Poland sinks Egypt at volleyball Hubert Wagner Memorial
WARSAW, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Poland beat Egypt 25-16, 25-21, 25-18 in the opening match of the Hubert Wagner Memorial men's volleyball tournament in Krakow, Poland on Friday.
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WARSAW, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Poland beat Egypt 25-16, 25-21, 25-18 in the opening match of the Hubert Wagner Memorial men's volleyball tournament in Krakow, Poland on Friday.
Читать дальше...(Photo credit: Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports) The Ottawa Redblacks seek their first win away from the nation's capital on Sunday when they visit the Edmonton Elks, who have come up short in all four games this season regardless of venue. The Redblacks (2-2) expect to have starting quarterback Dru Brown under center against the Elks (0-4). Brown was placed in concussion protocol earlier in the week before serving as a
(Photo credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports) The best teams from last December are playing like it again with their 2023 MLS Cup rematch looming on Saturday. Host Los Angeles FC (13-4-4, 43 points) have won three straight and are 9-0-1 in their past 10 matches, while the Columbus Crew (11-3-6, 39 points) are winners of four straight and eight of nine. The Crew prevented LAFC from a second straight championship with t
(Photo credit: Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK) Shohei Ohtani drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out double in the ninth inning and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers edged the Detroit Tigers, 4-3, on Friday night. Freddie Freeman had a solo homer as Los Angeles snapped a four-game losing streak. Michael Petersen (3-0) picked up the victory in relief and Daniel Hudson notched his fourth save. Riley Greene drove in two run
(Photo credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports) Jose Iglesias and Harrison Bader each hit two homers Friday night for the host New York Mets, who staved off a comeback attempt by the Colorado Rockies to earn a 7-6 win in the opener of a three-game series. Mark Vientos also went deep for the Mets, who have won the first four games of a six-game homestand to assure themselves a winning record at the All-Star break. New York
LONDON, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Last year's finalists Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Serbia's Novak Djokovic set up a final clash at Wimbledon again after both taking victories in the men's singles semifinals here on Friday.
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MADRID, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Real Sociedad on Friday announced the signing of 23-year-old Spanish left back Sergio Gomez on a six-year contract.
Читать дальше...(Photo credit: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports) Rookie Rece Hinds continued the torrid start to his career with a grand slam while Jonathan India stayed hot with a leadoff home run as the host Cincinnati Reds beat the Miami Marlins 7-4 on Friday. Jeimer Candelario added a solo homer, Elly De La Cruz had three hits and starter Carson Spiers (3-2) struck out a career-high nine over five innings as the Reds improved to 4-4
(Photo credit: Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports) Cole Ragans allowed one run in seven innings to help the visiting Kansas City Royals extend their winning streak to four games by beating the Boston Red Sox 6-1 Friday night. Ragans (6-6) gave up four hits, struck out seven and walked one. Bobby Witt Jr. (No. 16 of the year) and MJ Melendez (No. 11) each hit solo home runs for the Royals, who scored a run in the first inn
(Photo credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports) Taj Bradley scattered five hits over seven innings to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 2-0 win over the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Friday to open a three-game series in St. Petersburg, Fla. Bradley (4-4) walked two and struck out eight, including All-Star David Fry pinch-hitting with a runner at second to end the seventh. Colin Poche fanned a pair in the eighth, while
(Photo credit: Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports) Pinch hitter Lawrence Butler hit a two-run home run to lift the Oakland Athletics past the host Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 on Friday. Shea Langeliers added two RBI singles and Brent Rooker contributed two singles and an RBI. Miguel Andujar also had an RBI single. Athletics starter Hogan Harris gave up three hits and two runs with six walks and no strikeouts in three innings. Osv
(Photo credit: Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports) The NBA released the groups for the second edition of the NBA Cup, the league's in-season tournament, on Friday night. LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, who won the inaugural tournament last December, will face the Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Utah Jazz and San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference's Group B. That pits the Lakers against last year's surprise
(Photo credit: Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK) LONG POND, Pa. -- Corey Heim earned his NASCAR Trucks Series-leading fifth victory of the season on Friday in the rain-interrupted CRC Brakleen 175 at Pocono Raceway. The 21-year old swept both stages and led 55 of the 70 laps to add to his trophy total. However, he had to battle competitors andclimate for the win. The Georgian's No. 11 TRICON Garage Toy
