LEEDS, England (AP) — Leeds and Manchester United have condemned what they called “completely unacceptable” chants by rival fans about tragedies involving both clubs during Sunday’s Premier League match at Elland Road. The Premier League also says it is treating the issue as a “matter of urgency.” United won 2-0. Some Leeds fans goaded United supporters with
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Hertha Berlin defender Marton Dárdai has scored on his 21st birthday in a morale-boosting 4-1 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach to help the team’s bid for Bundesliga survival. Hertha had only scored one goal in its previous four games this year. They were all defeats. But the
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La Embajada de Estados Unidos en Panamá manifestó este jueves en su cuenta de Twitter su preocupación por lo que denominó “ataques contra los medios de comunicación” en el país centroamericano, que considera “parte de una alarmante tendencia”. “Cuando se usa la ley para intimidar a los medios, se priva
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By Issy Ronald, CNN The Canadian women’s national soccer team has called off its strike and resumed training after the sport’s governing body Canada Soccer threatened legal action, players said on February 11. A day earlier, captain Christine Sinclair told Canada’s The Sports Network (TSN) that the team was going on strike following cuts to
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By Ellie Nakamoto-White Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Four days after Milwaukee police officer Peter Jerving was shot and killed in the line of duty, community members are stepping up to help his family, friends and loved ones. Justin Sithivong remembers Jerving as a man who “was always happy.” “If
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MADRID (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards have flooded the streets of Madrid to stage the largest protest yet against the regional government’s management of the capital city’s healthcare services. Over 250,000 people according to the central government railed in the city center. The protest was led by health worker associations and backed by
Continue Reading ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Federal workplace safety authorities have fined a central Pennsylvania confectionary factory more than $14,500 following an accident last year in which two workers fell into a vat of chocolate. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Mars Wrigley in the June accident at the Elizabethtown M&M/Mars factory, saying the workers were
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The third installment in the “Magic Mike” series danced its way to the top of the box office charts this weekend with a James Cameron double header, “Avatar: The Way of Water” and “Titanic” (yes that “Titanic”), looming close behind. “ Magic Mike’s Last Dance ” earned $8.2 million
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN With more states legalizing gambling on sports, Super Bowl LVII will probably be the biggest event for the industry ever. The American Gaming Association is predicting that more than 50 million people will bet about $16 billion on the National Football League championship game between the Kansas City Chiefs
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN With more states legalizing gambling on sports, Super Bowl LVII will probably be the biggest event for the industry ever. The American Gaming Association is predicting that more than 50 million people will bet about $16 billion on the National Football League championship game between the Kansas City Chiefs
Continue Reading MONTPELLIER, France (AP) — Jannik Sinner of Italy won his seventh singles title and first of the season by beating American Maxime Cressy 7-6 (3), 6-3 in the Open Sud de France final. The second-seeded Italian did not lose a set on his way to winning the tournament. No. 51-ranked Cressy was bothered by an
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By Amarachi Orie, Isil Sariyuce, Eyad Kourdi and Chris Liakos, CNN More than 33,000 people have died across Turkey and Syria since a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck on Monday, as hopes of rescuing more survivors dwindle amid freezing conditions. The latest figures show that 33,181 have died across both countries. The death toll in
Continue Reading LEEDS, England (AP) — Marcus Rashford has scored his 21st goal of the season in Manchester United’s 2-0 win against Leeds in the Premier League. Substitute Alejandro Garnacho also struck as Erik ten Hag’s team moved to within five points of leader Arsenal. United had its title hopes hit by Leeds in a 2-2 draw
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British police have charged a 19-year-old man with violent disorder and assaulting an emergency services worker over a protest outside a hotel housing asylum-seekers in northwest England. Police said an initially peaceful protest outside the Suites Hotel in Knowsley, near Liverpool, turned violent Friday when some demonstrators threw projectiles including lit fireworks
Continue Reading By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Exit polls from the presidential election in ethnically divided Cyprus shows a former foreign minister leading a career diplomat by a tight margin in a runoff vote. According to Sunday’s exit poll by state broadcaster CyBC, Nikos Christodoulides, the ex-minister, garnered 50.5% to 53.5% against 46.5%
Continue Reading By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — Six days after earthquakes in Syria and Turkey killed tens of thousands, sorrow and disbelief are turning to anger and tension over a sense that there has been an ineffective, unfair and disproportionate response to the historic disaster. Many in Turkey express frustration that rescue operations
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By SAKURA GRAY Click here for updates on this story GRANITE BAY, California (KOVR) — Asian American Pacific Islander leaders from all fields headed to Los Angeles this weekend for UCLA’s AAPI Policy Summit. Among those speaking at the event were a father-daughter duo from Granite Bay, working to be the voices of two different
Continue Reading By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer Brentford striker Ivan Toney was the victim of racist abuse after his team’s 1-1 draw with Arsenal. Brentford says he was targeted on social media following his goal in the Premier League game at Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Arsenal immediately offered its support to Toney and said it was
Continue Reading By ANDREW DAMPF and ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press COURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Swiss skier Marco Odermatt won gold in the men’s downhill for his first career medal at a world championships. Odermatt had a flawless run on the demanding L’Eclipse course to beat Aleksander Aamodt Kilde by 0.48 seconds as the Norwegian added to his
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN The English Premier League has long been decided by the finest of margins; a dropped point here, a missed goal there. Just a single point separated last year’s champion Manchester City from runner-up Liverpool and, as Jurgen Klopp’s side are now learning, languishing mid table, chances to win the title do
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