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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia lost in the final to New Zealand at the inaugural women’s Hong Kong Sevens tournament over the weekend but still booked a ticket to next year’s Olympic competition in Paris along with the United States. Olympic champions New Zealand had already secured their spot at the Paris Games and came from behind to beat the Australians 26-17 in the cup final as the women finally joined […]

By Jonathan Allen and Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City police have thrown up metal barriers around Trump Tower and blocked roads near Manhattan Criminal Courthouse as they brace for potential protests ahead of Donald Trump’s expected surrender to prosecutors on Tuesday. The former president is due to be arraigned at the courthouse Tuesday afternoon, after his indictment in a grand jury probe over hush money paid […]

By Rory Carroll (Reuters) – Miami Open champion Daniil Medvedev said he will try to keep his sensational start to the year going as the tour shifts to the clay court season, but said he is realistic about his prospects on a surface where he has enjoyed far less success. The Russian called himself a “hard court specialist” at Indian Wells last month while complaining about the slow speed of […]

LONDON (Reuters) – The dismissals of Brendan Rodgers and Graham Potter, by Leicester City and Chelsea respectively on Sunday, means this season has set a new record for Premier League sackings. The number has now reached a staggering 12 with the previous highest total being 10 which occurred in four separate seasons. Following is a list of the Premier League managers to lose their jobs this season: Aug. 30 – […]

By Jonathan Allen and Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City police have thrown up metal barriers around Trump Tower and blocked roads near Manhattan Criminal Courthouse as they brace for potential protests ahead of Donald Trump’s expected surrender to prosecutors on Tuesday. The former president is due to be arraigned at the courthouse Tuesday afternoon, after his indictment in a grand jury probe over hush money paid […]

(Reuters) – Talking points from the weekend in European soccer leagues: DORTMUND’S BUNDESLIGA TITLE HOPES SUFFER SETBACK Borussia Dortmund were beaten 4-2 by title rivals Bayern Munich on Saturday to drop two points behind them with eight games remaining. But for Dortmund sports director Sebastian Kehl the race has not yet been decided. “It was no doubt a bitter day but we are Borussia and we will get up again,” […]

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Oil prices surged on Monday after Saudi Arabia and other OPEC+ oil producers announced a surprise round of output cuts, a potentially ominous sign for global inflation just days after a slowdown in U.S. price data had boosted market optimism. Brent oil futures jumped almost $6 to $85.54 a barrel in hectic early trade on news output would be cut by around 1.16 million […]

DALLAS (AP) — Kim Mulkey’s LSU Tigers used a record offensive performance to beat Caitlin Clark and Iowa 102-85 in the national championship game on Sunday to win the first basketball title in school history. The victory made Mulkey the first women’s coach to win national championships at two different schools. She won three at Baylor before leaving for LSU two years ago. The feisty and flamboyantly dressed Mulkey, who […]

Uptick in Israeli Airstrikes on Syria Due to Increase in Iranian Activity, Expert Says Airstrike early Sunday in Syria’s Homs province attributed to Israel kills two Iranian Revolutionary Guard members, wounds five Syrian soldiers By Mohammad Al-Kassim/The Media Line Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned Israel that it would pay a heavy price after airstrikes near the city of Homs killed two of its military advisors. Five Syrian soldiers […]