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(Fixes dateline) By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -The federal judge who on Friday suspended approval of the abortion pill mifepristone is a former Christian legal activist whose small courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, has become a go-to destination for conservatives challenging Biden administration policies. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, an appointee of former Republican President Donald Trump, had a long track record of opposing abortion and LGBTQ rights before the U.S. Senate […]

(Reuters) – Canada’s Alison Jackson was a surprise winner of the Paris Roubaix Femmes as she edged a thrilling sprint finish after many of the race favourites had been caught up in crashes. Jackson produced a powerful finish around the Roubaix velodrome to clinch victory at the end of a brutal 145.5km trek across some fearsome cobbled sections. Italy’s Katia Ragusa was second with Marthe Truyen of Belgium in third […]

By Steve Keating AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy’s bid for a career Grand Slam officially came to an end for another year on Saturday when the Northern Irishman failed to make the Masters cut. Needing only the Green Jacket to complete a set of all four major titles, McIlroy’s fate was pretty much sealed on Friday when he signed for a second round five-over 77 to leave him at […]

DORTMUND, Germany (Reuters) – Borussia Dortmund struggled to a 2-1 home win over Union Berlin thanks to teenaged substitute Youssoufa Moukoko’s second-half winner on Saturday to stay within striking distance of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich. Dortmund’s victory lifted them to 56 points, two behind Bayern and five in front of Union, who are third, with seven matches left in the campaign. The hosts, beaten 4-2 by Bayern last week, took […]

FREIBURG, Germany (Reuters) – An unstoppable 25-metres strike from defender Matthijs de Ligt handed Bayern Munich a 1-0 victory over Freiburg on Saturday, keeping them two points clear at the top of the table with seven games remaining. The Bavarians, who face Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-final first leg next week, had been beaten at home by Freiburg 2-1 in the German Cup last eight on Tuesday. Desperate […]

By Frank Pingue AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) -Jon Rahm mounted a charge when the weather-hit second round of the Masters resumed in rainy and chilly conditions at Augusta National on Saturday to finish two shots back of the halfway lead held by LIV Golf’s Brooks Koepka. Five-times champion Tiger Woods, walking the hilly course on his rebuilt leg, bogeyed the closing hole and finished right on the three-over-par cut line, tying […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Russia or pro-Russian elements are likely behind a leak of classified U.S. military documents that offer a partial snapshot of the war in Ukraine, three U.S. officials told Reuters, while the Justice Department said it was probing the leak. FIGHTING * A missile fired from Ukrainian-held territory was shot down over the Black Sea town of Feodosia in Russian-controlled Crimea, the Moscow-installed head of Crimea’s administration said […]

By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag blamed the club’s busy fixture schedule for striker Marcus Rashford’s groin injury suffered in Saturday’s 2-0 home win over Everton and said he “can only pray” the injury was not serious. The 25-year-old, who has scored 28 goals for United in all competitions this season, grabbed the inside of his right leg after stretching for a high […]

By Amina Ismail ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) -The Iraqi government called on Turkey on Saturday to apologize for what it said was an attack on Sulaymaniyah airport in northern Iraq, saying Ankara must cease hostilities on Iraqi soil. The Iraqi presidency said in a statement that Turkey had no legal justification to continue “intimidating civilians under the pretext that forces hostile to it are present on Iraqi soil”. “In this regard […]