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Premier League 2025-26: Liverpool beats Crystal Palace to close in on Champions League; Aston Villa slips up against Fulham Liverpool moved ever closer to securing Champions League football next season with a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday, but will be hoping Mohamed Salah has not played his final game for the club.Salah limped off in the second half at Anfield, holding his hamstring, with less than a month of his glittering career with the Reds remaining.Two goals in five minutes just before half-time tightened the grip of Arne Slot’s men on a top-five finish.British transfer record signing Alexander Isak scored his first goal since returning from a leg break as he turned home on the rebound after Alexis MacAllister’s initial effort was blocked.Andy Robertson then marked one of his final appearances at Anfield with a fine finish at the end of a lethal Liverpool counter-attack after third-choice goalkeeper Freddie Woodman had denied Palace an equaliser.Salah went to the ground just before the hour mark, holding the back of his left leg and was given a standing ovation as he made way for Jeremie Frimpong.Daniel Munoz reduced the Eagles’ arrears despite Liverpool appeals for a foul on Woodman 19 minutes from time.But Florian Wirtz secured the three points deep into stoppage time with just his fifth Premier League goal since a £100 million move from Bayer Leverkusen.ALSO READ | Fernandes hopes Portugal wins FIFA World Cup 2026 to crown Ronaldo’s international careerVictory moves Liverpool up to fourth and opens up an eight-point lead on sixth-placed Brighton with just four games of the season remaining.Aston Villa falls against FulhamAston Villa missed the chance to climb to third in the Premier League on Saturday, losing 1-0 at Fulham as Marco Silva’s men kept their European dream alive.Ryan Sessegnon scored the only goal of the game shortly before half-time after Morgan Rogers and Ollie Watkins had gone close for Villa.The result leaves Villa on 58 points, level with third-placed Manchester United having played a game extra.Despite the disappointing result at Craven Cottage, Unai Emery’s team remain firmly on course for a place in the top five, which would guarantee a spot in next season’s Champions League.Fulham is now 10th, level on 48 points with neighbours Chelsea and just two behind sixth-placed Brighton in the scrap for places in the Champions League, Europa League and UEFA Conference League.The London side has not played in European competition since 2011.The Birmingham side will now turn its attention to the first leg of its Europa League semifinal against Nottingham Forest on Thursday.Published on Apr 25, 2026 #Premier #League #Liverpool #beats #Crystal #Palace #close #Champions #League #Aston #Villa #slips #Fulham

Premier League 2025-26: Liverpool beats Crystal Palace to close in on Champions League; Aston Villa slips up against Fulham

Liverpool moved ever closer to securing Champions League football next season with a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday, but will be hoping Mohamed Salah has not played his final game for the club.

Salah limped off in the second half at Anfield, holding his hamstring, with less than a month of his glittering career with the Reds remaining.

Two goals in five minutes just before half-time tightened the grip of Arne Slot’s men on a top-five finish.

British transfer record signing Alexander Isak scored his first goal since returning from a leg break as he turned home on the rebound after Alexis MacAllister’s initial effort was blocked.

Andy Robertson then marked one of his final appearances at Anfield with a fine finish at the end of a lethal Liverpool counter-attack after third-choice goalkeeper Freddie Woodman had denied Palace an equaliser.

Salah went to the ground just before the hour mark, holding the back of his left leg and was given a standing ovation as he made way for Jeremie Frimpong.

Daniel Munoz reduced the Eagles’ arrears despite Liverpool appeals for a foul on Woodman 19 minutes from time.

But Florian Wirtz secured the three points deep into stoppage time with just his fifth Premier League goal since a £100 million move from Bayer Leverkusen.

ALSO READ | Fernandes hopes Portugal wins FIFA World Cup 2026 to crown Ronaldo’s international career

Victory moves Liverpool up to fourth and opens up an eight-point lead on sixth-placed Brighton with just four games of the season remaining.

Aston Villa falls against Fulham

Aston Villa missed the chance to climb to third in the Premier League on Saturday, losing 1-0 at Fulham as Marco Silva’s men kept their European dream alive.

