National Sports

Wyndham Clark held on through challenging conditions and an unfriendly crowd for a rare wire-to-wire win at the U.S. Open on Sunday, fending off a late charge by American Sam ​Burns in a nerve-searing finale at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club.

Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann said that Deniz Undav could earn his first World Cup start after the striker’s ​late heroics rescued the four-time champions against Ivory Coast and ‌fired them into the knockouts for the first time since 2014.

Manny Machado hit a tie-breaking three-run home run in the tenth inning to lift the visiting San Diego Padres to a 6-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.

Andres Chaparro dribbled in the tiebreaking run, Washington’s bullpen finished with 6 1/3 strong innings, and the Nationals won 4-3 over Tampa Bay to even their series with the Rays on ​Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Portugal and their talisman Cristiano Ronaldo were left frustrated after Democratic Republic of Congo fought back to earn a 1-1 draw on Wednesday in the African nation’s return to the World Cupstage after 52 years.

(Reuters) — Unseeded Serena Williams and Czechia’s Karolina Muchova came up short in their opening-round doubles match on Tuesday in ​the WTA 500 Berlin Tennis Open.

(Reuters) — Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani leads all major league players in early All-Star Game vote tabulations, ahead of the July 14 contest ​at Philadelphia.

INGLEWOOD, California (Reuters) — Iran kicked off their World Cup in Los Angeles ​on Monday in front of a crowd that consisted of both fans cheering them on and Iranian Americans waving symbols of ‌protest against the Tehran government.

MIAMI (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia and Uruguay played out a 1-1 draw ​in their Group H World Cup opener on ‌Monday after Abdulelah Al Amri’s opener for the Gulf nation was cancelled out by Maxi ​Araujo in a game where both ​sides profited from goalkeeping errors.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fueled by a dose of high-octane patriotism, President Donald Trump and UFC boss Dana White walked out from the Oval Office to the Blue Room Balcony to chants of “USA!” “USA!” as fighter jets streaked overhead — before they settled in for a night of cage fighting on the White House…