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The surging Los Angeles Angels will look to complete a three-game road sweep of the slumping St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. The Angels won 5-1 Tuesday, then rallied with three ninth-inning runs for a 6-4 victory Wednesday for their sixth victory in their last eight games. "Lot of great performances tonight," Angels manager Phil Nevin said after the comeback. "Great win and good stuff in that clubhouse right now." Los

The world's most famous thoroughbred race, the Kentucky Derby, will be contested at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday. A full field of 20 3-year-old horses will enter the starting gate in the 1 1/4-mile dirt race. The morning-line favorites are both trained by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher --Forte (3-1) and Tapit Trice (5-1). Forte won the Breeders Cup Juvenile and Florida Derby. Tapit Trice prevailed in the Blue Gr

Adonis Frias scored in the 79th minute as host Leon defeated Tigres UANL 3-1 at Estadio Leon in Mexico on Wednesday night to advance to the CONCACAF Champions League final. After Tigres won the first leg of the semifinal 2-1 at San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico, last week, Leon needed to win by multiple goals to advance without a tiebreaker. Frias' goal gave them that lead and Leon made it stand to win 4-3 on aggregate an

The Tampa Bay Rays lead the majors with 64 home runs, but there's more than power behind their torrid start to the season. The Rays, who have won 25 of their first 31 games, look to complete a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday in St. Petersburg, Fla. Shane McClanahan became the majors' first six-game winner on Wednesday, when the Rays cruised to an 8-1 victory. Josh Lowe and Wander Franco added solo

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 4 (ANI): Ravichandran Ashwin has enjoyed phenomenal success for over a decade and continues to weave his magic for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2023. His wife Prithi Ashwin has been a pillar of strength for the 36-year-old for years. Prithi appeared on Match Center Live's 'Hangout' on JioCinema to talk about her husband. The conversation was hosted by Sania Mirza, Veda Krishnamurthy an

New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): After a late-night scuffle between wrestlers and Delhi Police at Jantar Mantar, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has called a meeting of its MLAs, councillors and party officials in connection with the matter on Thursday. "AAP Delhi state convenor Gopal Rai has called the meeting at 12.00 noon," an official statement by the party said. A scuffle broke out between wrestlers and the Delhi Police dur

A highly anticipated clash between the current bantamweight champion and the returning former titleholder headlines Saturday night's UFC 288 in Newark, N.J. Aljamain Sterling of Long Island, N.Y., will be the home team of sorts when he defends his title in the at the Prudential Center. There he will meet Henry Cejudo (16-2) of Phoenix in the evening's main event. Cejudo is one of the most accomplished combat-sports comp

Kansas City aims for a home series win on Thursday in the finale of a three-game set against the visiting Baltimore Orioles. The Royals scored their first shutout since last September on Wednesday to even the series, getting four innings from the bullpen after a strong start for veteran Zack Greinke. Greinke, the six-time All-Star and 2009 Cy Young Award winner, threw 33 strikes in his 44-pitch workload en route to his

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 4 (ANI): Delhi Capitals held their nerves and walked off with a crucial 5-run win in the 2023 IPL in what was a last-over thriller against the Gujarat Titans on Tuesday in Ahmedabad. The Capitals got off to a rough start with the bat but saw Aman Hakim Khan score 51 runs (44b, 3x4, 3x6). Mohammed Shami ran through the Delhi top order and they were struggling at 23-5 before the lower middle

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 4 (ANI): Mumbai Knights FC have made a bright start to their Indian Women's League 2023 campaign with two wins and a draw in three matches. Grabbing seven of the nine available points, they sit second in Group A just two points below the defending champions, Gokulam Kerala FC. Mumbai Knights FC are also one of the two teams yet to face defeat, Gokulam Kerala FC being the other. The heavywe

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 4 (ANI): With MS Dhoni apparently recreating a "definitely not" moment for the cricket fans after his reply to a retirement question during the toss against Lucknow Super Giants on Wednesday, the ace cricketer has once again kept everyone guessing about his future after this season of the Indian Premier League 2023. The former India Captain, when asked during the toss against Lucknow S