Ryan Sessegnon scored the only goal of the game shortly before half-time after Morgan Rogers and Ollie Watkins had gone close for Villa.

The result leaves Villa on 58 points, level with third-placed Manchester United having played a game extra.

Despite the disappointing result at Craven Cottage, Unai Emery’s team remain firmly on course for a place in the top five, which would guarantee a spot in next season’s Champions League.

Fulham is now 10th, level on 48 points with neighbours Chelsea and just two behind sixth-placed Brighton in the scrap for places in the Champions League, Europa League and UEFA Conference League.

The London side has not played in European competition since 2011.

The Birmingham side will now turn its attention to the first leg of its Europa League semifinal against Nottingham Forest on Thursday.

Published on Apr 25, 2026

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Liverpool moved ever closer to securing Champions League football next season with a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday, but will be hoping Mohamed Salah has not played his final game for the club.

Salah limped off in the second half at Anfield, holding his hamstring, with less than a month of his glittering career with the Reds remaining.

Two goals in five minutes just before half-time tightened the grip of Arne Slot’s men on a top-five finish.

British transfer record signing Alexander Isak scored his first goal since returning from a leg break as he turned home on the rebound after Alexis MacAllister’s initial effort was blocked.

Andy Robertson then marked one of his final appearances at Anfield with a fine finish at the end of a lethal Liverpool counter-attack after third-choice goalkeeper Freddie Woodman had denied Palace an equaliser.

Salah went to the ground just before the hour mark, holding the back of his left leg and was given a standing ovation as he made way for Jeremie Frimpong.

Daniel Munoz reduced the Eagles’ arrears despite Liverpool appeals for a foul on Woodman 19 minutes from time.

But Florian Wirtz secured the three points deep into stoppage time with just his fifth Premier League goal since a £100 million move from Bayer Leverkusen.

ALSO READ | Fernandes hopes Portugal wins FIFA World Cup 2026 to crown Ronaldo’s international career

Victory moves Liverpool up to fourth and opens up an eight-point lead on sixth-placed Brighton with just four games of the season remaining.

Aston Villa falls against Fulham

Aston Villa missed the chance to climb to third in the Premier League on Saturday, losing 1-0 at Fulham as Marco Silva’s men kept their European dream alive.

Ryan Sessegnon scored the only goal of the game shortly before half-time after Morgan Rogers and Ollie Watkins had gone close for Villa.

The result leaves Villa on 58 points, level with third-placed Manchester United having played a game extra.

Despite the disappointing result at Craven Cottage, Unai Emery’s team remain firmly on course for a place in the top five, which would guarantee a spot in next season’s Champions League.

Fulham is now 10th, level on 48 points with neighbours Chelsea and just two behind sixth-placed Brighton in the scrap for places in the Champions League, Europa League and UEFA Conference League.

The London side has not played in European competition since 2011.

The Birmingham side will now turn its attention to the first leg of its Europa League semifinal against Nottingham Forest on Thursday.

Published on Apr 25, 2026

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Aditi tied 35th, Japan’s Iwai leads at Evian Championship

Indian golfer Aditi Ashok opened with an erratic one-under 70 to be tied for the 35th position after the opening round of the Evian Championship, which is a Major on the women’s circuit.

Aditi, a five-time winner on the Ladies European Tour, and a champion at Hero Women’s Indian Open in 2016, is playing the tournament for the ninth time, but has finished in Top-25 only once.

She trails Japan’s Aki Iwai by seven shots. Aditi had two birdies and two bogeys on the front side of the course and then one bogey and back to back birdies on the 14th and the 15th.

– PTI

Gill logs Top-20 in Asian Development Tour, stays on path to Asian Tour

India’s Pukhraj Singh Gill fired three consistent rounds of three-under 69 each to finish a tidy Tied-19th in the Ever Glory ADT Open on the Asian Development Tour on Friday.

The Ludhiana star, who won the Am Green IGPL Order of Merit in India in 2025, has been focussing on earning his way into the Asian Tour via the Asian Development Tour.

