(Corrects paragraph 9 to say Joshua Kushner is brother of Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, not that Joshua is Trump’s son-in-law) Aug 3 (Reuters) – FIFA President Gianni Infantino sought support from the Trump administration amid mounting criticism after his abandoned plan to sell a stake in World
Aug 3 (Reuters) – Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar will compete in this month’s Vuelta a Espana, his team UAE Team Emirates-XRG said on Monday. The Vuelta remains the only Grand Tour still not won by 27-year-old Pogacar, who has claimed the Tour de France five times and clinched the Giro d’Ital
Aug 3 (Reuters) – U.S. international Akhilesh Reddy has been suspended for eight years after being found guilty of match-fixing charges, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday. Reddy was charged in November with breaching three counts of the sport’s anti-corruption code during the on
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Gianni Infantino’s hopes of extending his FIFA presidency may rest less on winning back soccer’s traditional powers than on calling in favours from the many small and emerging nations that rely heavily on the world governing body’s largesse. Infantino is fa
By Shrivathsa Sridhar and Lori Ewing Aug 3 (Reuters) – The national soccer federations of Serbia, Sweden and Wales withdrew their support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s re-election bid on Monday and England’s is expected to do the same. The backlash against the head of world soccer’s ruling b
The Chicago White Sox acquired right-handed reliever Huascar Brazoban from the New York Mets for minor league pitching prospects Gabe Davis and Zach Franklin, The Athletic reported late Sunday night. Neither team has confirmed the trade. Brazoban, 36, is 5-2 with a 2.56 ERA, 23 walks and 49 strikeou
Kansas City right-hander Luinder Avila is scheduled for medical testing on Monday after the Royals placed the starting pitcher on the 15-day injured list on Sunday due to right forearm tightness. The rookie, who turns 25 on Aug. 21, started Saturday’s game against the Colorado Rockies and retired th
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela homered for the third straight game and the Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 on Sunday night to sweep the three-game series. Masataka Yoshida homered and drove in two runs, and Jake Bennett (7-4) allowed three runs in 5 2/3 innings to help the Red S
Kyle Freeland struck out eight in the first complete game of his career, Jake McCarthy hit a three-run home run and the Colorado Rockies beat the Kansas City Royals 8-1 in Denver on Sunday. Freeland (3-10), who needed 115 pitches to go the distance, retired 18 straight batters before Salvador Perez’
Emmanuel Latte Lath is headed to the Bundesliga, as Atlanta United loaned the forward to Union Berlin for the full 2026-27 season on Sunday. The loan includes an option for Union Berlin to purchase Latte Lath’s contract outright. The German club will take on his full salary. Latte Lath, 27, came to
The Atlanta Braves acquired right-handed starting pitcher Tyler Mahle from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for right-hander Anthony Molina, the Braves announced on Sunday night. The Braves — winners of five straight and battling the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers for the best record
The Chicago Cubs are getting a much-needed boost to their rotation depth by acquiring right-hander Kevin Gausman from the Toronto Blue Jays ahead of Monday’s trade deadline, the Cubs announced on Sunday night. The Blue Jays are getting a pair of prospects, shortstop Ty Southisene and outfielder Bret
The Dallas Mavericks announced Sunday that they signed forward Naji Marshall to a multi-year contract extension, keeping one of their most versatile contributors in place following his best NBA season. Dallas did not disclose financial details, but ESPN reported the fully guaranteed deal is worth $5
The New Orleans Saints placed 24-year-old wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk on the reserve/retired list on Sunday. A reason for Polk’s decision to retire was not yet known. Head coach Kellen Moore said Polk had been excused from the past two training camp practices for personal reasons. The receiver’s Inst
Aug 2 (Reuters) – The Washington Open women’s final between Jessica Pegula and Alexandra Eala was suspended in the second set and pushed back to Monday due to rain, while matches at the Canadian Open in Toronto and Montreal were also rescheduled due to the weather. The Washington final was delayed b
