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Kenyan authorities seize illegal shipment of doping materials
By The Associated Press on July 17th, 2023
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – Kenyan authorities seized a smuggled shipment of medication which can be used by athletes as performance-enhancing drugs, the country’s national anti-doping body said on Monday. A woman was arrested on suspicion of smuggling and will appear in court this week, the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya said. She was arrested at Jomo ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For the first time in the Olympics, men will compete in artistic swimming, formerly called synchro
By Stephen Wade, The Associated Press on July 17th, 2023
FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) – Snicker if you wish. Guffaw for good measure. Bill May and other male synchronized swimmers – now called artistic swimmers – have heard the putdowns before. But they’re getting the last laugh. Men have competed in synchro at the lower levels for decades. Now they’re being included in the Olympics, meaning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Naby Keïta will miss start of season for Werder Bremen because of injury
By The Associated Press on July 17th, 2023
BREMEN, Germany (AP) – Former Liverpool midfielder Naby Keïta will miss the start of the season for Werder Bremen after being injured while preparing for a friendly. The 28-year-old Keïta suffered a groin problem before Sunday’s game against VfB Oldenburg, forcing him to miss the match. Bremen coach Ole Werner said at the time it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chicago Blackhawks and No. 1 overall draft pick Connor Bedard agree to 3-year contract
By The Associated Press on July 17th, 2023
CHICAGO (AP) – The Chicago Blackhawks and forward Connor Bedard have agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract for the No. 1 overall draft pick. The team said Monday the deal through the 2025-26 season will mean a $950,000 annual salary cap hit, the maximum allowed. It was announced on Bedard’s 18th birthday. “Signing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hertha Berlin goalkeeper Gersbeck leaves training camp as police investigate fight
By The Associated Press on July 17th, 2023
BERLIN (AP) – Hertha Berlin goalkeeper Marius Gersbeck has left the team’s summer training camp in Austria after apparently becoming involved in a fight with another man who later needed hospital treatment. Hertha said Monday that Gersbeck had left the day before and that it did not wish to make further comment on the situation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Matheson hopes World Cup will further raise profile of women’s game, boost new league
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on July 17th, 2023
A veteran of four World Cups as a player, Diana Matheson knows the platform that the women’s soccer showcase presents. Matheson hopes attention on the 2023 tournament will help springboard the Canadian women’s professional league her Project 8 group is putting together, with a planned kickoff for 2025. “For us, it’s a big piece just ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham is on its way to the United States after being given the Hollywood treatment
By James Robson, The Associated Press on July 17th, 2023
MANCHESTER, England (AP) – Ryan Reynolds has already taken Hollywood to Wrexham. Now the Welsh soccer team is on its way to Tinseltown. The club, which was down on its luck and languishing in the fifth tier of English soccer before being given the A-list treatment by Reynolds and co-owner Rob McElhenney, is embarking on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carlos Alcaraz’s Wimbledon trophy keeps him at No. 1. Marketa Vondrousova’s lifts her to No. 10
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on July 17th, 2023
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) – Carlos Alcaraz held onto No. 1 in the ATP rankings on Monday by virtue of his victory over No. 2 Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final, and Marketa Vondrousova’s first Grand Slam title pushed her all the way up to a career-high No. 10 on the WTA list. Vondrousova jumped 32 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Analysis: Carlos Alcaraz’s Wimbledon title shows he is exactly who everyone thought he was
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on July 17th, 2023
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) – Novak Djokovic knows a thing or two about the talents and intangibles required to win big matches against the best players. He’s been in 35 Grand Slam finals. He’s won 23 of them. He played Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer a total of 109 times, with head-to-head edges against both. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A year after trading Soto, the Nationals still need to be patient with the players they received
By Noah Trister, The Associated Press on July 17th, 2023
Almost a year after trading Juan Soto, the Washington Nationals are struggling as expected – and it will still be a while before that deal can be fully evaluated. The Nationals received a massive package of players from San Diego in exchange for the star outfielder, in part because Soto wasn’t due to become a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!England recalls James Anderson for the fourth Ashes test against Australia
By The Associated Press on July 17th, 2023
MANCHESTER, England (AP) – James Anderson is back in England’s team for the fourth Ashes test against Australia starting Wednesday in Manchester. The 40-year-old seam bowler, who was rested for the third test in Leeds, returns to the team in place of Ollie Robinson, the England and Wales Cricket Board said Monday. It is the ... Read More »
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