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Primoz edges closer to Vuelta win as Higuita earns first victory
Colombian Sergio Higuita earned his first professional victory by winning stage 18 in the Vuelta a Espana on Thursday as Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic closed in on the title by increasing his overall advantage to two minutes and 50 seconds.
Bruins hand Cassidy multi-year extension
Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy signed a multi-year contract extension on Wednesday.
Iranian soccer fan 'Blue Girl' dies after setting herself on fire
A female Iranian soccer fan who set herself on fire last week after being arrested for sneaking into a stadium dressed as a man has died from her injuries, causing widespread outrage.
Red Sox fire Dombrowski one year after winning World Series
The Boston Red Sox fired president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski on Monday, just one year removed from a World Series championship.
Spain brush aside Serbia, Argentina thump Poland
Spain secured their fifth successive win of the World Cup with an impressive 81-69 defeat of Serbia and Argentina matched them with a 91-65 rout of Poland on Sunday.
F2 racer Correa in induced coma after crash
American driver Juan Manuel Correa was placed in a medically induced coma in a setback in his recovery from a fatal Formula Two crash last week in Belgium.
Bears, Nagy search for remedy after 'ridiculous' opener
On the optimistic side, Matt Nagy has 10 days to evaluate and implement a fix for an ailing offense after the Chicago Bears put up three points in what the second-year head coach termed a “ridiculous” showing Thursday against the Green Bay Packers.
Australia win Olympic berth as United States crush Japan
Australia continued their impressive form in the basketball World Cup with an 87-82 win over Lithuania and secured a berth in the 2020 Olympic Games while holders United States cruised to a 98-45 rout of Japan on Thursday.
Soccer: Twitter vows to tackle online racist abuse of players in Britain
Twitter said it has taken action on more than 700 cases of “abuse and hateful conduct” related to football in Britain in the last two weeks and promised on Wednesday to continue its efforts to curb the menace.
Golf: Game has a need for speed, say Clarke
A man with a passion for high-performance sports cars and an admitted need for speed it is hardly a surprise that Darren Clarke has zero tolerance for slow pokes — particularly on the golf course.