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By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Xavi Hernández says that he wants his Barcelona players “to make our fans proud” by…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer TURIN, Italy (AP) — Casper Ruud has joined top-ranked Novak Djokovic, No. 2 Daniil Medvedev and No. 3 Alexander…

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Atlético Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann has had a two-game Champions League ban halved on appeal. He’s clear to…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Dawn Staley says while things are improving for for Black females coaches it…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR will return both practice and qualifying to its weekend schedule for all three national series in 2022. The on-track…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer BRASELTON, Ga. (AP) — Chad Knaus has just completed his first season in a management role at Hendrick…

GRENOBLE, France (AP) — World champion Anna Shcherbakova leads a Russian sweep in the women’s short program at the ISU Grand Prix in France. The…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich is in quarantine again. The German club says the…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns running back Nick Chubb has been activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list. He is cleared…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says Kevin De Bruyne contracted the coronavirus while on international duty with…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — An organization of more than 100 Olympic and non-Olympic sports bodies has told members it is preparing to shut itself…

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea’s striker crisis is starting to ease. Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner are back in training and expected to return soon though…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A lucky break has kept Collin Morikawa on course to become the first American to win the Race to Dubai. A sloppy…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer The tennis player who disappeared after accusing a former top Chinese official of sexually assaulting her is known…

LOSAIL, Qatar (AP) — The most dramatic Formula One title fight in at least a decade further intensified when Christian Horner and Toto Wolff traded…

BREMEN, Germany (AP) — Werder Bremen says its coach Markus Anfang is under investigation by German authorities for allegedly using a fake…

LONDON (AP) — English cricketer Alex Hales has apologized after the publication of a photo showing him in blackface portraying Tupac Shakur at a…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Expectations for the United States men’s curling team are on the rise for the Beijing…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Aaron Curry was known a decade ago as an NFL bust. He was the No. 4 pick of the 2009 draft and…

BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry is sticking to its line that it isn’t aware of the controversy surrounding tennis professional…