(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Milwaukee 6, Minnesota 2
Chicago White Sox 13, Chicago Cubs 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Toronto 2, Detroit 1
Tampa Bay 12, Baltimore 8
Cleveland 7, Boston 5
Texas 13, Houston 2
Seattle 4, Kansas City 3
Oakland 3, N.Y. Yankees 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Miami 2, Cincinnati 1
Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis 3
Philadelphia 7, Arizona 4
Atlanta 9, San Francisco 0
N.Y. Mets 9, Washington 4
Colorado 5, L.A. Dodgers 0
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRESEASON
Jacksonville 34, Dallas 14
Miami 29, Cincinnati 26
San Francisco 34, Las Vegas 10
New England 22, N-Y Giants 20
Cleveland 19, Atlanta 10
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Chicago 107, Seattle 75
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
FC Dallas 5, Austin FC 3
Vancouver 4, Real Salt Lake 1
Portland 2, Seattle 0
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Friday’s sports events:
INTERLEAGUE
Minnesota 2 Milwaukee 0
Chicago White Sox 17 Chicago Cubs 13
San Diego 5 L.A. Angels 0
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tampa Bay 6 Baltimore 3
Detroit 2 Toronto 1
Boston 4 Cleveland 3
Houston 5 Texas 4
N.Y. Yankees 8 Oakland 2
Kansas City 8 Seattle 7
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 6 Miami 0
Washington 2 N.Y. Mets 1
Atlanta 6 San Francisco 5
St. Louis 4 Pittsburgh 3
Philadelphia 7 Arizona 6
Colorado 4 L.A. Dodgers 2
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRESEASON
Indianapolis 27 Detroit 17
Carolina 34 Pittsburgh 9
Philadelphia 31 NY Jets 31
Kansas City 28 Minnesota 25
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Phoenix 80 New York 64
Chicago 73 Seattle 69
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Columbus 3 Cincinnati 2
CF Montral 3 Toronto FC 1
Miami 0 Orlando City 0
(TOKYO) — In his second consecutive Paralympic Games, Egypt’s table tennis player and amputee Ibrahim Hamadtou continues to produce jaw-dropping shots using only his mouth.
The 48-year-old lost to South Korea’s Park Hongkyu and China’s Chen Chao in the men’s singles contest at the Tokyo Paralympics, but the significance of his participation goes well beyond the results.
After losing both of his arms in a train accident at the age of 10 back in 1983, Hamadtou embarked on an inspirational table tennis career after being stirred up by a negative comment from a friend.
“I was in the club where I was officiating a match between two of my friends. They disagreed on a point, when I counted the point in favor of one of them the other player told me, do not interfere as you will never be able to play,” Hamadtou said in an interview with the International Table Tennis Federation’s website last year.
“It was that statement that fired me up to decide to play table tennis.”
Astonishing images of Hamadtou holding the paddle in his mouth and striking back at opponents went viral in 2014 when he made an appearance at the World Team Championships as a guest of honor, lining up against the world’s finest.
Two years later, he made his Paralympic debut at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, once again displaying his unique skills.
When serving, Hamadtou flicks the ball up with his right foot and hits it powerfully with the racket, which he holds between his teeth. It’s a spectacular technique that he seems to be perfecting.
“It took me nearly a year of practice to get used to holding the racket with [my] mouth and making the serve; with practice and playing regularly this skill was improved,” he added.
A father of three, Hamadtou was born in 1973 in Damietta, Egypt.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 13. LA Angels 1
Chi White Sox 10. Toronto 7
Cleveland 10, Texas 6
Boston 12, Minnesota 2
NY Yankees 7, Oakland 6
Kansas City 6, Seattle 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 5, Milwaukee 1
Pittsburgh 11, St. Louis 7
San Francisco 3, NY Mets 2
Miami 7, Washington 5
Arizona 8, Philadelphia 7
LA Dodgers 4, San Diego 0
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Las Vegas 78, Atlanta 71
Dallas 82, Washington 77
Connecticut 76, Los Angeles 72
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
St. Louis 3, Detroit 2
Tampa Bay 7, Philadelphia 4
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Houston 6, Kansas City 5
Cleveland 7, Texas 2
Toronto 3, Chi White Sox 1
Baltimore 10, L.A. Angels 6
Minnesota 9, Boston 6
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chi Cubs 5, Colorado 2
San Francisco 3, NY Mets 2
Arizona 5, Pittsburgh 2
Miami 4, Washington 3
Colorado 13, Chi Cubs 10
Milwaukee 4, Cincinnati 1
LA Dodgers 5, San Diego 3
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Phoenix 106, New York 79
(NEW YORK) — Tennis star Serena Williams will not compete in this year’s U.S. Open tournament, another setback in her quest to win her first Grand Slam title since giving birth to her daughter.
Williams, who will turn 40 next month, announced on social media that a torn hamstring injury will keep her from competing at Flushing Meadows in New York.
“After careful consideration and following the advice of my doctors and medical team, I have decided to withdraw from the US Open to allow my body to heal completely from a torn hamstring,” Williams wrote on Instagram. “New York is one of the most exciting cities in the world and one of my favorite places to play — I’ll miss seeing the fans but will be cheering everyone from afar.”
Williams has not competed since injuring her right leg in in her first-round match at Wimbledon in June, according to ESPN.
