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WINNIPEG — Austin Ricci scored the game’s only goal and Jonathan Sirois earned another clean sheet as Valour FC regained top spot in the Canadian Premier League standings with a 1-0 victory over defending champions Forge FC.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For once, John Herdman didn't mind his team going behind early. In fact he called it. A defensive error led to a 10th-minute goal by Martinique in Canada's Gold Cup opener Sunday.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks made the NBA Finals' return to Milwaukee a slamming success. The way the Greek Freak is going, the party might just be getting started.

LONDON (AP) — Three Black players who missed penalty kicks for England in the decisive European Championship shootout against Italy on Sunday night were subjected to racist abuse online, prompting the English Football Association to issue a statement

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jim Furyk put his name alongside some of golf's greats Sunday once he recovered from a rough start in the final round of the U.S. Senior Open.

LONDON (AP) — So close. It took just a few weeks to undo decades of pessimism for England fans, persuading millions that the team could defy decades of disappointment and win a major international soccer tournament for the first time since 1966.

LONDON (AP) — Italian soccer’s redemption story is complete. England’s painful half-century wait for a major title goes on. And it just had to be because of a penalty shootout.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Louisville catcher Henry Davis with the first pick in baseball's amateur draft Sunday, with the Texas Rangers then taking Vanderbilt pitcher Jack Leiter.

The Latest on soccer’s European Championship: ___ Italy won the European Championship by beating England 3-2 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw.

Italy has won soccer's European Championship final, beating England on penalties. The match finished in a 1-1 draw and neither side scored in extra time. More coming. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 11, 2021.