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Why Liverpool's Premier League title could spark an era of openness in England's top flight
By winning the Premier League title this season, Liverpool has done what no other top-flight English team has managed since 2017. That is to be a surprise champion. “What we do know is that no one saw us as a title contender when we started at the beginning of the… Read
Women's flag football explodes in U.S. as 2028 Olympics beckon
Flag football, a non-contact version of American football, is spreading like wildfire among U.S. girls drawn by the prospect of its inclusion in the 2028 Olympics, its popularity even sparking plans for a professional league. "It's the youth version of pickleball, the fastest growing adult sport," says Michael Colt, comparing… Read
Tennis players in the dark as matches at Madrid Open suspended due to major power outage
Former U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff was preparing to shower in a dark locker room after play at the Madrid Open tennis tournament was suspended and then postponed Monday due to a major power outage in Spain and Portugal. Then Gauff realized that the water was off, too. “So I… Read
Liverpool smashes Tottenham to win Premier League title
Liverpool demolished Tottenham 5-1 to clinch the Premier League title at an impassioned Anfield on Sunday, sealing a record-equalling 20th English top-flight crown. Arne Slot's men stormed back after conceding a surprise early goal to dominate the match, feeding off the crackling energy from the 60,000-plus crowd. Liverpool, who can… Read
Mai Saigo wins playoff for LPGA Chevron title and first major win
Japan's Mao Saigo birdied the first extra hole to win a five-woman playoff and capture her first major title on Sunday at the LPGA Chevron Championship. Saigo sank a tension-packed birdie putt on the 18th hole in regulation to fire a final-round two-over par 74 at Carlton Woods and finish… Read
Yomiuri ends Hanshin's 6-game winning streak
Yukinori Kishida delivered a pinch-hit tiebreaking single in the top of the ninth inning as the Yomiuri Giants ended the Hanshin Tigers' six-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory on Sunday. The backup catcher's one-out single to left off Hanshin closer Suguru Iwazaki (0-1) scored Trey Cabbage from third base… Read
FA Cup glory won't salvage Man City's troubled season: Guardiola
Pep Guardiola said winning the FA Cup will not be enough to salvage Manchester City's troubled season after they reached the final on the day Liverpool ended their reign as Premier League champions. Guardiola's side had been crowned English champions for the last four seasons, but their dismal form for… Read
Zverev, Sabalenka battle through in Madrid Open; Rublev defense over
World number two Alexander Zverev was taken to the limit by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in a gripping Madrid Open third round battle on Sunday, progressing 2-6, 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/0). The Spaniard, roared on by the partisan home crowd, broke in the first and third games to claim the first… Read
Kenyan runner Sawe wins London Marathon after solo breakaway; Asssefa takes women's race
Running his first major marathon in unusually warm temperatures, Sabastian Sawe made it look easy. The Kenyan runner made a solo breakaway with more than 10 kilometers left and never looked like wavering in the sunshine as he cruised to victory in the London Marathon on Sunday. Sawe pulled away… Read
Knicks edge Pistons for 3-1 NBA playoff series lead
Jalen Brunson scored 32 points and Karl-Anthony Towns delivered two crucial late baskets as the New York Knicks held off the Detroit Pistons 94-93 to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their NBA Eastern Conference playoff series on Sunday. The game ended amid controversy, the Pistons protesting that Tim Hardaway… Read
