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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Personnel from a U.S. warship boarded a Venezuelan tuna boat with nine fishermen while it was sailing in Venezuelan waters, Venezuela’s foreign minister said on Saturday, underlining strained relations with the United States.The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Tensions between the two nations escalated after U.S. President Donald Trump in August ordered the deployment of warships in the Caribbean, off the coast of the South American country, citing the fight against Latin American drug cartels.While reading a statement on Saturday, Foreign Minister Yván Gil told journalists the Venezuelan tuna boat was…

Xabi Alonso said he wasn’t convinced by the referee’s explanation for the decision to send off Dean Huijsen in Real Madrid’s 2-1 win at Real Sociedad on Saturday.Centre-back Huijsen was shown a straight red card in the 32nd minute — for what referee Jesus Gil interpreted as a last-man challenge on Mikel Oyarzabal — with Madrid leading 1-0 thanks to Kylian Mbappé’s early goal, leaving the visitors to play with ten men at the Reale Arena.Arda Güler doubled Madrid’s lead before half-time, before Oyarzabal converted a penalty in the 56th minute, to make for a nervous end to the game,…

Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern Munich warmed up for their Champions League opener against Chelsea by routing Hamburg SV 5-0 in the Bundesliga on Saturday.The result was hardly in doubt from the moment Serge Gnabry opened the scoring with a stunning strike after just three minutes.Aleksandar Pavlovic and Luis Díaz were also on target in a dominant display by Vincent Kompany’s champions, who led 4-0 at half-time.Bayern, with three wins from three, lead the table by two points from Borussia Dortmund. Hamburg are still awaiting their first win and have just one point to their name.England captain Kane now has…

Graham Potter found himself back under pressure as Tottenham Hotspur returned to winning ways with a 3-0 London derby demolition of West Ham.Pape Matar Sarr, Lucas Bergvall and Micky van de Ven got the goals as Spurs, playing their first match since the departure of chairman Daniel Levy, bounced back from the 1-0 home defeat by Bournemouth a fortnight ago.But for West Ham, any of the confidence garnered from their surprise 3-0 win at Nottingham Forest evaporated as, for the second home game in a row, they wilted in front of a London rival.To rub salt in their wounds, they…

West Ham’s soft centre was woefully exposed by Spurs as Graham Potter’s men unravelled yet again at home in a 3-0 defeat.Following a 5-1 defeat to Chelsea in their last home game, the Hammers imploded after the break in this latest London derby as Spurs scored three in a 19-minute period and Tomas Soucek was shown a straight red card. West Ham are now winless in seven Premier League games at the London Stadium – their worst home run since 2003.After a competitive and even first half, Spurs took charge when Pape Mata Sarr headed home from a corner -…

Both Thuram brothers scored — for opposing teams — on Saturday, but it was Khephren who ended up celebrating after his Juventus side snatched a 4-3 win over Inter Milan in a thrilling Derby d’Italia on Saturday.Marcus Thuram didn’t celebrate when he put Inter 3-2 up in the 76th minute but his younger brother Khephren certainly did when he netted the equalizer six minutes later.Their dad, Lilian Thuram, was watching in the stadium. He was a standout defender for Juventus and won the World Cup with France in 1998.Vasilije Adzic scored the winner in stoppage time to see Juventus maintain…

JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he will be seeking answers from Israeli officials about how they see the way forward in Gaza following Israel’s attack on Hamas operatives in Qatar that has upended efforts to broker an end to the conflict.Rubio told reporters on Saturday before leaving for Israel that President Donald Trump remained unhappy with the Israeli strike but that it would not shake U.S. support for Israel. “We’re going to talk about what the future holds, and I’m going to get a much better understanding of what their plans are moving forward,” Rubio…

COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) — The driver accused in a fatal crash earlier this year that killed an Oregon community college softball player and head coach has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison.Johnathan James Dowdy, 33, was driving his pickup truck on April 18 when he crossed the center line and crashed into a bus with 10 members of the Umpqua Community College softball team, Oregon State Police previously said. The team was on the road from a game in Coos Bay. Head softball coach Jami Strinz, 46, who was driving the Chevrolet Express bus, and freshman Kiley…

Benjamin Netanyahu was 39 years old when preparations were being made for the United Nations General Assembly in September 1989, an energetic diplomatic star who served as Israel’s ambassador to the UN. It was precisely on his home turf, just before the end of his tenure, when one of Israel’s most severe diplomatic defeats occurred. Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) leader Yasser Arafat was invited to speak at the General Assembly, which was supposed to convene in New York. Arafat was then 20 years older than Netanyahu, more recognised than him on the international stage, and not necessarily in a positive…

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Anti-government protesters and supporters of President Aleksandar Vucic held parallel rallies throughout Serbia on Saturday, reflecting a deep political crisis in the Balkan country following more than 10 months of protests against the populist government.Vucic’s Serbian Progressive Party recently started organizing its own demonstrations to counter persistent student-led protests that have challenged the president’s firm grip on power in Serbia.No major incidents were reported at the rallies held in a number of cities and towns with police separating the two camps. Brief scuffles erupted in the capital, Belgrade, when riot police pushed away anti-government protesters as…