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Crackdown in Premier play

LONDON — The new Premier League season is set to trial a crackdown on goalkeepers who appear to feign injury in order to disturb the flow of the game or give time for coaches to instruct players. The English Football Association on Monday said the move has been approved by global soccer’s rulemaking panel. The trial “championed collectively” by Pro Ref, the FA, Premier League, English Football League, Women’s Super League Football and the National League, it said, “will be implemented across the men’s and women’s professional game in England and is designed to address ...

Honda Cup marking trailblazing winners in women’s athletics

NEW YORK — Ann Meyers Drysdale felt nostalgic spending the day with so many other Honda Cup award winners, including fellow UCLA Bruins great Jackie Joyner-Kersee. The award, given annually to the top female college athlete, was celebrating its 50th annivesary Monday. The best player in ...

FIFA President Infantino: Critics spread ‘hate and false rumors’

GENEVA — One week after the World Cup final, FIFA President Gianni Infantino attacked perceived critics for “spreading hate and false rumors” about the tournament. Infantino praised FIFA for “delivering the best show in the world” and spoke of the World Cup bringing “joy and togetherness,” in a 900-word statement published across a 15-page post on his Instagram account and on FIFA’s website late Sunday. “Sorry that you were so consumed by hate and criticism that you missed it all,” the FIFA leader wrote, addressing his comments to “those behind their pens and ...

Sweepstakes for LeBron won by Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — The social media pitch to bring LeBron James to Philadelphia was an almost naive one from Joel Embiid. “ @KingJames hey bro hope you’re having a good day...... Want to join us in philly?? Peace,” Embiid wrote. His recruitment skills were on point and James — the ...

Cubs’ star set to hit the jackpot

Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong is again projected to receive the largest amount from the $50 million pre-arbitration bonus pool based on his regular-season statistics. Crow-Armstrong is on track to receive $1,179,587 according to WAR calculations through July 6 that Major ...

Dodgers’ Ohtani not ready to pitch yet

NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to throw another bullpen Saturday at Citi Field, but Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he doesn’t expect the two-way superstar to return to the rotation by next week. “That’s too early. I feel very good that it won’t be next week,” ...