U.S.’S Opelka, Tiafoe ousted at Eastbourne
EASTBOURNE, England — Two Americans — fifthseeded Reilly Opelka and seventhseeded Frances Tiafoe — were beaten in the first round of Eastbourne International on Monday. Opelka lost to Maxime Cressy 6-3, 6-1. Tiafoe lost to Alexander
Bublik 5-7, 7-6, 6-0.
More tennis: American Alison Riske was beaten by Magda Linette 6-7 (3), 6-3, 7-6 (4) while fifth-seeded Garbine Muguruza beat Magdalena Frech 6-1, 7-6 (7) at Eastbourne. In the men’s event, sixth-seeded Alex de Minaur began his title defense by beating Cristian Garin 6-3, 6-3 . ... Ninth-seeded Alize Cornet won a rematch with Anna Kalinskaya, who beat her last week, as rain interrupted play at the Bad Homburg Open, leaving Angelique Kerber waiting overnight to complete her match against Anastasia Gasanova.
College basketball: Lennie
Rosenbluth, the All-america forward who led a North Carolina team with a starting lineup of New Yorkers to an unbeaten season and a thrilling victory over Wilt Chamberlain’s Kansas squad in the 1957 NCAA basketball tournament championship game, has died at the age of 89.
Golf: LIV Golf Investments CEO Greg Norman is working to have his tournaments become eligible for Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points.
NHL: The Washington Capitals re-signed forwards Brett Leason and Beck Malenstyn to two-year extensions.
Soccer: Ryan Giggs has quit as
Wales coach with immediate effect, saying he didn’t want his upcoming trial on charges of domestic violence to destabilize the national team heading into its first appearance at the World Cup since 1958 . ... Bruce Buck, who has served as Chelsea chairman since 2003, is stepping down following the change of ownership at the Premier League club. ... Morocco defender Nayef Aguerd joined West Ham from French club Rennes for a reported fee of $36.7 million . ... Poland won’t consider defender Maciej Rybus in its plans for the World Cup in Qatar after he signed a new contract with a Russian club.