Vardy opens 2019 with winner for Leicester at Everton in EPL

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - Jamie Vardy scored the Premier League's first goal of 2019 to earn Leicester a 1-0 win at Everton in a low-quality match to begin the new year on Tuesday.

In a goal that summed up the home side's sloppy display, Everton winger Theo Walcott misdirected a ...
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Stocks are down after a volatile year, but that?s not the whole picture

A late boost couldn't save markets from wrapping up with the biggest annual decline in a decade. But that wasn't always the case this year. Let's track how an investment would have performed if made at various points throughout 2018.
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Niculescu upsets Ostapenko in 1st round of Shenzhen Open

SHENZHEN, China (AP) - Qualifier Monica Niculescu upset fourth-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia 6-0, 6-2 in the first round of the Shenzhen Open on Tuesday.

The 99th-ranked Niculescu swept past the 2017 French Open champion in 51 minutes with Ostapenko winning only four points in the first set.

"I came ...
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Federer beats Tiafoe ahead of mixed doubles against Serena

PERTH, Australia (AP) - Roger Federer celebrated the New Year in style with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Frances Tiafoe to give defending Hopman Cup champion Switzerland an early lead over the United States, ahead of his showpiece mixed doubles game featuring fellow tennis great Serena Williams.

The 37-year-old Federer ...
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Rafa's plan for 2019 revolves around quality, not quantity

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Rafael Nadal wants to make a little go a long way in 2019.

The No. 2-ranked Nadal, in Brisbane preparing to play his first competitive match since retiring from the U.S. Open semifinals last September, found some positives out of an injury-interrupted season that he wants ...
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US and Israel exit UN cultural agency, claiming bias

PARIS (AP) - The United States and Israel officially quit of the U.N.'s educational, scientific and cultural agency at the stroke of midnight, the culmination of a process triggered more than a year ago amid concerns that the organization fosters anti-Israel bias.

The withdrawal is mainly procedural yet serves a ...
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Pelicans hope Payton's presence reinvigorates playoff hopes

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Pelicans guard Elfrid Payton has played in only seven games this season, and his team has won six of them.

The latest one came Monday night as he returned from a broken finger that caused a 22-game absence over six weeks.

"It felt good, man. It ...
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