HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) – Action returned to the diamond Monday afternoon for both the RCBL and Valley League Baseball.

Highlights from the Staunton and Harrisonburg and Broadway and Bridgewater games are shown above.

Scores from tonight are listed below. If you see a score missing and want to report it, send an email tosports@whsv.com.

Rockingham County Baseball League

Broadway 7, Bridgewater 16

Clover Hill 13 , Montezuma 0

Grottoes 4, Massanutten 19

Valley League Baseball

Staunton 5, Harrisonburg 6

Covington 3, Purcellville 11

Winchester 0, Woodstock 9

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Lionel Messi in action for Inter Miami vs Al Ahly (Image via X/@InterMiamiCF & ChelseaFC)

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 fixtures and results

Saturday, 14 June

Sunday, 15 June

Bayern Munich

Paris Saint-Germain

Botafogo

Monday, 16 June

Chelsea

Flamengo

Tuesday, 17 June

River Plate

Mamelodi Sundowns

Wednesday, 18 June

Manchester City

Salzburg

Juventus

Thursday, 19 June

Palmeiras

Inter Miami

Atletico Madrid

Botafogo

Friday, 20 June

Benfica

Flamengo

Esperance

Bayern Munich

Saturday, 21 June

Borussia Dortmund

Inter Milan

Fluminense

Sunday, 22 June

Juventus

Real Madrid

Manchester City

Monday, 23 June

Paris Saint-Germain

Atletico Madrid

Tuesday, 24 June

Benfica

Chelsea

Wednesday, 25 June

Thursday, 26 June

The making of Dhruv Jurel: Kargil war hero’s son who chose cricket over the Army

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is the ultimate battleground where continental champions collide to claim the title of the world’s best football club. In their own words, it is ‘the new prime club competition organised by FIFA’, bring together the most successful club sides from each of the six international confederations: AFC, CAF, Concacaf, CONMEBOL, OFC and UEFA. One spot also goes to the host Nation’s top club. The tournament showcases a unique blend of styles, tactics, and star power that captivates fans across the globe. The competition kicked off on June 15, as Inter Miami drew 0-0 with Egyptian Premier League side Al Ahly.Since its inception in 2000, the FIFA Club World Cup has grown in stature and continues to highlight the ever-expanding reach of football. In 2025, The Club World Cup has been expanded from seven teams to 32 and will emulate the men’s and women’s World Cups. Eight groups of four teams will play in a round robin mini league, with the top two advancing to a knockout stage, which runs from the round of 16 through to the final.Group A: Al Ahly 0-0 Inter MiamiGroup C:10-0 Auckland CityGroup B:4-0 Atletico MadridGroup A: Palmeiras 0-0 PortoGroup B:2-1 Seattle SoundersGroup D:2-0 Los Angeles FCGroup C: Boca Juniors 2-2 BenficaGroup D:2-0 EspéranceGroup F: Fluminense 0-0 Borussia DortmundGroup E:3-1 Urawa Red DiamondsGroup F: Ulsan 0-1Group E: Monterrey 1-1 Inter MilanGroup G:2-0 WydadGroup H: Real Madrid 1-1 Al HilalGroup H: Pachuca 1-2Group G: Al Ain FC 0-5Group A:2-0 Al AhlyGroup A:2-1 FC PortoGroup B: Seattle Sounders 1-3Group B: Paris Saint-Germain 0-1Group C:6-0 Auckland CityGroup D:3-1 ChelseaGroup D: Los Angeles FC 0-1Group C:2-1 Boca JuniorsGroup F: Mamelodi Sundowns 3-4Group E:2-1 Urawa Red DiamondsGroup F:4-2 UlsanGroup E: River Plate 0-0 MonterreyGroup G:4-1 WydadGroup H:3-1 PachucaGroup H: Salzburg 0-0 Al HilalGroup G:6-0 Al AinGroup B: Seattle Sounders 0-2Group B:1-0 BotafogoGroup A: Inter Miami 2-2 PalmeirasGroup A: Porto 4-4 Al AhlyGroup C: Auckland City 1-1 Boca JuniorsGroup C:1-0 Bayern MunichGroup D: Los Angeles 1-1 vs FlamengoGroup D: Esperance 0-3Group F: Borussia Dortmund vs Ulsan HDGroup F: Mamelodi Sundowns vs FluminenseGroup E: Inter Milan vs River PlateGroup E: Urawa Red Diamonds vs MonterreyGroup G: Juventus vs Manchester CityGroup G: Wydad vs Al AinGroup H: Al Hilal vs PachucaGroup H: Salzburg vs Real MadridA total of 48 games are set to be played in the group stages and 63 overall in the tournament. With several top teams across Europe in the competition, the competition is only set to go up a notch as it enters matchday 2 and 3 in the group stages.As things stand, Bayern Munich’s 10-0 win over Auckland City is the biggest win of the tournament.

