(Photo credit: Rafael Suanes-USA TODAY Sports) The Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Angels will play the second game of their three-game series Saturday at Nationals Park, with both starting pitchers looking for something that has been difficult to come by this season -- a win. Nationals starter Patrick Corbin (2-12, 5.88 ERA) has just two victories in 23 starts this season -- the first coming May 10 against the Bost
Olympians from around the world are competing in 39 gold medal events at the 2024 Paris Summer Games on Saturday.
Читать дальше...(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports) In his homecoming, Manny Machado drove in three runs -- including two in the decisive 10th inning -- as the San Diego Padres defeated the host Miami Marlins 6-2 on Friday night. San Diego has won six straight games, the longest active streak in the majors. Padres rookie Jackson Merrill nearlyupstaged Machado by going 3-for-4 and finishing a double shy of the cycle. Merri
China's men's table tennis team retained their fifth consecutive Olympic team title after crushing Sweden 3-0 at Paris 2024 on Friday, while Spain beat France 5-3 to win the men's football gold medal. #XinhuaNews
(Photo credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports) When Team USA faces France in the men's basketball gold-medal game on Saturday, Kevin Durant will make his first start in the Paris Olympics, The Athletic reported on Friday night. Durant, the all-time leading scorer for Team USA, is looking to become the first American man to win four gold medals in basketball as Team USA seeks its fifth straight Olympic title. Per the re
(Photo credit: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports) Edgar Lopez pulled visiting Toluca level deep into second-half stoppage time, then goalkeeper Tiago Volpi put on a show in a penalty shootout to send his team to the Leagues Cup round of 16 on Friday night following a 2-2 draw against the Houston Dynamo. Volpi scored an emphatic first penalty forToluca, then dove low to his right to save Lawrence Ennali's attempt to provide th
(Photo credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports) The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Friday that they plan to have Mookie Betts play right field when he returns from the injured list on Monday. Betts has spent most of this season at shortstop and second base, and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday that the 2018 American League Most Valuable Player would continue to be in the infield once he heals from a broken lef
(Photo credit: D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports) Mark Canha beat his old team with a walk-off sacrifice fly in the ninth inning as the San Francisco Giants, held hitless for six innings, rallied for a 3-2 victory over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Friday night. After scoring single runs in the seventh and eighth to draw even, the Giants got a gift in the ninth when second baseman Colt Keith misplayed Heliot Ramos' leado
(Photo credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports) Right-hander Jack Flaherty had 10 strikeouts in his home debut and was backed by three home runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 9-5 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday in the opener of a three-game series. In his second start since he was traded from the Detroit Tigers to his hometown team, Flaherty (9-5) gave up four runs on nine hits over 5 1/3
Paris [France], August 10 (ANI): Imane Khelif of Algeria triumphed over Yang Liu of the People's Republic of China to secure the gold medal in women's boxing (66kg) at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on Friday, held at Stade Roland-Garros, according to Olympics.com. Khelif, who previously competed at Tokyo 2020 as the first female boxer to represent Algeria at the Olympics, has since claimed gold medals at the 2022 Mediterra
(Photo credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports) Bryce Miller pitched six scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting New York Mets 6-0 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game interleague series. Ryan Bliss, recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday, hit a two-run homer as the Mariners remained tied with Houston atop the American League West. The Mets had won three of four but remained a half-gam
London [UK], August 10 (ANI): As the curtain rises on a new season, Manchester City and Manchester United are set to clash in the FA Community Shield at Wembley on Saturday. Both the teams aim to lay down an early mark ahead of the Premier League campaign. Despite City's recent struggle in the Community Shield, having lost the last three editions, including a penalty shootout defeat to Arsenal last year. They enter this c
(Photo credit: Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports) Adrian Del Castillo belted the first pitch of the bottom of the ninth inning over the wall in right to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night in Phoenix. Del Castillo had three hits and two RBIs in his second major league game, including the winning 416-foot blast off a fastball from Philadelphia's Jeff Hoffman (3-2
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday congratulated wrestler Aman Sehrawat for securing a bronze medal in wrestling at the ongoing Paris Olympics. Gehlot took to social media X and wrote, "Wrestler. Mr. Aman Sehrawat has made us all proud by winning a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics. The life of Shri Aman Sehrawat has been full of struggl
(Photo credit: REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth) PARIS -- Afghan-born Manizha Talash, a member of the refugee Olympic team at the Paris Games, was disqualified after displaying the words "Free Afghan Women" on her cape during her breaking routine in the competition's pre-qualifiers on Friday. Talash, a 21-year-old who lives in Spain, wore a light blue cape that had the phrase written on it with large white letters during her pre
(Photo credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports) Brenton Doyle homered among his two hits, Ryan McMahon and Charlie Blackmon also had two hits, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 in Denver on Friday night. Jorge Soler, Marcell Ozuna and Ramon Laureano homered, Jarred Kelenic had three hits and Sean Murphy had two hits for the Braves, who have now dropped six straight. Their seven-game winning streak i
(Photo credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports) Jake Elliott nailed a 49-yard field goal as time ran out after missing from 50 yards seconds earlier as the Philadelphia Eagles edged the host Baltimore Ravens 16-13 on Friday night. Elliott, who also missed an extra point in the game, got his second chance for the winner when the Eagles sacked Emory Jones and forced a fumble on the first play after his miss came with 16 se
(Photo credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports) Jose Altuve's two-run home run was part of a four-run seventh inning that carried the visiting Houston Astros to an 8-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night in the first meeting between the teams this season. The Red Sox led 3-1 when Altuve hit his 15th homer of the season against reliever Lucas Sims. Jon Singleton and Jeremy Pena followed with RBI singles that exten
(Photo credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports) Willson Contreras belted a pair of two-run homers to fuel the visiting St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday. Contreras opened the scoring with a blast off Michael Lorenzen in the first inning and capped his three-hit performance with a mammoth homer to left field off Angel Zerpa in the ninth. St. Louis' Alec Burleson, who also had th
(Photo credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports) Ian Happ, Cody Bellinger, Isaac Paredes and Nico Hoerner each homered to boost the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 7-6 victory against the slumping Chicago White Sox on Friday. Losers of 23 of 24, the White Sox surrendered seven runs in the first three innings in the debut of interim manager Grady Sizemore, who took the reins after manager Pedro Grifol was fired Thursday. Th
(Photo credit: Jordan Johnson-USA TODAY Sports) Matt Wallner went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer, and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 6-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians in the second game of a doubleheader Friday night in Minneapolis. Willi Castro stole home for the Twins, who won both games of the day-night doubleheader. Minnesota moved within 1 1/2 games of Cleveland for first place in the American League Centr
Paris [France], August 10 (ANI): India's Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar faced a tough third round in the women's golf event at the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024 on Friday. The two Indian women's golfers were tied for 14th place (T14) after the second round but struggled to maintain their momentum in the third. Aditi dropped 26 places to be placed at T40 while Diksha slipped further down the order to T42. Competing at the Golf
© Provided by Xinhua Wu Yu (in red) of China is announced the winner after defeating Buse Naz Cakiroglu of Türkiye during the women's boxing 50kg final at the Paris 20
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the modified Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana to attract more investment in the field of biofuels. According to the Cabinet's decision on Friday, the approved scheme will also help in keeping pace with the latest developments in the biofuel sector. "To keep pace with the latest developments in the field of biofuels and to
OAKLAND, California: The Chicago White Sox lost their 21st straight game, tying the American League record with a 5-1 defeat to the Oakland Athletics this week, as Max Schuemann hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the fourth inning.
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