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Report: PSG forward Neymar agrees a 2-year deal with Saudi club Al-Hilal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:08:43 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain soccer superstar Neymar has reportedly agreed a two-year deal to join Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal.France’s leading sports daily L’Equipe said on its website Sunday that the PSG and Brazil forward will receive a total of 160 million euros ($175 million) over two seasons. No details were given as to how much the transfer fee would be for Neymar, who has also been linked with a return to Barcelona.The Associated Press has asked defending French champion PSG to confirm the deal. The request was not immediately answered.Neymar’s current contract with PSG runs until 2025.Neymar missed PSG’s season-opening 0-0 draw against Lorient in the French league on Saturday after training alone on Friday, with the club saying it was because he was recovering from a viral infection. But Neymar is heading for a PSG exit and could leave during the summer transfer window.The 31-year-old Brazilian joined PSG from Barcelona for a world-record fee of ...

Tottenham begins life without Kane with 2-2 draw at Brentford in Premier League

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:08:43 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Tottenham began life without Harry Kane with an entertaining 2-2 draw at Brentford in the Premier League on Sunday. All four goals came in an action-filled first half that gave a first indication of what Tottenham will look like without its talismanic striker under new manager Ange Postecoglou. A day after Kane sealed his move to Bayern Munich, Spurs dominated possession and scored from its only two efforts on target in the first half, and yet still had to come from 2-1 down after being undone defensively on a couple of occasions. While both teams settled into a more cautious rhythm after the break, the opening 45 minutes of Postecoglou’s reign were enough to show that his underlying tactics will be a far cry from his predecessor Antonio Conte’s defensive rigidity and focus on counterattacks.And while Spurs couldn’t find a winner, a draw at Brentford could be seen as a positive first step given that Thomas Frank’s team beat Manchester United, Manchester Cit...

Joey King dice que estar en el escenario con Taylor Swift es como meterse en “un baño de hielo”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:08:43 GMT

(CNN) — En julio, Taylor Swift tenía una sorpresa para sus fans en la parada de su gira “Eras” en Kansas City. Estrenó un nuevo video musical para la canción “I Can See You” e invitó a Joey King y Taylor Lautner, protagonistas del video, a subir al escenario con ella. Aunque King, protagonista de “The Kissing Booth” y “Bullet Train”, está acostumbrada a los fans, dijo que esto fue algo totalmente diferente.“Es un nivel diferente”, dijo King a CNN. “Es una experiencia muy especial salir a un escenario de más de 70.000 personas”.King dijo que se encontraba entre bastidores cuando Swift le dijo que estaba tratando de decidir si debía subirla al escenario antes o después de la reproducción del video.“Le dije: ‘¿Subirme al escenario? Me respondió: ‘¿No te lo dije? Y yo contesté: ‘No me dijiste que iba a subir al escenario'”, se rió. “Dios mío. Empecé a sudar y a asustarme y m...

Boston Police investigating three shootings that left two injured Saturday in Dorchester, Roxbury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:08:43 GMT

Three separate shootings in the city injured two within an hour of each other Saturday night and remain under investigation, according to police.Officers initially responded to a call of shots fired at the intersection of Wales Street and Browning Avenue around 8:40 p.m. Police said they recovered ballistics down the road at Harambee Park, where the first day of the annual Crew Love basketball tournament had wrapped up more than an hour beforehand.The second incident happened 10 minutes later, and about two miles away in Dorchester, where a person was shot in the area of Pleasant Street and Savin Hill Avenue. Emergency responders took the victim to a local hospital for treatment of injuries that police described as not life threatening.Police then responded a little over half an hour later to the third shooting of the night, around 9:25, in the area of Hollander and Crawford streets in Roxbury. The victim in that shooting was also taken to an area hospital with injuries that are not...

Red Sox notebook: Bullpen taking shape as Whitlock returns from IL

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:08:43 GMT

As injuries have mounted over the past few weeks the Red Sox have been forced to rely on a number of Triple-A call-ups and depth arms to help keep the ship afloat.It hasn’t always been pretty, but as the club returns to full health the bullpen is beginning to take shape.Garrett Whitlock was activated from the injured list on Sunday and is expected to return to the multi-inning relief role in which he dominated as a rookie two years ago. With his addition the Red Sox now have eight relievers who could be comfortably described as high-leverage guys, and once Tanner Houck returns to the fold next week the Red Sox will have their full pitching staff available for the first time all season.Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Whitlock’s return could be a game-changer.“Now we can balance the bullpen,” Cora said. “Usage-wise it’s been a challenge the last 10-12 days with so many close games, now adding him to the equation and using him the way we did before, m...

