Sports Spotlight: Thrilling Races, Stunning Matches, and Historic Rivalries

In today's sports news: Russell clinches Canadian Grand Prix pole from Verstappen; Olympic ambitions falter for male artistic swimmers; Gauff and Siniakova win French Open doubles; Brazil's Copa America prep pays off versus Mexico; Ferrari struggles in Montreal; Olympic sprinter Jacobs eyes improvement; Dodgers’ Hernandez stuns Yankees; Alcaraz vies for French Open title; India-Pakistan cricket fans rejoice; Swiatek rules Roland Garros again.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

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.

Tennis-Double disappointment for Paolini as Gauff and Siniakova clinch French Open title

Coco Gauff and Katerina Siniakova claimed the French Open women's doubles title on Sunday with a 7-6(5) 6-3 victory over Italians Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini - a day after the latter's crushing loss in the singles final. The win was Siniakova's eighth women's Grand Slam doubles crown and Gauff's first.

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.

Olympics-Jacobs sees room for improvement after retaining European title

Olympic sprint champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs said he is aiming to improve his time and technique ahead of the Paris Games after electrifying the home crowd in Rome by retaining the men's 100m title at the European Athletics Championships on Saturday. The Italian, who claimed two gold medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics (100m and 4x100m relay), had a slow start but showcased his signature strength in the final third of the race to clock a season-best 10.02 and clinch gold.

MLB roundup: Dodgers, Teoscar Hernandez top Yankees again

Teoscar Hernandez hit two home runs, including a grand slam in the eighth inning, as the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled away for an 11-3 victory over the host New York Yankees on Saturday night. Hernandez hit his fifth career grand slam when he connected off Tommy Kahnle to give the Dodgers an 8-2 lead. It was Hernandez's second multi-homer game of the season and 18th of his career. He also had an RBI groundout in the sixth and tied a career high with six RBIs.

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.

Cricket-North American fans thrill for dream India-Pakistan showdown in New York

A sold-out crowd descended on Eisenhower Park on Sunday for a clash of cricketing arch-rivals India and Pakistan, facing each other in a T20 World Cup match that fans called a dream come true. The cricketing titans share one of the most intense rivalries in all of sport, and Sunday's affair in Nassau County had an historic feel as the two sides rarely meet.

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).