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By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — The case involves almost everything a victim of sexual harassment would be desperate to avoid. Dozens of emails and multiple requests for follow-up interviews about a traumatizing episode. Bickering over legal fees. Documents with dense legalese and no conclusive answers about the outcome of the three-year-long

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (AP) — Spain soccer great David Silva has ended his career at age 37 one week after suffering a serious knee injury. Silva says in a social media post “it is time to say goodbye to what I have dedicated my whole life to.” He was preparing for another Champions League campaign

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press free agent running back Dalvin Cook is scheduled to visit with the New York Jets this weekend. The former Minnesota Vikings star could join a revamped Jets offense led by quarterback

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has protested China’s practice to continue to issue separate visas that are stapled onto passports to Indians from India’s northeastern Arunachal Pradesh state, which China claims to be part of its South Tibet. Three members of an Indian sports team set to compete at the

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Leon Marchand and Summer McIntosh picked up big victories at World Aquatics Championships and showed why they are likely to be stars at next year’s Paris Olympics. The 21-year-old Marchand won his third gold medal of the worlds with a dominating victory in the men’s

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani mountaineering official says a Norwegian woman and her Nepali Sherpa guide have set a new record by scaling the world’s 14 highest peaks in 92 days. On Thursday, they scaled K2 on the Chinese-Pakistani border in the Karakorum Range — considered to be among the

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Asisat Oshoala inspired Nigeria’s 3-2 upset win over co-host Australia with her extra edge in attack and a goal that sealed the victory and sparked a jersey-shedding celebration. The surprising victory moved Nigeria into a share of first place in Group B with Canada with

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s once beloved table tennis star Ai Fukuhara is at the center of a child custody feud following the break-up of her marriage to a Taiwanese player, who was also a star in the sport in his country. Fukuhara’s former husband Chiang Hung-chieh and his lawyers have

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé finds himself training alone at home while his Paris Saint-Germain teammates are playing abroad and speculation is mounting as to where the France great will play his first game this season. Will he stay at PSG, go to Real Madrid or fly far away

LONDON (AP) — Australia removed both England openers and also had the important wicket of Joe Root in a profitable first session of the final Ashes test after winning its first toss of the series. England is 131-3 at lunch on Day 1 at The Oval after being put into bat. Harry Brook has ridden

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has signaled it will no longer bar its athletes from competing against Russians who are taking part in sporting events as “neutral athletes.” That would be a significant easing of its boycott policy a year before the Paris Olympics. A decree dated Wednesday says Ukrainian athletes and teams will only

By LUKE VARGAS Associated Press HAMILTON, New Zealand (AP) — Telma Encarnacao scored one goal and assisted on another as Portugal defeated Vietnam 2-0 on Thursday in the Women’s World Cup. The Portugal win ensured Vietnam can’t advance to the knockout stage. Portugal jumped ahead in the seventh minute. Following a quick series of decisive

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s path to the 2026 World Cup in North America will start in a first qualifying group with neighboring Jordan, Tajikistan and either Cambodia or Pakistan. The Saudi national team upset eventual champion Argentina 2-1 to open last year’s tournament in Qatar. Its players will now prepare for the

By JENNA FRYER AP National Writer AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Katie Robinson knows England left many unimpressed with its underwhelming 1-0 victory against overmatched Haiti in its opening match at the Women’s World Cup. England is still tied with Denmark atop the Group D standings and that’s all that really counts to Robinson. What

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer If Colorado is ready to leave the Pac-12, the Big 12 is ready to welcome the Buffaloes back to the conference they left 12 years ago. Big 12 presidents and chancellors voted unanimously Wednesday night to accept Colorado as a new member, clearing the way for the

By JOE LISTER Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hildah Magaia has given South Africa hope it can win a Women’s World Cup match. The Banyana Banyana forward scored on a nice hustle play in South Africa’s opening match against Sweden. She pounced on a shot that bounced off goalkeeper Zecira Musovic’s gloves and