Fourth-seeded Marie Bouzkova won her first career singles title on grass with a 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3 victory over third-seeded Emma Navarro on Sunday in the final of the Nottingham Open in the United Kingdom.

Bouzkova, of the Czech Republic, overcame an ankle injury and recorded four aces to win the match three minutes shy of three hours.

The singles title was Bouzkova’s fourth career and second of this season following her victory in April on the red clay in Bogota.

Navarro fired 10 aces and saved 10 of 14 break points in a losing effort.

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The Toronto Blue Jays are acquiring infielder Luis Urias from the Arizona Diamondbacks for cash considerations, The Athletic reported.

Urias, 29, spent last season with the Athletics, batting .230 with eight homers and 25 RBIs in 96 games. He has spent time solely in the minors this season, hitting .347 with three homers and 21 RBIs in 32 games.

According to Sportsnet, Urias is expected to bypass Triple-A Buffalo and report directly to the Blue Jays by exercising the upward mobility clause in his contract.

With his ability to play multiple infield positions, Urias will provide an insurance policy in case Ernie Clement suffers an injury that requires him to miss extended games. Clement has been battling a sore left hip.

Urias is hitting .231 with 60 homers and 221 RBIs in 582 career games with the San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners and Athletics.

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June 21 (Reuters) – Frances Tiafoe beat fellow American Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4 to win the Halle Open on Sunday, sealing the biggest title of his career and becoming the first American since 1993 to lift the ATP 500 grass-court trophy.

Tiafoe set the tone early, breaking serve in the opening set and remaining composed on his own delivery to keep Fritz from settling.

He carried that momentum into the second set, again striking early and dictating from the baseline to wrap up the win and snap a seven-match losing streak against Fritz since his first victory in 2016.’

“I don’t even know what clip I was serving in the first set, but I felt like I couldn’t miss one,” Tiafoe said.

“I returned really well. I had no troubles on my serve the whole match, and it just feels good to get this done.

“He’s a hell of a player and a hell of a competitor too. I knew he was going to make it hard out there at the end and I played some great tennis. Luck was on my way a little bit.”

The 28-year-old dropped just seven points on serve in the final to cap a memorable debut appearance at the German grass event, as well as claiming his fourth career title and first in three years.

He also registered three top-10 wins during the week, including victories over world number 10 Flavio Cobolli and number four Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Before Sunday, Tiafoe had gone 0-4 in finals above ATP 250 level, including a defeat to Fritz in Tokyo in 2022, and had suffered a five-hour, 26-minute fourth-round loss to Matteo Arnaldi at the French Open earlier this month.

“This is big. I just want to say one of my favourite scriptures: ‘The pain that you’re feeling does not compare to the joy that is coming.’ Obviously, that has been proven very true,” Tiafoe said.

“It’s something I’ve been living by.”

The Halle triumph will see Tiafoe climb nine places to 19th in the ATP rankings on Monday, boosting his prospects ahead of Wimbledon, which begins on June 29.

(Reporting by Karan Prashant Saxena in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

The Chicago White Sox reinstated right-hander Jordan Hicks from the 15-day injured list on Sunday ahead of their series finale with the Detroit Tigers.

In a corresponding move, right-hander Tyler Davis was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte.

Hicks, 29, is in his first season with the White Sox and has a 0-1 record, one save and three holds and a 5.60 ERA in 20 relief appearances this season. He had been on the injured list on May 23 (retroactive to May 21) with a right lat strain.

On a rehab assignment at Charlotte, Hicks appeared briefly in three games and was 0-1 with a 10.13 ERA. He gave up three runs on three hits and two walks over 2 2/3 innings.

The White Sox called on Davis, a 27-year-old rookie, in relief 22 times this season. He is 2-3 with a 4.63 ERA, allowing 12 earned runs in 23 1/3 innings. Opponents are batting just .198 against him (16-for-81).

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The Minnesota Twins returned left-hander Kendry Rojas from his rehab assignment at Triple-A Saint Paul on Sunday and reinstated him from the 15-day injured list.

Rojas was placed on the 15-day injured list on May 29 with left elbow inflammation. He has missed the Twins’ past 24 games.

Rojas, 23, allowed five runs on five hits in 1 1/3 innings on Thursday against Omaha.

