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Tupac bobblehead creates waves at Orioles baseball game

BALTIMORE (AP): Fans lined up well before the gates opened at Camden Yards on Friday night in anticipation of a Tupac Shakur bobblehead giveaway at the ballpark. "I grabbed three of them,"…
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10 May, 2026 0

How a 3,400-year-old ballgame survives in Mexico against all odds

LOS LLANITOS, México (AP):   On a dirt field on Mexico's Pacific coast, five cousins between the ages of 8 and 13 strip down and kick off their shoes. Nearby, adults help them fasten the…
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Leipzig back in Champions League 

AP: Leipzig survived a late scare to secure a Champions League return for next season and a 2-1 win over St Pauli made sure of third place in the Bundesliga yesterday.
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Surfers still take to the waves in war-torn Gaza

DEIR AL-BALAH, The Gaza Strip (AP):  Despite the dire humanitarian crisis across the Gaza Strip, where a fragile ceasefire remains in place, a handful of Palestinian surfers are finding joy –and…
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Stokes makes successful return for Durham

WORCESTER, England (AP): England captain Ben Stokes took two wickets and completed 20 overs for Durham yesterday in a successful comeback from breaking a cheekbone in February.
09 May, 2026 0

Shaw wins second Football Writers’ Women’s Player of Year award

Jamaican international Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw has won the 2026 Football Writers’ Association Women’s Footballer of the Year award for the second time.    The 29-year-old Shaw is set to secure a third…
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Gvardiol back in training

Manchester City star Joško Gvardiol is back in training after four months out with a broken leg, with Pep Guardiola saying yesterday he hopes the defender is ready to “make a good World Cup” with…
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Real Madrid impose massive fines on   Valverde, Tchouaméni

Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro (US$588,000) fines yesterday for their altercation during practice. The massive fines came a day after…
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Allen pilots Kolkata to eight-wicket win over Delhi

Finn Allen’s 47-ball century against Delhi Capitals rushed Kolkata Knight Riders to their fourth straight win in the Indian Premier League yesterday. Allen finally struck form with an unbeaten 100…