Clinical Man United beats Brentford to move clear in third place

MANCHESTER, England (AP) – Third-placed Manchester United put some daylight between itself and chasing Liverpool and Aston Villa with a clinical 2-1 win at home to Brentford in the Premier League on Monday.

Marathon record-breaker sunderwent strict testing before smashing 2-hour barrier

LONDON (AP) – Sabastian Sawe hopes the stringent testing regime he underwent before becoming the first person to break the fabled 2-hour barrier in marathon running will prove to the world he is competing clean.

British Open to return to Royal Lytham in 2028 as Trump's Turnberry made to wait

The long wait to stage the British Open again will soon be over for Royal Lytham & St. Annes.

Paul Skenes rents a bounce house to celebrate Konnor Griffin's 20th birthday

PITTSBURGH (AP) – A bounce house stood in the middle of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ clubhouse before Monday night’s game against St. Louis, courtesy of NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes.

Teen scores twice on full debut as Cagliari beats Atalanta

CAGLIARI, Italy (AP) – Senegalese teenager Paul Mendy scored twice in his first start for Cagliari, including the opener after 16 seconds, to put the home side on its way to a vital 3-2 win over Atalanta in Serie A on Monday.

Mbappé diagnosed with hamstring ahead of Spanish league clasico against Barcelona

MADRID (AP) – Real Madrid said Monday star forward Kylian Mbappé has injured his left hamstring, putting in doubt his participation in the Spanish league clasico in two weeks.

Paige Bueckers says it's all business with Azzi Fudd as they try to win

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers said her relationship with teammate and fellow No. 1 overall pick Azzi Fudd will have no effect on what they do on the court as they try to turn around a franchise with a long history of losing.

Sabalenka avoids Madrid Open virus scare and Osaka upset. Gauff loses

MADRID (AP) – Tennis players are facing an unknown opponent at the Madrid Open.

Yankees await results of MRI on Giancarlo Stanton's right calf as slugger remains on active roster

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – The New York Yankees were awaiting the results of an MRI on slugger Giancarlo Stanton’s right calf before the opener Monday night of their three-game series against the Texas Rangers.