(Photo credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports) St. Louis City will try to brush off a heavy road defeat when they host the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday. A 4-1 loss to the Colorado Rapids on Sunday was the latest bump in the road for St. Louis (4-8-10, 22 points), which finished atop the Western Conference standings in its inaugural season in 2023 but parted ways with head coach Bradley Carnell on July 1 amid an 0-6-3 slu
(Photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports) Tracy Cortez made weight for her UFC main event in an unusual way. Needing to lose roughly half a pound in order to get down to 126 pounds for her flyweight bout against Rose Namajunas, Cortez cut off a fistful of her hair. That did the trick, as she officially weighed in at 126 pounds on the dot Friday. Cortez then posed for the cameras, clipped hair in hand. Cortez, 30
(Photo credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports) There was a school of thought that the Colorado Rapids' 4-1 win Sunday night over St. Louis City was their best performance of the season. Not so fast, said coach Chris Armas. "I don't think so. I think we've played better," Armas said. "I love the fact we scored goals but let's be honest ... when you talk about a complete performance, start to finish, I think there's be
(Photo credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports) Pierceson Coody used a late trio of birdies Friday to ensure he entered the weekend with the lead at the ISCO Championship at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Ky. Coody, the 18-hole leader after opening with a red-hot 61, began his second round on the back nine. He was one off the pace as he played the front nine, but birdies at the par-5 fifth, par-4 seventh and par
(Photo credit: Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports) The LA Galaxy have generated momentum amid a stretch of seven wins over their last nine matches. FC Dallas, meanwhile, have not enjoyed the same recent success entering their meeting with LA on Saturday night at Frisco, Texas. The Galaxy (12-4-7, 43 points) earned a 2-1 home victory on Sunday over Minnesota United. "It's nice doing that coming off a win," LA coach Greg Vanne
(Photo credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports) Canada and Uruguay have differing outlooks about how this Copa America has gone as they clash in the third-place match Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C. In its first-ever Copa America, Canada finished second in Group A play and defeated Venezuela in the quarterfinals before falling 2-0 to Argentina in Tuesday's semifinals. Both of Canada's setbacks in Copa America came against
(Photo credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports) Canadian national team coach Jesse Marsch laughed Friday when posed a question about his candidacy for the U.S. men's national team opening. Marsch, an American, took over Canada in May and led the team to the Copa America semifinals in his first major tournament on the job. Canada is preparing to face Uruguay in the third-place match Saturday. But at the pre-match pre
(Photo credit: Christopher Creveling-USA TODAY Sports) Minnesota United will try to snap a team-record six-match losing streak when they travel to Houston to take on the Dynamo on Saturday night. Minnesota (8-9-5, 29 points) hasn't won since defeating visiting Sporting Kansas City 3-1 on June 1. The Loons, who were third in the Western Conference, have fallen to 10th place. Despite its recent struggles, Minnesota is sti
(Photo credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports) Austin FC look to parlay their home-pitch advantage to leapfrog the visiting Seattle Sounders when the Western Conference teams battle on Saturday. The Sounders (8-7-7, 31 points) are in seventh place in the West, one point and two spots ahead of Austin. Seattle heads to Texas with four wins and a draw in its past five league games, including a 2-0 home victory home over
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 13 (ANI): In a major legal victory for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Supreme Court of Pakistan declared the party eligible for a share of reserved seats in the national and provincial assemblies, Dawn reported. The landmark judgement, delivered on Friday by a 13-member bench in an 8-5 ruling, dealt a significant setback to the coalition government. The case was filed by the Sunni Ittehad C
(Photo credit: Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports) Two sliding sides desperate for three points square off when the Philadelphia Union visit Toronto FC on Saturday. The Union (4-9-9, 21 points) are winless in their past nine matches (0-5-4) and have just one victory in their past 16, back on May 18, going 1-9-6 in that span. Toronto (7-13-3, 24 points) has lost six in a row and is winless in its past nine (0-7-2). The Reds, whos
(Photo credit: Morgan Tencza-USA TODAY Sports) Orlando City SC will attempt to make it three wins in a row when they travel to face the New England Revolution on Saturday in Foxborough, Mass. Orlando is coming off a dominant 5-0 win over D.C. United last weekend and has allowed just one goal against over its previous two matches. The Lions (7-9-6, 27 points) have scored a club-record 15 goals over their last five outings