FIFA provisionally suspended Luis Rubiales, the head of Spain’s soccer association, following a week of controversy over his behavior at the Women’s World Cup final, including kissing one of the team’s star players on the lips.
Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian told reporters Saturday that Shohei Ohtani declined to undergo imaging exams after experiencing cramping in his pitching hand and fingers during an Aug. 3 start against the Seattle Mariners.
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are on a U.S. Open collision course while American teenager Coco Gauff is chasing a breakthrough first major title as the final Grand Slam tournament of the season gets underway Monday.
Noah Lyles and Sha'Carri Richardson, the two faces of the World Athletics Championships, won their third and second golds, respectively, by anchoring the United States to 4x100 meter relay triumphs in Budapest on Saturday.