With 69-69-69, Gill totalled nine-under 204 and was Tied-19th. Gill, who plays for the Honer Homes Gurugram on the AM Green IGPL, is now sixth on the Merit Llist and stands a great chance of making it to the 2027 Asian Tour as the Top-10 players advance to the higher Tour.

Last year Karandeep Kochhar, a colleague of Gill on AM Green IGPL took the same route.

Among other Indians in the field, Khalin Joshi (68-67-69) totalled 12-under and finished Tied-12th. Kartik Singh (74-68) missed the 36-hole cut.

-PTI

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Indian duo of Puligilla, Sherif eye podium finish at Rwanda Rally 2026

Indian rally driver Naveen Puligilla and his co-driver Musa Sherif will look for another podium finish at the Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally, which is the third round of the FIA African Rally Championship (ARC), starting in Kigali City on Saturday. The duo completed the shakedown and qualifying stage on Friday.

The Duran Racing team’s Puligilla and Sherif of Kasaragod will drive a Ford Fiesta, serviced by MRU Motorsports Africa, in the ARC3 category. The total distance is 307.52 km, while the 18 Special Stages of competitive distance form 252 km of demanding mountain stages on Saturday and Sunday.

“The recce has given us a good understanding of the stages. The terrain is quite technical with changing grip levels of the mountain roads, and we are prepared for it,” said Puligilla, the Indian National Rally champion of 2025 in the 3T class.

The celebrated Indian duo started the season with a third-place finish in the WRC3 class in March 2026 at the WRC Safari Rally Kenya.

The rally was also the opening round of the FIA African Rally Championship, where Puligilla and Sherif secured second place in the ARC3 class.

The pair earlier became the first Indian driver and co-driver combo to achieve a podium finish in any WRC category in 2025 with a remarkable second place in the WRC3 class at the Rally Saudi Arabia and bagged the Federation of Motorsports Clubs of India (FMSCI) Special Award at the federation’s 2025 Annual Awards ceremony.

-Team Sportstar

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Kirti, Prithika enter medals rounds in Madrid

Two teenagers, 19-year-old Kirti and 17-year-old Prithika Pradeep, entered medal rounds of recurve and compound women’s individual competitions, respectively, at the Archery World Cup Stage-4 in Madrid on Friday.

Kirti, who got two byes, shocked Worlds and Olympics medallist Michelle Kroppen 6-2, Olympian Lai Tsai-chi 6-4 and Worlds medallist Elia Canales 6-2 on her way to the semifinals.

After receiving a bye, Prithika got past Franziska Goppel 148-142, Park Jungyoon 145-144, Liko Arreola 147-146 and Andrea Munoz 140-135 to reach the last four.

Kirti also remained in the hunt for another medal as she and B. Dhiraj combined to make it to the mixed team bronze medal contest. They lost to China 3-5 in the semifinals and will meet Italy in the third-place match.

RESULTS
RECURVE:

ELIMINATION:

Men: Neeraj Chauhan got byes in first two rounds, bt Francesco Gregori (Ita) 6-2 (3rd round), lost to Mauro Nespoli (Ita) 4-6 (4th round); Atanu Das lost to Leon Zemella (Ger) 4-6 (3rd round); B. Dhiraj got byes in first two rounds, bt Federico Musolesi (Ita) 6-0 (3rd round), bt Berkim Tumer (Tur) 6-5 (shoot-off: 9-8) (4th round), lost to Leon Zemella (Ger) 5-6 (shoot-off: 8-9) (QF).

Women: Kirti got byes in first two rounds, bt Michelle Kroppen (Ger) 6-2 (3rd round), bt Li Tsai-chi (Tpe) 6-4 (4th round), bt Elia Canales (Spn) 6-2 (QF); Kumkum Mohod bt Zana Pintaric (Slo) 6-5 (shoot-off: 9-8) (3rd round), lost to Oh Yejin (Kor) 1-7 (4th round); Ankita Bhakat bt Elisabeth Straka (Aut) 7-1 (3rd round), lost to Marie Horackova (Cze) 3-7 (4th round).

Mixed team: India (Kirti, B. Dhiraj) got a bye (1st round), bt Netherlands 6-2 (2nd round), bt Japan 5-3 (QF), lost to China 3-5 (SF).

