Soccer: Sporting K.C. host second-place Sounders
Sporting Kansas City host the second-place Seattle Sounders on Sunday, looking to start the climb from 11th place, five points below the red line. Seattle simply looks to stay hot.
Thunderstorms threaten Indy 500
The forecast for Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 calls for an 80-90 percent chance of rain, with thunderstorms throughout the day.
Cycling: Ecuador’s Carapaz attacks to take lead in Giro
Ecuadorean Richard Carapaz launched a solo attack 28km from the end of a mountainous 14th stage to seize the leader’s pink jersey from Jan Polanc in the Giro d’Italia on Saturday.
Tennis: French tennis surrounded by gloom ahead of Roland Garros
A combination of injuries, a lack of confidence and poor results mean there is a little chance of a French player shining at Roland Garros this year let alone claiming a title that has eluded the country’s men since 1983 and the women since 2000.
Tennis: Rested and recovered, Andreescu relishing French Open debut
Injury breaks are not usually welcomed by tennis players but when Bianca Andreescu’s shoulder began troubling her in Miami it offered her the chance to take stock of a stunning breakthrough.
Tennis: Yastremska sinks Garcia in epic final to claim Strasbourg title
Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska beat France’s Caroline Garcia 6-4 5-7 7-6(3) in an thrilling match to win her third WTA singles title at the Strasbourg International on Saturday.
Soccer: Sinclair to lead Canada in her fifth World Cup
Christine Sinclair was named to her fifth women’s World Cup team on Saturday and will lead Canada in France where she will have a chance to also claim the career all-time scoring record on the sport’s biggest stage.
Soccer: Ebi set for fifth women’s World Cup appearance
Defender Onome Ebi was named to play at her fifth women’s World Cup when she was included on Saturday in Nigeria’s squad for next month’s finals in France.
Ice Hockey: Finland stun Russia to reach world championship final
Finland ground out a shock 1-0 win over tournament favorites Russia to reach the world championship final on Saturday after their captain Marko Anttila scored midway through the third period in the Ondrej Nepela Arena.
Soccer: England women beat Denmark 2-0 in World Cup warm-up
England beat Denmark 2-0 in their penultimate warm-up match before the women’s World Cup, with goals from Nikita Parris and Jill Scott in either half giving the Lionesses the win in Walsall on Saturday.
