Sports Highlights: Tsunoda Stays with RB, Russell Clinches Canadian Pole, Swiatek Reigns at Roland Garros

This sports brief highlights key events including Yuki Tsunoda's retention by Red Bull's Formula One team for 2025, George Russell's pole position win for Mercedes in the Canadian Grand Prix, and Iga Swiatek's dominant performance to win her third consecutive French Open title.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Motor racing-Tsunoda staying with Red Bull's RB F1 team in 2025

Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda will stay at RB for a fifth season in 2025, the Red Bull-owned Formula One team said on Saturday. The 24-year-old has scored points in five of eight races so far for the Italy-based team and RB said they had taken up an option to keep him.

Motor racing-Russell takes Canadian pole with same time as Verstappen

George Russell put Mercedes on pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix by the blink of an eye on Saturday after setting exactly the same time as Red Bull's Max Verstappen. Triple Formula One world champion Verstappen missed out on pole because he set his time of one minute 12.000 seconds after his British rival in a drama-filled qualifying session at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

Swimming-No male artistic swimmers at Olympics after U.S. leave May out of squad

Despite World Aquatics' bold move to let men compete in artistic swimming at the Olympics, there will be no male swimmers among the 10 countries in the team event in Paris, after the United States left pioneer Bill May out of their squad. World Aquatics said it was very disappointed that there would be no men in the Olympic competition.

MLB roundup: White Sox top Red Sox, end 14-game skid

Luis Robert Jr., Gavin Sheets and Andrew Vaughn homered and Garrett Crochet pitched six strong innings as the host Chicago White Sox defeated the Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Friday to stop a 14-game losing streak. Chicago snapped its franchise-worst, single-season skid behind an eight-hit attack, winning for the first time since a road shutout of the Toronto Blue Jays on May 21. Opponents outscored the White Sox 97-45 during the losing streak, with Boston delivering the most lopsided result in Thursday's series opener, 14-2.

Tennis-Zverev settles abuse case brought by former girlfriend

World number four Alexander Zverev has agreed a settlement after the mother of his child accused him of physical abuse and a German court closed the case on Friday, the French Open semi-finalist's lawyers said. The agreement, according to German media, includes a monetary condition of 200,000 euros ($217,820), with the player not found guilty of any wrongdoing.

Soccer-Brazil boosted ahead of Copa America after 3-2 win against Mexico

Brazil enjoyed the perfect warm-up as they secured a 3-2 win over Mexico in their pre-Copa America friendly in Kyle Field stadium in Texas on Saturday. Coach Dorival Junior, who assumed the Brazil job in January, decided to rest first-choice players such as Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo and Raphinha. His decision paid off as they took an early lead when Andreas Pereira scored from a Savio pass in the 5th.

Motor racing-After Monaco high, Ferrari struggling with Montreal low

After their Monaco high Ferrari were coming to grips with a Montreal flop on Saturday after both cars slumped out of qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix, missing an opportunity to pile more pressure on championship leading Red Bull. Riding the momentum from Charles Leclerc's Monaco victory two weeks ago and a third place from Carlos Sainz, Ferrari arrived in Montreal favoured by many to make it two wins in a row.

Golf-Rahm withdraws from LIV event with foot infection ahead of U.S. Open

Former Masters champion Jon Rahm withdrew from LIV Golf's Houston event during the second round on Saturday with a foot infection which has put into question the Spaniard's status for next week's U.S. Open. Rahm's withdrawal came a day after cameras showed him grimacing in pain after hitting a tee shot at the seventh hole on Friday.

Tennis-Test of nerves for Alcaraz as prodigy bids for maiden French Open title

Carlos Alcaraz will face a major test of nerves when he takes on Alexander Zverev in a potentially high-octane French Open men's singles final as both players look to claim a maiden Roland Garros title on Sunday. Alcaraz, who already has two Grand Slam titles to his name, has been seen as fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal's successor on the Paris clay. But in last year's semi-final, tension and nerves got the better of him and he cracked against Novak Djokovic.

Tennis-Clay queen Swiatek rules again at Roland Garros

Iga Swiatek produced a ruthless performance to crush 12th seed Jasmine Paolini on Saturday and win a third straight French Open crown and fifth Grand Slam title of her career. Swiatek's 6-2 6-1 win, her 21st in a row at her happiest hunting ground, put her fourth on the list of longest streaks at Roland Garros in the Open era behind Chris Evert (29), Monica Seles (25) and Justine Henin (24).