COMPOUND:

ELIMINATION:

Men: Rishabh Yadav got a bye (1st round), bt Marco Bruno (Ita) 147-147 (10*-10, shot closer to center) (2nd round), bt Eren Kirca (Tur) 148-148 (shoot-off: 10-9) (3rd round), bt Mathias Fullerton (Den) 148-147 (4th round), lost to Simon Morotz (Ger) 146-147 (QF); Kushal Dalal got a bye (1st round), bt Wu Wei (Tpe) 148-147 (2nd round), lost to Lorenzo Gubbini (Ita) 144-147 (3rd round); Sahil Jadhav got byes in first two rounds, lost to Shi Jingyu (Chn) 146-148 (3rd round); Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru bt Muhammad Tariki (Mas) 146-146 (shoot-off: 10-9) (1st round), bt Paolo Kunsch 149-148 (2nd round), lost to Przemyslaw Konecki (Pol) 144-146 (3rd round).

Women: Chikitha Taniparthi bt Kan Tsz Ling (HKG) 147-131 (1st round), Sofie Marcussen (Den) 149-147 (2nd round), lost to Sara Lopez (Col) 143-147 (3rd round); V. Jyothi Surekha bt Tohar Tamir (Isr) 147-142 (1st round), bt Sanne de Laat (Ned) 147-143 (2nd round), bt Wei Fangyao (Chn) 148-146 (3rd round), lost to Hazal Burun (Tur) 146-147 (4th round); Prithika Pradeep got a bye (1st round), bt Franziska Goppel (Ger) 148-142 (2nd round), bt Park Jungyoon (Kor) 145-144 (3rd round), bt Liko Arreola (USA) 147-146 (4th round), bt Andrea Munoz (Spn) 140-135 (QF).

Mixed team: India (Prithika Pradeep, Sahil Jadhav) bt Brazil 160-152 (1st round), bt USA 156-154 (2nd round), lost to Mexico 153-153 (shoot-off: 19-20) (QF).