He is 1-0 with a 1.26 ERA in five appearances (one start) with the Twins this season.

Also Sunday, the Twins designated right-hander Justin Lawrence for release or assignment.

Lawrence, 31, made seven relief appearances for Minnesota, going 0-1 with an 18.00 ERA

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By Amy Tennery

SOUTHAMPTON, New York, June 21 (Reuters) – Wyndham Clark will look to claim his second U.S. Open title at Shinnecock Hills on Sunday, after building an extraordinary six-stroke lead through the first three rounds at the challenging Southampton course.

The 2023 winner was seven under par through 54 holes and will hope to keep up the momentum when he tees off at 2:30 p.m. (1830 GMT) with U.S. compatriot and world number one Scottie Scheffler. 

Scheffler, playing on his 30th birthday, was in a four-way tie in second spot on the leaderboard at one under par, as he bids for a career Grand Slam after winning last year’s PGA Championship and British Open.

He was tied for second with South Korea’s Tom Kim and Americans Sahith Theegala and Sam Stevens.

Clark has history on his side as he tees off at windy Shinnecock: of the 21 players who have led by six shots or more heading into the final round of a major, all but one have gone on to win.

The U.S. Open is known as the toughest test in golf and Shinnecock Hills upheld that reputation as some of golf’s best struggled with the conditions on Saturday.

Back-to-back Masters champion Rory McIlroy (73) dropped out of contention with five bogeys on the back nine to sit three over for the tournament, alongside PGA Championship winner Aaron Rai (72). 

(Reporting by Amy Tennery in Southamton, New York; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

June 21 (Reuters) – French Open champion Alexander Zverev said a malfunctioning glucose sensor left him feeling unwell during his Halle Open semi-final defeat by Taylor Fritz on Saturday.

Zverev, who came into the match with a poor recent record against the American after losing their previous six meetings, lost 6-7(4) 6-4 7-5 in a contest lasting two hours and 39 minutes.

“I had huge problems with the sugar because the sensor I use gave me a completely incorrect reading. It indicated very high values when they were actually low, so I injected much more insulin than I should have,” the world number three said after the match.

“During the match, or rather during the first 45 minutes, I had to consume about 350 grams of sugar. I felt absolutely terrible.”

Despite the setback, Zverev said Fritz deserved the victory.

“Nevertheless, I fought, gave it my all, and in the end, it must also be acknowledged that Taylor (Fritz) deserved the win. He played better than me today.”

The German, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of four, uses Medtronic technology to help regulate his glucose levels and support his diabetes management on and off the court.

“This is the first time something like this has happened to me. I’ve been using these sensors since 2016 or 2017, and in nine years, I had never seen such a big error,” he said.

Zverev added that the issue was not a concern ahead of Wimbledon, which runs from June 29 to July 12.

(Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

The Arizona Diamondbacks placed right-hander Michael Soroka on the 15-day injured list because of a left glute strain and outfielder Jordan Lawlar on the 10-day IL due to a strained right hamstring on Saturday.

In corresponding moves, Arizona recalled outfielder Tim Tawa and rookie left-hander Philip Abner from Triple-A Reno.

Both Soroka and Lawlar started and were injured in Friday’s 9-5 home win over the Minnesota Twins.

Soroka, 28, allowed two hits and no runs in the first inning before exiting after throwing a warmup pitch before the start of the second. He had an MRI and was diagnosed with the glute injury, which is expected to keep him out at least four weeks.

Soroka is 8-3 with a 3.07 ERA, 17 walks and 79 strikeouts in 82 innings over 15 starts in his first season with Arizona.

For his career, Soroka is 28-29 with a 3.73 ERA, 157 walks and 458 strikeouts in 497 2/3 innings over 106 regular-season games (84 starts) with the Atlanta Braves (2018-20, 2023), Chicago White Sox (2024), Washington Nationals (2025), Chicago Cubs (2025) and Diamondbacks.

He made the National League All-Star team and was Rookie of the Year runner-up in 2019 but missed the entire 2021 and 2022 seasons with Achilles injuries.

Lawlar was 2-for-4 on Friday against the Twins, then came out of the game after beating out a bunt single in the eighth inning. Lawler, 23, also had an MRI on Saturday.

