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by Alice Philipson Agence France-Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) – Li Na said she’s sorry Chinese tennis has not moved on more since her retirement, as the country’s fruitless search for a new champion continues. Li’s two Grand Slam titles set the bar extremely high for her fellow Chinese, who have labored in vain to match her trail-blazing achievements. The contrast was laid bare at last week’s Wuhan Open, where Li received a rock-star welcome during a brief […]
by Javier Tovar Agence France Presse Disgraced American football star O.J. Simpson, whose racially charged 1995 murder trial riveted the nation, was released from jail on parole early Sunday after nine years behind bars for armed robbery. Simpson, 70, left the Lovelock Correctional Center in the western state of Nevada just after midnight local time, prison spokesperson Brooke Keast said. “I don’t know where he was headed,” Keast told AFP. Simpson was granted parole at […]
AMIENS, France (AFP) – Twenty-nine fans were hurt, five of them seriously, when a barrier collapsed Saturday at a stadium in the northern French city of Amiens as away supporters celebrated their opening goal. A fence separating Lille fans from the pitch gave way as they surged forward to celebrate the goal against Amiens, a regional rival that has just been promoted to the top flight in French football. Several tumbled about one and a half meters (five […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean organizers of next year’s Winter Olympics welcomed Saturday the “special” qualifying of figure skaters from the North, as Seoul seeks to promote its isolated neighbor’s participation as a key part of the “Peace Games.” Ryom Tae-Ok and Kim Ju-Sik became the first North Koreans to qualify for the 2018 Pyeongchang Games on Friday after winning one of the five Olympic pairs spots available at a qualifying tournament in […]
CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Cleveland introduced Dwyane Wade on Friday, and he says he can’t wait to be reunited with LeBron James because, like ham and eggs and peaches and cream, the duo are a matching pair. “We’re just … it’s like peanut butter and jelly, man,” Wade said of his warm friendship with James. “We just go together.” The 35-year-old Wade went to four NBA finals and won two championships in four years […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Cuban boxer Luis Ortiz has failed a drugs test and put his world heavyweight clash with Deontay Wilder of the United States in doubt, the World Boxing Council said Friday. “It was a positive test and it seems to be very difficult that the fight scheduled for November 4 could take place,” WBC spokesman Victor Cota told AFP. However, the bout has not been cancelled as the test was carried […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, United States (AFP) — Reigning NBA MVP Russell Westbrook hit the jackpot for the second time in less than 18 months by signing a five-year, $205 million contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The deal begins with the 2018-19 season, and puts the 28-year-old Westbrook under contract with the Thunder through the 2022-23 NBA season. Westbrook posted a picture of himself on his Instagram page, wearing an orange “OKC” jersey with his arms […]
GREENBURGH, New York (Eagle News) – No Phil Jackson. No Carmelo Anthony. No media circus. Not a problem for the New York Knicks. A different vibe surrounded the team’s training camp facility on Monday, leaving the media with questions on what to expect this season after the departure of Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder. “We need some fresh air in here,” says center Kristaps Porzingis, now the face of the Knicks franchise. […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Manchester City’s Argentine striker Sergio Aguero “sustained injuries” in a car crash in the Netherlands and is returning to Britain to be checked ahead of the weekend’s Premier League fixtures, the club said Friday. “Sergio Aguero will be assessed by club doctors today after being involved in a road accident on Thursday. The City forward was in Holland on his day off and has sustained injuries,” said the statement. The […]
by Rebecca Bryan Agence France-Presse JERSEY CITY, United States (AFP) – The United States started strong in pursuit of a 10th Presidents Cup crown on Thursday, taking a 3.5 to 1.5 lead over the International team in the biennial match play golf showdown. The Americans, winners of nine of the prior 11 editions of the Cup, with one draw and just one International victory back in 1998, wasted no time in asserting themselves at Liberty National Golf […]
(Reuters) — New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees said on Wednesday (September 27) that U.S. President Donald Trump left black athletes very little choice but to protest at NFL games last weekend. Trump ramped up his fight with the National Football League on Tuesday, calling on the league to ban players from kneeling in protest at games while the U.S. national anthem is played. This came after a weekend of games where hundreds of NFL […]
by Jim Slater Agence France-Presse PARK CITY, United States (AFP) – K.C. Boutiette could become the oldest Olympic speedskater since 1924 at age 47 and win a long-sought medal thanks to a new event, the mass start that debuts at Pyeongchang. But he might also settle for helping world mass start champion and US teammate Joey Mantia’s quest for gold if he gets that chance two months before his 48th birthday. The man who inspired a legion […]
