Friday, 12 April 2019

Southampton overhaul leads to departure of chairman Krueger

SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) - The ongoing shake-up at Premier League club Southampton has led to the departure of chairman Ralph Krueger after five years in the role.

Southampton's Chinese ownership, Gao Jisheng and his family, also fired vice chairman Les Reed and technical director Martin Hunter in November. Reed, in ...
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German students have algorithm for Game of Thrones deaths

BERLIN (AP) - Spoiler alert: Computer science students at the Technical University of Munich have developed an application that scours the internet for data on the popular Game of Thrones series, and uses an algorithm to predict which characters are most likely to survive to the end of its final ...
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Russian soccer player apologizes for road rage beating

MOSCOW (AP) - Spartak Moscow midfielder Ayaz Guliyev has apologized after he was accused of hitting a pedestrian with his car before getting out and beating him.

Spartak says Guliyev was driving to training on Wednesday when he "got into a conflict with a pedestrian and used brute force against ...
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Grime star Stormzy cancels Austria gig on racism allegation

BERLIN (AP) - An Austrian music festival is apologizing to British grime artist Stormzy, who pulled out of an appearance after accusing security staff of racial profiling.

Snowbombing festival organizers said security responded Wednesday night to a report that an individual at the show in Mayrhofen had a weapon, and ...
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LEADING OFF: Homer-happy Mariners, Brewers-Dodgers rematch

A look at what's happening around the majors today:

EMERALD CITY SHOWDOWN

The surprising Mariners have a six-game winning streak and the best record in the majors at 13-2 heading into a home series against AL West favorite Houston. Seattle is the first big league team to homer in each ...
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Memorial spotlights the man behind Nipsey Hussle rap persona

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Thousands flocked to remember the life of Nipsey Hussle at a packed memorial service Thursday that provided mourners with a deeper appreciation of Ermias Asghedom, the man behind the up-and-coming hip-hop persona.

Some of people who knew Hussle best, from his actress-fiancée Lauren London, dear friend ...
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Thursday, 11 April 2019

Former France midfielder Florent Malouda fired on Twitter

ZURICH (AP) - Former France midfielder Florent Malouda has learned via Twitter that he was fired by Swiss soccer club FC Zurich.

Malouda wrote "really I didn't know that..??" after Zurich's announcement was posted.

The 38-year-old Frenchman, who helped Chelsea win the Champions League title in 2012 and played ...
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