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Roberto Mancini appointed Saudi Arabia coach 2 weeks after quitting job in charge of Italy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:07 GMT

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Roberto Mancini was appointed Saudi Arabia coach on Sunday, just two weeks after the European Championship-winning manager surprisingly left his job in charge of Italy.The Saudi Arabian soccer federation says Mancini has been given a four-year contract. His first matches in charge will be against Costa Rica on Sept. 8 and South Korea four days later — both are friendly games.Italian media reported that Mancini’s contract is worth 25 million euros ($27 million) a year, and that the 58-year-old will be presented to the media at a news conference on Monday.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/SoccerSource

La selección femenina de EEUU apoya a Jenni Hermoso y exige acabar con el acoso laboral

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:07 GMT

CHICAGO – La selección femenina de Estados Unidos manifestó su apoyo a la futbolista española Jenni Hermoso por el beso que recibió del presidente de la Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, y destacó que “las mujeres se merecen condiciones laborables sanas” y sin “acoso”.“En el Día de la igualdad de las mujeres y en cualquier otro día, apoyamos a las jugadoras. Celebrar el proceso es una victoria vacía si la seguridad laboral sigue siendo una batalla. Las mujeres merecen tener condiciones de trabajo sanas, sin acosos”, escribió la selección femenina de Estados Unidos en una nota en ‘X’ (antes Twitter). La FIFA suspende al presidente de Federación Española tras beso en la boca a futbolista en el Mundial Hermoso asegura que “en ningún momento” fue consensual beso con Rubiales “Apoyamos a Jenni Hermoso, las jugadoras españolas, y todas las futbolistas po...

Blue Jays SS Bo Bichette leaves game after 5 innings with sore right quadriceps

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:07 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette left Sunday’s game against Cleveland after five innings because of a sore right quadriceps.Bichette returned Aug. 19 after missing 16 games because of right knee tendinitis. Toronto went 8-8 without him.Bichette grounded out to second base in the fifth and did not run hard to first. Santiago Espinal took over at shortstop in the top of the sixth.Bichette went 0 for 3 before departing. He came in leading the AL with 152 hits this season.Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman left in the sixth when Whit Merrifield hit for him. Cavan Biggio moved from second to third, Davis Schneider moved from left field to second base, and Merrifield went in to left.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlbSource

Browns’ Grant has a season-ending injury and Ward has a concussion. Goodwin is back from blood clots

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:07 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jakeem Grant Sr.’s inspiring comeback with the Browns came to an abrupt, painful stop.Grant, who was signed last year to fix Cleveland’s return game, will miss his second straight season with an injury after hurting his right knee on the opening kickoff in Saturday’s exhibition game in Kansas City.Grant had worked his way back from an Achilles tendon tear only to suffer another major injury the first time he touched the ball for Cleveland in a game. He signed a three-year, $10 million contract as a free agent in 2022.“Very disappointed for Jakeem,” coach Kevin Stefanski said Sunday on a Zoom call. “To see a guy that worked so hard to come back from the previous injuries. I just marvel at his strength and I know his teammates do as well, so that’s a tough one. We had high hopes for Jakeem.”The team placed Grant on injured reserve.The 31-year-old had been making progress in training camp and was poised to handle return duties this season before getti...

Dolphins extend DT Zach Sieler through 2026 season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:07 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins signed defensive tackle Zach Sieler to a contract extension through the 2026 season, they announced Sunday.Since joining the team off waivers in 2019, Sieler has appeared in 53 games with 33 starts. The 27-year-old has totaled 10 sacks and three forced fumbles for the Dolphins.Last season, Sieler finished tied for fifth among all NFL defensive tackles with a career-high 70 tackles.He is dealing with a minor injury that Miami coach Mike McDaniel called “not anything serious.” He missed Saturday’s preseason finale against Jacksonville.Sieler had been set to become a free agent after this season.The Dolphins also had been hoping to sign defensive tackle Christian Wilkins to a contract extension. Wilkins is entering the fifth year of his rookie deal and has not participated in team drills or preseason games amid contract negotiations. He will get $10.7 million this season, according to Spotrac.com.“When Christian tells me he is ready to go, ...

