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The Houston Dynamo have never won a road match against the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Dynamo will look to halt that dubious streak and the Whitecaps will aim to continue their dominance on Wednesday night when the teams meet in Vancouver. The Whitecaps are a solid 8-0-2 against Houston in matches played in Vancouver. Last season's match in British Columbia personified the Dynamo's troubles, as an early 1-0 lead got away.

World No. 4 Patrick Cantlay hasn't won on the PGA Tour since last August, but he's confident his time is coming again soon. Cantlay told reporters Tuesday he was pleased with where his game is at ahead of this week's Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio. "I think I've done a lot of good in my golf game this year," Cantlay said. "A lot of parts of my game feel really solid. Just need to have a week where it all kind of ma

LAUSANNE, May 30 (Xinhua) -- The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) marked its 40th anniversary on Tuesday, celebrating with its 21 founding members here.

NAGOYA, Japan, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of the FIVB women's volleyball nations league on Tuesday.

PARIS, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Last year's Roland Garros finalist, Casper Ruud, made a triumphant return to Paris as the Norwegian secured his place in the clay-court major's second round for the sixth successive season.

The Denver Nuggets had to wait a week to learn who they will play in the franchise's first trip to the NBA Finals. After the Miami Heat outlasted the Boston Celtics in seven games, Denver was quickly installed by sportsbooks as the heavy favorite to win the title. That includes at BetMGM, where the Nuggets opened at -350 on Monday, and the line had shortened even further to -375 by Tuesday night. The sportsbook also rep

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 31 (ANI): Maharashtra Ironmen, who are set to compete in the Premier Handball League starting from June 8, 2023, launched their jersey for the season in a glitzy event in Pune on Tuesday. The unveiling and announcement was carried out by team owner Punit Balan and cricketer Kedar Jadhav, who is also a Maharashtra Ironmen fan, at a star-studded event. Sunil Kumar, Head Coach, and Ajay Kumar,

The Seattle Sounders look to add to their lead atop the Western Conference standings despite some high-profile absences when they host the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday night. Leading scorer Jordan Morris is the latest player for the Sounders (8-5-2, 26 points) to succumb to injury, suffering a groin strain after scoring the only goal in Saturday's 1-0 home win over the New York Red Bulls. Morris' goal was his first

LIV Golf announced the league set an attendance record for United States-based events at LIV Golf D.C. over the weekend. While LIV did not provide exact attendance figures, the league said that more than 60 percent of ticket sales came from week-of-tournament sales. Saturday's second round had a higher walk-up crowd than expected, contributing to a beer shortage on Saturday at Trump National Golf Club D.C., according to

Gurugram (Haryana) [India], May 31 (ANI): Two persons were arrested by Gurugram police in connection with a viral video in which one man was seen sitting and sipping beer on the roof of a moving car while the other was sneaking his head out of the windows, said officials. Further, according to officials, the accused were identified as Daya Chand (34) and Suraj Dagar (32). Sharing further details, the police said in a vide

In a season in which they were left for dead early, Sporting Kansas City appear to have some life after a recent stretch in which they've won or tied four of their past five MLS matches. Sporting KC (3-8-4, 13 points) will host FC Dallas (6-3-5, 23 points) Wednesday night with a chance to climb even closer to the red line in the Western Conference. Sporting KC are three points behind a three-way tie for the ninth and the

NASCAR officials ruled that Chase Elliott intentionally crashed Denny Hamlin during Monday's Coca-Cola 600 and suspended Elliott for one race on Tuesday. Elliott will not appeal the suspension. He'll sit out Sunday's Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill. Elliott's team, Hendrick Motorsports, said in a statement that Corey LaJoie will drive the No. 9 Chevrolet instead. Elliott crashed Haml

