Votto's eighth-inning homer gives Reds win over Blue Jays
TORONTO — Canadian Joey Votto smashed a towering eighth-inning home run off the right-field foul pole to give the Cincinnati Reds a 3-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.
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Scarlets 21-26 Stormers: Dwayne Peel's side miss out on Champions Cup rugby despite impressive performance
The Scarlets fell agonisingly short of securing the Welsh Shield and Champions Cup qualification with a last-gasp defeat to the Stormers at Parc y Scarlets.
Espinal's hit streak reaches 10 in midst of impressive offensive season
TORONTO — Santiago Espinal has been putting up impressive numbers all May for the Toronto Blue Jays, including a 10-game hit streak.
Chelsea message Jake Daniels as Blackpool star becomes first gay UK pro footballer in decades
Chelsea have shown their support to Blackpool youngster Jake Daniels, who has become the first professional footballer since Justin Fashanu in 1990 to come out as gay.
Refreshed Swiatek ready for title defence in Rome
Iga Swiatek said she feels like a different player from a year ago and will go into her Italian Open title defence having cemented herself at the top of the women's game following a blistering start to the season.
Iga Swiatek chasing ‘next goals’ as world No. 1 returns to Rome well rested after stint at Rafael Nadal’s academy
Iga Swiatek was on a roll but decided to rest her shoulder when withdrawing from the Madrid Open late last month. She is back this week and ready to defend her Italian Open title, with the fortnight away from the WTA Tour – which included a stint at Rafael Nadal’s academy in Mallorca – seemingly allowing her to press the reset button. Ad/> «It's pretty weird because I really rested, then they almost killed me on the practices,» Swiatek told reporters in the Italian capital.
Swiatek feeling 'fresher' after skipping Madrid Open
Iga Swiatek said on Monday she is feeling refreshed "mentally and physically" after missing last week's Madrid Open to rest a sore right arm. The Polish star is returning to action at this week's Italian Open, hoping to extend her 23-match unbeaten run. "I just had five or six days off, without a racquet, which was pretty cool," said defending Rome champion Swiatek.
Rookie Kwan hits first career homer; Guardians beat Blue Jays
CLEVELAND (AP) — Steven Kwan hit the first homer of his breakout rookie season, Franmil Reyes had three hits and an RBI, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 Thursday night.