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SYDNEY, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Mourners gathered in Australia’s Northern Territory capital Alice Springs on Saturday to bid farewell to a five-year-old Indigenous girl whose death in April shocked the nation and sparked violent clashes in the outback town. The killing of Kumanjayi Little Baby — the name by which the victim is known according to Indigenous custom — and the subsequent arrest of the suspect after he was found […]

The Miami Dolphins showed exactly why coaches and players typically don’t care about final scores or wins and losses in the preseason. Though the host Washington Commanders won the game 20-7 on Friday, the biggest moments of the game may have come on the first drive of the night. Playing their starters and treating the first drive very much like a regular-season game, the Dolphins drove 93 yards for a […]

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Malik Willis got off to an impressive start as Miami’s new quarterback, leading a 14-play, 93-yard touchdown drive as the Dolphins lost 20-7 to the Washington Commanders Friday night in the preseason opener for both teams. Washington’s veteran backup quarterback, Marcus Mariota, got the start but lasted just four plays. Mariota suffered a leg injury on a non-contact play while handing the ball off to Kaytron […]

Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson exited the Friday game against the Texas Rangers in Sacramento, Calif., in the bottom of the second inning with a bruised left hand. Wilson was plunked on the hand in the bottom of the first inning by a pitch from Rangers right-hander Kumar Rocker. He was in pain but elected to remain in the contest and later scored on Carlos Cortes’ three-run double. Wilson played in […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Jarrett Stidham threw a touchdown pass in his bid to keep his hold on Denver’s backup job and Jahdae Barron returned an interception 97 yards for a touchdown as the Broncos overwhelmed the Atlanta Falcons 27-7 on Friday night in the preseason opener for both teams. Stidham completed 9 of 15 passes for 131 yards, including a 5-yard scoring pass to Jaleel McLaughlin, while playing the first […]

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Rookie fourth-rounder Cade Klubnik led the New York Jets to scores on his two drives after a surprise start in place of Geno Smith in a 24-16 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the preseason opener for both teams Friday night. Klubnik, competing for the No. 2 quarterback job, opened the game under center when Smith was scratched because of a sore foot, a […]

MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, collapsing buildings and homes, killing at least two people and causing panic in a region prone to deadly quakes. Authorities issued a tsunami warning but later lifted it when Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said monitoring showed no significant sea-level changes that would pose a threat to coastal communities. The U.S Geological […]

TOKYO, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Saturday visited a shrine to the nation’s war dead, which Asian neighbours see as a symbol of wartime aggression, as Japan marked the 81st anniversary of its surrender in World War Two. Koizumi, the son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, wore a dark suit and tie as he visited Yasukuni Shrine, local media images showed. He has visited […]

Arpichaya Yubol, in search of her first LPGA tournament win, holds a one-shot lead midway through the Standard Portland (Ore.) Classic. The 24-year-old Thai player shot a second consecutive 6-under-par 66 on Friday at Columbia Edgewater Country Club. Her 12-under 132 total leaves her one stroke ahead of Sophia Schubert and Thailand’s Pajaree Anannarukarn, who each carded a 66 on Friday, and South Korea’s Hye-Jin Choi, who shot a second-round […]