Mage won the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday to capture the first leg of America’s Triple Crown.Mage, who finished second in the Florida Derby last month, went off at 15/1 and took up the lead late to beat Two Phil’s and Angel of Empire, one of the favourites, who finished in third place. The victory was the first Kentucky Derby win for Venezuelan trainer Gustavo Delgado and Venezuelan Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano, who won the Run for the Roses after 16 attempts. “I never give up, I always try hard, took a…
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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit marks the first by a Japanese leader to Seoul in 12 years.Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has arrived in the South Korean capital, Seoul, to meet President Yoon Suk-yeol, as the two leaders seek to mend ties amid nuclear threats from North Korea. Kishida’s bilateral visit on Sunday is the first by a Japanese leader to Seoul in 12 years. It returns the trip Yoon made to Tokyo in March, where they sought to close a chapter on the historical disputes that have dominated Japan-South Korea relations for years. “I hope to have an open-hearted…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Police confirm fatalities, but say they are not able to confirm how many people died at the shooting in Allen, a suburb of the city of Dallas.A gunman has shot and wounded multiple people at a busy shopping mall in the city of Dallas in the United States, killing an unknown number of people. Emergency officials said at least nine wounded people, including children, were rushed to hospitals in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday. The gunman, whom authorities said they believe acted alone, was killed by a police officer after he began firing outside of the Allen Premium…
PITTSBURGH – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was forced from the Toronto Blue Jays starting lineup for the first time this season Saturday after the all-star first baseman experienced discomfort in his left wrist. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The soreness first set in during Friday night’s 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, when Guerrero went one-for-four with a first-inning RBI single that opened the scoring. Initially, he was in Saturday’s lineup but when the soreness persisted as he tested out the wrist in the batting cage, he and the Blue Jays erred on the side of caution, with Brandon…
Heart-wrenching cries echoed as funerals were held in Serbia on Saturday for some of the victims of two mass shootings that happened just a day apart this week, leaving 17 people dead and 21 wounded, many of them children. The shootings on Wednesday in a school in Belgrade and on Thursday in a rural area south of the capital city have left the nation stunned with grief and shock. Though Serbia is awash with weapons and no stranger to crisis situations following the wars of the 1990s, a school shooting like the one on Wednesday has never happened before. The…
MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler was cleared to return to the Miami Heat lineup on Saturday, in time for him to play in Game 3 of his team’s Eastern Conference semifinal series against the New York Knicks. Butler sprained his right ankle with about 5 minutes left in Miami’s Game 1 victory. He did not play in Game 2 on Tuesday, when New York evened the series. In six playoff games so far this season, Butler is averaging 35.5 points on 59% shooting, with 6.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game. Butler had a career-high 56-point effort against Milwaukee in…
Andy Murray reached the final of the ATP Challenger event in Aix-en-Provence to boost his clay-court preparations ahead of the French Open.The Scot guaranteed a return to the top 50 with victory over Harold Mayot to stay on course for his first title since Antwerp in 2019. Murray, currently ranked 52, took a late wild card into the second-tier tournament after losing in the first round of the Madrid Open and has made the most of the opportunity with four victories in a row.They have all come against French players, and Murray comfortably brushed aside 21-year-old Mayot, ranked 241, 7-5…
Sudan’s warring parties have met for direct talks in Saudi Arabia as mediators pressed for an end to a conflict that has killed hundreds and sent tens of thousands fleeing. Saudi Arabia and the United States welcomed the start of the “pre-negotiation talks” on Saturday in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and urged the belligerents to actively engage and come to a lasting ceasefire, a joint statement said. Numerous truces have been violated since the conflict broke out in mid-April. The US-Saudi initiative in Jeddah is the first serious attempt…
County cricket paid tribute to the King on the morning of his coronation, while Chelsea’s forward Sam Kerr led the Australian delegation in the formal procession.Kerr was chosen to bear her country’s flag as part of the Commonwealth, fronting an Australian contingent which included Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as they made their way into Westminster Abbey. Meanwhile, Sir Alastair Cook – who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2019 – was among those cricketers who stood to observe the national anthem ahead of day three of the current round of LV= County Championship.Cook joined his Essex team-mates and opponents…
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake that hit the central Ishikawa region on Friday has left a man dead and more than 20 injured.Aftershocks have rattled Japan a day after a powerful magnitude 6.5 earthquake left at least one person dead and damaged buildings, emergency services said, as officials assessed the damage from the quake that injured more than 20 people and shut high-speed train lines. Japan’s Kyodo News agency reported that a 65-year-old man died when he fell from a ladder during the earthquake that hit the central Ishikawa region mid-afternoon on Friday at a depth of 12 km (7 miles).…