Congo’s soccer team has canceled a three-day World Cup preparation training camp and a planned farewell to fans in the capital Kinshasa because of an outbreak of Ebola in the east of the country.
Victor Wembanyama is going home to France next season.
DALLAS (AP) – Dallas Mavericks president Masai Ujiri made several references to a fresh start for the franchise while explaining what he said was a difficult decision to remove Jason Kidd as coach after five seasons.
DENVER (AP) – Colorado defenseman Cale Makar will miss Game 1 of the Western Conference Final against Vegas on Wednesday night with an upper-body injury.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – Arsenal soccer fans in the southern African country of Botswana thought they had another reason to rejoice: a public holiday to celebrate their team’s first Premier League title in 22 years.
CHIAVARI, Italy (AP) – Jhonatan Narváez became the most successful Ecuadorian stage winner at the Giro d’Italia when the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider triumphed on Wednesday, while Afonso Eulálio remained in the overall lead.
CINCINNATI (AP) – Joe Burrow threw his support behind the Cincinnati Bengals’ offseason moves but declined to take any of the credit for them.
MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) – Jim Furyk and Keegan Bradley were appointed assistant captains for the Presidents Cup on Wednesday, giving skipper Brandt Snedeker the current and most recent U.S. Ryder Cup captains help at Medinah this September.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Having transformed the Buffalo Sabres into contenders again, Lindy Ruff will have the opportunity to build on the team’s breakthrough season by continuing his second stint as coach.