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.
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.
The long wait to stage the British Open again will soon be over for Royal Lytham & St. Annes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
MADRID (AP) – Tennis players are facing an unknown opponent at the Madrid Open.
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.