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United States won't be rushed on climate change policies - Tillerson
Foreign ministers from the eight nations of the Arctic Council are set to meet Thursday to determine the group's course on a host of issues from scientific cooperation and economic development to the meeting's stickiest subject, climate change. [Full Article...]
IPL 2017: Ambati Rayudu Wants Saurabh Tiwary to Improve His Running
When De Grandhomme (29, 16b, 4x4, 1x6) fell off the first ball of the 15 over, KKR needed 46 from 35, but with only Pandey remaining as the recognised batsman, it was all down to the India man. Not only Boult troubled Tiwary but Windies explosive batsman Lendl Simmons looked clueless and survived a big appeal in an over where he conceded just two runs. [Full Article...]
Arsenal maintain top-4 hunt with impressive Stoke victory
And fans weren't too happy as they took to Twitter to vent their frustrations. The win saw the Gunners move within one point of fourth-placed Liverpool. Arnautovic's risky left-wing cross was converted by substitute Peter Crouch, though replays showed the former England striker pushed the ball into the net with his hand. [Full Article...]
Mets SS Asdrubal Cabrera hurts left thumb, to have MRI
The 28-year-old Harvey was one of the best pitchers in baseball when he posted sub-3.00 ERAs in 2012, 2013 and 2015. The three-day suspension removed Harvey from the 25-man roster. Other reports said that was after he played golf earlier in the day. "There's no question we've got to get some length out of our starters, or our pen's going to be dead in July", Collins said. [Full Article...]
NFL Draft Recap: Finding teams that improved by division
And finally, to acquire the 12th overall pick in this year's draft, the Houston Texans surrendered the 25th overall pick in this year's draft and a 1st round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. I'll analyze each pick, make predictions and share highlights as we go. That being said, here are a few reasons teams with a quarterback need and even teams without one should be willing to pull the trigger on ... [Full Article...]
Cristiano Ronaldo says Real Madrid are 'phenomenal' at the moment
Cristiano Ronaldo says Real Madrid can not take their Champions League semi-final lead over Atletico Madrid for granted - although he accepts it is "a very good" advantage. We managed the game very well tonight, we prepared well for it and were aware of our strengths and theirs. "We were outstanding", he said, quoted on the club's website. [Full Article...]
Simona Halep wins second straight Madrid Open title
The semifinal in question is scheduled for Saturday and would've been played out by the time you read this. "I haven't had that feeling in months, so it's great to feel that". Mladenovic was in her second straight final, and fourth of the year. He saved all six break opportunities he conceded to Nadal in the first set, but the fifth-ranked Spaniard took control of the tiebreaker under the clos... [Full Article...]
Brewers pound Mets, Harvey, 7-4
The Mets are 30-11 in their last 41 vs. Brian McCann hit a three-run homer against his former team and Lance McCullers Jr. pitched four-hit ball over six shutout innings to lead Houston past the New York Yankees 5-1 on Friday for its fifth straight victory. [Full Article...]
Upton, Fulmer lead Tigers to rare win at Angels, 7-1
Martinez, who spent almost eight weeks on the disabled list after spraining his foot in a spring training game, has quickly made his presence felt in the Tigers' lineup, even though his mobility in the outfield suggests he's still not 100 percent. [Full Article...]
Wizards win on Wall's 3-pointer, forcing Game 7
Thomas and the Celtics will have home-court advantage, which has been critical throughout this series . Will there be any more controversy in Monday night's winner-take-all Game 7? "It was for how much love I have for this city, how much love I have for my teammates, how much fight we have", Wall said. [Full Article...]
Edmonton opens 2nd round with wild win
Tarasenko scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal with 3 minutes, 51 seconds remaining to give St Louis a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators , tying their NHL Western Conference semi-final series at one game apiece. Ryan Ellis scored for the second game in a row to break the ice, extending his point streak to six games. This is the third time in five seasons they've lost the first two ... [Full Article...]
LaLiga, round 37 Real Madrid vs Sevilla
That prospect now looks remote, with the French boss striking a far from encouraging tone as he revealed: "We are taking it day by day with Gareth". The squad are now training at #RMCity ahead of tomorrow's match against @SevillaFC_ENG ! "Its special, for sure, (Juventus) gave me everything", Zidane told reporters. [Full Article...]
Reese Witherspoon is a 'Newly Separated Loser' in 'Home Again' Trailer
Reese Witherspoon's career has seen its fair share of comedies down the years, with Legally Blonde among her high points in the genre, while something such as Hot Pursuit would certainly be one we'd rather forget. Home Again follows Witherspoon's Alice as she moves back to L.A. after she separates from her husband. This tease for the movie doesn't really explain anything except that Alice is... [Full Article...]
Nadal top Goffin to reach semis — Madrid Open
The home favourite needed 90 minutes to complete the opening set, finally finishing off Italian Fognini 7-6 (7/3), 3-6, 6-4 on a second match point after being broken while serving for victory. But as he did not appeal to the umpire to climb down to check the mark, his haphazard forehand was not returned by Lopez and the point was awarded to the Serb. [Full Article...]
Arsenal maintains top four hunt with impressive Stoke victory
Stoke pulled a goal back in controversial fashion as substitute Peter Crouch steered Marko Arnautovic's cross into the back of the net with his hand, but Sanchez eased Arsenal's nerves when his deflected strike found the bottom-left corner with 14 minutes remaining. [Full Article...]
Nothing would make Avery Bradley happier than ending series vs
Much like they did in game 5 Tuesday night at the Garden, the Celtics will look to flip the script and take the series in the Wizards' house tonight for Game 6. Watching Marcin Gortat, Ian Mahinmi , and Markieff Morris try to guard him was scary . Monday, I want to get back here - we have to get back here - so we have to take care of business at home and get back here so I can hear my name s... [Full Article...]
Wenger: We had to 'suffer and stick together' for Stoke win
On Saturday, as he was making his way along the touchline toward the dressing room after the final whistle, Wenger gave a wave to Arsenal's visiting supporters and they roared their approval. "The referee was so fearless in making the decision", City manager Pep Guardiola said. We were okay and had a good shape in the first half but in terms of what we wanted to do in attack, that didn't really ... [Full Article...]
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin to fight in September
The reigning lineal middleweight champion Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 knockouts) was too quick for the slow of foot and slow of hand Chavez Jr (50-3-1, 32 knockouts), closing the taller Chavez's left eye with his unstoppable right hand. "I feel ready. I prepared very well and I'm ready for this fight". Chavez figures to balloon to 180-190 pounds by the first bell at T-Mobile Arena. [Full Article...]
George Hill out for Jazz-Warriors Game 2 with toe injury
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The Warriors took a 1-0 series lead in the Western Conference Semifinals after defeating the Jazz 106-94 in Game 1 . Stephen Curry pulled off a razzle-dazzle spin move right around big Rudy Gobert at the perimeter, went in for a layup and raised his hands, begging the sellout crowd to do its thing. [Full Article...]
Pool-by-pool Guide to Japan 2019
They will be joined in Pool B by Connor O'Shea's Italy , the victor of a repechage tournament and the number one qualifier from Africa - most likely to be Namibia. "It's great having a really hard game that everyone's going to look forward to, and we know Italy well, so it's making sure we have a bit of an edge going over there", Foster told TVNZ 1. [Full Article...]