FC Cincinnati's chase for a first ever Supporters' Shield in the club's fifth season will continue Wednesday with a visit to New York City FC. FC Cincinnati seeks a fifth straight win and takes a six-game unbeaten streak (5-0-1) into the matchup with slumping NYCFC at Yankee Stadium. FC Cincinnati (10-1-3, 33 points) are the only 10-win club in MLS while holding a five-point lead over Nashville SC in the Eastern Confere

Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild, the 172nd-ranked player in the world, pulled off a stunning upset of World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in the first round of the French Open on Tuesday in Paris. Seyboth Wild rallied from a set down to oust Medvedev in four hours and 15 minutes -- 7-5 (5), 6-8 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. "It was pretty tough. I started cramping in the second set. I did my best and tried to play my best tennis and it wor

After a sluggish start, the Philadelphia Union are beginning to resemble the team that came so close to winning the MLS Cup title last season. The Union, who fell to the Los Angeles FC in last year's championship final, are 5-0-2 in their last seven games after a difficult start to the season. On Saturday, the Union (7-4-3, 24 points) were dominant in a 3-1 road victory over New York City FC. Philadelphia looks to stay

A pair of teams hopeful to emerge from rough starts will meet Wednesday when Inter Miami CF play host to the New York Red Bulls in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Red Bulls (3-5-7, 16 points) have shown gradual improvement, going 2-1-1 over their last four games, but they enter off a 1-0 road loss to the Seattle Sounders on Saturday. New York could not capitalize after the Sounders were reduced to 10 men due to a red card for

dubai - Operations to salvage 1.1 million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker moored off Yemen's coast will soon begin after a technical support ship arrived on site on Tuesday, the United Nations said.

Not much has gone right for Toronto FC so far this season, with another chance to improve on their slow start when they play host to the Chicago Fire on Wednesday. The comforts of home have been a silver lining for Toronto (3-5-7, 16 points), which is 3-1-4 on its home field in MLS play and have lost just three times in its past 15 overall games (5-3-7) as host going back to last season. The Reds are coming off a 2-1 wi

Once a self-described "advocate" for no-cut events in the PGA Tour's designated events model, Jon Rahm of Spain said Tuesday he's been leaning the other way on the issue. Ahead of the Memorial Tournament this week in Dublin, Ohio, the world No. 2 said he's gone back and forth on the issue of whether player-hosted legacy events like the Memorial and the Arnold Palmer Invitational should have a reduced field and no 36-hole

Australian voices rally to bring Julian Assange home. Dr John Jiggens highlights the growing pressure and heartfelt plea for his freedom.

The New York Yankees provided Double-A Somerset with a load of talent on Tuesday as a trio of players reported to the club for rehab assignments, including All-Star outfielder Giancarlo Stanton. In addition to Stanton, who is in the final stages of recovery from a hamstring injury, the club also sent third baseman Josh Donaldson (hamstring) and right-hander Tommy Kahnle (biceps) to the Eastern League club in New Jersey.

The Tennessee Titans announced a pair of transactions Tuesday -- the official signing of the team's latest first-round draft pick Peter Skoronski as well as the addition of veteran free agent defensive lineman Jaleel Johnson. Skoronski, 21, was selected 11th overall in last month's draft after a three-year starting career at Northwestern. The unanimous 2022 All-American anchored the left tackle spot in college, but most

Corsier-sur-Vevey [Switzerland], May 31 (ANI): Amid the continuing protest by the country's top grapplers against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who they have accused of sexual harassment, the United World Wrestling (UWW) on Tuesday issued a statement condemning the detention of the wrestlers during a march to the new Parliament building on Sunday. UWW has also expressed 'disappointme

By Payal MehtaNew Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): The protesting ace grapplers on Tuesday decided to push back their plan of immersing their medals in the Ganga as a mark of protest against WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh after farmer leader Naresh Tikait intervened and secured a five-day ultimatum from them. The wrestlers are pressing for the removal and arrest of the WFI chief over allegations of sexual hara

Pep Guardiola has been named the League Manager's Association Manager of the Year. /Manchester City