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Takahashi, Matsuda lift Hawks past Giants in Game 2 of Japan Series
Rei Takahashi threw seven scoreless innings and Nobuhiro Matsuda hit a three-run home run as the SoftBank Hawks beat the Yomiuri Giants 6-3 in Sunday's Japan Series Game 2. With their 14th straight Japan Series victory at Yafuoku Dome, the Pacific League's Hawks take the series to Tokyo Dome for… Read
Murray wins at Antwerp for first ATP title since March 2017
Andy Murray won his first ATP title since March 2017 on Sunday with a battling 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over fellow three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka in the Antwerp final. Former world number one Murray, rebuilding his game after career-saving hip surgery earlier this year, fought back from a… Read
Hearts, Bristol City start racism investigations
British soccer clubs Hearts and Bristol City have started investigations following allegations of racist abuse involving their fans during games over the weekend. In the Scottish capital Edinburgh, Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos was alleged to have been targeted after scoring a 39th-minute equalizer in front of Hearts support during their… Read
Liverpool drops first points in 1-1 draw at Man United
Dropping points doesn't seem so frustrating this time for Manchester United. Even against Liverpool. While holding on to inflict Liverpool's first loss of the season was beyond this patched-up United squad, a 1-1 draw still ended the Premier League leader's perfect start on Sunday. It's a sign of United's fall… Read
Marquez speeds to third Japan MotoGP win
MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez won the Japan Grand Prix Sunday to notch his tenth victory of the season and third win on the circuit in four years. The Honda rider finished the race in 42 minutes, 41.492 seconds, followed 0.870 seconds later by French rookie Fabio Quartararo of Yamaha-SRT… Read
Astros outgun Yankees to reach World Series
Jose Altuve hit a two-run walk off homer to lift the Houston Astros to a 6-4 win Saturday over the New York Yankees and punch their ticket to the World Series for the second time in three years. Altuve's dramatic blast with two outs in the bottom of the ninth… Read
FC Tokyo beats Vissel Kobe 3-1 in J.League
Yojiro Takahagi, Arthur Silva and Kento Hashimoto scored first-half goals as FC Tokyo beat Vissel Kobe 3-1 in the J.League on Saturday to keep the pressure on leaders Kashima Antlers. Takahagi opened the scoring for the visitors in the sixth minute, and Silva doubled the advantage just four minutes later… Read
Spurs stumbles again; Chelsea, Leicester into top 4 in EPL
Tottenham's struggles in the Premier League showed no signs of ending as Spurs needed a late equalizer just to earn a 1-1 home draw against last-place Watford on Saturday. The debate around VAR will likely go on as well, after the video-replay system sparked more confusion and controversy on day… Read
Murray reaches 1st final since hip surgery in Antwerp
Andy Murray is back in an ATP tour final for the first time since March 2017 after beating Ugo Humbert 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the European Open semifinals. Murray will face fellow three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka, who beat Italian 18-year-old Janik Sinner 6-3, 6-2. For Murray, it's his… Read
Yankees beat Astros; close to 3-2 in ALCS
DJ LeMahieu drove Justin Verlander's second pitch over the wall, then Aaron Hicks sent the fans at Yankee Stadium into a frenzy with a three-run homer off the foul pole later in the first inning. And just like that, the Bronx Bombers were back — in the game, and in… Read
