Category: Sports

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian special envoy and former Prime Minister Tony Abbott said a free trade agreement between his nation and India would signal the “democratic world’s tilt away from China.” Abbott visited New Delhi last week as Australia’s special trade envoy for India as the Australian government gives priority to sealing a bilateral […]

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press Thick smoke that held down winds and temperatures began to clear Sunday from the scenic forestlands of Northern California as firefighters battling the largest single wildfire in state history braced for a return of fire-friendly weather. The winds weren’t expected to reach the ferocious speeds that […]

DENVER (AP) — Lewis Brinson of the Miami Marlins was targeted by a fan at Coors Field who repeatedly shouted a racial slur at the Black outfielder when he batted in the ninth inning Sunday. The slur was clearly heard on the Bally Sports Florida telecast of the Marlins’ 13-8 loss to the Colorado Rockies. […]

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The captain of Fiji’s Olympic-champion rugby sevens team, Jerry Tuwai, says he doesn’t expect to lead the team in its attempt to win a third consecutive gold medal at the 2024 Paris Games. Speaking from quarantine after the team’s return to Fiji, Tuwai, who was also a member of the […]

In 2019, Roki was an 8-year-old that was attending Koror Elementary School; an avid baseball player, singer, and all-around active young kid. When the school year ended, Roki moved to Taiwan to live with his grandmother, Ambassador Dilmei L. Olkeriil, Palau’s Ambassador to the Republic of China (R.O.C), Taiwan.  He began third grade in Shi-dong […]

TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: China’s Zhong Tianshi and Bao Shanju broke the world record in the women’s team sprint with a time of 31.804 seconds to advance to the medal match at the Tokyo […]