Thomas, Bonner power Sun to 83-68 victory over Sparks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:07 GMT

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Alyssa Thomas scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, DeWanna Bonner moved into seventh place on the all-time scoring list and the Connecticut Sun pulled away in the second half for an 83-68 victory over Los Angeles on Sunday, snapping the Sparks’ six-game win streak.Thomas sank 6 of 11 shots from the floor and 5 of 6 free throws for Connecticut (24-11), which has already clinched a playoff berth. Thomas has 25 double-doubles this season. She added eight assists. Bonner scored 12 points to break a tie with Sue Bird. Bonner has 6,815 career points. She also had eight rebounds.Azurá Stevens finished with 17 points to lead Los Angeles (15-19). The Sparks currently hold the final playoff spot, leading Chicago by two games with the Sky playing at the Seattle Storm later Sunday.Stevens scored eight points to help the Sparks take a 20-19 lead into the second quarter.Thomas had 12 points by halftime for the Sun, who shot nearly 61% from the floor (17 of 28) ...

Vlahović to the rescue as Juventus snatches 1-1 draw against Bologna amid jeers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:07 GMT

MILAN (AP) — Juventus needed Dušan Vlahović’s late goal to rescue a 1-1 draw at home to Bologna in Serie A on Sunday.Lewis Ferguson had given Bologna the lead in the 24th minute and the Bianconeri were booed off the field at halftime. But Vlahović, who earlier had a goal ruled out for offside, headed in the equalizer with 10 minutes remaining.Defending champion Napoli was playing at home to Sassuolo later Sunday, while last season’s runner-up Lazio welcomed newly promoted Genoa.After a difficult time last season, Juventus had kicked off the new campaign with a 3-0 win at Udinese. It was a second tricky test for Bologna, which lost to AC Milan in its opener.The visitors took the lead after Joshua Zirkzee drew two defenders towards him and managed to knock the ball forward to Ferguson, who had time to control and fire into the far bottom corner.After the jeers at halftime, Juventus appeared to have more impetus in the second period and thought it had taken the lead seven minutes...

Alonso, Ortega rally Mets to 3-2 win over Angels and stop 4-game losing streak

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:07 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso hit a tying double in the eighth inning and Rafael Ortega a winning single in the ninth to boost the New York Mets over the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Sunday and stop a four-game losing streak.The Angels’ Shohei Ohtani went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts and was 3 for 9 with three runs, two steals and an RBI in his first series since the Angels said he tore a ligament in his right elbow while pitching on Wednesday.Los Angeles, which won the first two games of the series, took a 2-1 lead in the eighth on Luis Rengifo’s solo homer off reliever Drew Smith.Francisco Lindor singled against Matt Moore in the bottom half and scored on a double by Alonso, who has 96 RBIs.Francisco Álvarez was hit by a pitch from Reynaldo López (2-7) leading off the ninth, DJ Stewart singled and Mark Vientos walked. With no outs, Ortega lined a slider into short right field for the second walkoff hit of his big league career and first with the Mets. Hunter Renfroe sprinted...

Sheriff provides the first details of how a white man fatally shot 3 Black people at a Jacksonville store

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:07 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A 21-year-old white man fatally shot three Black people in Florida with guns he bought legally despite once being involuntarily committed for a mental health exam, the local sheriff said Sunday.Ryan Palmeter shot one of his victims as she sat in her car outside a Jacksonville store; shot another just after Palmeter entered the store; and shot the third minutes later, Jacksonville’s sheriff said.Palmeter used an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and a Glock handgun in the shooting, Sheriff T.K. Waters said during a press conference.Palmeter had legally purchased his guns in recent months even though he had been involuntarily committed for a mental health examination in 2017. Palmeter killed himself after killing the three victims.Waters identified those shot in Saturday’s attack at a Dollar General as Angela Michelle Carr, 52, who was shot in her car; store employee A.J. Laguerre, 19, who was shot as he tried to flee; and customer Jerrald Gallion, 29, who was...

French education minister announces ban on Islamic dress in schools

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:07 GMT

PARIS — French Education Minister Gabriel Attal announced on Sunday that France will ban the Islamic garment known as the abaya in schools.“The school of the Republic was built around strong values, secularism is one of them. … When you enter a classroom, you shouldn’t be able to identify the religion of pupils,” Attal said in an interview with French TV channel TF1.“I announce that [pupils] will no longer be able to wear abaya at school,” he said.The abaya is a long, flowing dress commonly worn by Muslim women as it complies with Islamic beliefs on modest dress — but it’s also worn by other communities in North Africa and the Middle East. In 2004, France banned religious symbols in schools, including large crosses, Jewish kippahs and Islamic headscarves. But the abaya occupies a gray zone and hasn’t specifically been banned.Attal, who was appointed in July, announced that he would lead talks in the coming weeks before issuing new “...