FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will play an exhibition match on Nov. 10 to celebrate him winning his eighth Ballon d'Or.The team will play fellow Major League Soccer club New York City FC. Both teams missed the MLS playoffs, which started last month.The trophy ...
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United midfielder Casemiro has been ruled out for a “several weeks” with a hamstring strain.The 31-year-old Brazilian captained United against Newcastle in the English League Cup on Wednesday after missing the previous three games. But he was taken ...
MONACO (AP) — World champion steeplechase runner Norah Jeruto of Kazakhstan has been cleared of doping after arguing that ulcers and a bout of COVID-19 could explain unusual blood test results.The Kenya-born Jeruto won the 3,000-meter steeplechase title for Kazakhstan at last year's world ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid envisioned winning an NBA championship with James Harden at his side. Embiid has a new idea of how to win one with the 76ers — play his former teammate and the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA Finals.“He's on the losing side of it,” Embiid said with a ...
GENEVA (AP) — Olympic tennis champion Belinda Bencic is expecting her first child.The 26-year-old Swiss player and her partner Martin Hromkovic, a former professional soccer player who is also her fitness coach, announced the news on their Instagram accounts on Friday.“Expecting our little ...
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Soccer's most prestigious individual prize, the Ballon d'Or, will be co-organized by UEFA from next year, giving the European soccer body a global event that traditionally out-ranks FIFAĢƵ own world awards.The deal comes seven years after a previous partnership ...