CINCINNATI — An Ohio judge has granted a preliminary injunction for 24 men’s and women’s college basketball players suing the NCAA for eligibility, claiming the new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition. Judge Christopher Wagner said Thursday the NCAA ...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Kylian Mbappe had a goal and an assist after missing a first-half penalty kick, Ousmane Dembele scored the other goal and France beat Morocco 2-0 Thursday in the World Cup quarterfinals. Mbappe’s goal in the 60th minute was the 20th of his World Cup career and came in his 20th match at the tournament, moving him one behind Argentina captain Lionel Messi. Dembele scored his fifth goal of the tournament in the 66th. Mbappe was taken down in the 76th minute and was taken off for a substitute a minute later. He was then shown sitting on the bench with an ice pack ...
NEW YORK — Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper and St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker will participate in the Home Run Derby in Philadelphia on Monday night. Harper and Walker join Boston’s Willson Contreras, Kansas City’s Jac Caglianone, Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero and the ...
LONDON — Linda Noskova didn’t pay much attention to tennis as a kid until she watched Czech compatriot Petra Kvitova win the Wimbledon final in 2011. “That is maybe one of the first moments when I realized that such a sport as tennis exists,” the 21-year-old Noskova said after playing on Centre Court at the All England Club for the first time on Thursday. More Czech kids will surely be watching on Saturday when the country is guaranteed to add another champion to its rich legacy at Wimbledon. Noskova beat Marta Kostyuk in straight sets to set up an all-Czech women’s final ...
GAVARNIE-GEDRE, France — Tadej Pogacar produced a tremendous solo ride on the iconic Col du Tourmalet on Thursday to earn a 23rd Tour de France stage victory, reclaim control of the race and sap his rivals’ morale after just six days of racing. Pogacar, who first wore the yellow jersey after winning at Les Angles earlier this week, made the most of the first big mountain trek of this year’s Tour in the Pyrenees to stamp his authority, sending a clear message to his rivals that he remains in a class of his own. The two-time world champion covered the final around 27 miles alone, ...
Eight teams are left in the World Cup, and the quarterfinals feature the top four countries in FIFA’s pretournament men’s world rankings plus two others in the top 10. France looks like a juggernaut and is the betting favorite at just under 2-1, followed by Spain and defending champion ...
