Carson Kelly had come close to hitting for the cycle, yet that elusive triple kept holding him back. He had just two triples over a 10-year major league career before Monday.That is when Kelly became the first Chicago Cubs player in 32 years to hit for the cycle. He tripled in the eighth inning of a
Matvei Michkov did not score on Monday, but the Philadelphia rookie had a hand in both goals as hosts the Flyers earned a 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators.Ryan Poehling and Jamie Drysdale got the goals for the Flyers (31-36-9, 71 points), who won their third straight. Michkov and Travis Kone
Russian-born Daria Kasatkina on Monday said that she was emotional and excited to begin a fresh chapter in her career under the Australian flag at the Charleston Open after being granted permanent residency last week.The 27-year-old has been playing on the WTA Tour as a neutral athlete after Russian
Fortunes are rising on and off the pitch for soccer club Wrexham and their Hollywood celebrity owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.The club on Monday reported record turnover of ￡26.7 million (US$34.5 million) for last season, a 155 percent increase which helped the fast-improving club to repay
CHILDHOOD HERO: Novak Djokovic is teen Jakub Mensik’s idol and he said that he started his career in the hope of emulating the great Serb
Czech teenager Jakub Mensik on Sunday upset Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/4) to win the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium, denying the Serb his 100th career title.The 19-year-old, ranked 54th in the world, claimed his first title on the ATP Tour with an outstanding display of powerful tennis.The fi
Donovan Mitchell led from the front on Sunday as the Cleveland Cavaliers bagged their 60th win of the season with a 127-122 victory over the in-form Los Angeles Clippers.Cleveland talisman Mitchell finished with 24 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in what Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson described as
Manchester City came from behind on Sunday to reach the FA Cup semi-finals for a record seventh consecutive season with a 2-1 win over AFC Bournemouth, but victory came at a cost as Erling Haaland hobbled off injured.Haaland had seen a first-half penalty saved before Evanilson put the Cherries in fr
Marcus Rashford’s first goals for Aston Villa on Sunday inspired a 3-0 win against Preston North End that sent his side into the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time in 10 years.Rashford struck twice in the second half at Deepdale to end Preston’s stubborn resistance before Jacob Ramsey wrapped up
SSC Napoli on Sunday stayed on the heels of Serie A leaders Inter after beating AC Milan 2-1 to remain three points off the pace in the race for the scudetto.Antonio Conte’s side were ahead with a minute on the clock through Matteo Politano’s thumping low finish and once Romelu Lukaku scuffed in his
‘QUAD GOD’: While Malinin fell short of landing a historic seven quads, he executed an effortless backflip, making him one of two to do so legally in a worlds in 50 years
US figure skater Ilia Malinin on Saturday captured his second straight world championships title in Boston, with a record-equaling six quadruple jumps and an audacious backflip.Malinin was in the lead after Thursday’s short program and he put the world on notice less than a year to go before the Mil
The New York Yankees on Saturday made MLB history with batters smashing home runs on the first three pitches their lineup faced, while the Los Angeles Dodgers overcame a second shaky start by touted right-hander Roki Sasaki to beat the Detroit Tigers.In New York, Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger and
After fleeing Sudan when civil war erupted, Al-Hilal captain Mohamed Abdelrahman and his teammates have defied the odds to reach the CAF Champions League quarter-finals.They are today to face title-holders Al-Ahly of Egypt in Cairo, with the return match in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, on Tu
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday powered her way to the Miami Open title, beating American Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 in the WTA 1000 event at Hard Rock Stadium.The title was the Belarusian’s first at Miami and her second of the season following her January triumph in Brisbane.After losing the f
Ducati Lenovo Team’s Marc Marquez on Saturday maintained his perfect start to the MotoGP season when the polesitter won the Americas Grand Prix sprint to remain undefeated and extend his lead in the championship.Marquez had become the first rider to claim eight poles at a single circuit when he set
TAIWAN’S WU EXITS: Wu Fang-hsien and partner Jiang Xinyu were eliminated in the women’s doubles after a straight-sets loss in their semi-final against a Russian pair
Novak Djokovic on Friday moved to within one win of his 100th career title, outclassing Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-3 to cruise into the final of the Miami Open, where he faces Czech teenager Jakub Mensik.Djokovic, who now has a 13-1 record against the Bulgarian, totally dominated the contest, which was
Shohei Ohtani and Clayton Kershaw on Friday joined their Los Angeles Dodgers teammates in sticking their fists out to show off their glittering World Series rings at a ceremony.“There’s just a lot of excitement, probably more than I can ever recall with the Dodger fan base and our players,” manager
Giannis Antetokounmpo on Friday said that he appreciated the compliment LeBron James gave him by saying the Milwaukee Bucks star could have scored 250 points in a game if he had played in the 1970s.However, the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player also said it is not really a fair comparison.“Great com
CRICKETSA win Sheffield ShieldSouth Australia yesterday chased down a record 269 runs in an Australian first-class cricket final to win their first Sheffield Shield cricket title in 29 years. South Australia scored 270-6 in their second innings to beat Queensland by four wickets on the fourth day of
New Zealand’s Amanaki Nicole misses a throw-in as South Africa’s Impi Visser, top right, collects during their men’s Pool B match on the second day of the Rugby Sevens Hong Kong tournament at Kai Tak Stadium yesterday. New Zealand won the game 17-7 and topped the group with three wins from three. Ho
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