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Sabalenka (1) 5-6 7-6 (7-4) Potapova* Potapova moves ahead. Wowee.

Hawkeye shows us that the barest of margins has seen her go long to give up the first point but she brings it back level on the next after an unforced error from Sabalenka. A big forearm winner then gets the Austrian ahead, which is followed by a backhand driven beyond Sabalenka and a big serve that cannot be returned to tee up the hold.

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© Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

© Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

"It's the Fourth of f***in' July!"

On Friday, the Rangers will face a Sharks team that is finally making a racket after years of purgatory.

Hjelle, who spent four seasons in the MLB with the Giants, signed a deal with the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Nippon Baseball League after a shaky 2025 in San Francisco.

The heartwarming announcement included some photos of the couple on the beach holding the sonogram images of their future child. 

Friday’s meeting in Abu Dhabi comes after talks between Russian president Vladimir Putin, US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner

Ukraine, Russia and the US are set to hold three-way talks in Abu Dhabi on Friday, marking the first time that the three countries have sat down together since Russia invaded in 2022.

The meeting was confirmed in the early hours of Friday morning after talks at the Kremlin between the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, the US envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. Kremlin diplomatic adviser Yuri Ushakov told reporters those talks were “useful in every respect”, adding that it was “agreed that the first meeting of a trilateral working group on security issues will take place today in Abu Dhabi”.

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© Photograph: Markus Schreiber/AP

The chrome-plated weapon was fully loaded at the time of discovery, Howell said, and the gun is a dead-ringer for Colt pistols favored by Capone and his men.

Trump didn’t give a reason for revoking the invite but his announcement comes on the same day Carney fired back at the president’s criticism of Canada in Davos. 

TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States that has been in discussion for years.

"Tells you all you need to know about Gavin Newsom's true allegiance."

Union members are encouraged to wear black during the school day to show their "solidarity" with union members in Minneapolis.

The 24-year-old last appeared in the majors for the Giants in 2024 and played 41 games for San Francisco from 2023-24, putting up an OPS of just .590.

"I mean if somebody comes at me wearing a mask, by the way, I'm a gun owner, and I can't tell whether they're a police officer, what am I supposed to do?"

Now that the remake is just about done — seemingly, anyway — David Stearns knows the real test comes from March until October. But he stands by the moves he made this offseason — both the additions and subtractions — after an ugly 2025.

The actress showed off her toned back in the stunning maxi dress.

The actress showed off her toned back in the stunning maxi dress.

"There was a lot of stories about the Tree of Life shooting and questions about whether or not my character was named for one of the people that was there that day."

The officials and the officiating was superb. The NFL, even if by accident, got one — a big one — right.

“People ask why I said the old FBI was a diseased temple,” Patel wrote on X. “This is what corruption looks like when it thinks no one is watching.” 

Teyana Taylor previously took credit for the encounter, then walked back her claim.

Molly Qerim will be back on a small screen near you for the first time since her sudden “First Take” exit in September.  Qerim will serve as host for Zuffa Boxing — a joint venture between TKO and Sela, which is owned by the Saudi Public Investment Fund — which will have its first event...

"Saying that NYC is going to get between 3 and 16 inches of snow is nonsense. That tells you absolutely nothing. Citing numbers with a probability range of 5% to 95% is idiotic and moronic," an X user said.

Trump went scorched-earth on Gavin Newsom, labeling him a “Lame Duck” who is making a “mockery of himself” on the world stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Majority US-owned venture includes Larry Ellison’s Oracle, private-equity group Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi’s MGX

TikTok announced on Thursday that it had closed a deal to establish a new US entity, allowing it to sidestep a ban and ending a long legal battle.

The deal finalized by ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese owner, sets up a majority American-owned venture, with investors including Larry Ellison’s Oracle, the private-equity group Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi’s MGX owning 80.1% of the new entity, while ByteDance will own 19.9%.

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