Soccer

Esther Gonzalez scored twice in the span of seven minutes and Gotham FC defeated the North Carolina Courage 3-1 in the National Women’s Soccer League on Sunday. In the other NWSL game on Sunday, the Chicago Stars beat Bay FC 2-1.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Diego Rossi scored in the 55th minute and Steven Moreira added a goal and Patrick Schulte had five saves on Sunday night to help the Columbus Crew beat St. Louis City 2-1 for their third win in a row.

LONDON (AP) — NFL great Tom Brady was at Wembley Stadium on Sunday to watch Birmingham, the English soccer club where he's a minority shareholder, lose the final of the Football League Trophy in a 2-0 upset to Peterborough.

Andre Onana was left out of Sunday's Premier League game against Newcastle following the goalkeeper's latest high-profile errors for the club, but Manchester United still fell to a heavy loss.

CHICAGO (AP) — Lionel Messi missed on four chances but Inter Miami remained unbeaten after Sunday’s scoreless draw against the Chicago Fire. Messi earned a free kick in the 62nd minute but his try struck the crossbar.

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid overcame Kylian Mbappé's red card for a reckless tackle in the first half to win 1-0 at Alaves and get back to within four points of Spanish league leader Barcelona on Sunday.

PARIS (AP) — Forward Georges Mikautadze scored one goal and set up another as resurgent Lyon won 3-1 at Auxerre on Sunday to climb into fourth place in Ligue 1.

ROME (AP) — The always-tense Rome derby ended 1-1 on Sunday, allowing Roma to extend its unbeaten run to 16 matches and enabling Lazio to stay one spot in front of its city rival in the standings.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kevin Kelsy scored in each half as the Portland Timbers upped their unbeaten streak to five with a 4-2 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Sunday.

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Virgil van Dijk scored the goal that moved Liverpool a step closer to the Premier League title and reaffirmed his love for the club as he enters the final weeks of his current contract.