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MADRID (AP) — Second-placed Girona missed a chance to cut into Real Madrid’s lead of the Spanish league when it lost to Athletic Bilbao 3-2 on Monday. The Catalan side could have reduced the gap to three points but was sunk by an Alex Berenguer double and an Iñaki Williams goal and remained six adrift of Madrid. It was another …

KVITFJELL, Austria (AP) — Vincent Kriechmayr kept alive the race for the men’s World Cup super-G title after the Austrian won the season’s penultimate event on Sunday. Kriechmayr beat Canadian runner-up Jeffrey Read by 0.17 seconds and closed the gap in the discipline standings on leader Marco Odermatt to 81 points, with only the Austrian’s home race at the World …

PARIS (AP) — Bradley Barcola receives a pass near the halfway line and as he attacks a defender his next touch appears far too heavy and the ball gets away. The touch is deliberately heavy to draw in the right back. So Barcola can then flick the ball past him in a flash and use his electric pace to sprint …

GENEVA (AP) — A decade-long dispute between the Mexican soccer federation and FIFA over multiple fines for fans chanting anti-gay slurs at games went to sport’s highest court on Thursday. The latest appeal by Mexico at the Court of Arbitration for Sport challenged financial penalties totaling 100,000 Swiss francs ($114,000) imposed by FIFA for incidents at two games at the …

After a historic night in the Champions League, Lazio has to swiftly turn its attention to domestic matters to ensure it qualifies for next season’s competition. Lazio hosts Bologna on Sunday in a direct fight for fourth place in Serie A. Bologna — one of the Italian league’s surprises this season — is level on points with fourth-placed Atalanta after …

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Premier League has approved Jim Ratcliffe’s proposed bid to buy a 25% stake in Manchester United. The British billionaire has been cleared to complete a deal under the league’s rules determining who is allowed to be an owner or director of a soccer club. The league can disqualify people from becoming owners or directors for …

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Little importance was given to Girona’s away game at Real Madrid when the Spanish league published its calendar. But six months and 23 rounds later and Saturday’s game at the Santiago Bernabeu promises to decide which side will be in pole position to win the title come May. It is a clash of the league’s most …

PARIS (AP) — World Cup runner-up France, European champion Italy, Belgium and Israel were drawn together in a tough group Thursday for the men’s UEFA Nations League that starts in September. The Nations League is the next action for UEFA member countries after this summer’s European Championship, where France, Italy and Belgium — all top-10 teams in the FIFA world …

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jacob Assaraf lost a bet, so he had to go through classes at Hebrew Academy on Wednesday wearing a suit instead of more casual attire. Turns out, that wasn’t the most unusual part of his day. Members of the boys and girls basketball teams at the small private school got quite a surprise — they …

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle came back from two goals down in the second half to secure a wild 4-4 draw against relegation-threatened Luton in an end-to-end Premier League game on Saturday, with Harvey Barnes marking his return from a long injury layoff by netting the equalizer. Newcastle led twice in the first half thanks to a brace by Sean …