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Bublik reaches final of the European Open

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:45:22 GMT

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Third-seeded Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan reached the final of the European Open by beating German qualifier Maximilian Marterer 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday. Bublik will chase a third career title against the winner of the second semifinal between top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece and French teenager Arthur Fils. Marterer struggled to find his range in the opening game, making two forehand errors to drop serve. Bublik saved two break points with an ace at 4-3 and another ace at 5-4 before pocketing the first set with a forehand winner. In the second set, Marterer wasted three break points at 1-0. Bublik then broke for a 4-3 lead when Marterer hit a forehand long. The Kazakh clinched the win with his 12th ace. ___ AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennisSource

Brazil’s Leal dominates women’s street skateboarding at Pan American Games, eyes Olympics

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:45:22 GMT

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Brazil’s 15-year-old skateboarding sensation Rayssa Leal, one of the favorites to win a gold medal in the street event at the Paris Olympics next year, won her first Pan American Games crown on Saturday. The sport is debuting in the largest multisport event on the continent.The teenager nicknamed “Fadinha” (Little Fairy in Portuguese) has become one of the biggest names in the sport since she won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She showcased her board flips, slides and grinds to score a total of 236.98 points in Santiago. Her compatriot and friend Pamela Rosa finished with the silver medal, 25 points behind. American Paige Heyn, another 15-year-old, won the bronze medal.Dressed in black, Leal looked effortless throughout the competition, spending more time on her cellphone than watching her adversaries. A different scenario awaits the Brazilian in Paris, with her most likely rival being once again 16-year-old Momiji Nishiya of Japan, the gold ...

Reactions to the death of Bobby Charlton, former England soccer great, at the age of 86

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:45:22 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Reactions to the death of Bobby Charlton, former Manchester United and England soccer great:___“It all began with Sir Bobby. Sir Bobby was the reason I had the opportunity to play for Manchester United… I will be forever grateful to a man I was named after, someone I looked up to and was a hero to many around the world not just in Manchester and our country where he won the World Cup in 1966… A true gentleman, family man and truly a national hero.” — Former England and Manchester United captain David Beckham, on Instagram. ___“We mourn the loss of one of England’s 1966 FIFA World Cup winning team and a football legend, whose impact on the game spanned generations.” — FIFA President Gianni Infantino, in a statement. ___“A truly wonderful footballer and genuinely lovely man. A World Cup winner, (Manchester United) great and, for me, England’s greatest ever player. He may no longer be with us but he’ll have footballing immortality.” — Former England stri...

2 Md. rape suspects arrested at Dulles Airport

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:45:22 GMT

Two Maryland rape suspects who were separately trying to flee to El Salvador from Dulles International Airport in Virginia were arrested Thursday, according to authorities.U.S. Customs and Border Protection first arrested Oscar Armando Hernandez Mata, 53, at a departure gate shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday after the CBP’s National Targeting Center alerted Dulles officers. He was wanted on a Montgomery County, Maryland, warrant for felony second-degree rape and sexual abuse of a minor, and had been ordered removed by an immigration judge in 2006, according to a news release.Carlos Ernesto Osorto Molina, also 53, was arrested about nine hours later, around 2 a.m. on Friday. He was wanted on a Prince George’s County, Maryland, warrant for felony second-degree rape.Both men were handed over to Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police.“The arrests of these two fugitives, accused of rather heinous charges, illustrates Customs and Border Protection’s continued commitment to a...

Guirassy keeps scoring for Stuttgart. Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen remains top of Bundesliga

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:45:22 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Bundesliga top-scorer Serhou Guirassy scored again in Stuttgart’s 3-0 win at Union Berlin while Bayer Leverkusen remained top with a 2-1 victory at Wolfsburg on Saturday.Guirassy took his tally to 14 goals in eight games by converting Stuttgart’s first chance in the 16th minute. But the Guinea forward had to go off injured in the 30th. Stuttgart later said it was a left hamstring problem.Silas Katompa Mvumpa doubled the lead on a counterattack in the 81st, before Deniz Undav completed the scoring with a header in the 88th.It was Stuttgart’s sixth straight victory and it stretched Union’s losing run across all competitions to eight games.Union next hosts Italian champion Napoli in the Champions League on Tuesday.Leverkusen stayed top after eight rounds, one point ahead of Stuttgart, thanks to Jeremie Frimpong in a hard-fought win over Wolfsburg.Facing three Wolfsburg defenders, Victor Boniface dug out a cross for Frimpong to score the opener at the far post in the...

