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(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) Aces coach Becky Hammon is adamant that she never mistreated former Las Vegas forward Dearica Hamby because of her pregnancy back in July 2022. Hamby filed a lawsuit in federal court against both the Aces and the WNBA last Monday, claiming that she was the target of "repeated acts of intimidation, discrimination and retaliation from the Aces" after revealing that she was pregnan

(Photo credit: Joe Puetz-USA TODAY Sports) Looking to hold off their hard-charging division rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers will receive some reinforcements this week as they open a three-game home series Monday against the Seattle Mariners. Leading the National League West by 8 1/2 games as recently as July 23, the Dodgers will head into the series with a three-game lead over the San Diego Padres and a four-game advanta

Melbourne [Australia], August 19 (ANI): Australian skipper Pat Cummins said that the bowling workload of all-rounders Cameron Green and Mitchell Marsh will be raised more during the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against India at home later this year, with an aim to help the mainstay trio of Cummins-Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood sustain themselves throughout what promises to be an intense battle. The much-aw

(Photo credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports) The San Diego Padres lost their first series in over a month on Sunday and may have lost their shortstop to boot. When San Diego opens a three-game series against the visiting Minnesota Twins on Monday night, Ha-Seong Kim will likely be on the bench nursing a shoulder injury that he suffered during Sunday's 3-2 loss against the Colorado Rockies. Kim jammed his rig

(Photo credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports) Fresh off one of their most emotionally draining wins of the season, the San Francisco Giants will seek to avoid a letdown when they open a three-game interleague series against the visiting Chicago White Sox on Monday night. The Giants survived a tense finish to beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 onthe road Sunday, a 10-inning affair that completed the last edition of the annu

(Photo credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports) Two teams on opposite ends of emotional games will meet in Oakland on Monday night when the Athletics open a four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays kept their flickering hopes alive for an American League wild-card spot with a three-game home sweep over the Arizona Diamondbacks that included two walk-off wins, including Dylan Carlson's RBI single that pr

Cincinnati [US], August 19 (ANI): World number one tennis star Jannik Sinner marched into the final of the Cincinnati Open, defeating Alexander Zverev in a hard-fought semifinal on Sunday. Despite some limping and the player favouring his hip, which has plagued him as of late, Sinner produced some stunning shots to beat the 2021 champion 7-6(9), 5-7, 7-6(4) in three hours and seven minutes. "Sometimes you have to play a b

(Photo credit: Peter Aiken-USA TODAY Sports) Opening a three-game series against the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Monday, the Kansas City Royals hope to continue a devastating formula of solid starting pitching and big offensive innings. In winning four straight, Royals starters allowed two earned runs in 24 2/3 innings. Right-hander Seth Lugo (13-7, 3.04 ERA) tries to continue that trend while reversing his own downw

LONDON, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Manchester City kicked off their search for a fifth consecutive Premier League title with a 2-0 win away to Chelsea on Sunday afternoon.

(Photo credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports) The schedule is about to get harder for the New York Mets. But maybe that's what they need to remain in the National League wild-card race. The Mets will begin a key stretch on Monday night when they host the Baltimore Orioles in the opener of a three-game interleague series. David Peterson (7-1, 3.04 ERA) is slated to start for the Mets against fellow left-hander Tre

WUHAN, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese court on Monday sentenced Li Yuyi, a former vice-president of the Chinese Football Association, to 11 years in prison for taking bribes.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Matheus Martins came off the bench to score twice as Botafogo romped to a 4-1 home victory over Flamengo in Brazil's Serie A championship on Sunday.

New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Defending champions Mohun Bagan FC will take on Punjab FC as the quarterfinals for the ongoing edition of the Durand Cup were announced after a draw was held. As per an Indian Super League (ISL) press release, the draw was held virtually with representatives of the eight qualified teams present. After the FC Goa versus Shillong Lajong FC Group F game in Shillong concluded on Saturday an

(Photo credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports) Bo Nix and Zach Wilson each threw for a touchdown and the Broncos' defense took care of the rest as Denver crushed the visiting Green Bay Packers 27-2 on Sunday night in Week 2 of the preseason. Nix completed 8 of 9 passes for 80 yards, while Wilson was 2-for-6 for 29 yards. Jarrett Stidham also spent time under center for the Broncos (2-0), throwing for 65 yards and an interce

(Photo credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports) Arizona Diamondbacks rookie catcher Adrian Del Castillo is set to play his first pro game in his hometown of Miami on Monday. Del Castillo, a former Miami Hurricanes star who made his MLB debut Aug. 7, has taken over the starting job after Gabriel Moreno was placed on the injured list because ofa left groin injury earlier this month. Del Castillo is expected to be in

BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Argentina international left-back Marcos Acuna is set to leave Sevilla to join Buenos Aires giants River Plate, according to widespread media reports in the South American country.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of the latest matches in Brazil's Serie A championship (home teams listed first):

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings after Sunday's matches in the Brazilian Serie A championship (tabulated under games played, wins, draws, losses, goals for, goals against, goal difference, points):

MADRID, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Mallorca frustrated Kylian Mbappe's La Liga debut with Real Madrid as they drew with the reigning La Liga champions and clear favorite for this season's title at Mallorca Son Moix Stadium on Sunday night.

(Photo credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports) Sophie Cunningham achieved her first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, helping lead the host Phoenix Mercury to their second win over the Chicago Sky in the last four days, prevailing 86-68 Sunday night. Phoenix (15-13) beat the Sky 85-65 at Chicago on Thursday in the first game following the month-long Olympic break. Chicago (11-16) played on back-to

(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports) In advance of a critical three-game series starting Monday against the visiting Red Sox, Houston received exactly what it needed from starters Hunter Brown and Framber Valdez over the final two games of a three-game series with the Chicago White Sox. After Brown matched his season high of seven innings in a 6-1 win on Saturday, Valdez tossed seven scoreless innings in the Ast

(Photo credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports) For the first time in more than five years, the Texas Rangers host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday as the two clubs begin a three-game interleague set in Arlington, Texas. Coming off a series win against the Seattle Mariners, the Pirates will face their second consecutive American League West opponent. Pittsburgh's last time facing the Rangers on the road was a two-game s

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 19 (ANI): The Bengaluru Blaster logged their third consecutive victory as they defeated the Shivamogga Lions by seven wickets in the second fixture of the day at the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 here at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium. On Sunday, Bhuvan Raju's unbeaten 59, complimented by key contributions from Mayank Agarwal (42) took the Blasters to a comfortable win with 2.4 overs to spare.

(Photo credit: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports) After being swept and outscored 28-3 over three games against the Kansas City Royals, the Cincinnati Reds aim for a turnaround Monday night against the host Toronto Blue Jays. The Reds finished a 3-3 homestand with an 8-1 loss to the Royals in the series finale on Sunday. Cincinnati opens a seven-game road trip on Monday. "We're trying every day to find ways to get better and

New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Akhil Chaudhary's 4/20 and Ankit Kumar's blistering 39 off 15 balls powered the West Delhi Lions to a three-wicket victory over the North Delhi Strikers in the third match of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) T20 at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday. Akhil Chaudhary's 4/20 with the ball set the tone for West Delhi Lions as they restricted North Delhi Strikers to 144/8 in 20 overs. West Delhi