England’s Ben Duckett, left, and batting partner Zak Crawley leave the field at the end of play on day four of the first cricket test match between England and India at Headingley in Leeds, England, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

IND vs ENG, 1st Test Day 4 Highlights: Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett navigated the end of the day expertly and put 21/0 at Stumps on day 4. Going into day 5, they still have 350 runs to win in a Test match which is poised perfectly. A late collapse has dented what has otherwise been an impressive showing from India for much of the day with the visitors posting a lead of 370 runs, giving England a steep target of 371 to chase down for the victory. KL Rahul fell after scoring an epic 137 off 247 balls but then, India went on to lose as many as six wickets for just 16 runs. Of those, three fell in one over to Josh Tongue for no runs at all with Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah all going in the first four balls of the 91st.

IND vs ENG 1st Test Day 4 Live Cricket Score, Full Scorecard: Watch Here

India had a 304-run lead in the second innings heading into tea break, thanks to KL Rahul (120 not out) and Rishabh Pant (118) cracking centuries in the second innings. Pant departed while looking for big hits after scoring his second century of the first India vs England Test. But Rahul is still out in the middle, joined by Karun Nair. Rahul and Pant had combined for a 195-run partnership to help India score 145 runs in 27 overs of the second session on Monday at a run rate of 5.37. This is the first time that India have seen five centuries in a Test match. Advertisement India vs England 1st Test Live Cricket Score Streaming Online: Watch Here While Rahul got to his century after a patient 202-ball knock Pant showed both sides of his batting — patient play and swashbuckling flair in his innings. The duo had helped India navigate safely to lunch with the score reading 153/3. At the end of the first session of day 4, the visitors had racked up a lead of 159 runs. Scroll down for all the Highlights from Day 4 of the India vs England 1st Test below Match Ended India tour of England, 2025 – 1st Test England 465 (100.4) & 373/5 (82.0) vs India 471 (113.0) & 364 (96.0) Match Ended ( Day 5 – 1st Test )

England beat India by 5 wickets View Scorecard

With Meta making a bigger push to lure sports communities over to its apps, X is looking to fight back, by adding various new sports engagement options which it hopes will enhance game day interaction in the app.

X has been working on this since November last year, when it launched its new “NFL Portal” element, which is designed to make it easier for users to stay up to date with key discussions around live NFL matches.

As you can see in this example, the NFL Portal brings together posts from NFL teams, as well as key commentators, while also providing access to game schedules, live scores and stats.

X added the same for NBA matches in April this year:

And in the last week, X has also added some additional sports engagement elements, including updated share cards for sports games, and new score tracker notes on relevant posts.

I mean, maybe you wouldn’t want that, if you were hoping to catch the replay, but if you’re looking up the event hashtag, you’re likely fine with the score being spoiled.

X users can also dock conversations about a live match, so they can keep on top of the discussion while X’s video feed provides another means to share highlights in-stream.

X will be hoping that this enhanced focus on sports discussion will prompt more engagement, and keep its top sports communities from migrating to other platforms instead.

Because as noted, Meta’s making a push for this audience as well.

Meta already has a deal in place with the UFC, which will see exclusive, live content shared to Threads, while Threads now also has its own live score displays for in progress sporting events, which is a first step towards a similar game day hub like X.

Meta has also made a specific point of highlighting that sports discussion is rising fast in the app, with some sports-related communities growing by millions in a matter of months. And amid the recent NBA Finals fanfare, Threads also hosted a live chat with ESPN’s Malika Andrews to promote the event.

In combination, you can see how Threads is looking to make inroads with this key discussion element, as another effort to put pressure on X.

And given that sports is the biggest topic of discussion on X, that makes a lot of sense:

The fact that X is now looking to add more sports engagement elements, and fast, suggests that Threads likely is making some progress on this front, and building its own sports-based communities, causing engagement challenges for the app.

And if Threads can become more of a focal point for live sports discussion, that could fast become a major issue for Elon’s social media project, which now runs the risk of becoming a bigger version of Parler or Truth Social, where political discussion becomes the domineering focus of the app.

I suspect that many X users are not interested in such, but have largely been able to ignore it, in order to maintain their established sports communities. But if those groups start to fragment, and re-seed themselves on Threads instead, that could see a big chunk of X’s usage filter away over time.

I’d suggest that this is already happening, hence X’s rethink of its sports elements, and the broader stats which show a decline in X usage.

I also think that X is putting too much reliance on its Grok AI chatbot to drive engagement. Just this week, LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky noted that LinkedIn’s AI-generated post creation tools aren’t catching on as it had hoped they would, which could point to a broader shift away from AI as a creation tool.

Don’t get me wrong, there’s clearly value in AI for some elements, including analytics, ad targeting, product image generation, etc. But for personal, creative use, in regards to providing post text options, reimagining images, generating video, etc. I don’t think that there’s going to be as much value in these aspects, from a general user standpoint.

