VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Brittney Griner knows only too well the swirling emotions of being involved in a prisoner swap, and she said Thursday night she is “head over heels” that fellow Americans are coming home from Russia. “Great day. It’s a great day. It’s a great day,” Griner said after the U.S. women beat
NANTERRE, France (AP) — American coach Bob Bowman keeps cranking out Olympic gold-medal winners, swimmers trained in the United States but flying flags of other nations. Frenchman Léon Marchand — home-country hero of the Paris Olympics — has already won three gold medals this week under Bowman’s tutelage. He’ll be the favorite for a fourth
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The NFL’s new kickoff rule will make its debut when the preseason opens Thursday night with the Chicago Bears facing the Houston Texans. While both teams are expected to sit starters, all eyes will be on the overhauled kickoffs during the annual Hall of Fame game at Tom Benson Stadium. NFL
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to running an illegal gambling business, U.S. authorities announced Thursday. Mathew Bowyer’s business operated for at least five years in Southern California and Las Vegas and took wagers
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader on Thursday made his second appearance in federal court in Texas after being taken into U.S. custody last week. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, 76, used a wheelchair for the hearing before U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone in El Paso. Zambada, the longtime leader of
Chipmaker Intel Corp. is cutting 15% of its massive workforce — about 15,000 jobs — as it tries to turn its business around to compete with more successful rivals like Nvidia and AMD. In a memo to staff, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said Thursday the company plans to save $10 billion in 2025. “Simply put
Ekonomija | Izvor: Beta | 31.07.2024 | access_time 22:35 Čokolade poskupljuje u svetu zbog cene sirovine, ali to je uzrok gledano samo “na prvu loptu”, piše sajt “The Southafrican”. Statističari su izračunali prosečno povećanje cene čokolade u maju od 14 odsto u odnosu na maj prošle godine, a samo ove godine sedam odsto, ali više od 63
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Diplomatic efforts are underway to persuade President Nicolás Maduro to release vote tallies from Venezuela’s presidential election, after opposition leaders disputed his claim of victory and amid increasing calls for an independent review of the results, according to officials from Brazil and México. Government officials from Brazil, Colombia and Mexico have
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic overcame problems with his surgically repaired right knee at the Paris Olympics on Thursday night and erased a big deficit in the second set to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (3) and reach the Summer Games’ semifinals for the fourth time as he tries to collect his first gold medal.
PARIS (AP) — Brazil’s Hugo Calderano reached an Olympic milestone at the Paris Games on Thursday, becoming the first player from outside Asia or Europe to reach the semifinals in table tennis. Calderano beat Jang Woo-jin 4-0 for the breakthrough in men’s singles. “I had some emotions after the match,” the 28-year-old Calderano said. “It’s