Williams’ U.S. Open withdrawal ends her bid this year to win a Grand Slam tournament, which would be her 24th Grand Slam title and her first since giving birth to her daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., in 2017.
The four Grand Slam tournaments in tennis are the U.S. Open, Wimbledon, the French Open and the Australian Open.
Winning a 24th Grand Slam title would tie Williams with Margaret Court for single majors titles.
It would also make her a member of the very small club of professional tennis player moms who have won Grand Slam titles, joining only Court, Evonne Goolagong and Kim Clijsters.
The last mom to win a Grand Slam title was Clijsters in 2009 at the Australian Open, according to the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA).
Williams won her first singles title since becoming a mom in January 2020.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Tampa Bay 3, Philadelphia 1
NY Yankees 5, Atlanta 4
Detroit 4, St. Louis 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Seattle 5, Oakland 1
Chi White Sox 5, Toronto 2
Texas 7, Cleveland 3
LA Angels 14, Baltimore 8
Boston 11, Minnesota 9
Houston 4, Kansas City 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 4, Arizona 2
San Francisco 8, NY Mets 0
Washington 5, Miami 1
Milwaukee 7, Cincinnati 4
LA Dodgers 5, San Diego 2
Colorado at Chi Cubs (Postponed)
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Connecticut 76, Las Vegas 62
Chi 86, Atlanta 79
Washington 78, Los Angeles 68
Minnesota 76, Seattle 70
Toru Hanai/Getty Images for International Paralympic Committee
(TOKYO) — A record number of LGBTQ athletes will compete at the Paralympics in Tokyo, which are set to kick off on Tuesday.
“LGBTQ people are more likely to live with disabilities and to face systemic discrimination on both fronts; the visibility brought by the Paralympics and its talented athletes helps fight that stigma,” Rich Ferraro, communications officer at GLAAD, said in a press release. “Every athlete, regardless of ability, gender, race, or sexual orientation, deserves a chance to participate in sports and to represent their communities with pride.”
According to Outsports, which tracks LGBTQ athletes at each Olympic Games, the number of out athletes is at least 28, more than doubling the number of those who competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The number represents at least a dozen sports and eight countries.
Robyn Love and Laurie Williams, who compete on Team Great Britain on the women’s wheelchair basketball team, got engaged in February 2020 and Love reflected on their journey as “team mates & soul mates.”
“I couldn’t imagine what my GB journey would have been like if Laurie and I weren’t together … I don’t think I would have progressed so quickly without her pushing me so hard, I can still hear “one more push” in my head every time I’m defending,” she wrote in a belated Instagram Pride month post. “It hasn’t always been plain sailing but competing at the highest level under incredible pressure has made our relationship strong and I cannot wait to compete in Tokyo together,” she added.
According to Outsports, this year was the first year that athletes reached out to the outlet, asking to be added to the list. Americans athletes on the list include Monica Sereda (cycling), Asya Miller (goalball), Laura Goodkind (USA) and Hallie Smith (rowing), Monique Matthews (sitting volleyball), Hailey Danz (triathlon), Kaitlyn Eaton (wheelchair basketball) and Terry Hayes (wheelchair fencing).
The majority of out LGBTQ Paralympians are women, while there are two athletes on Team Australia who identify as nonbinary — Maria “Maz” Strong, who competes in seated shot put and wheelchair racer Robyn Lambird, according to the list.
Lambird, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age 9, shared her excitement on Instagram as she arrived in Tokyo ready to compete, writing, “When the dream becomes a reality.”
“I love seeing our out Paralympians highlighted because it shows that while we still have a ways to go, as a society, we have become more accepting therefore people are able to be their authentic selves and feel safe,” Team USA sitting volleyball player Monique Matthews told Outsports. “It gives me great pride to be part of such a diverse trailblazing group of people.”
The Paralympics is the largest sporting event globally for people with disabilities and according to the International Paralympic Committee, the first Paralympic Games were held in Rome, Italy, in 1960 featuring 400 athletes from 23 countries.
This year, the Games will feature over 3,500 athletes from at least 134 nations, including a Refugee Paralympic Team, which represents more than 82 million people around the world who were displaced and forced to flee their countries due to war, natural disasters and human rights abuses.
This year’s Paralympic Games were initially scheduled for the summer of 2020, but were rescheduled to take place in the summer of 2021, along with the Olympics, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Olympic Summer Games, which wrapped up earlier this month, were also groundbreaking for the LGBTQ community, with a record number of out LGBTQ athletes competing — at least 185, up from only 56 at the 2016 Games in Rio, according to Outsports. The Tokyo Olympics were also the first in which transgender athletes qualified to compete.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Atlanta 3, Baltimore 1
Kansas City 9, Chi Cubs 1
San Francisco 2, Oakland 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tampa Bay 9, Chi White Sox 0
Detroit 5, Toronto 3
Seattle 6, Houston 3
Cleveland 3, LA Angels 0
Texas at Boston (Postponed)
Minnesota at NY Yankees (Postponed)
—— NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 3, Miami 1
St. Louis 3, Pittsburgh 0
Milwaukee 7, Washington 3
Arizona 8, Colorado 4
Philadelphia 7, San Diego 4
NY Mets 7, LA Dodgers 2
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRESEASON
Cleveland 17, NY Giants 13
San Francisco 15, LA Chargers 10
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Los Angeles 86, New York 83
Seattle 85, Washington 78
