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Arcangelo wins Travers; day marred as 2 colts die

ESPN News Services Aug 26, 2023, 08:44 PM ET SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Arcangelo won the $1.25 million Travers by a length at Saratoga...

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Orioles put closer Bautista on IL with UCL injury

Associated Press Aug 26, 2023, 05:40 PM ET BALTIMORE — All-Star reliever “A Félix Bautista absence, even if it’s a short one, is not...

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GM: Ohtani declined imaging after Aug. 3 exit

Associated Press Aug 26, 2023, 06:46 PM ET NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani declined imaging after he left an Aug. 3 start against Seattle...

Martin Luther King Jr: Thousands gather on National Mall to mark the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary

Thousands of people came together at the National Mall to remember the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s March on Washington. But they...

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Passan: Ohtani’s magic cut short by limits of the body

Jeff Passan, ESPNAug 24, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity...

Three people killed in ‘racially motivated’ shooting in Florida

Three black people have been killed in a “racially motivated” shooting in Jacksonville, Florida. Two men and one woman were shot dead in a...

World

Spain coach Jorge Vilda calls World Cup kissing row ‘real nonsense’ and Luis Rubiales’ behaviour ‘inappropriate’

Spain’s women’s football coach has described the World Cup kissing row as “a real nonsense” that has “tarnished a well-deserved victory” for the players...

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Luis Rubiales and Jenni Hermoso: Who said what in World Cup kiss row

What should have been a celebration of Spanish football has turned into an almighty row between the women’s team and the leaders of the...

World

Ireland crash: Four young people killed in Co Tipperary are named by police

Four young people who died in a road crash in Co Tipperary while on the way to exam celebrations have been named by Irish...

World

Madagascar: At least 12 killed in stampede at Indian Ocean Island Games opening ceremony

A stampede of sports fans trying to enter Madagascar’s national stadium for the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games has killed at...

Met Police admits details of officers at risk of exposure after warrant card supplier was hacked

The Metropolitan Police is on high alert following a significant security breach that led to officers’ and staff’s details being hacked. All 47,000 personnel...

Business

HMV owner seeks £50m backing for Wilko rescue bid

The owner of HMV has approached a number of debt providers to back a last-gasp rescue bid for Wilko, the ailing high street retailer....

Politics

Nadine Dorries sends resignation letter to PM – and launches scathing attack on him

Former Conservative minister Nadine Dorries has announced she is resigning, after months of criticism over her absence from the House of Commons. In her...

Whole-life sentences will become ‘default’ for sexually motivated or sadistic murders, PM says

Whole-life prison sentences will become the “default” punishment for “sexual or sadistic” murders, the prime minister has said. Former NHS neo-natal nurse Lucy Letby...

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Luis Rubiales: FIFA suspends embattled Spanish football chief amid World Cup kiss row

Embattled Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales has been provisionally suspended by FIFA for 90 days in the wake of the World Cup kissing row....

Business

Barclays line up Gulf firepower for fresh raid on Telegraph newspapers

The former owners of The Daily Telegraph have lined up hundreds of millions of pounds from Middle Eastern investors in a bid to wrest...

Chicago police investigate White Sox baseball game shooting as two women injured

Two people have been injured in a shooting during a baseball game in Chicago. A 42-year-old woman was wounded in the leg and another...

World

Luis Rubiales: Spanish football chief accuses Jenni Hermoso of lying over kiss at Women’s World Cup final

Embattled Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales has used his federation to accuse World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso of lying by saying she did not...

World

Ireland: Four young people killed in road crash in Co Tipperary

Four young people have died in a road crash in Co Tipperary, Irish police have said. The male driver, who was in his early...

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Madagascar: At least 12 killed in stampede at Indian Ocean Island Games opening ceremony

A stampede of sports fans trying to enter Madagascar’s national stadium for the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games has killed at...