Attack on Kyiv marks the ninth time this month that Russian air raids have targeted the Ukrainian capital.Russian missile attacks have again rocked Ukraine with one person reported killed in the southern city of Odesa and falling debris from destroyed missiles causing fires in two districts of the capital, Kyiv. Two more people were also wounded in the Odesa attack, Ukraine’s military administration spokesman Serhiy Bratchuk wrote on Telegram on Thursday. Ukraine’s army reported several explosions in Kyiv’s Desnianskyi district and said a fire had broken out at a business in the city’s Darnytskyi neighbourhood as a result of falling…
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The man who put together four championship teams with the Golden State Warriors is nowhere close to reaching a deal for an extension with the club, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reports. Warriors president of basketball operations/general manager Bob Myers and the team have no traction on a new deal with the executive’s contract set to expire on June 30, Charania writes. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Myers joined the club as assistant general manager in 2011 and was promoted to GM the following year. Charania says there is interest in Myers from private equity funds and other pro…
As the war enters its 449th day, we take a look at the main developments.Here is the situation as it stands on Thursday, May 18, 2023. Fighting Ukraine denied a Russian claim that a US-made Patriot defence system was destroyed, while United States officials told the Reuters news agency the equipment was probably damaged but not knocked out. Russia’s defence ministry said a United Kingdom-made L-119 howitzer used in Ukraine had been destroyed by Russian troops, according to Russian state news agency TASS. Ukraine’s military said it made new advances amid heavy fighting near the eastern city of Bakhmut and…
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres slugger Manny Machado has a small fracture in his left hand and the team isn’t sure if he will require a stint on the injured list. Machado was hurt when he was hit by a pitch in Monday night’s 4-0 win against the Kansas City Royals. Padres manager Bob Melvin said X-rays that night didn’t show a fracture, but Machado had a CT scan and MRI on Tuesday that revealed a fractured metacarpal. After a 4-3 loss to the Royals on Wednesday, the star third baseman was asked if going on the injured…
It sure looked like Aaron Judge might have been trolling the Toronto Blue Jays after his base hit on Wednesday. The New York Yankees slugger covered his eyes with his hand after his single off Blue Jays starter Chris Bassitt in the third game of the series at Rogers Centre. “Judge liked getting that hit. He covered his eyes, too. Hmmm,” Yankees play-by-play man Michael Kay said after the YES Network showed the replay. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Just two nights earlier, of course, Blue Jays manager John Schneider wondered aloud why Judge was shifting his eyes…
Sayfullo Saipov was given eight consecutive life sentences in the US as part of his punishment for a deadly 2017 attack.The man responsible for killing eight people with a truck on a Manhattan bike path in 2017 has been handed eight consecutive life sentences, two concurrent life sentences and another 260 years in prison for the attack that also left 18 others severely injured. “The conduct in this case is among the worst, if not the worst, I’ve ever seen,” United States District Judge Vernon S Broderick said on Wednesday. The judge cited the unrepentant nature of defendant Sayfullo Saipov…
Bernardo Silva scores a brace as City outclass Madrid to win 5-1 on aggregate and set up a final against Inter Milan.Manchester City marched into the Champions League final for the second time in three seasons after outclassing holders Real Madrid 4-0 for a 5-1 aggregate victory at a raucous Etihad Stadium. Bernardo Silva’s first-half double put City in control against the 14-time European champions on Wednesday, while an own goal by Eder Militao after the break and a late fourth from Julian Alvarez sealed the deal for Pep Guardiola’s side as they avenged last year’s bitter semifinal loss. With…
The high-resolution images reconstruct the 1912 wreck, revealing more about the ship’s fateful journey across the Atlantic.The wreck of the ill-fated Titanic ocean liner has been visualised in full for the first time as part of what researchers say is the “largest underwater scanning project in history”. The first full-sized 3D scan of the Titanic shipwreck, published on Wednesday, may reveal more details about the ship’s fateful journey across the Atlantic more than a century ago. The model was created with data using deep-sea mapping gathered by two submersibles – named Romeo and Juliet – during a six-week expedition to…
Edmonton Oilers president of hockey operations and general manager Ken Holland said Wednesday that he intended to honour the final year of his contract and remain in the role for the 2023-24 season. But he added that, while he has “unfinished business,” he can’t say for sure how long he’ll remain in the role. “I don’t invest in green bananas,” Holland said at his end-of-season press conference. Holland, 67, is entering the fifth and final year of his contract after joining the Oilers ahead of the 2019-20 season. Before that, he was general manager of the Detroit Red Wings for…
President Yoon and PM Trudeau focus on security, clean energy and critical mineral supplies at summit ahead of G7 meetings.The leaders of South Korea and Canada say they will strengthen their security and economic cooperation to address challenges posed by North Korea and expand Canadian supplies of minerals crucial to South Korea’s technology industry. The meeting on Wednesday in Seoul between South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came before they travel to Japan for this weekend’s Group of Seven summit, where discussions are expected to focus on geopolitical uncertainties worsened by Russia’s war on Ukraine,…