Muere a los 86 años Bobby Charlton, estrella del Manchester United y campeón mundial con Inglaterra

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:45:22 GMT

(CNN) — Bobby Charlton, el gran jugador del Manchester United que tuvo un papel protagónico en la victoria de Inglaterra en la Copa Mundial de 1966, murió a la edad de 86 años, informó este sábado el club de la Premier League.Charlton es ampliamente considerado como uno de los mejores jugadores de fútbol de todos los tiempos.“El más sentido pésame del club está con su esposa Lady Norma, sus hijas y nietos, y todos los que lo amaban”, dijo el Manchester United en un comunicado.El club lo describió como un “héroe para millones, no sólo en Manchester o para el Reino Unido, sino en cualquier lugar del mundo donde se juegue fútbol”.“Era admirado tanto por su capacidad integridad como por sus destacadas cualidades como futbolista; Sir Bobby siempre será recordado como un gigante del juego”, añade el comunicado.Noticia en desarrolloThe-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved....

South Africa routs England by 229 runs at Cricket World Cup. Third loss for defending champions

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:45:22 GMT

MUMBAI, India (AP) — South Africa demolished England by 229 runs in the Cricket World Cup on Saturday to leave the beleaguered defending champions facing an early exit from the tournament after their latest humiliation.England fell to its third loss in four matches so far, having previously been defeated by New Zealand and, embarrassingly, Afghanistan.The Proteas bounced back from their own surprising loss — to the Netherlands on Tuesday — to post 399-7 after being put into bat in stifling conditions in Mumbai. Heinrich Klaasen (109) smashed a 61-ball century and Marco Jansen made an unbeaten 75 off 42 balls.England plunged to 38-4 after 8.1 overs in its reply and was eventually dismissed for 170 in only 22 overs.Klaasen and Jansen toyed with England’s pace and spin to put on 151 as the Proteas notched up the second-highest total in the tournament. It also scored 428-5 – the highest – against Sri Lanka in Delhi.After conceding its highest total in ODIs, England was dismissed with 28...

Aurora police search for suspects in shooting

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:45:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Police in Aurora were searching for suspects in a shooting early Saturday morning that injured a man.The shooting happened at East Bethany Drive and East Dartmouth Avenue near the border with Denver just before 1 a.m., according to APD. The man was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to his lower leg.The suspects were described as a man and a woman who sped away from the shooting in a silver sedan.Anyone with information was asked to contact the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

First trucks carrying aid enter Gaza but besieged enclave desperately needs more

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:45:22 GMT

Gaza and Rafah (CNN) — The first trucks carrying aid entered Gaza on Saturday, but international leaders have warned that much more is needed to combat the “catastrophic” humanitarian situation in the enclave that holds more than 2 million people.The admission of trucks comes two weeks after Israel launched a complete siege of the enclave in response to deadly attacks by the Islamist militant group Hamas.The trucks entered through the Rafah crossing, the only entry point to Gaza not controlled by Israel, as seen by CNN’s team on the Palestinian side of the border. The crossing closed quickly after the 20 trucks went through.The Egyptian trucks unloaded the humanitarian aid and returned to the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing, according to a CNN stringer on the ground.People on the Egyptian side of the border – where aid organizations had waited for days to be given the green light – were jubilant as the crossing opened, celebrating with ululations and chants.According to E...

Massachusetts emergency shelter numbers: An updated dashboard ‘provides a more holistic view’

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:45:22 GMT

State officials updated the look of an online dashboard that tracks how many families are in Massachusetts emergency shelter system, a key metric that tells the public how close the state is to a new capacity limit Gov. Maura Healey outlined this week.The dashboard, updated daily Monday through Friday, showed 7,089 families were in the system as of Thursday, which is propped up by a network of hotels and motels across the state to deal with an influx of migrants from other countries.Forty-four families enrolled in the emergency shelter system Wednesday into Thursday, which was the latest available data on the dashboard, which is updated on weekdays to reflect the prior weekday’s numbers. More than 3,600 families were staying in traditional shelters, more than 3,300 were hotels and motels, and 89 were in temporary shelters, according to the dashboard.“This is a new look for a dashboard that previously existed on the site. It provides a more holistic view of the emergency ...