Lionel Messi says Inter Miami will be “my last club”

Lionel Messi says Inter Miami will be “my last club.”

The 36-year-old World Cup champion isn’t thinking about joining an Argentine club to write the last chapter of playing career.

“I think Inter Miami is going to be my last club. Today I think it is going to be my last club,” the Argentina captain said in an interview with ESPN.

Messi is preparing with his national team to compete in the Copa América in the United States. Argentina is the defending champion.

Messi’s contract with Inter Miami is set to expire at the end of the 2025 season.

Pulisic offsets Rodrygo goal as U.S. gains 1-1 tie vs. Brazil in last Copa warmup

ORLANDO, Fla.>> Four days after one of their worst matches, Christian Pulisic and the U.S. soccer team stopped an 11-game losing streak to Brazil with a spirted 1-1 draw that left them with a positive mindset heading into the Copa America.

Pulisic scored in 26th minute to offset Rodrygo’s 17th-minute goal and Matt Turner had 11 saves, the most for an American goalkeeper since Tim Howard’s 15 in the second-round loss to Belgium at the 2014 World Cup.

India beats United States by 7 wickets at the Twenty20 World Cup

WESTBURY, N.Y.>> No upset this time for the United States as the home team was easily beaten by cricket heavyweight India at the Twenty20 World Cup.

Suryakumar Yadav’s half-century powered India to a seven-wicket win over the U.S., which had shocked Pakistan last week.

With the win, India advanced to the “super eight” round.

Southern Mississippi DB Daniels shot to death

HATTIESBURG, Miss.>> Marcus “MJ” Daniels Jr., a 21-year-old defensive back at Southern Mississippi, was shot to death Tuesday night at an apartment complex in Hattiesburg, a coroner said.

Lia Thomas fails in bid to overturn rules that bar her from elite women’s races

LAUSANNE, Switzerland>> Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas failed in her challenge against rules that stop her from competing in elite women’s races because three judges from the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled she did not have standing to bring the case.

Titmus sets a women’s 200M free world record

BRISBANE, Australia>> Ariarne Titmus set a world record in the women’s 200-meter freestyle at Australia’s Olympic swimming trials. She finished in 1 minute, 52.23 seconds in the final, taking almost two-thirds of a second off Mollie O’Callaghan’s world mark of 1:52.85. O’Callaghan finished second.

Nadal and Alcaraz to play doubles together for Spain

MADRID>> Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will play doubles together for Spain at the upcoming Paris Olympics, the Spanish tennis federation said. The same courts used for the French Open will host Olympic tennis.

Dodgers acquire Cavan Biggio from Blue Jays

LOS ANGELES>> The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired infielder-outfielder Cavan Biggio from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for minor league pitcher Braydon Fisher. Biggio was designated for assignment last week.

— The Associated Press