-Team Sportstar

Published on Jul 10, 2026

#Indian #sports #wrap #July #Aditi #tied #35th #Evian #Championship #teenage #archers #shine #Madrid">Indian sports wrap, July 10: Aditi tied 35th at Evian Championship; teenage archers shine in Madrid GOLFAditi tied 35th, Japan’s Iwai leads at Evian ChampionshipIndian golfer Aditi Ashok opened with an erratic one-under 70 to be tied for the 35th position after the opening round of the Evian Championship, which is a Major on the women’s circuit.Aditi, a five-time winner on the Ladies European Tour, and a champion at Hero Women’s Indian Open in 2016, is playing the tournament for the ninth time, but has finished in Top-25 only once.She trails Japan’s Aki Iwai by seven shots. Aditi had two birdies and two bogeys on the front side of the course and then one bogey and back to back birdies on the 14th and the 15th.– PTIGill logs Top-20 in Asian Development Tour, stays on path to Asian TourIndia’s Pukhraj Singh Gill fired three consistent rounds of three-under 69 each to finish a tidy Tied-19th in the Ever Glory ADT Open on the Asian Development Tour on Friday.The Ludhiana star, who won the Am Green IGPL Order of Merit in India in 2025, has been focussing on earning his way into the Asian Tour via the Asian Development Tour.With 69-69-69, Gill totalled nine-under 204 and was Tied-19th. Gill, who plays for the Honer Homes Gurugram on the AM Green IGPL, is now sixth on the Merit Llist and stands a great chance of making it to the 2027 Asian Tour as the Top-10 players advance to the higher Tour.Last year Karandeep Kochhar, a colleague of Gill on AM Green IGPL took the same route.Among other Indians in the field, Khalin Joshi (68-67-69) totalled 12-under and finished Tied-12th. Kartik Singh (74-68) missed the 36-hole cut.-PTIMOTORSPORTIndian duo of Puligilla, Sherif eye podium finish at Rwanda Rally 2026Indian rally driver Naveen Puligilla and his co-driver Musa Sherif will look for another podium finish at the Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally, which is the third round of the FIA African Rally Championship (ARC), starting in Kigali City on Saturday. The duo completed the shakedown and qualifying stage on Friday.The Duran Racing team’s Puligilla and Sherif of Kasaragod will drive a Ford Fiesta, serviced by MRU Motorsports Africa, in the ARC3 category. The total distance is 307.52 km, while the 18 Special Stages of competitive distance form 252 km of demanding mountain stages on Saturday and Sunday.“The recce has given us a good understanding of the stages. The terrain is quite technical with changing grip levels of the mountain roads, and we are prepared for it,” said Puligilla, the Indian National Rally champion of 2025 in the 3T class.The celebrated Indian duo started the season with a third-place finish in the WRC3 class in March 2026 at the WRC Safari Rally Kenya.The rally was also the opening round of the FIA African Rally Championship, where Puligilla and Sherif secured second place in the ARC3 class.The pair earlier became the first Indian driver and co-driver combo to achieve a podium finish in any WRC category in 2025 with a remarkable second place in the WRC3 class at the Rally Saudi Arabia and bagged the Federation of Motorsports Clubs of India (FMSCI) Special Award at the federation’s 2025 Annual Awards ceremony.-Team SportstarARCHERYKirti, Prithika enter medals rounds in MadridTwo teenagers, 19-year-old Kirti and 17-year-old Prithika Pradeep, entered medal rounds of recurve and compound women’s individual competitions, respectively, at the Archery World Cup Stage-4 in Madrid on Friday.Kirti, who got two byes, shocked Worlds and Olympics medallist Michelle Kroppen 6-2, Olympian Lai Tsai-chi 6-4 and Worlds medallist Elia Canales 6-2 on her way to the semifinals.After receiving a bye, Prithika got past Franziska Goppel 148-142, Park Jungyoon 145-144, Liko Arreola 147-146 and Andrea Munoz 140-135 to reach the last four.Kirti also remained in the hunt for another medal as she and B. Dhiraj combined to make it to the mixed team bronze medal contest. They lost to China 3-5 in the semifinals and will meet Italy in the third-place match. RESULTS RECURVE: ELIMINATION: Men: Neeraj Chauhan got byes in first two rounds, bt Francesco Gregori (Ita) 6-2 (3rd round), lost to Mauro Nespoli (Ita) 4-6 (4th round); Atanu Das lost to Leon Zemella (Ger) 4-6 (3rd round); B. Dhiraj got byes in first two rounds, bt Federico Musolesi (Ita) 6-0 (3rd round), bt Berkim Tumer (Tur) 6-5 (shoot-off: 9-8) (4th round), lost to Leon Zemella (Ger) 5-6 (shoot-off: 8-9) (QF). Women: Kirti got byes in first two rounds, bt Michelle Kroppen (Ger) 6-2 (3rd round), bt Li Tsai-chi (Tpe) 6-4 (4th round), bt Elia Canales (Spn) 6-2 (QF); Kumkum Mohod bt Zana Pintaric (Slo) 6-5 (shoot-off: 9-8) (3rd round), lost to Oh Yejin (Kor) 1-7 (4th round); Ankita Bhakat bt Elisabeth Straka (Aut) 7-1 (3rd round), lost to Marie Horackova (Cze) 3-7 (4th round). Mixed team: India (Kirti, B. Dhiraj) got a bye (1st round), bt Netherlands 6-2 (2nd round), bt Japan 5-3 (QF), lost to China 3-5 (SF). COMPOUND: ELIMINATION: Men: Rishabh Yadav got a bye (1st round), bt Marco Bruno (Ita) 147-147 (10*-10, shot closer to center) (2nd round), bt Eren Kirca (Tur) 148-148 (shoot-off: 10-9) (3rd round), bt Mathias Fullerton (Den) 148-147 (4th round), lost to Simon Morotz (Ger) 146-147 (QF); Kushal Dalal got a bye (1st round), bt Wu Wei (Tpe) 148-147 (2nd round), lost to Lorenzo Gubbini (Ita) 144-147 (3rd round); Sahil Jadhav got byes in first two rounds, lost to Shi Jingyu (Chn) 146-148 (3rd round); Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru bt Muhammad Tariki (Mas) 146-146 (shoot-off: 10-9) (1st round), bt Paolo Kunsch 149-148 (2nd round), lost to Przemyslaw Konecki (Pol) 144-146 (3rd round). Women: Chikitha Taniparthi bt Kan Tsz Ling (HKG) 147-131 (1st round), Sofie Marcussen (Den) 149-147 (2nd round), lost to Sara Lopez (Col) 143-147 (3rd round); V. Jyothi Surekha bt Tohar Tamir (Isr) 147-142 (1st round), bt Sanne de Laat (Ned) 147-143 (2nd round), bt Wei Fangyao (Chn) 148-146 (3rd round), lost to Hazal Burun (Tur) 146-147 (4th round); Prithika Pradeep got a bye (1st round), bt Franziska Goppel (Ger) 148-142 (2nd round), bt Park Jungyoon (Kor) 145-144 (3rd round), bt Liko Arreola (USA) 147-146 (4th round), bt Andrea Munoz (Spn) 140-135 (QF). Mixed team: India (Prithika Pradeep, Sahil Jadhav) bt Brazil 160-152 (1st round), bt USA 156-154 (2nd round), lost to Mexico 153-153 (shoot-off: 19-20) (QF). -Team SportstarPublished on Jul 10, 2026 #Indian #sports #wrap #July #Aditi #tied #35th #Evian #Championship #teenage #archers #shine #Madrid

