Following is a abstract of present sports activities information briefs.

Badminton-BWF extends ban on ‘spin serve’ till after Paris Olympics

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has prolonged the ban on the brand new “spin serve” till after subsequent yr’s Paris Olympics and Paralympics, it stated on Monday. The BWF this month quickly banned the serve, which includes a participant spinning the shuttle earlier than launching it, after it proved to be robust to return or fully unplayable.

MLB roundup: Cubs cool Rays with Marcus Stroman’s one-hitter

Marcus Stroman tossed a one-hitter for his fourth profession full recreation to dominate the Tampa Bay Rays, and the host Chicago Cubs snapped a four-game dropping streak with a 1-0 victory Monday afternoon. Wander Franco ended Stroman’s no-hit bid within the seventh with a flared single to left area. Brandon Lowe adopted with the Rays’ solely stroll of the sport, however Stroman bought Randy Arozarena to fly out and Josh Lowe to floor into an inning-ending double play. Stroman (5-4) threw 105 pitches and struck out eight.

Tennis-Djokovic cruises at French Open, dangers controversy with Kosovo message

Novak Djokovic launched his quest for a report twenty third males’s Grand Slam singles title with a 6-3 6-2 7-6(1) victory over Aleksandar Kovacevic within the French Open first spherical earlier than risking controversy by writing a political message on a digital camera. World primary Carlos Alcaraz additionally got here by with flying colors because the Spaniard crushed Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli 6-0 6-2 7-5 in his first Grand Slam match since successful the U.S. Open title final yr.

Tennis-Racist abuse of gamers is getting worse, says Stephens

Racist behaviour directed at athletes is getting worse and even software program designed to guard them from it has little influence, world quantity 30 Sloane Stephens stated on Monday. The American, talking after her straight-sets victory over Karolina Pliskova within the French Open first spherical, stated she had needed to endure it her entire tennis profession.

Tennis-Stephens places down marker on ‘favorite court docket on the earth’

Sloane Stephens relished each second she spent on her favorite court docket on the earth because the she cruised to a 6-0 6-4 first-round victory over former world primary Karolina Pliskova on Monday to place down an early marker on the French Open. The 30-year-old, runner-up in Paris 5 years in the past, gave erratic Pliskova no likelihood on the primary Philippe-Chatrier court docket, rushing by the primary set in 49 minutes earlier than the Czech recovered within the second.

Tennis-‘Kosovo is the center of Serbia’, Djokovic writes at French Open

Serbian world quantity three Novak Djokovic risked stirring up a political controversy on the French Open on Monday after writing a message about Kosovo following his first-round victory. “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia. Stop the violence,” 22-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic wrote on a digital camera lens in Serbian.

Soccer-Sheffield Wednesday promoted to Championship with 123rd-minute Windass winner

Sheffield Wednesday added a fairytale ending to their extraordinary League One playoff marketing campaign as Josh Windass scored the winner in stoppage time of additional time to earn them promotion with a 1-0 victory over 10-man Barnsley within the remaining on Monday.

Wednesday can now stay up for Championship soccer subsequent season which had appeared wildly out of attain once they trailed Peterborough 4-0 after the primary leg of their semi-final earlier than producing the best comeback in English Football League playoff historical past.

Tennis-Too a lot ‘garbage’ being talked about Ukraine on tour, says Svitolina

Discussions concerning the conflict in Ukraine on the tennis circuit keep away from the essential points and are simply empty phrases that don’t help people who find themselves struggling, Ukrainian Elina Svitolina stated on Monday. The 28-year-old former world quantity three stopped taking part in shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine final yr.

NBA-Miami win Game 7 to thwart Celtics’ comeback bid

The Miami Heat prevented changing into the primary crew to squander a 3-0 NBA playoff collection lead after beating the Boston Celtics 103-84 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Monday. After a dramatic defeat within the remaining seconds at dwelling in Game 6 on Saturday, Miami bought the win they wanted at Boston’s TD Garden to succeed in the NBA Finals towards the Denver Nuggets, with that collection set to start on Thursday.

Tennis-Alcaraz blasts previous qualifier Cobolli in French Open first spherical

World primary Carlos Alcaraz issued an early warning to his rivals because the Spaniard started his quest for a second Grand Slam title by easing previous Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli 6-0 6-2 7-5 within the French Open first spherical on Monday. The 20-year-old has already cemented his standing as a high contender on the most important phases and is without doubt one of the favourites to tackle the mantle of his compatriot and 14-times Roland Garros champion Rafa Nadal, who’s absent this yr with a hip problem.

(With inputs from companies.)