From Alcaraz's French Open Glory to Russell's Canadian Pole: Highlights in Sports

This summary highlights key events in sports news, including George Russell's Canadian pole position, Carlos Alcaraz's French Open triumph, and Jamie Chadwick's historic Indy NXT victory. Also noted are Mercedes' driver plans, a dramatic T20 match between India and Pakistan, and other notable sporting accomplishments.

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-Alcaraz enters all-surface elite with French Open triumph

Carlos Alcaraz made a grand entrance into the tennis history books as he claimed his maiden French Open title to become the youngest man to capture Grand Slams on all three surfaces with a see-saw five-set victory over German Alexander Zverev on Sunday. The 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 win may not have been a classic, but the Spaniard showed that he belonged among the elite as he added a third Grand Slam crown to his impressive trophy cabinet that already has the 2022 U.S. Open and 2023 Wimbledon titles.

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.

Motor racing-First podium of 2024 feels like missed opportunity for Russell

George Russell secured Mercedes their first podium of the Formula One season in Canada on Sunday but the Briton said he should have done better than third. After taking pole position for the first time since 2022, Russell led for the first 21 laps of a wet to dry race before McLaren's Lando Norris and then Red Bull's eventual winner Max Verstappen went past.

Motor racing-Chadwick wins Indy NXT race at Road America in female first

Britain's Jamie Chadwick became the first female driver to win a race on a road or street course in IndyCar's Indy NXT feeder series on Sunday when she triumphed at Road America in Wisconsin. The 26-year-old started from pole position, only the third woman to do so in the U.S. series, and her win was the first by a female driver since compatriot Pippa Mann at Kentucky Speedway in 2010.

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.

Motor racing-Mercedes tell Sainz they are focusing on Antonelli

Mercedes have ruled out Carlos Sainz for a 2025 Formula One drive because they are focusing on young Italian Andrea Kimi Antonelli as Lewis Hamilton's likely replacement. Spaniard Sainz is handing over his Ferrari seat to seven-times world champion Hamilton at the end of the year and has yet to find another drive, despite his experience as a proven race winner.

Motor racing-Verstappen wins in Canada for third year in a row

Red Bull's triple world champion Max Verstappen completed a Canadian Grand Prix hat-trick of victories on a wet, wild and tricky Sunday at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Verstappen, who started on the front row alongside Mercedes pole sitter George Russell, stayed clear of trouble on a day of constantly changing conditions, snatching the lead from McLaren's Lando Norris on the final pit stops.

Cricket-India edge Pakistan in low-scoring nailbiter at T20 World Cup

India beat Pakistan by six runs in a low-scoring but tense T20 World Cup Group A encounter on Sunday at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium where more than 34,000 fans were in attendance at the temporary arena despite the early rain. The result moved India to the top of Group A with two wins from their opening two matches while Pakistan have zero points from two defeats following their upset by the hosts, the United States.