Friday, 13 April 2018

Madrid-Bayern, Liverpool-Roma in Champions League semifinals

NYON, Switzerland (AP) - Two-time defending champion Real Madrid will play Bayern Munich in the Champions League semifinals.

The two teams, who have a combined 17 European titles, have never met in the final but this will be their seventh semifinal meeting in the 63-year-old competition.

In the other semifinal, ...
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Duke of Edinburgh leaves the hospital after hip surgery

LONDON (AP) - Buckingham Palace says the Duke of Edinburgh - the husband of Queen Elizabeth II - has left the hospital after a hip replacement operation.

The palace says in a statement Friday that he will continue his recovery at Windsor Castle. He is expected to need a rehabilitation ...
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In your face! Giannis reaches new heights for Bucks

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Giannis Antetokounmpo's meme-worthy scowl started with a look in the mirror.

The Milwaukee Bucks All-Star was an NBA rookie then, trying to come up with a look he could flash after making a big play. Antetokounmpo thought about the glare his mother would throw his way when ...
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Russia, Iran to lose Olympic weightlifting spots for doping

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Russia and Iran are among several nations who will lose places in the next Olympic weightlifting competition because of years of doping.

The International Weightlifting Federation has published new rules which limit countries to one male and one female entry at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics if ...
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French soccer commentator makes post-game anti-gay comments

PARIS (AP) - A French TV soccer commentator has made anti-gay comments directed at RB Leipzig players following their loss to Marseille in the Europa League quarterfinals.

Denis Balbir, who commented on the match for the W9 channel on Thursday, mocked the Leipzig players' 5-2 loss at the Stade Velodrome ...
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Champions League panic set off by thieves using pepper spray

MILAN (AP) - Authorities say thieves using pepper spray deliberately set off a panic in a crowd of Juventus fans watching last year's Champions League final in a Turin piazza, which injured about 1,500 people.

The news agency ANSA reported Friday that authorities have identified eight people suspected in using ...
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Thursday, 12 April 2018

South African referees offered $30K to fix game in Nigeria

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The South African soccer association says four of its match officials were offered a $30,000 bribe to fix an international club game in Nigeria.

SAFA says referee Victor Gomes, assistant referees Johannes Moshidi and Athenkosi Ndongeni, and fourth official Thando Ndzandzeka were offered the bribe in cash ...
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