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Nadal storms into Brisbane second round
BRISBANE – Former world No. 1 Rafael Nadal enjoyed an ideal start to his first Brisbane International Tuesday, storming into the second round with a straight sets win over Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov. Nadal took only 74 minutes to see off Dolgopolov 6-3, 6-3 and book a second round clash with Germany’s Mischa Zverev, who earlier...
US punishes Russia over election hacks
The image provided by the FBI shows the wanted poster for Alexsey Belan. In a sweeping response to election hacking, President Barack Obama sanctioned Russian intelligence services and their top officials, kicked out 35 Russian officials and shuttered two Russian-owned compounds in the US. — APWASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday fired back...
Israel says ‘reducing’ ties with nations over UN vote
JERUSALEM — Israel’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday the country was “reducing” ties with nations that voted for last week’s UN Security Council resolution demanding a halt to settlement building in Palestinian territory. Refuting reports that ties had been suspended, foreign ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said that Israel was...
Celebration turns into horror as Russia plane crashes, killing 92
MOSCOW — A Russian plane headed to an air base in Syria with 92 people aboard, including members of a well-known military choir, crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday minutes after taking off from the resort city of Sochi, Russia’s Defense Ministry said. There was no indication anyone survived the crash of the Tu-154, which belonged to the...
Will the US-Russian détente benefit Syria?
By Sigurd Neubauer THIS week’s terrorist attacks in Ankara, Berlin and Zurich underscore once again that Syria’s entrenched conflict extends well beyond Syria’s borders and that the failure to pursue a comprehensive political solution, which is required to bring the war to an end, is bound to increase the flow of refugees...
Barca equals 20-goal record
BARCELONA – Barcelona defeated Borussia Moenchengladbach 4-0 to match the 20-goal scoring record in the group stage of the Champions League, but Lionel Messi fell short of equaling Cristiano Ronaldo’s 11-goal mark in the first phase of the tournament. Messi’s 10th goal and Arda Turan’s hat trick helped Barcelona reach the 20...
City stuns Barca, Ozil lifts Arsenal
PARIS — Manchester City got its revenge on Barcelona as Ilkay Gundogan scored twice in a 3-1 win in the Champions League Tuesday, while Arsenal was one of four sides to secure progress to the last 16. Pep Guardiola’s side had lost 4-0 away in Barcelona two weeks ago but it showed tremendous character to come from a goal down and beat the...
Murray, Edmund set up all-British quarterfinal
BEIJING — Andy Murray will meet Kyle Edmund in an all-British quarterfinal at the China Open after the No. 1 seed beat Andrey Kuznetsov in straight sets. The world No. 2, 29, served five double faults but overcame the Russian 6-2, 6-1 in one hour and 16 minutes. Edmund, 21, broke Spanish world No. 18 Roberto Bautista Agut in the seventh game of...
Atletico sinks Bayern again
PARIS — Raheem Sterling netted at both ends as Manchester City was made to fight for a 3-3 draw with Celtic in a Champions League thriller Wednesday, while Atletico Madrid once again did for Bayern Munich. While City’s perfect start to the season was ended in Glasgow, its Premier League rival Arsenal eased to a 2-0 victory against Basel....
Kerber survives scare, Muguruza crashes at Wuhan Open
WUHAN, China — Angelique Kerber survived a scare in her first match as world No. 1 while French Open champion Garbine Muguruza crashed out in Wuhan Tuesday. The US and Australian Open champion, who had a bye in the first round, made a convincing start before missing two set points and allowing Kristina Mladenovic to take the first set in a tie...
