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World Cup: Argentina, England win to set up semis matchup

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Julian Alvarez sent defending champion Argentina back to the World Cup semifinals with a long-range strike in the 112th minute against Switzerland, while another goal by Lautaro Martinez with seconds left in extra time only served to make the 3-1 victory look a whole ...

Wimbledon: Noskova’s break turns into a championship

LONDON (AP) — Linda Noskova placed fingers in both of her ears to drown out the noise from the Centre Court crowd. She draped one of Wimbledon’s strawberry-red towels over her head. And eventually — after she had wasted five match points and a 5-2 lead and conceded the second set of a ...

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER: Gray helps travel weary Sox win seventh straight

NEW YORK (AP) — Sonny Gray shook off travel woes that led to the Red Sox making a late arrival to New York, pitching six strong innings as Boston beat the Mets 6-2 on Friday night. The game started at 7:51 p.m. EDT, 36 minutes later than scheduled, after Gray and the Red Sox — who were ...

World Cup: Spain edges Belgium to reach semis vs. France

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Mikel Merino is Spain’s World Cup hero once again, and even he finds it hard to believe. A mere four days after Merino scored a clutch goal as a substitute in injury time to beat Portugal, he found himself in the right spot again in the quarterfinals when ...

Wimbledon: Sinner, Zverev advance to Sunday’s men’s final

LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic didn’t dwell on Centre Court after getting dominated by Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon semifinals. The 39-year-old Djokovic enjoyed a warm, smile-filled embrace with his 24-year-old opponent at the net after the 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 defeat Friday, quickly packed up ...

ANOTHER SWEEP! Red Sox take three from White Sox

CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Durbin hit a two-run homer to help the surging Boston Red Sox top the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Thursday for their sixth consecutive victory. Boston finished with just four hits, but Patrick Sandoval and four relievers shut down Chicago while finishing a sweep of the ...