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Wing 'wizard' Harry Potter to play for Australia's rugby team. He knows the puns are coming
Australian rugby player Harry Potter has already heard all the puns. He better brace himself for a few more after being picked Friday to play for his country for the first time — fittingly in the city where the famous books about his fantasy namesake were written. Potter, a...
Archbishop of Canterbury will end official duties in early January amid sex abuse scandal
LONDON (AP) — Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, will wrap up his official duties in early January amid an abuse scandal in the Church of England, his office said Wednesday. Welby resigned last week after an investigation found...
Spirit owner Kang pledges $30 million to US Soccer for women's and girl's programs
CHICAGO (AP) — Washington Spirit owner Michele Kang has pledged $30 million to U.S. Soccer over the next five years for programs aimed at women and girls. The gift announced Tuesday by U.S. Soccer, a non-profit organization, represents the largest single investment specifically...
McLaren's IndyCar team makes leadership changes as Gavin Ward leaves role as team principal
Arrow McLaren said Tuesday that team principal Gavin Ward has left the IndyCar team after two seasons in a mutual and strategic decision among executive leadership. Arrow McLaren said it will rely on a handful of leadership acquisitions, including former Indianapolis 500 winner Tony...
Poultry infected with bird flu found on commercial farm in England
Poultry on a commercial farm in England have been infected with the bird flu virus, the U.K. government said Sunday. The H5N1 virus was found in kept birds in St. Ives, a seaside town in Cornwall. All the poultry in the infected area will be humanely culled, according to the...
Harry Kane sparks England rout against Ireland and Nations League promotion
Harry Kane's 69th international goal sparked a second-half scoring spree that fired England back to the top tier of the UEFA Nations League on Sunday. In temporary head coach Lee Carsley's final game in charge, a 5-0 win against Ireland secured promotion and ensured England will be...
Man and four teenagers convicted of murdering two boys in mistaken identity case
LONDON (AP) — Four teenagers and an adult male were convicted in a British court on Friday of stabbing two boys to death in a case of mistaken identity -- killings that shocked a country already anxious about knife crime. Mason Rist, aged 15, and Max Dixon, 16, were chased down and...
Ringo goes country, again. The ex-Beatle mixes peace and love with twang and heartache on new album
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Country comes naturally to Ringo Starr. It's been a low-key part of his of his career since his Beatle beginnings, so it was not a serious swerve for him to make a whole country album, the forthcoming “Look Up,” a collaboration with the modern maestro of...
UK plans to create pension megafunds with aim of unlocking $100 billion for investment
LONDON (AP) — British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves said Thursday the government planned to merge dozens of pension funds with the aim of unlocking tens of billions of pounds for investment and boosting the U.K.'s subpar economic growth. Reeves said in her speech to finance leaders...
US plays at Jamaica on Thursday night in first competitive match under Pochettino
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Mauricio Pochettino's first competitive test as U.S. coach will take place Thursday night at Kingston, Jamaica, when the Americans play the Reggae Boyz in the first leg of a CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal. While the U.S. has 19 wins, three losses and 10...
