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French teenager Arthur Fils became the youngest ATP winner of the year by defeating No. 4 seed Francisco Cerundolo 6-3, 7-5 in Saturday’s final at the Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes in Lyon, France. Ranked 28th in the world, Cerundolo is considered a claycourt specialist, but he faltered periodically throughout the one hour, 36-minute match, and Fils was able to take advantage of his mistakes, ultimately sealing in the win on his first […]

By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) -Saracens won their sixth title and first in four years when they eventually overpowered a spirited Sale to triumph 35-25 in a superb English Premiership final at a sun-drenched Twickenham on Saturday. Saracens, who finished top of the standings in the regular season, led 20-18 at halftime after a penalty try and one for Max Malins. Sale, seeking a second title in their first appearance […]

COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) – Bayern Munich have parted ways with club CEO Oliver Kahn and Hasan Salihamidzic only minutes after they snatched their 11th straight Bundesliga title on the last matchday on Saturday, the club said. Kahn, who took over the position in 2021 succeeding Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, will be replaced by Jan-Christian Dreesen with immediate effect, the club said in a statement. “It was a difficult decision to part ways […]

DUBAI (Reuters) – Two Iranian border guards and one Taliban fighter were killed after shooting broke out near a border post between Iran and Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesman and Iran’s state media said on Saturday. It was not immediately clear what had provoked the incident, in which several people were also injured, but it came amid tensions between the two countries over water rights. Iran has accused Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers […]

(Reuters) – Primoz Roglic was poised to win his first Giro d’Italia title after snatching the overall lead from Geraint Thomas with victory in the 18.6-kilometre individual time trial from Tarvisio to Monte Lussari on Saturday. Jumbo-Visma rider Roglic overcame a mechanical issue to clock the best time of 44 minutes and 23 seconds in the penultimate 20th stage as Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) faded in the final metres, crossing the […]

By Moira Warburton and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy said on Saturday he was making “progress” in negotiations with Democratic President Joe Biden on raising the federal government’s debt ceiling, as the nation faced risk of default in little more than a week. Time is tight. The Treasury Department on Friday said the government would run short of funds to pay all its bills on June […]

COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) – Bayern Munich snatched their 11th consecutive Bundesliga title in dramatic fashion with a final day 2-1 win at Cologne on Saturday courtesy of Jamal Musiala’s 89th minute goal, grabbing the trophy from the hands of rivals Borussia Dortmund. Dortmund had gone into the last game of the season in top spot but stumbled to a 2-2 against visitors Mainz 05, allowing Bayern to squeeze past them […]

READING, England (Reuters) – In a squad bristling with internationals, Norway’s Guro Reiten stood out as Chelsea secured their fourth Women’s Super League title in four years on Saturday, continuing a superb run of six league titles on the trot for the diminutive Norwegian winger. The 28-year-old was top scorer in the Norweigan Toppserien as her LSK side won the title in 2017 and 2018, and she has won the […]

(Reuters) – Primoz Roglic was poised to win his first Giro d’Italia title after snatching the overall lead from Geraint Thomas with victory in the 18.6-kilometre individual time trial from Tarvisio to Monte Lussari on Saturday. Jumbo-Visma rider Roglic overcame a mechanical issue to clock the best time of 44 minutes and 49 seconds in the penultimate 20th stage as Thomas faded in the final metres, finishing 40 seconds behind. […]