Deadspin | Rangers blow lead but walk off Angels to move atop AL West Jul 9, 2026; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Rangers shortstop Ezequiel Duran (20) and right fielder Brandon Nimmo (24) and third baseman Josh Jung (6) celebrate after Duran hits a two run home run against the Los Angeles Angels during the third inning at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Wyatt Langford singled in Alejandro Osuna with one out in the bottom of the ninth as the Texas Rangers moved into first place in the American League West with a 7-6 walk-off victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the rubber match of their three-game series on Thursday night in Arlington, Tex. Langford, activated off the injury list earlier in the day after missing time with a hamstring strain, lined a 1-1 fastball from Los Angeles reliever Kirby Yates (0-4) over the head of left fielder Jose Siri to drive in Osuna, who had opened the inning with a single and was moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. It was the fourth walk-off hit of Langford’s career. Brandon Nimmo went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored, Justin Foscue homered and doubled with two RBIs, and Ezequiel Duran also hit a two-run homer for Texas. Cole Winn (4-2) picked up the win in relief after coming into a jam and recording the final out of the top of the ninth. Nathan Eovaldi struck out 10 over six-plus innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits and two walks. Nolan Schanuel went 4-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs and a run scored and Wade Meckler had two hits, two runs scored and an RBI for Los Angeles, which lost for the eighth time in the last nine games. Texas smashed three straight two-out hits en route to a 2-0 lead in the first inning against Angels starter Reid Detmers. Nimmo started the rally with his ninth home run, a 394-foot drive to left-center. Josh Jung followed a double to the gap in left-center and scored on a single by Jake Burger. After Los Angeles cut the lead to 2-1 in the third on a Mike Trout RBI groundout, the Rangers answered with two runs in the bottom half. Nimmo singled, stole second and scored two outs later on Duran’s eighth homer, a 419-foot drive just over the glove of a leaping Trout in center. Foscue extended the lead to 5-1 in the fourth with his seventh home run, and then added an RBI double in the sixth to make it 6-1. Detmers was tagged for five runs on seven hits over four innings, striking out six and walking one. The Angels rallied to tie it at 6 with five runs in the seventh, sending 10 men to the plate in the process. Jo Adell’s pinch-hit single tied the game after Schanuel drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single. Meckler and Jorge Soler also had RBI singles to highlight the comeback. –Field Level Media #Deadspin #Rangers #blow #lead #walk #Angels #move #atop #WestJul 9, 2026; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Rangers shortstop Ezequiel Duran (20) and right fielder Brandon Nimmo (24) and third baseman Josh Jung (6) celebrate after Duran hits a two run home run against the Los Angeles Angels during the third inning at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

Wyatt Langford singled in Alejandro Osuna with one out in the bottom of the ninth as the Texas Rangers moved into first place in the American League West with a 7-6 walk-off victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the rubber match of their three-game series on Thursday night in Arlington, Tex.

