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Ronald Acuna Jr. ended his home run slump with a three-run shot and helped the Atlanta Braves roll to a 12-2 win over the visiting Washington Nationals on Friday. Acuna had not homered since June 21 and was mired in an 0-for-14 slump until driving a pitch from Erick Fedde an estimated 446 feet into the left-field seats in the second inning. He went 2-for-5, and his eighth homer -- one of four hit by the Braves -- was par

London [UK], July 9 (ANI): Top seed Novak Djokovic admitted that he was delighted to reach another final, and will meet Australian Nick Kyrgios in the Wimbledon championship match. It will be the first time Kyrgios competes in a Grand Slam final, but Djokovic knows the challenge Kyrgios will pose, with the 27-year-old leading the top seed 2-0 in their ATP Head2Head series. "The experience that I have at this level, playin

Corey Seager's three-run home run highlighted a six-run fifth inning that propelled the Texas Rangers to a 6-5 comeback victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers rallied from three runs down with their big fifth inning off Twins right-hander Sonny Gray. Seager's blast snapped a 3-3 tie. Carlos Correa and Ryan Jeffers homered for the Twins. Jon Gray (5-4) picked up the win, while Sonny

76ers GC clinched a first-round bye in the NBA 2K League playoffs thanks to a 64-55 win over NetsGC on Friday in 5v5 Seed Weeks action. The 76ers sit in first place in the Eastern Conference with 15 points after a victory led by Andre "Dre" Marshall, who had 20 points and six assists. Connor "Shotz" Rodrigues logged 18 points and 16 rebounds for the Nets. In other Friday action, Grizz Gaming lost their opportunity to qu

Jeimer Candelario homered and drove in three runs as the visiting Detroit Tigers extended their winning streak to a season-best six straight with a 7-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday. Luis Robert homered among his two hits for Chicago, which has lost four of five overall and eight of 10 at home. Jose Abreu went 2-for-5 to extend his hitting streak to 13 games. Trailing 7-5 in the ninth, the White Sox had r

Milwaukee closer Josh Hader worked out of a ninth-inning jam when the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates had the potential tying run cut down at home plate for the final out, preserving the Brewers' 4-3 victory on Friday night. Willy Adames opened the seventh inning against Yerry De Los Santos with his 17th homer to put Milwaukee in front 4-2. Hader, who had given up the go-ahead run in his last two outings, walked Diego Casti

Michael A. Taylor lined a one-out single to right, driving in Edward Olivares with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Kansas City Royals walked off the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 in the first game of a three-game series. The Guardians lost their fifth straight and their 13th in their last 17 games. Facing Cleveland left-handed reliever Sam Hentges (2-1), Vinnie Pasquantino led off the bottom of the ni

Josh Donaldson homered for the third time in as many games and Matt Carpenter added a solo shot to lift the visiting New York Yankees to a 12-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday. Donaldson belted a three-run homer in the first inning, and Carpenter and Gleyber Torres each had three hits and drove in two runs. Joey Gallo added a two-run triple in the third inning for the Yankees, who have scored 34 runs during the

Bryan De La Cruz tied a franchise record by hitting three doubles and Garrett Cooper delivered a two-run homer in the seventh inning Friday night for the Miami Marlins, who beat the host New York Mets 5-2. Pablo Lopez worked in and out of trouble over five innings in earning the win for the Marlins, who snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 7-2 in their past nine games. The Mets have won four of their past six

Trey Mancini capped a three-run ninth inning when he singled home Cedric Mullins with the winning run as the Baltimore Orioles rallied past the visiting Los Angeles Angels 5-4 for their sixth straight win. Baltimore trailed 4-2 entering the bottom of the ninth, but Rougned Odor singled with two outs and scored on Adley Rutschman's double off Raisel Iglesias (2-5). Cedric Mullins then lined a single to center scoring Rut

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Striker Yuri Alberto has denied he is taking a step backwards by leaving Zenit Saint Petersburg to return to his native Brazil.

