Raptors’ gamble on Leonard pays off with trip to NBA Finals
The Toronto Raptors’ gamble to acquire Kawhi Leonard has paid off in the form of maiden trip to the NBA Finals but now comes perhaps...
Semenya files appeal to Swiss Supreme Court
Olympic 800 meters champion Caster Semenya filed an appeal to Switzerland’s highest court on Wednesday against rules requiring middle-distance female athletes with a high natural...
Kupcho and Fassi still rivals, now at professional level
Less than two months after finishing first and second at the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur, American Jennifer Kupcho and Mexico’s Maria Fassi make their...
Apple defends App Store amid mounting criticism
Apple Inc on Wednesday publicly defended its App Store from mounting criticism over its treatment of rivals in a new blog post detailing its functions...
Czech Safarova retires from the sport
Czech Lucie Safarova, the 2015 French Open runner-up, said she retired from tennis on Wednesday....
Missouri governor says state’s intent to close only abortion clinic not political
Missouri Governor Mike Parson on Wednesday said politics played no role in the state department of health’s intent to close Missouri’s sole abortion clinic, a...
Factbox: Roe v. Wade at risk: Legal challenges to U.S. abortion rights
In recent months, some conservative-leaning U.S. states have taken action to curb abortion rights, the most recent being Missouri, where the state’s only abortion clinic...
Iran’s Supreme Leader says Tehran will not negotiate with U.S.
Iran will not negotiate with the United States over its nuclear and missile programs, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday, after President Hassan...
Netanyahu scrambles for allies as deadline to form government looms
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scrambled to cobble together parliamentary support for a coalition on Wednesday, just hours ahead of a deadline to form a new...
Kawhi: Here for championship, not fame
TORONTO – Kawhi Leonard loses zero sleep pondering his place in the pantheon of NBA greats. The Toronto Raptors’ All-Star is restlessly pursuing only one...