Athletics All-Star first baseman Nick Kurtz will visit a hand specialist in Los Angeles Monday after his right thumb injury caused him to sit out Sunday for the second straight day. It’s possible that Kurtz will go on the 10-day injured list for the second time in less than a month. “We’re going to
Sixteen-year-old Kristina Liutova of Russia claimed a 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory over Darja Vidmanova of the Czech Republic on Sunday to earn the title at the Memphis Classic in her first-ever WTA main-draw event. Liutova, the world’s No. 229-ranked player who had to qualify to get into the main draw, be
Eight of the 12 players for the European Solheim Cup team are now set in stone, with rising star Lottie Woad leading the way. The 22-year-old Englishwoman was named to her first Solheim Cup team on Sunday when the automatic qualifiers locked in following the AIG Women’s Open. Two players, Charley Hu
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Athletics slugger Nick Kurtz will see a hand specialist in Los Angeles on Monday about his injured right thumb and could be headed to the injured list. Kurtz went on the injured list with a sprained right thumb on July 11 and returned two weeks later. But he has strugg
The Toronto Blue Jays obtained veteran right-hander Jameson Taillon from the Chicago Cubs on Sunday for a player to be named or cash considerations. Taillon was designated for assignment by the Cubs on Monday. He was 2-6 with a career-worst 5.92 ERA through 15 starts and served up 25 home runs, whic
The New York Yankees, in need of a spark on offense, acquired infielder Luis Garcia Jr. from the Washington Nationals on Sunday, according to multiple reports. The Nationals will acquire four right-handed pitchers in return, according to MLB.com and The Athletic: relievers Jake Bird and Yovanny Cruz
Former No. 1 pick Jadeveon Clowney is returning to the Houston Texans for the first time since the 2018 season, multiple reports said Sunday. Clowney will sign with Houston for a base value of $5.5 million and a max value of $8 million, KPRC2 in Houston reported. The report came on the heels of the
Revolution forward Jack Harrison received his United States Green Card and P-1 visa and is now eligible to play for New England, the club announced Sunday. Harrison, an Englishman, will be classified as a domestic player on the roster and fit to play when the Revolution host the Houston Dynamo on Sa
The Tampa Bay Rays added to one of the major leagues’ better rotations on Sunday by acquiring two-time All-Star Freddy Peralta from the New York Mets in exchange for three prospects. The Rays, who boast the best record in the American League, sent right-hander Gary Gill Hill, second baseman Emilien
The Detroit Tigers announced the class and team assignments on Sunday for the three minor league players acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Saturday evening trade of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal. River Ryan, a 27-year old right-handed pitcher, will be assigned to Triple-A To
Andrus Peat, who earned three Pro Bowl selections at guard during his 11-year NFL career, announced his retirement via a weekend Instagram post. “11 years in the league, I gave it everything I had. I may be walking away from football, but not from the lessons it taught me,” Peat wrote. The 32-year o
On May 11, Carlos Correa underwent what he thought was season-ending surgery on his left ankle. On Saturday, he began working out on the field again, well ahead of the original six- to eight-month recovery timeline. That has the Astros’ third baseman optimistic his season isn’t over after all. “We’l
TORONTO, Aug 2 (Reuters) – World number one Aryna Sabalenka said on Sunday she was feeling hopeful going into the lead-up to the U.S. Open after a string of disappointing Grand Slam results earlier this year. The 28-year-old Belarusian failed to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon last month and w
Aug 2 (Reuters) – Japan’s Shiho Kuwaki claimed her first major title by defeating Germany’s Esther Henseleit in a playoff to win the Women’s Open at Royal Lytham on Sunday. Kuwaki and Henseleit finished regulation play tied at five under par after the German holed a lengthy birdie putt on the 18th t
By Lucy Thomson Aug 2 (Reuters) – Former FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce said on Sunday world soccer’s governing body should focus on the interests of fans after President Gianni Infantino abandoned plans to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors, calling the proposal “ludicrous”. FIFA had
