San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)
PSG re-signs Mbappe as Real bid falls short
Soccer star Kylian Mbappe celebrated with fans at Parc des Princes after signing a threeyear contract with Paris SaintGermain on Saturday and turning down the chance again to join Real Madrid.
“I’m very happy to continue this adventure, to stay in France, in Paris, my city. I always said Paris was my home,“Mbappe said. “I hope I will continue doing what I love the most, which is to carry on playing football and winning trophies.”
The PSG contract of one of soccer’s most coveted players was expiring in June, and Mbappe would have been available on a free transfer.
The Spanish league said it will file a complaint against PSG over the contract, saying the “scandalous“agreement attacks the economic stability of European soccer.
The league said the agreement puts “at risk hundreds of thousands of jobs and the integrity of the sport, not only in European competitions, but also in domestic leagues.”
“It is scandalous that a club like PSG, which last season reported losses of more than 220 million euros ($232 million) after accumulating losses of more than 700 million euros ($739 million) in prior seasons (while reporting sponsorship income at doubtful valuation), with a squad cost around 650 million ($686 million) for this season, can close such an agreement.” Lyon earned a record-extending eighth Women’s Champions League trophy after beating defending champion Barcelona 3-1 in the final in Turin, Italy.
Lyon was up 3-0 on goals by Amandine Henry, Ada Hegerberg and Catarina Macario after just 33 minutes and cruised home.
Baseball: DJ LeMahieu hit an early grand slam and the Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 7-5 in a contentious contest in New York.
In the third inning, Josh Donaldson had rounded second base after the final out and began jawing with Chicago shortstop Tim Anderson. Donaldson was escorted off the field by manager Aaron Boone and Anderson was led off by third base coach Joe McEwing.
In the fifth, White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal stood up from his crouch and began jawing at Donaldson as he approached the plate. The barking continued as relievers ran in from the bullpens and the benches emptied, with Chicago manager Tony La Russa also yelling at Donaldson. The New York Mets placed pitcher Max Scherzer on the 15-day injured list with a left oblique strain in a move retroactive to Thursday . ... The Yankees placed Chad Green on the injured list with a strained right elbow and the stalwart reliever could be headed for surgery.
Tennis: Former No. 1 Angelique Kerber outlasted firsttime WTA finalist Kaja Juvan 7-6 (5), 6-7 (0), 7-6 (5) over more than three hours in the Strasbourg International final in France.
Kerber’s 14th career singles title was her first on clay in more than six years. Eighth-ranked Casper Ruud retained his Geneva Open title by beating Joao Sousa 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-6 (1) in the final. Martina Trevisan of Italy won her first WTA title by beating Claire Liu of the United States 6-2, 6-1 in the final of the Grand Prix Sar La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Rabat, Morocco. Cameron Norrie of Britain won his second ATP title of the year when he beat Alex Molcan of Slovakia 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-1 in the Lyon Open final in France.
Motor sports: Tyler Reddick led the final 31 laps of the NASCAR Xfinity race in Fort Worth, Texas, after a two-car pass, giving second-year team Big Machine Racing its first victory and ending a three-race streak in which three different JR Motorsports drivers took the checkered flag. Reddick finished 1.8 seconds ahead of William Byron, who was driving for JR Motorsports. The rain held off long enough for a full round of Indianapolis 500 qualifying on a soupy day that saw blistering speeds — some of the fastest in race history, and fastest in 26 years.
Rinus VeeKay put his Chevrolet atop the scoring pylon with a four-lap average speed of 233.655 mph around Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It bumped fellow Chevy driver Pato O’Ward to second at 233.037 as the two budding IndyCar stars were the first two drivers to qualify for the May 29 race. Charles Leclerc spun late in qualifying but he got his Ferrari back to the garage for a new set of tires, then ripped off a lastgasp lap to bump reigning Formula One champion Max Verstappen for the pole for Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix.
Hockey: Adam Gaudette scored in overtime as the United States beat Sweden 3-2 at the world ice hockey championship in Tampere, Finland. The win improved the U.S. to 4-1 overall. Also, Switzerland bested Canada 6-3 in a game between previously unbeaten teams.