Helen Maroulis becomes first US female wrestler to qualify for three Olympic teams on April 22, 2024Helen Maroulis, the first American woman to win a wrestling gold medal, became the first U.S. female wrestler to qualify for three Summer Games as she earned a spot Saturday night on the American team for Paris. Maroulis, competing at 57 kilograms, dominated former Olympian Jacarra Winchester in a best-of-three series. The two-time Olympic medalist […]
Korda 1 stroke back in suspended 3rd round of Chevron Championship on April 22, 2024Nelly Korda was one shot off the lead at the Chevron Championship when the third round was suspended Saturday because of lightning in the area. Play at Carlton Woods was halted just before 3 p.m. and called for the day two-and-a-half hours later with dangerous conditions remaining. The third round of the LPGA’s first major […]
The NBA playoffs are finally here on April 21, 2024There´s a 64-win team in Boston that ran away with the league´s best record. The defending champions in Denver, a group that won 57 games. A fearless young bunch in Oklahoma City, whose No. 1 seed was no fluke. A trio of Villanova alums in New York, who turned the Knicks into a real contender. […]
Verstappen wins again. This time he takes first Formula 1 sprint race of the season on April 21, 2024Max Verstappen, continuing his dominance in Formula 1, took Saturday’s first sprint race of the season – the prelude to the full-blown Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday. Verstappen passed Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes on the ninth of 19 laps and stretched out his lead to win by 13 seconds ahead of Hamilton. Sergio Perez of […]
Nelly Korda 1 shot back through 36 holes at Chevron Championship on April 21, 2024Nelly Korda, seeking to tie an LPGA Tour record with her fifth straight win, shot a 3-under 69 on Friday in the second round of the Chevron Championship, leaving her one shot behind leaders Atthaya Thitikul and Jin Hee Im in the year´s first major. Korda began the day two shots off the lead after […]
50 Ukrainian drones shot down as attacks spark fires at Russian power stations on April 21, 2024Ukraine launched a barrage of drones across Russia overnight, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said Saturday, in attacks that appeared to target the country´s energy infrastructure. Fifty drones were shot down by air defences over eight Russian regions, including 26 over the country´s western Belgorod region close to the Ukrainian border. Two people – a […]
Biden avoids a further Mideast spiral as Israel and Iran show restraint. But for how long? on April 21, 2024President Joe Biden can breathe a bit easier, at least for the moment, now that Israel and Iran appear to have stepped back from the brink of tipping the Middle East into all-out war. Israel’s retaliatory strikes on Iran and Syria caused limited damage. The restrained action came after Biden urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu´s […]
Pakistani province issues flood alert and warns of heavy loss of life due to glacial melting on April 21, 2024A Pakistani province has issued a flood alert due to glacial melting and warned of heavy loss of life, officials said Saturday. The country has witnessed days of extreme weather, killing scores of people and destroying property and farmland. Experts say Pakistan is experiencing heavier rains than normal in April because of climate change. In […]
PPP demands end to ban on social media platform X on April 20, 2024An important ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif demanded the government lift a two-month-old ban on the social media platform X, saying on Friday that it violates citizens’ right to speech and expression. The ban on X has been in place since February, when the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan announced […]
Chasing 5th straight win, Nelly Korda is 2 shots back at Chevron Championship after a first-round 68 on April 20, 2024Nelly Korda, who is looking to tie an LPGA Tour record with her fifth straight win, shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday in the opening round of the Chevron Championship, leaving her two shots behind leader Lauren Coughlin in the year’s first major. Coughlin shot a bogey-free 66 in windy conditions at Carlton Woods, which […]