He is batting .316 (12-for-38) with one home run and four RBIs in 12 games. He sustained a fractured right wrist when hit by a pitch on April 2 and placed on the IL before returning to action on June 12.

For his career, he is batting .207 (28-for-135) in 54 games over parts of the 2023, 2025 and current seasons. The Diamondbacks selected Lawlar sixth overall in the 2021 MLB Draft.

Abner, 24, has made two relief appearances for Arizona this season and has two walks and three strikeouts with a 17.18 ERA in 3 2/3 innings. The lefty is 1-1 with a 4.76 ERA with nine walks and 23 strikeouts in 22 2/3 innings in 22 relief appearances at Reno.

Tawa, 27, batted .169 (10-for-59) with one homer and eight RBIs in 29 games for Arizona. He was batting .351 (20-for-57) with five homers and 16 RBIs in 15 games with Reno.

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Kyle Schwarber had three home runs, including two in one inning, for the Philadelphia Phillies in a 15-3 rout of the visiting New York Mets on Saturday.

Bryce Harper hit for the cycle while going 4-for-5 for the Phillies, who had lost two in a row. Starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez (9-3) held New York to one run on five hits in six innings.

Schwarber homered twice in a third inning which saw Philadelphia bring 12 batters to the plate and score eight runs, chasing Mets starter Freddy Peralta (5-6), who allowed 10 runs on 10 hits over 2 2/3 innings. With his final homer in the seventh inning, Schwarber is up to 28 homers, four more than anyone else in the majors this season.

Mark Vientos and Carson Benge accounted for New York’s offense with a homer apiece, but the team still saw its two-game win streak snapped.

Tigers 4, White Sox 1

Dillon Dingler had two hits, including his team-high 17th homer, and drove in two runs as host Detroit downed Chicago to clinch a series victory.

James Outman and Jake Rogers drove in the Tigers’ other runs in support of Troy Melton (4-0), who allowed a leadoff homer before surrendering no more hits or runs over six innings of work. Kenley Jansen secured his second save in as many days and his ninth of the season.

Sam Antonacci reached base four times, including the White Sox’s only RBI on the leadoff homer. Opener Sean Newcomb retired all nine batters he faced before Joe Rock (0-1) gave up the lead in Detroit’s two-run sixth inning.

Reds 10, Yankees 2

Rookie Sal Stewart drove in six runs, Spencer Steer hit a three-run home run and Cincinnati rolled to a rout of host New York.

Stewart tied his career high in RBIs. Rookie Edwin Arroyo had four of the Reds’ 15 hits, supporting Andrew Abbott (5-4) to his first win in five starts. The left-hander allowed one run on five hits over five innings.

Paul Goldschmidt gave the Yankees an early lead with his first-inning solo homer. But New York finished 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position, taking its most lopsided loss of the season after Will Warren (7-2) allowed six runs (two earned) on eight hits over 5 2/3 innings.

Braves 4, Brewers 3

Ozzie Albies hit a pair of home runs, including a game-ending two-run shot in the ninth inning, as Atlanta earned a victory over visiting Milwaukee.

The Braves have won the first two games between the National League division leaders and handed Milwaukee its third straight loss. It was Atlanta’s fifth walk-off win.

Dylan Lee (3-0), who pitched a scoreless ninth, earned the win. Aaron Ashby (10-1) took the loss. Milwaukee starter Kyle Harrison gave up two runs on four hits over 6 1/3 innings. Atlanta starter Chris Sale was working for the first time in 10 days. He pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed two runs, both unearned, on five hits.

Rockies 2, Pirates 1

Jake McCarthy hit an inside-the-park home run and also doubled, Tomoyuki Sugano tossed six strong innings to outduel Pittsburgh ace Paul Skenes and Colorado survived a chaotic ninth inning to beat the Pirates in Denver.

Sugano (8-4) scattered four hits over six innings and Jaden Hill got the final two outs for his second save.

Spencer Horwitz homered and singled for Pittsburgh, which started the game with back-to-back hits and had just four more the rest of the way. Skenes (6-7) allowed just two runs on four hits and fanned eight over six innings.

Red Sox 5, Mariners 1

Wilyer Abreu homered and Connelly Early overcame a shaky first inning to make a quality start as Boston defeated host Seattle.

