the 10th inning and Jake Cave added a three-run shot…

MIAMI (AP) — Jorge Alfaro hit a game-winning single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Miami Marlins snapped an…

By The Associated Press The storied New York Yankees try for their longest winning streak in 60 years when they open a four-game series Thursday…

By ALAN SAUNDERS Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Carson Kelly and Pavin Smith hit solo home runs as the Arizona Diamondbacks came back against…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have snapped their 19-game losing streak, rallying to beat Los Angeles…

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jake McGee induced a game-ending popup from Pete Alonso with the bases loaded, and the San…

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Alejandro Kirk broke a tie with an RBI single in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat…

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Francisco Mejia hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the ninth inning, Brandon Lowe connected…

By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Franmil Reyes headlined Cleveland’s outburst of four solo home runs with a 451-blast into…

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Frances Tiafoe followed his victory over three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray by beating Thiago Monteiro 7-5, 7-6…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Las Vegas Raiders have gotten help at their banged-up linebacker spot by acquiring Denzel Perryman from the…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Fifth-ranked Sofia Kenin has pulled out of the U.S. Open because she recently tested positive for COVID-19. Kenin…

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Dominika Laskova scored twice and the Czech Republic beat Germany 2-0 on Wednesday in the women’s world hockey…