No Kane, Tottenham still beats Man City

Son Heung-min made up for the absence of Harry Kane by scoring a second-half winner to give Tottenham a 1-0 win over defending champion Manchester City on Sunday in their opening game of the Premier League season.

With Kane left out of Tottenham’s team altogether amid continued speculation about a pending move to City, Son led the offense and finished off a quick counterattack in the 55th minute.

The host Spurs effectively neutralized City’s many attacking threats to give new manager Nuno Espirito Santo a statement victory in his debut.

Nuno insisted the decision to keep Kane out of the lineup was made because the England striker only returned to full training Friday after his holiday.

„ Barcelona began its post-lionel Messi era with a 4-2 home win over Real Sociedad in a La Liga opener for both teams.

NBA: The Clippers are trading Patrick Beverley,

Rajon Rondo and Daniel Oturu to the Grizzlies for G Eric Bledsoe, ESPN reported.

NFL: An MRI on the right shoulder of Packers backup QB Jordan Love came back clean a day after he saw his first pro action in the team’s preseason loss to the Texans. Love’s status for practice this week and the Packers’ second preseason game Saturday is uncertain . ... The Buccaneers waived former Navy CB Cameron Kinley, who was given a special exemption by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to delay his service to the Navy. Kinley told intends to continue playing.

Tennis: Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia won the Canadian Open in Toronto for his third ATP title of the year and 12th overall, beating 6-foot-11 American qualifier Reilly Opelka 6-4, 6-3 . ... Camila Giorgi beat Wimbledon finalist Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 7-5 in the final of the Canadian Open in Montreal. It was the 29-year-old Italian’s first WTA 1000 title.