News

Jul 30, 2023

London Irish becomes 3rd club banished from English rugby competitions amid financial crisis

LONDON (AP) — The financial crisis gripping English club rugby claimed another

LONDON (AP) — The financial crisis gripping English club rugby claimed another victim Tuesday when London Irish was suspended from the entire league structure for missing its latest deadline to pay staff and players.

Worcester Warriors and Wasps have already been banished from the English Premiership over the past years for financial reasons, meaning the top division is set to become a 10-team competition.

Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

MLB

All Times EDT

All Times EDT

All Times EDT

All Times EDT

AMERICAN LEAGUE

All Times EDT

AMERICAN LEAGUE

THROUGH JUNE 8

AMERICAN LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE

THROUGH JUNE 8

INDIANA (71)

FGFTRebINDIANAMinM-AM-AO-TAPFPTSHull10:200-50-00-1130Smith31:366-130-01-122212Boston32:563-94-65-112310K.Mitchell35:549-161-10-22122Wheeler24:023-84-60-33110Wallace23:042-80-00-1235Vivians17:583-60-00-2138Berger15:582-30-00-2404Caldwell4:060-00-00-0110Egbo4:060-10-00-0030Totals200:0028-699-1…

All Times EDT

Country musician Jimmie Allen is being sued for sexual assault by a second woman who claims he secretly filmed the alleged incident.

THROUGH JUNE 8

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaking at the North Carolina GOP convention Friday night, said if he's elected president he would reverse the recent decision to change the name of Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty.

NEW YORK (106)

FGFTRebNEW YORKMinM-AM-AO-TAPFPTSLaney26:253-43-41-2329Stewart29:477-177-71-91325J.Jones20:344-102-22-83411Ionescu34:3810-189-100-44137Vandersloot29:072-52-20-21116Thornton17:342-51-11-2016Johannès15:153-80-01-2126Sabally11:461-40-03-7032Dolson7:511-20-00-0042Xu4:001-20-00-1002Willoughby3:03…

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (AP) - Results from Argentine football:

Liga Profesional

The Colorado man who prosecutors say abducted and killed a Vermont man as part of a murder for hire conspiracy has pleaded guilty to charges that could land him in prison for life. On Friday, Jerry Banks appeared in Vermont U.S. District Court where he changed his plea to guilty. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled for a later date. Banks was charged with murder for hire that led to the January 2018 death of Gregory Davis, of Danville, Vermont. Banks initially pleaded not guilty. Davis’ body was found by the side of a snowy Vermont back road.

ATLANTA — The Georgia family of a professional baseball prospect who was shot to death has filed a lawsuit against the gun maker and the gun owner.

All Times EDT

The government of Nicaragua has announced the confiscation of properties belonging to 222 opposition figures who were forced into exile in February after being imprisoned by the regime of President Daniel Ortega. The court system wrote in a statement Friday that the opposition figures had been declared "traitors to the homeland." They are also being stripped of their citizenship, measures that have been criticized as violations of international norms. Those taken from prison and forced aboard a flight to the United States on Feb. 9 included seven former presidential hopefuls, lawyers, rights activists, journalists and former members of the Sandinista guerrilla movement.

Arizona governor vetoes youth trans bathroom ban; vows to ‘veto every bill that aims to attack children’

NEW YORK — Donald Trump can proceed with a lawsuit against his niece Mary Trump for providing information to The New York Times for its 2018 report on his taxes, a judge ruled.