China has handed an Australian writer a suspended death sentence – five years after he was arrested on suspicion of spying. Pro-democracy academic Dr Yang Hengjun was detained at Guangzhou Airport in 2019 accused of espionage for a country China has not publicly identified. Dr Yang’s sentence, which comes three years after a closed-door trial,
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Associated Press Feb 4, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ROSARIO, Argentina — Argentina reached the Davis Cup finals group stage by eliminating Kazakhstan 3-2 in the best-of-five-match qualifying round when Sebastian Baez erased two match points and came back to edge Dmitry Popko 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6) on Sunday. Belgium, the Czech Republic
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Feb 4, 2024, 06:25 PM Former Wales and British & Irish Lions fly-half Barry John has died aged 79, his family said on Sunday. “Barry John died peacefully today at the University Hospital of Wales surrounded by his loving wife and four children,” a family statement said. John made his Wales debut in 1966, making
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Associated Press Feb 4, 2024, 06:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions In reply to the NCAA claiming college sports would be thrown into “disarray” if rules banning name, image and likeness compensation being used as recruiting inducements were lifted by court order, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said in a Sunday filing the association is
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Associated Press Feb 3, 2024, 08:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HELSINGBORG, Sweden — Thiago Monteiro led Brazil its first spot in the Davis Cup finals group stage in September, beating Sweden’s Elias Ymer 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday for a 3-1 team victory. “I’m just happy to help the team,” Monteiro said. “Everyone had
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Feb 1, 2024, 09:40 AM England recovered from a slow start to begin their Six Nations campaign with a win over Italy in Rome. Getty England recovered from a scruffy start and a 17-8 deficit to beat Italy 27-24 in their opening Six Nations game in Rome on Saturday, ending a run of four successive opening
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Namibia’s President Hage Geingob has died aged 82. Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba announced Mr Geingob’s death in the early hours of Sunday morning. “At his side was his dear wife Madame Monica Geingos and his children,” Mr Mbumba said in a statement. He had been diagnosed with cancer and publicly revealed his diagnosis last month. His
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Dan Hajducky, ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 01:07 PM ET Close Hajducky is an associate editor for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Open Extended Reactions A complete set of Michael Jordan championship Air Jordan sneakers, worn by
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 07:51 PM ET Japanese boxer Kazuki Anaguchi died Friday after suffering a subdural hematoma in his Dec. 26 fight in Tokyo, according to the Japan Boxing Commission. He was 23. Anaguchi (6-1, 2 KOs) was knocked down four times in the 10-round bantamweight fight and lost a tightly contested unanimous
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