DOHA-- Three-time World Cup finalists Netherlands returned to the biggest international stage after an eight-year absence, beating Senegal 2-0 on Monday in their Group A match with late goals from Cody Gakpo and substitute Davy Klaassen.
AL KHOR, Qatar- - Ecuador eased past World Cup debutants Qatar 2-0 on Sunday with first-half goals from veteran striker Enner Valencia in a one-sided affair that was the first opening game defeat for a host nation in the tournament's history.
Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara (22.) (Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports.)
NEW YORK--Miami Marlins right-hander Sandy Alcantara rode his major-league best six complete games to become a unanimous winner of the National League Cy Young Award, it was announced Wednesday on the MLB Network.
TURIN-- Rafa Nadal may be heading home but he made sure he avoided matching his worst ever losing sequence with a 7-5 7-5 victory over Norway's Casper Ruud at the ATP Finals on Thursday.
TURIN, Italy- - Rafa Nadal was eliminated from the ATP finals after Casper Ruud took the first set off American Taylor Fritz in their round-robin match in Turin on Tuesday, which also guaranteed that Carlos Alcaraz would end the year as world number one.