The Red Sox have won the first two games of the series and will go for a sweep Sunday afternoon. Early (6-5), who had lost his previous three starts, went six innings and allowed one run on two hits.

Mariners starter Emerson Hancock (5-4) was charged with five runs on four hits over 5 1/3 innings.

Twins 16, Diamondbacks 8

Byron Buxton’s grand slam highlighted a 10-run fifth inning for Minnesota, allowing it to coast to a big win against Arizona in Phoenix.

Brooks Lee had four hits, three runs scored and two RBIs, Victor Caratini had three hits, three RBIs and three runs scored, Ryan Kreidler had three hits and four RBIs, and Luke Keaschall also had three hits and scored three times for Minnesota, which has won five of six. Taj Bradley (6-3) allowed two runs and three hits over five innings.

Jorge Barrosa homered and doubled, Pavin Smith had two hits and an RBI, Tommy Troy had two hits and a run scored, and Ildemaro Vargas delivered a three-run double for Arizona. Zac Gallen (3-6) surrendered career highs of nine runs and 12 hits over four-plus innings.

Nationals 4, Rays 3

Andres Chaparro dribbled in the tiebreaking run, Washington’s bullpen finished with 6 1/3 strong innings and the Nationals beat Tampa Bay to even their series with the Rays.

CJ Abrams and Dylan Crews (two hits) each had a solo homer. Nasim Nunez was 2-for-4 with a double and RBI as the Nats won for the first time in six games against the Rays. Winner Mitchell Parker (3-3), Brad Lord and Clayton Beeter (fifth save) combined to allow just one run and four hits over 6 1/3 innings while fanning nine and walking three.

For the Rays, Junior Caminero went 3-for-3 with a run, RBI and intentional walk but made a baserunning blunder in the seventh with the tying runner on third. Yandy Diaz had two hits. Taylor Walls doubled, scored, walked twice and stole two bases.

Padres 6, Rangers 4

Manny Machado hit a tiebreaking three-run home run in the 10th inning to lift San Diego over Texas in Arlington, Texas.

Joe Ross (0-1) threw the 10th for Texas, walking Samad Taylor to place runners on first and second. Machado then crushed a 408-foot blast to give the Padres a 6-3 lead. In the bottom of the inning, Mason Miller allowed Wyatt Langford’s two-out RBI single, but struck out Brandon Nimmo to secure his National League-leading 20th save.

Walker Buehler threw 5 1/3 innings of one-run, five-hit ball, striking out seven and walking one for the Padres.

Blue Jays 8, Cubs 6

Daulton Varsho and Kazuma Okamoto each hit three-run home runs as Toronto scored eight straight runs to top host Chicago.

Jeff Hoffman (5-4) picked up the win for the Blue Jays by pitching a scoreless seventh inning. Louis Varland earned his 15th save by shutting down the Cubs in the eighth and the ninth.

Chicago jumped out to a 5-0 lead when Matt Shaw hit a three-run homer in the second inning and Pete Crow-Armstrong added a two-run shot in the sixth. Jacob Webb (1-2) allowed three runs on three hits, including Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s RBI single that tied the game and Okamoto’s homer that gave Toronto the lead in the eighth.

Marlins 6, Giants 3

Heriberto Hernandez slugged a two-out, two-strike, two-run homer during a crucial four-run fourth inning as host Miami defeated San Francisco to climb above .500 for the first time since April 13.

Max Meyer improved to 8-0 with a 2.80 ERA. He allowed seven hits and two runs over five innings for the Marlins, who benefitted greatly from four San Francisco errors in the first four innings which created two unearned runs.

The Giants were led by Casey Schmitt, who hit his 16th homer of the season along with two doubles and a pair of RBIs. Jung Hoo Lee went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two runs. Starter Trevor McDonald (2-5) contributed to the issues as he hit three batters and walked three in three innings, allowing five runs (three earned).

Guardians 8, Astros 1

Travis Bazzana recorded his first career four-hit game and first multi-homer game while Joey Cantillo worked a career-high-tying eight innings as Cleveland cruised past host Houston.

Bazzana finished 4-for-4 with three runs and five RBIs — also a single-game best. Teammate Kyle Manzardo finished 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs. Cantillo (6-3) logged more than six innings for the first time this season en route to his third quality start. The left-hander allowed one run on four hits and struck out a season-high-tying nine batters.