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Flamengo have reached a deal to sell midfielder Willian Arao to Fenerbahce, according to Brazilian media reports.

The Los Angeles Clippers on Friday confirmed the signing of John Wall, a five-time All-Star guard. The Clippers did not reveal details of the agreement, but Klutch Sports Group, which represents Wall, announced last week that the deal is worth $13.2 million over two years. Wall, 31, recently agreed to a $6.5 million buyout with the Houston Rockets. Although under contract with Houston last season, the 6-foot-3 veteran d

Texas Rangers catcher Mitch Garver will have season-ending surgery Monday to repair a sprained flexor tendon, according to a report by The Athletic on Friday. Garver will play this weekend's series against his former team, the Minnesota Twins, before undergoing surgery Monday morning, per the report. The 31-year-old has not played in the field since May 8 but has been serving as designated hitter while the team has moni

London [UK], July 9 (ANI): Number one seeds Elise Mertens and Zhang Shuai battled to a hard-fought women's doubles semifinal victory on Friday, defeating unseeded Danielle Collins and Desirae Krawczyk and moving into the Wimbledon final. Playing just their third tournament together as a team, Zhang and Mertens needed one hour and 42 minutes to successfully fend off a comeback by the Americans 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Mertens and Zh

Reliever Matt Wisler balked in free runner Mark Kolozsvary with the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Cincinnati Reds a 2-1 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays Friday night. Wisler (2-3) was facing pinch-hitter Tyler Naquin with runners on first and third when Wisler appeared to flip his glove to his catcher to ask for new signs when home plate umpire Edwin Moscoso immediately jumped from behind t

Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers exited Boston's Friday home game against the New York Yankees after four innings due to pain in his lower back. Devers, who was selected a starter in the All-Star Game for the second straight year earlier on Friday, missed two games this week with back and hamstring tightness. He was seen wincing in pain both at the plate and in the field before being taken out of the game on Friday.

BUENOS AIRES, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Forward Cristian Pavon has expressed hope that his move to Brazilian giants Atletico Mineiro will pave the way for his return to Argentina's national team.

Julian Carranza achieved his first career hat trick while Alejandro Bedoya and Mikael Uhre recorded braces to help the Philadelphia Union roll to a 7-0 victory over D.C. United on Friday night in Chester, Pa. The goal output is a franchise record and ties for the second-most goals in MLS history. The Los Angeles Galaxy set the mark with an 8-1 win over the Dallas Burn on June 4, 1998. Kai Wagner had three assists, Danie

Adam Svensson of Canada shot a 5-under-par 67 Friday and held a two-shot lead when play was suspended due to darkness at the Barbasol Championship in Nicholasville, Ky. Lingering fog at Keene Trace Golf Club delayed the start of the second round by two hours Friday morning. Inclement weather then interrupted players early in the afternoon. The round featured a total of 5 hours and 22 minutes of delays. Play will resume

MADRID, July 8 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona and Tottenham on Friday confirmed the agreement for Barca's French international defender Clement Lenglet to spend the coming season on loan with the Premier League club.

THE HAGUE, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Ajax and Tottenham Hotspur reached an agreement on the transfer of Dutch international Steven Bergwijn to Amsterdam on Friday.

The San Diego Padres said Friday that outfielder Jurickson Profar was released from the hospital after being diagnosed with a concussion and neck strain overnight following a scary collapse on the field. Profar is now resting at home. The Padres said in a tweet that further updates would be provided when available. Profar collided with a teammate during Thursday's game and later collapsed while trying to leave the field

LONDON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Six-time champion Novak Djokovic came from one set down to defeat British No.1 Cameron Norrie on Friday, reaching the men's singles final at the Wimbledon Championships for the eighth time.

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Basketball player urges Canada to take 'real action' on human rights in China

Former NBA player and human rights activist Enes Kanter Freedom is not satisfied with Ottawa's response to a letter he wrote to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, urging him to take "real action on China" and saying "simply condemning" China's treatmen