Boston Herald

Misc.: Two Breakers on U.S. roster

- — HERALD WIRE SERVICES

Midfielder Megan Rapinoe is back on the U.S. women’s national team roster for a pair of friendlies in Texas next month. The U.S. plays Russia on April 6 in Frisco, Texas, and again on April 9 in Houston. Coach Jill Ellis announced the roster, which also included Boston Breakers defender Megan Oyster and midfielder Rose Lavelle. ...

Germany soccer great Franz Beckenbaue­r has been questioned in a Swiss federal investigat­ion of suspected corruption linked to the 2006 World Cup in Bern, Switzerlan­d. . . .

Tejay van Garderen of the United States successful­ly defended his lead in a Tour of Catalonia fourth stage in Igualada, Spain, that was cut short by 60 kilometers (37 miles) because of a snowstorm in northeaste­rn Spain. Nacer Bouhanni of France won the stage. . . .

Bethanie Mattek-Sands picked up her first top-10 victory since 2015, upsetting ninth-seeded Elina Svitolina 7-5, 6-4 to reach the Miami Open’s third round in Key Biscayne, Fla.

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