Astros starter Spencer Arrighetti (7-3), the American League Pitcher of the Month in May, continued his June swoon. The right-hander allowed a season-worst six runs on six hits while posting eight strikeouts over six innings. Arrighetti is 0-2 with a 6.95 ERA across four starts this month.

Orioles 3, Dodgers 2

Left-hander Trevor Rogers gave up one hit over seven scoreless innings and Blaze Alexander had a two-run double as Baltimore escaped with a win over host Los Angeles.

Rogers (4-7) took a no-hitter into the fifth inning and finished with two walks and six strikeouts. The Orioles improved to 2-3 on a West Coast road trip that started in Seattle and concludes against the Los Angeles Angels this coming week.

Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto (7-5) went six innings, allowing three runs on six hits with two walks and six strikeouts. After missing one game for the birth of his second child, Shohei Ohtani returned to the leadoff spot and hit a home run in the ninth inning for Los Angeles, which saw its four-game winning streak come to an end.

Angels 7, Athletics 0

Zach Neto and Nolan Schanuel delivered consecutive two-run doubles in a four-run sixth inning to help Los Angeles record a shutout over the host Athletics at West Sacramento, Calif.

Denzer Guzman homered and Jo Adell and Donovan Walton had three apiece hits as the Angels ended a streak of five consecutive losses against the Athletics while winning for just the second time in the past seven contests. Walbert Urena (5-5) gave up four hits over five scoreless innings.

J.T. Ginn (5-4) of the Athletics was charged with four runs and seven hits over 5 1/3 innings.

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MONTERREY, Mexico, June 20 (Reuters) – Japan marked the 1,000th match in World Cup history with a commanding 4-0 win over Tunisia in Group F on Saturday, as Ayase Ueda scored twice to send the North Africans out.

Hajime Moriyasu’s side, who drew 2-2 with the Netherlands in their opener, went ahead after four minutes when a sweeping attack ended with Keito Nakamura cutting the ball back for Daichi Kamada to score.

Tunisia, beaten 5-1 by Sweden in their first match and playing under new coach Herve Renard, struggled to cope with Japan’s pressing and movement from the outset.

Japan almost doubled their advantage in the 11th minute with an attack down the right flank, with Tunisia’s Dylan Bronn turning a low cross away from Kamada.

From the resulting corner, Tunisia goalkeeper Aymen Dahmen produced a fine save, with goal-line technology confirming the ball had not crossed the line.

Moriyasu’s team continued to dominate possession, their front line harrying Tunisia’s defence and preventing Renard’s side from establishing any rhythm in the Monterrey heat.

The second goal arrived in the 31st minute when Ueda advanced towards the edge of the area, and with the Tunisia defence backing off he drove a low shot into the far corner.

“I was disappointed in the last tournament, so I feel like I’ve finally been able to redeem myself,” Ueda told Japanese media.

“We managed to snatch one point in the first match, which was a tough game, so we needed three points in today’s match to build on that. I’m very happy that I was able to contribute to that.”

Tunisia offered little in response and Japan put the result beyond doubt in the 69th minute, Kamada’s pass opening up the Tunisian defence and Junya Ito racing clear to finish low past Dahmen.

Ueda completed the rout six minutes from time, meeting Kaishu Sano’s clipped far-post delivery and guiding a superb header into the top corner as Japan became the first Asian team to score four goals in a World Cup match.

Japan turned to Kamada and Ito with midfielder Takefusa Kubo sidelined, and manager Moriyasu said they did not disappoint.

“Regarding the players I used in building up the team, they were at the centre of all our efforts. I’ve brought Kamada on as a defensive midfielder, but tonight I wanted him to be in the role of shadow striker,” the coach told reporters.

“I thought that would bring out the best in him. It really worked, because he scored a goal today. He wasn’t just a focal point. He went right into the final third, and his play certainly gave strong momentum to the team.”

With the win, Japan join the Netherlands on four points after the Dutch thrashed Sweden 5-1. Tunisia became the third side to be eliminated from the tournament after Haiti and Turkey. 

(Reporting by Janina Nuno Rios and Angelica Medina in Mexico City; Editing by Peter Rutherford)