Langford, activated off the injury list earlier in the day after missing time with a hamstring strain, lined a 1-1 fastball from Los Angeles reliever Kirby Yates (0-4) over the head of left fielder Jose Siri to drive in Osuna, who had opened the inning with a single and was moved to second on a sacrifice bunt.

It was the fourth walk-off hit of Langford’s career.

Brandon Nimmo went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored, Justin Foscue homered and doubled with two RBIs, and Ezequiel Duran also hit a two-run homer for Texas.

Cole Winn (4-2) picked up the win in relief after coming into a jam and recording the final out of the top of the ninth. Nathan Eovaldi struck out 10 over six-plus innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits and two walks.

Nolan Schanuel went 4-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs and a run scored and Wade Meckler had two hits, two runs scored and an RBI for Los Angeles, which lost for the eighth time in the last nine games.


Texas smashed three straight two-out hits en route to a 2-0 lead in the first inning against Angels starter Reid Detmers.

Nimmo started the rally with his ninth home run, a 394-foot drive to left-center. Josh Jung followed a double to the gap in left-center and scored on a single by Jake Burger.

After Los Angeles cut the lead to 2-1 in the third on a Mike Trout RBI groundout, the Rangers answered with two runs in the bottom half. Nimmo singled, stole second and scored two outs later on Duran’s eighth homer, a 419-foot drive just over the glove of a leaping Trout in center.

Foscue extended the lead to 5-1 in the fourth with his seventh home run, and then added an RBI double in the sixth to make it 6-1.

Detmers was tagged for five runs on seven hits over four innings, striking out six and walking one.

The Angels rallied to tie it at 6 with five runs in the seventh, sending 10 men to the plate in the process. Jo Adell’s pinch-hit single tied the game after Schanuel drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single. Meckler and Jorge Soler also had RBI singles to highlight the comeback.


–Field Level Media

#Deadspin #Rangers #blow #lead #walk #Angels #move #atop #West">Deadspin | Rangers blow lead but walk off Angels to move atop AL West Jul 9, 2026; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Rangers shortstop Ezequiel Duran (20) and right fielder Brandon Nimmo (24) and third baseman Josh Jung (6) celebrate after Duran hits a two run home run against the Los Angeles Angels during the third inning at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Wyatt Langford singled in Alejandro Osuna with one out in the bottom of the ninth as the Texas Rangers moved into first place in the American League West with a 7-6 walk-off victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the rubber match of their three-game series on Thursday night in Arlington, Tex. Langford, activated off the injury list earlier in the day after missing time with a hamstring strain, lined a 1-1 fastball from Los Angeles reliever Kirby Yates (0-4) over the head of left fielder Jose Siri to drive in Osuna, who had opened the inning with a single and was moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. It was the fourth walk-off hit of Langford’s career. Brandon Nimmo went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored, Justin Foscue homered and doubled with two RBIs, and Ezequiel Duran also hit a two-run homer for Texas. Cole Winn (4-2) picked up the win in relief after coming into a jam and recording the final out of the top of the ninth. Nathan Eovaldi struck out 10 over six-plus innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits and two walks. Nolan Schanuel went 4-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs and a run scored and Wade Meckler had two hits, two runs scored and an RBI for Los Angeles, which lost for the eighth time in the last nine games. Texas smashed three straight two-out hits en route to a 2-0 lead in the first inning against Angels starter Reid Detmers. Nimmo started the rally with his ninth home run, a 394-foot drive to left-center. Josh Jung followed a double to the gap in left-center and scored on a single by Jake Burger. After Los Angeles cut the lead to 2-1 in the third on a Mike Trout RBI groundout, the Rangers answered with two runs in the bottom half. Nimmo singled, stole second and scored two outs later on Duran’s eighth homer, a 419-foot drive just over the glove of a leaping Trout in center. Foscue extended the lead to 5-1 in the fourth with his seventh home run, and then added an RBI double in the sixth to make it 6-1. Detmers was tagged for five runs on seven hits over four innings, striking out six and walking one. The Angels rallied to tie it at 6 with five runs in the seventh, sending 10 men to the plate in the process. Jo Adell’s pinch-hit single tied the game after Schanuel drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single. Meckler and Jorge Soler also had RBI singles to highlight the comeback. –Field Level Media #Deadspin #Rangers #blow #lead #walk #Angels #move #atop #West