The risk then is that by making these tools more readily available in-stream, platforms will eventually become more and more inundated by AI slop, which will turn users away. You can already see this starting on TikTok, where AI-generated video posts (mostly created in Google Veo), lacking in originality or creativity, and are starting to overtake human-created content. Yet, it’s the human-created content that facilitates connection and engagement, because there’s nothing unique about animated video generated from a text prompt. Anyone can do it, with the only real differentiator being in the concept and the writing behind it. And standing out in that respect is much more difficult.

X’s continued push on Grok could lead to the same, and it’ll be interesting to see how the platform looks to counter engagement losses with more features designed to enhance the user experience, in variance to this.

Because if X starts losing its key discussion groups, it’s going to lose, period.

SQUASH

India qualfies for three finals at Asian Doubles Championships

India continued its strong run at the Asian Doubles Squash Championships, hosted by the Asian Squash Federation in Kuching, Malaysia, with pairs reaching the finals in all three categories – Men’s, Women’s, and Mixed Doubles. India has now confirmed four medals at the event.

Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh defeated Malaysia’s Ainaa Armani and Syafiq Kamal, winning 11-8, 10-11, 11-5 in a 46-minute battle. They will now face the Malaysian top pair, Rachel Arnold and Ameesshraj Chandran, who earlier defeated India’s Velavan Senthilkumar and Joshana Chinappa 8-11, 11-7, 11-9 (37 mins) in another closely contested match.

Abhay and Velavan continued their strong run, defeating Hong Kong China’s Chi Him Wong and Ming Tang 11-5, 11-9 in a physically demanding 42-minute semifinal to set up a final clash with Pakistan.

In the women’s doubles semifinal, Joshana and Anahat defeated Hong Kong’s Po You Kirstie Won and Yee Lam Toby 11-7, 11-6 in just 22 minutes.

– Team Sportstar

PICKLEBALL

World Pickleball League Launches ‘WPBL On Tour’

The World Pickleball League (WPBL) today announced the launch of ‘WPBL On Tour’, a series of off-season events including a unique multi-city tournament. The off-season initiative of franchise-led tournaments and events aims to expand community engagement in India’s fastest-growing sport.

WPBL on Tour will be held in the six franchise cities over four months, with each franchise hosting a city-based tournament. The World Pickleball League will enable the franchise to organise tournaments that will be open to local pickleball players and enthusiasts, and offer an unparalleled opportunity to them to compete under the banner of their city’s team.

“WPBL On Tour’ is our way of empowering our franchises to grow their local presence, build loyal communities, and embed pickleball into the cultural fabric of their cities with a year-round engagement,” said Gaurav Natekar, Co-founder & CEO, World Pickleball League.

– Team Sportstar

CHESS

GM Lalit Babu, CM Madhesh ensure Indian sweep at Auriopro Chess Tournament

Grandmaster Lalit Babu and Candidate Master Madhesh Kumar made it an Indian sweep as they emerged champions in contrasting fashion in the Auriopro International Grandmaster and Junior Chess Tournament, which concluded at the World Trade Centre, in Mumbai.

While Lalit Babu won his ninth and final round encounter against top seeded Georgian GM Lavin Pantsulaia to tally 8 points, he had to spend anxious moments as Armenian GM Mamikon Gharibyan also tallied 8 points, winning his final match against Indian GM Neeloptal Das.

Indian Grandmaster Lalit Babu won the AurionPro Mumbai International Grandmaster Chess Tournament. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

However, Lalit Babu’s higher tie-break score of 54.5, as compared to Gharibyan’s 54, ensured that he laid his hands on the glittering trophy and took home the winner’s purse of Rs 4 lakhs. Indian Deepan Chakravarthy finished in fifth place, winning him Rs 1.25 lakhs.

In comparison, teen prodigy Madhesh, who impressed with calm and focused play, won the title outright, with eight points, scoring a last-round win over Vyom Malhotra. Madhesh earned Rs 2 lakhs for his fine performance, while Advik Agrawal finished runner–up and earned Rs 1.5 lakhs.

Sannidhi Bhat was adjudged the Best Female Player and won Rs 45,000 plus a trophy, while Rachit Gurnani and Mysha Perwez emerged the best among the Mumbai Boys and Girls, respectively, winning Rs 30,000 each and a trophy.

Results: Grand Masters: Levan Pantsulaia 6.5 lost to Lalit Babu 8; Mamikon Gharibyan 8 bt Neelotpal Das 7; Van Huy Nguyen 7 drew with Manuel Petrosyan 7 Juniors: Madhesh Kumar 8 bt Vyom Malhotra 6.5; Advik Agrawal 7.5 bt Aansh Nerurkar 7

– Team Sportstar