Pink fan goes into early labor at Boston concert, names premature baby in singer’s honor

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:08:43 GMT

Pink got more than just the party started at her recent Boston concert when a fan went into early labor during the show — and later named the baby after the Grammy-winning superstar.Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital announced the birthing journey of Angela Mercer, who attended the “Just Like A Pill” singer’s Summer Carnival tour stop at Fenway Park on July 31. The Albany, New York, resident is now the proud mother of a new baby boy she named in honor of Pink.“At only 31 weeks pregnant, Angela hadn’t been expecting her son’s arrival quite yet, but she started having contractions shortly after arriving for the show,” the hospital shared on Facebook Wednesday morning.“She called her doctor, who advised her to get to a hospital [but] with all the traffic surrounding Fenway for the concert, Angela had trouble finding a ride,” the post continued. “She and her family decided the fastest way to get to Brigham and Women’s was to walk — and so, decked out in their concert outfits, they ma...

Camp Pendleton recognizes anniversary of first woman to enlist in Marine Corps

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:08:43 GMT

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Aug. 13, 2023 marks 105 years since the first woman enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.During World War I, 305 women were accepted for duty in the Marine Corps Reserve on this day in history. Opha May Johnson became the first known woman to enlist as she was reported to be first in line at the recruiting station, Camp Pendleton explained.The Kokomo, Indiana native was sent to Capitol Hill to fill administrative roles in the office of Quartermaster General of the Marine Corps in Washington D.C. -- a role she would lead throughout the first World War. Family demands answers after girl, 14, found in Camp Pendleton barracks According to Marine Corps University, most women filled clerical billets at Headquarters, Marine Corps. This allowed male Marines qualified for active field service to be released to fight in France. Other women, the university explained, filled jobs at recruiting stations throughout the U.S. This was until July 30, 1919 when ...

Roger Thibault, one half of first same-sex civil union in Quebec, dies at 77

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:08:43 GMT

MONTREAL — A member of the first same-sex couple to be legally joined in a civil union in North America has died.  Roger Thibault, 77, died Friday in the arms of the man he shared his life with for 50 years. His husband, Theo Wouters, says Thibault suffered from Parkinson’s disease hat his conditioned had worsened. The couple was united in a civil union in July 2002 after the Quebec government created the new form of legal partnership, distinguished from marriage only by its name, which was open to same sex couples.Quebec would legalize same sex marriage in 2004, while the federal government would follow in 2005. Wouters, 81, says he hopes future generations will remember the couple’s fight against homophobia. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 13, 2023. The Canadian Press

Makkabi Berlin becomes the first Jewish team to play in the German Cup in a loss to Wolfsburg

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:08:43 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Makkabi Berlin became the first Jewish team to compete in the German Cup when it was beaten 6-0 by Wolfsburg on Sunday.The fifth-tier team swiftly went behind with the visitors scoring two early goals through Lukas Nmecha and Jonas Wind to dampen hopes of an upset.But Makkabi didn’t fold against the Bundesliga team backed by car manufacturer Volkswagen, and Kanto Fitiavana Voahariniaina was unfortunate to see an apparent goal ruled out for offside.Wolfsburg put the result beyond doubt early in the second half and would have scored more but for Makkabi goalkeeper Jack Krause, who earned the home fans’ biggest cheers. Tiago Tomas had two goals off the bench for Wolfsburg.Makkabi, which was founded by Holocaust survivors in 1970, had already made history just by qualifying for the 64-team German Cup – by winning the Berlin Cup for the first time – to become the first Jewish club to take part since the tournament was started under the Nazis in 1935. Jews were excluded at t...

Pakistani insurgents attack Chinese convoy in restive province, causing no casualties, officials say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:08:43 GMT

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Insurgents opened fire Sunday on a convoy carrying Chinese citizens in the restive Baluchistan province in southwestern Pakistan, the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan said.There were no Chinese casualties as a result of the attack in the port city of Gwadar, the embassy said. It said it “strongly condemns this terrorist act,” urging the authorities to investigate, punish the perpetrators and prevent such attacks from happening in the future.The Pakistani military, reporting on the same incident, said insurgents attacked a military convoy in Gwadar and that troops returned firing, killing two attackers. The military made no mention of a Chinese presence, but typically escorts convoys carrying Chinese citizens. The military said there was no harm to civilians or security forces. Chinese companies operating in Gwadar and other parts of Baluchistan have been targeted in the past by Baluch insurgents. The Baluchistan Liberation Army, a separatist group, claimed r...