Following is a abstract of present sports activities information briefs.

Motor racing-Verstappen wins in Spain to proceed Red Bull sweep

Max Verstappen gained the Spanish Grand Prix from pole place on Sunday to stretch his Formula One championship result in 53 factors and proceed Red Bull’s sweep of the season with the crew’s seventh success in as many races. Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton was second for Mercedes, however a distant 24.090 seconds behind, with crew mate George Russell finishing the rostrum on a cloudy however dry afternoon at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya.

Soccer-Benzema leaves Real Madrid after 14 years at membership

Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema will go away Real Madrid as a free agent within the shut season after 14 trophy-laden years, the LaLiga membership stated on Sunday, with the striker set to maneuver to Saudi Arabian facet Al Ittihad. Saudi Arabia’s state-run Al Ekhbariya tv station reported that Al Ittihad had reached an settlement with Benzema on a two-year contract, with membership officers in Madrid to hammer out a “record deal” with the striker.

Tennis-Djokovic edges nearer to Grand Slam document with spot in final eight

World quantity three Novak Djokovic inched nearer to a twenty third Grand Slam title by crushing Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3 6-2 6-2 on Sunday to achieve the French Open quarter-finals.

The Serbian, who’s tied with Spain’s Rafa Nadal on a males’s document 22 majors, was untroubled by his 94th-ranked opponent, the primary Peruvian in 29 years to achieve a Grand Slam fourth spherical, on a windy day on Philippe Chatrier courtroom.

MLB roundup: Padres’ stars shine in shutout of Cubs

Yu Darvish gave up two infield singles over seven scoreless innings and Fernando Tatis Jr. drove in 4 runs with a pair of house runs because the San Diego Padres defeated the visiting Chicago Cubs 6-0 on Saturday evening to even their four-game collection at a win apiece. The Padres scored two runs within the second on a sacrifice fly by Brandon Dixon and a two-out, run-scoring double by Trent Grisham earlier than Tatis drove Drew Smyly’s first pitch of the third over the middle subject wall for his tenth homer of the season.

Triathlon-Motorcycle rider dies after collision with bicycle owner at Ironman Hamburg race

A motorbike rider died on Sunday and a triathlete was severely injured in a collision through the Ironman European championship in Hamburg, police stated. The rider, who was carrying a digital camera operator, clashed head-on with the bicycle owner at a slim a part of the race the place each lanes had been being utilized by rivals and accompanying autos.

Motor racing-Hamilton hails ‘mega job’ by Mercedes, targeted on subsequent yr

Lewis Hamilton celebrated a ‘mega’ job by Mercedes on the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday and dropped one other large trace he’ll stick with them subsequent yr to struggle for a document eighth Formula One title. The Briton completed runner-up to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya with crew mate George Russell third within the first actual take a look at of their re-designed Formula One automotive.

Tennis-French Open evening periods come below sustained fireplace

The French Open evening session has come below fireplace once more this yr as virtually solely males’s matches have been scheduled to happen below the lights and a few gamers have complained concerning the late hours. Since 2021, one match has been performed on the principle Court Philippe Chatrier within the evenings and broadcast solely by Amazon’s Prime Video in France.

Tennis-Popular singer Zemfira noticed in Russian participant’s field at French Open

Popular Russian singer Zemfira, who left the nation due to her opposition to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, was noticed on the French Open on Sunday sitting within the participant’s field of her compatriot Daria Kasaktina. Zemfira was positioned on a Russian Justice Ministry listing of international brokers in February on grounds that she supported Ukraine and criticised the invasion, which Russia calls a “special military operation”.

Tennis-Pavlyuchenkova and Khachanov attain French Open quarter-finals

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova dug deep to return to the French Open quarter-finals for the primary time since her runner-up end two years in the past whereas fellow Russian Karen Khachanov additionally fought his method by way of on a brilliant Sunday at Roland Garros. Pavlyuchenkova, who was defeated within the 2021 remaining by Czech Barbora Krejcikova, skipped final yr’s version in addition to the second half of the season to nurse a knee downside and got here into the match after three-setters in her final two encounters.

Soccer-Mbappe targets Ligue 1 scoring document with PSG subsequent season

Kylian Mbappe stated he has his eyes set on the Ligue 1 document for ending high scorer in six consecutive seasons subsequent yr after he equalled the document for 5 straight Golden Boot awards set by Jean-Pierre Papin. Mbappe scored his twenty ninth league aim of the season in PSG’s remaining sport on Saturday, a 3-2 defeat by Clermont, to complete high of the Ligue 1 scoring charts but once more.

(With inputs from businesses.)