The WNBA and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association remain at odds with the current CBA set to expire at the end of this month.

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Australia captain Mitch Marsh wins the toss for the second time in the series and once again elects to field. The sun is shining and the pitch looks like a tasty one for the batters, but India captain Shubman Gill admits he would have preferred to bowl this afternoon.

Hello and welcome to live coverage of the second one-day international between Australia and India at Adelaide Oval. With this a short and sharp three-match ODI series, the hosts are just one win away from securing victory after easing through the first meeting on Sunday.

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The "20/20" anchor and pals like David Muir gathered at Michael's for the bash.

The East Wing has been a base for the first lady, an entryway for social functions and an emergency bunker.

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For a duo that combined to score 37 goals last season — with more expected this season from the young players — it’s been a disappointing start.

President Trump says the sound of bulldozers at the East Wing is “music to my ears.”

Zohran Mamdani, Andrew M. Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa continued attacking one another, with Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Cuomo the main targets.

UConn’s Geno Auriemma and St. John’s Joe Tartamella want to bring women’s college basketball back to Madison Square Garden.

An illegal immigrant truck driver released in 2022 by the Biden admin was arrested for a DUI crash in California that killed three, ICE and police sources confirmed.

“[He was] like crazy in love with her…to the point where he’s obsessed. She’s been telling me lately, I got to get away from him," the victim's mom said.

It’s unclear when the Islanders will get Alexander Romanov back from an upper-body injury.

Teachers, nurses and public service staff among those walking off job and also pressing for more government investment in health and education

An estimated 100,000 nurses, teachers and public sector staff walked off the job in New Zealand on Thursday to call on the government to better fund and resource public services, in one of the country’s largest ever strikes.

The so-called “mega strike” brought together workers from multiple sectors, including more than 60,000 school teachers, 40,000 nurses and salaried medical specialists and 15,000 public service staff.

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The candidates sparred over their policies, personalities and how they would deal with President Trump in the second and final debate of the mayoral campaign.

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The comment that sparked the back and forth came when Payton was talking about the Giants and how they had “found a little spark” with Jaxson Dart under center.

The Nets are projected to be one of the worst teams in the NBA this season. They looked the part in Wednesday’s opener.

Final debate was marked by heated exchanges between the frontrunners, while Sliwa quipped at Cuomo’s expense

New York City’s three mayoral contenders had a fiery debate on Wednesday night in their final televised face-off less than two weeks before voters decide the city’s next leader on 4 November.

Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, independent Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa participated in a tense and often chaotic discussion. The current mayor, Eric Adams, who dropped out of the race weeks earlier, once again did not attend.

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The songstress showed off the new ink in an Instagram snapshot shared Wednesday,

Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte says pressure and sanctions are changing Vladimir Putin's calculus as Russia deals with heavy military losses in Ukraine as the war continues.

The final NYC mayoral general election debate was a knock-down-drag-out showdown packed with insults, interruptions, and sharp one-liners. The three candidates — Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani; former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who’s running as an independent; and beret-wearing GOP nominee Curtis Sliwa — debated the issues and slang some mud for the last time...

Tua Tagovailoa explained that his height affected his ability to see receivers like Jaylen Waddle during plays, contributing to Waddle's four targets in Miami's loss.

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Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the U.S. military has carried out another strike in the Eastern Pacific targeting alleged narco-terrorists.

Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh pulled ping pong tables and video games from locker rooms amid the team's 1-5 start. The decision happened after a Week 4 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

Two men who died in sea on Wednesday identified as 36-year-old British national and 43-year-old friend

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An “inexperienced” British surfer and a friend who jumped in to save him have been identified as the two men who died in rough waters off a popular pier in Victoria during wild winds on Wednesday.

Emergency services were called to Frankston beach in Melbourne’s south-east after reports of two men in trouble in the water about 5pm, as the state was lashed by intense wind gusts.

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