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(Photo credit: Rich Storry-USA TODAY Sports) Lionel Messi went scoreless for the first time in an Inter Miami home game as Nashville SC escaped with a 0-0 draw on Wednesday night. Messi had scored 11 times in his first nine appearances for the Herons, including in his MLS regular season debut in a 2-0 win at the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night. But after playing to a 1-1 draw against Nashville in Tennessee in the L

(Photo credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports) Martin Ojeda scored in the 88th minute on a long-range shot to help Orlando City salvage a 1-1 road draw against Charlotte FC on Wednesday night. Charlotte FC's Enzo Copetti marked his return from nearly a two-month injury layoff by scoring on a penalty kick in the 81st minute. Copetti was involved in both goals. Ahead of Orlando City's equalizer, his foul set up a free kick,

LONDON, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- In an effort championed by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, a task force is set to partner with notable sports figures to inspire 3.5 million individuals to embrace physical activities.

JERUSALEM, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champions France clinched a 3-0 victory over Turkey (25-20, 30-28, 27-25) in their Group D debut at the 2023 Men's European Volleyball Championship (EuroVolley) on Wednesday.

ATHENS, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Belgian champions Antwerp clinched a 2-1 victory over Greece's AEK Athens in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League playoffs in Athens on Wednesday, advancing to the group stage for the first time.

(Photo credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports) Brandon Vazquez and Luciano Acosta scored late goals for FC Cincinnati on Wednesday night as the MLS leaders bounced back from an early deficit to defeat Atlanta United 2-1 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. Acosta scored in the 75th minute to tie the match, while Vazquez netted the winning strike at the 80-minute mark. Trailing 1-0, Acosta played a pass into Junior Mor

(Photo credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports) Andres Jasson and Monsef Bakrar scored first-half goals to lead New York City FC to a 2-0 victory over visiting CF Montreal on Wednesday. Jasson opened the scoring in the 30th minute. Some nice midfield passing from NYCFC set Jasson up with the ball, and Jasson then entered the box and found space for a well-placed shot into the top left corner of the net. New York Cit

(Photo credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports) Giacomo Vrioni scored just past the midway point of the first half and the New England Revolution held on for a 1-0 victory Wednesday over the visiting New York Red Bulls at Foxborough, Mass. Earl Edwards Jr. made two saves for his first shutout in three starts as the Revolution (13-5-7, 46 points) won for the first time in four August matches across all competitions after goin

(Photo credit: Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports) Josh Lowe stroked a go-ahead RBI single in the 10th inning as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the host Miami Marlins 3-0 on Wednesday night. Randy Arozarena added a two-run single in the 10th to saddle Marlins reliever David Robertson (4-6) with the loss. Following his base hit, Arozarena stole second and third, giving him 20 steals on the year. He has now recorded 20 homers and 20

(Photo credit: Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports) After a hazing scandal led to the ouster of longtime head coach Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern interim coach David Braun wants to focus on football as the Wildcats prepare for their Sunday season opener against Big Ten opponent Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J. "My policy on that is we're ... less than a week away from our first football game. I'm here to talk about football," Braun

(Photo credit: Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports) Giancarlo Stanton homered and drove in two runs, Gleyber Torres went deep for the third consecutive night and the New York Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers 6-2 on Wednesday. DJ LeMahieu also homered for the Yankees, who have taken the first three games of the four-game series. New York's Everson Pereira drove in two runs. Yankees starter Gerrit Cole (12-4) gave up two runs

(Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports) NFL rushing champion Josh Jacobs said Wednesday he harbors no hard feelings against the Las Vegas Raiders after his well-publicized contract dispute. Jacobs declined to sign the $10.091 million franchise tag and held out from training camp in hopes of landing a long-term deal. The two sides eventually reached agreement on Saturday on a one-year, $12 million deal plus incen

(Photo credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports) Virginia Tech covets a better start to the season as it looks to avenge a loss to Old Dominion when the teams clash again Saturday night in Blacksburg, Va. Front and center in this matchup figures to be receiver Ali Jennings, who was a standout for Old Dominion last year but will suit up for the Hokies this time around. "I want to say I'm sorry to my (current) coach and my te

MADRID, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Kaden Groves of Alpecin-Deceuninck clinched his second sprint finish in two days, winning the fifth stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday.

(Photo credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports) The Washington Mystics resoundingly defeated Las Vegas on Saturday and held the Aces to their second-lowest point total of the season. The Aces will look to avenge the 78-62 defeat on Thursday night when they host the Mystics in the third and final meeting of the season between the teams. Las Vegas (30-6) is averaging a league-best 92.6 points per game but was anemic at

The UEFA Champions League trophy on display at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Trkiye, June 7, 2023. /CFP

(Photo credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports) The Houston Astros capped their first-ever series sweep at Fenway Park with a 7-4 win over the host Boston Red Sox on Wednesday. Jeremy Pena hit a double and a triple, scored two runs and drove in another to pace Houston, which scored three runs in both the second and third innings, added another in the fourth and held on for its fifth consecutive victory. Michael Brantle

(Photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports) The Yankees will be calling up outfielder Jasson Dominguez on Friday for New York's three-game series against the Houston Astros, multiple media reported Wednesday. Dominguez is the No. 2 prospect in the organization, according to MLB Pipeline. He is expected to make his major league debut sometime during the series with Houston, per the reports. After beginning the seaso

(Photo credit: Stephen Brashear-USA TODAY Sports) Teoscar Hernandez hit a three-run homer as the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 5-4 victory against the visiting Oakland Athletics on Wednesday afternoon to retain at least a share of first place in the American League West. It was the Mariners' 21st victory in August, a franchise record for wins in a month. Lawrence Butler went deep for the cellar-dwelling A's, who have l

(Photo credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports) The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled right-hander Ryan Pepiot from Triple-A Oklahoma City and the rookie is set to start Wednesday's game against the Arizona Cardinals. Pepiot, 26, made his first two major league appearances of the season earlier this month and had a 2.00 ERA over nine innings. He was the extra man on the roster for a doubleheader Aug. 19 against the Miami M

(Photo credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports) Christian Encarnacion-Strand had four hits, including a home run, Hunter Greene pitched effectively into the sixth inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat the host San Francisco Giants 4-1 on Wednesday afternoon to salvage a three-game series. The win allowed the Reds to cap a 5-5 Western swing and lose just one game in the standings to the Giants as they both pursue National L

(Photo credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports) Alejandro Kirk had three hits and three RBIs, right-hander Chris Bassitt pitched eight shutout innings and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Washington Nationals 7-0 on Wednesday afternoon. Bassitt (13-7) allowed three hits and one walk while striking out three. Santiago Espinal added two hits and two RBIs for the Blue Jays in the deciding game of a three-game se

DAMIETTA, Egypt, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- In Egypt's northern coastal city of Ezbet al-Borg, where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea, dozens of workers were busy putting the final touches on a luxurious tourist boat before exporting it to Cyprus.

(Photo credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports) Tommy Edman hit a game-ending two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday to push to the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting San Diego Padres with a 5-4 victory. The Cardinals trailed 4-3 with two outs in the ninth when Masyn Winn hit a double off reliever Josh Hader (0-3) to set up Edman's heroics. It was Edman's second game-ending hit off Hader in as many

(Photo credit: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports) Cody Bellinger hit a go-ahead RBI single in the bottom of the eighth to lift the host Chicago Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday in the rubber match of a three-game series. Christopher Morel reached on an error to open the inning, and Mike Tauchman followed with a walk. Both runners advanced on Nico Hoerner's sacrifice bunt, but Morel was then cut do