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Simona Halep withdraws from Australian Open qualifying because of knee and shoulder pain
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep pulled out of Australian Open qualifying and a tuneup tournament in Auckland, New Zealand, on Thursday because of pain in her knee and shoulder, the latest interruption of her comeback from a drug suspension. ...
Why is tech giant SoftBank investing over $100 billion in the US?
BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son and President-elect Donald Trump have announced plans for technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group to invest $100 billion in projects in the United States over the coming four years. Trump said the investments in building artificial...
Lando Norris wins season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to seal constructors' title for McLaren
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Lando Norris ended McLaren's 26-year wait for the Formula 1 constructors' title as he won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday. There was drama at the start as champion Max Verstappen collided with Oscar Piastri's second-place...
Norris takes pole for season-ending Abu Dhabi GP and Hamilton 18th in Mercedes farewell
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — McLaren's 26-year wait for a Formula 1 constructors' title could soon be over. Lewis Hamilton's time with Mercedes is set to end on a low. Lando Norris took pole position for the last Formula 1 race of the season Saturday alongside teammate...
'Hello to my brother': Charles and Arthur Leclerc team up for Ferrari in F1 practice
What a way to say hello. Charles Leclerc and his younger brother Arthur drove side-by-side in matching Ferraris at the end of the first practice session Friday for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. “Just saying hello to my brother," Arthur told the team over the radio after...
US first lady Jill Biden in the capital of the United Arab Emirates on her last solo foreign trip
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Jill Biden used a tour of the United Arab Emirates' capital Thursday to praise efforts to fight cancer and call for more attention on women's health issues as part of her final solo foreign tour as first lady. Biden, 73, arrived in Abu Dhabi...
George Russell accuses Max Verstappen of bullying and threatening behavior as F1 feud deepens
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Mercedes driver George Russell has accused Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen of bullying and threatening behavior as a dispute between the two at last week's race in Qatar deepened Thursday. Verstappen said Sunday he had “lost all respect”...
Max Verstappen wins action-packed Qatar Grand Prix after Lando Norris penalized
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Red Bull's Max Verstappen followed up his Formula 1 drivers' title with another win Sunday in an incident-packed Qatar Grand Prix as Lando Norris was hit with a penalty that ended his challenge for the race victory. In a season of controversy over the rules and...
Malaysian court drops one of the graft cases against jailed former premier Najib Razak
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian court on Wednesday dropped charges against jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak over criminal breach of trust linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of a state fund. Najib had already been convicted in his first graft case tied to...
Paul Waring shoots 61 in Abu Dhabi to set 36-hole record on European tour with 19-under par
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Paul Waring hit the shot of his life to complete a career-low 11-under 61 in the second round of the Abu Dhabi Championship on Friday and establish a five-stroke lead heading into the weekend of the European tour's first playoff event. The No....
