Tuesday, 1 October 2019

Murray wins 2nd singles match since return from hip surgery

BEIJING (AP) - Andy Murray continued his positive return to singles play after hip surgery with a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (7) win over 13th-ranked Matteo Berrettini of Italy in the first round of the China Open on Tuesday.

The former top-ranked Murray, who had a hip resurfacing operation in January, ...
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Egypt displays looted coffin returned from New York's Met

CAIRO (AP) - Egypt is displaying a gilded ancient coffin returned to the country last week from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art after U.S. investigators determined to be a looted antiquity.

The coffin once held the mummy of Nedjemankh, a priest in the Ptolemaic Period some 2,000 years ago. ...
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Georgia looks to seal 3rd place in Pool D

Georgia's hopes of finishing third in Pool D and qualifying for the next Rugby World Cup have been significantly boosted, but still standing in the way is a Fiji team determined to bounce back from an unexpected loss.

Fiji started brightly in its opening game against Australia and led the ...
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'You're good-looking': Ukraine's leader woos Tom Cruise

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's leader isn't just trying to charm U.S. President Donald Trump - he's set his sights now on Tom Cruise, too.

Mission impossible? Maybe not - Cruise is studying possible Ukrainian locations for an upcoming film, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's office.

Zelenskiy tapped his ...
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Soccer leagues, player unions team up on concussion protocol

NYON, Switzerland (AP) - European soccer leagues and player unions are teaming up to improve how concussions are identified and treated during games.

The European Leagues group and FIFPro, the global network of national unions, say they will make country-by-country agreements "over the course of the coming two seasons."

The ...
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All Blacks have enhanced haka for Rugby World Cup

OITA, Japan (AP) - If the All Blacks' pre-match haka against South Africa to open their Rugby World Cup defense appeared to have extra bite, it was deliberate.

With New Zealand set to play its second pool match in the tournament on Wednesday against Canada in Oita, the All Blacks ...
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NBA referees aim to make traveling take a walk

NEW YORK (AP) - James Harden slides sideways or steps backward, and the screaming starts.

Whether seated on the opposing bench or on a stool in a sports bar, somebody is insisting that Harden must have traveled between the time he finished dribbling and launched his shot from a different ...
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