At the Japan Open in Osaka, American youngster Ashlyn Krueger defeated top seed Zhu Lin 6-3, 7-6 (6) to win her maiden WTA Tour title. Krueger, 19, was ranked 123rd in the world and had never gotten past a WTA quarterfinal on a hard court. No. 35 Zhu of China became the second top 50 […]
Montse Tome, Spain’s new coach, named most of the Women’s World Cup winners on Monday for matches against Sweden and Switzerland after they looked to halt their boycott. The list includes 15 of the 23 cup-winning players and Mapi Leon and Patri Guijarro, who signed an open letter against then-coach Jorge Vilda and were not […]
On Sunday afternoon, the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 17-9, with Patrick Mahomes passing for 305 yards and two touchdowns. After a season-opening 21-20 setback to the Detroit Lions, the Chiefs (1-1) rallied with touchdown throws to Skyy Moore and Travis Kelce. After missing the opening due to a hyperextended knee, Kelce caught […]
Christian McCaffrey ran for 116 yards on 20 rushes and scored a touchdown to lead the San Francisco 49ers to a 30-23 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday in Inglewood, California. 49ers (2-0) quarterback Brock Purdy completed 17 of 25 passes for 206 yards. No interceptions for the second straight game. San Francisco […]
On Monday, manager Pep Guardiola predicted Manchester City’s Champions League defense will be easier than their arduous pursuit of the trophy. City won their first Champions League title in June by defeating Inter Milan 1-0 in Istanbul after years of disappointment and near misses. Before City’s Group G match at home to Red Star Belgrade, […]