Kris Bryant and Charlie Blackman homered, Alan Trejo and Elias Diaz had two hits each and the Colorado Rockies beat the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 7-1 in Denver on Wednesday night. Kyle Freeland (3-3) tossed five strong innings before leaving with an issue with his neck for the Rockies, who have won a season-high three straight. Owen Miller had two hits for Milwaukee, which has dropped three straight and six of their la

It's always special when Justin Verlander pitches in Detroit. Adding to the intrigue on Thursday is that Verlander will make his long-awaited New York Mets debut against the host Tigers. Verlander's stint with the Mets was delayed by a right teres major strain. He tuned up with a rehab start at Double-A Binghamton on Friday and tossed 4 2/3 scoreless innings. "I was hoping it would be quicker, but it just didn't quite c

Triston Casas went 3-for-5 with game-tying singles in back-to-back innings and the Boston Red Sox went on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 on Wednesday night. The Red Sox totaled 15 hits and scored in their last five innings en route to their fifth straight win and third in a row to begin the four-game series. Masataka Yoshida and Enmanuel Valdez had two hits and two RBI apiece for Boston. Red Sox starter Nick Pivetta

Cairo [Egypt], May 4 (ANI): Three Indians, Bhowneesh Mendiratta, Prithviraj Tondaiman and Rajeshwari Kumari ended day two of the Trap qualifications at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun in Cairo, Egypt, with a fighting chance to qualify for the top eights. Among them, Paris 2024 Olympics quota winner Bhowneesh Mendiratta was best placed with a four-round score of 94, giving him t

BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items about China to be covered or pursued by Xinhua on Thursday.

LONDON, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Manchester City striker Erling Haaland broke the Premier League scoring record in a single season on Wednesday in his side's 3-0 win at home to West Ham United, which takes them back to the top of the Premier League.

Jake Lamb and Mike Trout hit ninth-inning homers as the visiting Los Angeles Angels rallied past the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Wednesday. Brandon Drury also hit a homer for the Angels, who won for the sixth time in their last eight games. Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani allowed four runs on five hits and one walk in five innings. He tied a career-high by striking out 13 batters and earned his 500th career strikeo

Joel Embiid returned to the Philadelphia 76ers' lineup for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Wednesday night, but the host Boston Celtics received a game-high 25 points from Jaylen Brown and pulled even in the best-of-seven series by earning a 121-87 victory. The second-seeded Celtics led by eight at halftime and took control of the game in the third quarter, when they outscored the third-seeded 76ers 35-16 to

Lane Thomas tripled and scored on CJ Abrams' single in the seventh inning and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Wednesday for their second consecutive night. Five Washington pitchers combined on a six-hitter on a night when right-hander Jake Irvin started in his major league debut. Two of Chicago's hits came from its first two batters of the ninth inning, with Seiya Suzuki and Trey Mancini o

Jesper Fast had a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes collected a 5-1 win over the visiting New Jersey Devils in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Wednesday in Raleigh, N.C. Jordan Martinook and Jordan Staal each had two assists, while Brett Pesce, Seth Jarvis, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and Brady Skjei all scored for the Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen made 18 saves. It was an impressive blend of

Pinch hitter Jose Trevino hit a game-ending single with one out in the 10th inning as the host New York Yankees earned a 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians Wednesday night. The Yankees had runners at second and third following a sacrifice bunt by Isiah Kiner-Falefa. Cleveland pulled its infield and outfield in for Trevino, who batted for Kyle Higashioka. Trevino then won it when he lined an 0-2 slider from Trevor

Eloy Jimenez lined a go-ahead, RBI single in the seventh inning among his two hits and Tim Anderson and Yasmani Grandal had three hits apiece to spark the host Chicago White Sox to a 6-4 win against the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night. Chicago secured its first series victory of the season while winning for the third straight time following a 10-game losing streak. The Twins have lost two in a row and three of four.

ROME, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Lazio maintained their theoretical Serie A title hopes as they postponed Napoli's celebration by beating Sassuolo 2-0 on Wednesday.

Zack Greinke pitched five scoreless innings for his first win of the season, Vinnie Pasquantino went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and a home run, and the Kansas City Royals evened up their home series against the Baltimore Orioles with a 6-0 win on Wednesday. Greinke (1-4) delivered his best outing of the season, striking out three with three hits and no walks, en route to his first win since Aug. 11 of the 2022 campaign. He