Russia record holder Ignashevich retires after World Cup exit
Russia’s most-capped player Sergei Ignashevich announced his retirement from soccer on Sunday after the hosts were eliminated by Croatia on penalties in the World Cup quarter-final hours earlier.
Major League Baseball notebook: Cano apologizes for failed drug test
Addressing the media Saturday for the first time since he received an 80-game suspension from Major League Baseball on May 15, Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano apologized to his team and its fans for his failed drug test.
NBA notebook: Mavs, Real Madrid reach buyout deal on Doncic
The Dallas Mavericks and Real Madrid have reached a buyout agreement, meaning the Mavericks now are free to negotiate with guard Luka Doncic, according to multiple reports Saturday.
NASCAR notebook: Bell, Kyle Busch hope to battle for Supra superiority
Christopher Bell and Kyle Busch may be teammates at Joe Gibbs Racing, but there is certain to be an intense competition between the two drivers next year.
Confident England reaches first World Cup semi-final in 28 years
England defied almost three decades of disappointment to move confidently into the World Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1990 as headers from Harry Maguire and Dele Alli downed a dogged but toothless Sweden 2-0 on Saturday.
Ex-49er Clark’s ashes put to rest near ‘The Catch’ goal post
One month after the passing of Dwight Clark — the San Francisco 49ers great made famous by “The Catch” of a pass from Joe Montana to beat the Dallas Cowboys in the 1981 NFC Championship Game — ex-49ers head coach Steve Mariucci revealed that the late…
Varner surges into share of lead with Kraft at Greenbrier
Big-hitting American Harold Varner III shot a bogey-free third round 66 to jump into a shared lead with overnight leader Kelly Kraft at 14-under par at Greenbrier on Saturday with several players lurking in the wings.
Are the stars aligning for another Federer-Nadal final?
On the 10th anniversary of the 2008 Wimbledon men’s final that is widely considered the ‘greatest ever tennis match’ it seems like the stars may be aligning for Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to meet in another mesmerizing epic.
Russia salutes ‘heroes’ after Croatia ends World Cup dream
The Kremlin dubbed the Russian national team heroes and proud soccer fans saluted their underdog host team after the side lost on penalties to Croatia, bringing an end to its World Cup challenge at the quarter-finals.
Russia’s World Cup dream ends with Croatia shootout defeat
Russia’s World Cup dream ended within agonizing sight of the semi-finals as they went down 4-3 on penalties to Croatia on Saturday after another gallant performance in front of their fanatical fans which again belied their lowly ranking.