Just eight teams remain in this year’s tournament, with all eight dreaming of holding the World Cup aloft later this month. France and Argentina, the two teams that met in the World Cup Final four years ago, are still alive, along with 2022 semifinalist Morocco. England, a team that reached the Quarterfinals back in Qatar, is back as well.

But that means four new teams — Spain, Norway, Switzerland, and Belgium — have reached this stage of the World Cup after falling short (or not qualifying) back in 2022.

Here is the schedule for the Quarterfinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with scores to be filled in as final whistles blow. All times listed are Eastern.

Spain vs. Belgium, 3:00 p.m. (Los Angeles Stadium)

Norway vs. England, 5:00 p.m. (Miami Stadium)
Argentina vs. Switzerland, 9:00 p.m. (Kansas City Stadium)

#World #Cup #Quarterfinals #schedule #scores">World Cup 2026: Quarterfinals schedule and scores Just eight teams remain in this year’s tournament, with all eight dreaming of holding the World Cup aloft later this month. France and Argentina, the two teams that met in the World Cup Final four years ago, are still alive, along with 2022 semifinalist Morocco. England, a team that reached the Quarterfinals back in Qatar, is back as well.But that means four new teams — Spain, Norway, Switzerland, and Belgium — have reached this stage of the World Cup after falling short (or not qualifying) back in 2022.Here is the schedule for the Quarterfinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with scores to be filled in as final whistles blow. All times listed are Eastern.Spain vs. Belgium, 3:00 p.m. (Los Angeles Stadium)Norway vs. England, 5:00 p.m. (Miami Stadium)Argentina vs. Switzerland, 9:00 p.m. (Kansas City Stadium) #World #Cup #Quarterfinals #schedule #scores

eight teams remain in this year’s tournament, with all eight dreaming of holding the World Cup aloft later this month. France and Argentina, the two teams that met in the World Cup Final four years ago, are still alive, along with 2022 semifinalist Morocco. England, a team that reached the Quarterfinals back in Qatar, is back as well.

But that means four new teams — Spain, Norway, Switzerland, and Belgium — have reached this stage of the World Cup after falling short (or not qualifying) back in 2022.

Here is the schedule for the Quarterfinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with scores to be filled in as final whistles blow. All times listed are Eastern.

Spain vs. Belgium, 3:00 p.m. (Los Angeles Stadium)

Norway vs. England, 5:00 p.m. (Miami Stadium)
Argentina vs. Switzerland, 9:00 p.m. (Kansas City Stadium)

#World #Cup #Quarterfinals #schedule #scores">World Cup 2026: Quarterfinals schedule and scores

Just eight teams remain in this year’s tournament, with all eight dreaming of holding the World Cup aloft later this month. France and Argentina, the two teams that met in the World Cup Final four years ago, are still alive, along with 2022 semifinalist Morocco. England, a team that reached the Quarterfinals back in Qatar, is back as well.

But that means four new teams — Spain, Norway, Switzerland, and Belgium — have reached this stage of the World Cup after falling short (or not qualifying) back in 2022.

Here is the schedule for the Quarterfinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with scores to be filled in as final whistles blow. All times listed are Eastern.

Spain vs. Belgium, 3:00 p.m. (Los Angeles Stadium)

Norway vs. England, 5:00 p.m. (Miami Stadium)
Argentina vs. Switzerland, 9:00 p.m. (Kansas City Stadium)

#World #Cup #Quarterfinals #schedule #scores

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