Ronaldo: Age is just a number
Cristiano Ronaldo reassured Juventus supporters and his legions of fans worldwide that at 34 he’s not ready for retirement yet.
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Cristiano Ronaldo reassured Juventus supporters and his legions of fans worldwide that at 34 he’s not ready for retirement yet.
LONDON—Andy Murray has been chosen to play for Britain in the Davis Cup finals, organizers said Monday.
INZAI CITY, Japan—Not only did Jason Day win the inaugural “The Challenge: Japan Skins” game on Monday, beating Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Hideki Matsuyama, he also won the needling contest.
ROME—The Italy women’s national soccer team was awarded the Foreign Press Association’s Invictus award Monday for promoting and “emancipating” the female game in the country with its run to the World Cup quarterfinals.
WASHINGTON—National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) candidate Anthony Rendon surveyed his teammates scattered around the Nationals Park diamond, whoopin’ it up after clinching a World Series berth.
TOKYO—Emperor Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne on Tuesday, proclaiming himself Japan’s 126th emperor as the audience shouted “banzai” to wish him a long and prosperous reign.
CARACAS, Venezuela—Motorists in socialist Venezuela have long enjoyed the world’s cheapest gasoline, with fuel so heavily subsidized that a full tank these days costs a tiny fraction of a US penny. But the economy is in such shambles that drivers are now paying for fill-ups with a little food, a candy bar or just a cigarette.
LONDON—Britain faced another week of grinding political gridlock after Prime Minister Boris Johnson was denied a chance on Monday to hold a vote by lawmakers on his Brexit divorce bill.
ANTWERP, Belgium—Andy Murray claimed his first Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour title in more than two-and-a-half years at the European Open on Sunday in only his sixth singles tournament since returning from hip surgery in January.
Now this is a serious World Series throw-down.
LONDON—British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is still at odds with Parliament over how to break the Brexit impasse, and the European Union is considering Johnson’s halfhearted request for a delay to the October 31 deadline. There are things to look for in the coming days.
SANTIAGO, Chile—Protests and violence in Chile spilled over into a new day and raged into Sunday night despite the president canceling a subway fare hike that has prompted violent demonstrations.
SEOUL—The South Korean soccer association said recently that it has requested that North Korea be punished for blocking rival fans and media from attending a World Cup qualifier between the countries at an empty stadium in Pyongyang.
WASHINGTON—Global finance officials wrapped up their fall meetings on Saturday with a pledge to “employ all appropriate tools” to combat the weakest global growth in a decade, but there was little evidence of progress in easing trade tensions, a major source of the slowdown.
HONG KONG—Hong Kong protesters again flooded streets on Sunday, ignoring a police ban on the rally and setting up barricades amid tear gas and firebombs.
ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT—Defense Secretary Mark Esper says that under current plans all US troops leaving Syria will go to western Iraq, and the military will continue to conduct operations against the Islamic State group to prevent its resurgence.
SYDNEY—Australia’s Qantas on Sunday completed the first non-stop commercial flight from New York to Sydney, which was used to run a series of tests to assess the effects of ultra long-haul flights on crew fatigue and passenger jetlag.
TOKYO—The typhoon that ravaged Japan last week hit with unusual speed and ferocity, leaving homes buried in mud and people stranded on rooftops.
CORVALLIS, Oregon—As he stood amid the thick old-growth forests in the coastal range of Oregon, Dave Wiens was nervous. Before he trained to shoot his first barred owl, he had never fired a gun.
CHIVACOA, Venezuela—Every year, thousands trek to a mountainside in Venezuela for rituals played out with fire, blood and smoke to pay tribute to the indigenous goddess Maria Lionza, who is revered across the crisis-stricken South American nation.
PARIS—Melted scaffolding atop fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral will be removed “in the coming weeks” to allow restoration work to begin next year, France’s culture minister said last week.
Practice is over and Boston Celtics Assistant Coach Kara Lawson is still working.
By Liz Weston | NerdWallet
NATIONAL Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner Adam Silver said Chinese officials wanted Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey to be fired for his tweet supporting anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, and the league emphatically dismissed the request.
NEW YORK—The Brooklyn Nets played well and ate great on their trip to China.
WASHINGTON—President Donald J. Trump voiced confidence on Wednesday that the United States could not lose a tariff war with the European Union as the US prepares to impose trade sanctions on up to $7.5 billion worth of EU goods.
HONG KONG—Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam was again forced from the legislative chamber because of protests on Thursday by opposition members following a bloody attack on a leader of the nearly five-month-old protest movement.
President Duterte fell off his parked motorcycle on the palace grounds, suffering bruises and scratches, but the minor injuries won’t affect his schedule, his spokesman said Thursday.
STUTTGART, Germany—Next stop Tokyo for Simone Biles.
TOKYO—Everyone loves a winner. And in Japan right now, that has moved rugby from the sidelines into the mainstream.
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