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Sports News Roundup: Lajovic upsets Murray in first round of Miami Open; North American group buys struggling Huddersfield Town and more

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Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Baseball-Yankees extend reign as MLB’s most valuable team – Forbes

The New York Yankees are Major League Baseball’s most valuable team for a 25th consecutive year, according to the annual list published by business magazine Forbes on Thursday. The 27-time World Series champions, which have held the top spot since Forbes began tracking MLB team finances in 1998, were valued at $7.1 billion, up 18% from last year.

Spring training roundup: Angels’ Mickey Moniak homers twice

Mickey Moniak slammed two homers and drove in six runs as the Los Angeles Angels won a slugfest with the Colorado Rockies 10-9 on Wednesday in a spring training game in Scottsdale, Ariz. Left fielder Moniak, who also doubled in going 3-for-3, hit a 421-foot shot in the second inning and a 384-foot homer in the sixth.

Tennis-Lajovic upsets Murray in first round of Miami Open

Serbian Dusan Lajovic beat Andy Murray 6-4 7-5 at the Miami Open on Wednesday, sending the Briton packing in the first round with his first hardcourt win of the season. Lajovic thrust his fists to the air after surviving a 16-shot rally on the final point, setting up a meeting with American Maxime Cressy, who won their only prior encounter.

Exclusive-Fencing-More than 50 Canadian fencers make plea to sport minister citing maltreatment

More than 50 current and former Canadian fencers have joined a growing call for a Canadian judicial inquiry on maltreatment in sport, saying the fear of retribution has kept them silent for nearly 20 years on fencing’s toxic culture and abusive practices. “Unfortunately, we have been united by our shared experiences of abuse, neglect and discrimination,” the group calling themselves Fencing for Change Canada said in a letter to Minister Pascale St-Onge sent on Thursday and published online.

Explainer-What is World Athletics’ proposal to tighten transgender rules?

The World Athletics Council is voting on Thursday on a proposal to change its rules on transgender women athletes that would make it harder for them to compete in women’s track and field events. Here is an explanation of what the proposal is and the governing body’s reasoning behind the change:

Soccer-UEFA opens investigation into Barca payments to ex-refereeing official

UEFA has opened a formal investigation into FC Barcelona for a potential violation of the European soccer governing body’s legal framework regarding payments made by the club to a company owned by a senior refereeing official, it said on Thursday. A Barcelona court agreed to take on the case last week after prosecutors filed a complaint over what they alleged were payments of 7.3 million euros ($7.95 million) from 2001 to 2018 to firms owned by Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira.

Soccer-NWSL ready to seize World Cup momentum as new season kicks off

The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season kicks off on Saturday with the Portland Thorns out to defend their title and the top-flight American division eager to pounce on the momentum of this year’s Women’s World Cup. Commissioner Jessica Berman expects 25% to 30% of the league’s players will travel to the quadrennial tournament, which runs from July 20 to Aug. 20 in Australia and New Zealand, and plans to make the most of the prime showcase.

Soccer-North American group buys struggling Huddersfield Town

Struggling Huddersfield Town have been bought by an unnamed North American group, the Championship (second-tier) club announced on Thursday. The takeover will end chairman Dean Hoyle’s 14-year association with Huddersfield, who are currently third from bottom in the Championship, on 36 points from 38 games and in danger of being relegated.

NBA roundup: Ja Morant contributes off bench in Grizzlies’ win

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored a season-high 37 points while Ja Morant added 17 off the bench in his return from an eight-game suspension as the Memphis Grizzlies secured the Southwest Division title with a 130-125 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Wednesday. Jackson gave the Grizzlies a 120-116 lead by making three free throws and Memphis won a critical replay reversal when a foul against Morant was overturned and given to Rockets center Alperen Sengun, who fouled out with 1:26 left after pairing 25 points with eight rebounds. Desmond Bane (20 points, seven assists) scored on the ensuing Memphis possession.

Soccer-Former England goalkeeper Foster joins Wrexham

Wrexham’s Hollywood owners have secured the A-list signing of former Manchester United and England goalkeeper Ben Foster until the end of the season, the fifth-tier club said on Thursday. Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur are reported to have tried unsuccessfully to lure the 39-year-old Foster out of retirement following an injury to first-choice Hugo Lloris.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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