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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country’s northeastern coast ahead of landfall on Sunday, knocking down power, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and prompting the defense chief to warn millions to evacuate to safety from high-risk villages before it’s too late.Fung-wong, which could cover two-thirds of the Southeast Asian archipelago with its 1,600-kilometer- (994-mile-) wide rain and wind band, approached from the Pacific while the Philippines was still dealing with the devastation wrought by Typhoon Kalmaegi, which left at least 204 people dead…

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he felt a “pain in my tummy” after his side conceded their first goal in 881 minutes and then again in stoppage time to draw 2-2 with Sunderland on Saturday, a result that potentially breathes new life into the title race.Brian Brobbey’s goal in the fourth minute of added-on time ended Arsenal’s winning run of five matches in the league — and 10 in all competitions — that had been built on one of the stingiest defences English football has seen in a generation.Arsenal hadn’t let in a goal since Sept. 28 — nine games…

ST. PAUL, Minn. — – Dayne St. Clair scored and Andrew Thomas hit the crossbar in a penalty-kick shootout that was decided by the goalkeepers in the 11th round, and Minnesota United staged a short-handed rally to beat the Seattle Sounders on Saturday in the rubber match of the best-of-three first-round series for the MLS Cup after a 3-3 tie in regulationThomas, who replaced starter Stefan Frei in the 89th minute with a shootout looming, appeared to injure a finger on a miss by Joaquín Pereyra to begin the shootout. He finished with a heavily-taped hand.The fifth-seeded Sounders got off…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The number of victims of a UPS cargo plane crash stood at 14 with nobody believed to be still unaccounted for among the missing, the mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, said Saturday.The 13 victims located at the crash site matched the total number of missing people reported to police, Mayor Craig Greenberg said in a post on X.“We believe the total number of victims will be 14,” counting one person who died Friday in a hospital, Greenberg wrote.The Jefferson County coroner was working to identify the victims and would make their names public as soon as those…

Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis has described the club’s Stadio Diego Armando Maradona as “a dump” and said it is in urgent need of replacing.De Laurentiis was highly critical of the outdated venue and called on Naples’ authorities to let him build a new stadium to boost revenue and enable the club to compete with their northern Italian and European rivals.De Laurentiis, speaking to the Football Business Forum in Milan, highlighted Napoli’s inability to compete financially with rivals AC Milan and Inter Milan who can generate up to €14 million ($16m) from Champions League fixtures.”We can only get up to…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A moment of silence was held before Saturday night’s game between No. 14 Louisville and California to honor victims of Tuesday’s crash of a UPS cargo plane at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.The fiery crash occurred as the MD-11 jet bound for Honolulu attempted to take off from the airport, which is located about two miles away from the Cardinals’ stadium. The plane had been cleared for takeoff when a large fire broke out in the left wing and an engine fell off.Fourteen people died, including the three-man flight crew.Stadium video boards displayed Louisville’s area code,…

DUBLIN — Ireland’s soccer federation voted Saturday to submit a motion to UEFA to ban Israel from competitions organised by the European governing body.The motion — proposed by Irish club Bohemians — required support from 50% of the federation’s delegates and it passed with a clear majority, according to a Football Association of Ireland statement.It cited two alleged violations of UEFA statutes by the Israel Football Association. The first is “organising clubs in occupied Palestinian territories without the consent of the Palestinian FA” and the second is “the alleged failure of the IFA to enforce an effective anti-racism policy.”- FIFA…

Chelsea beat Wolves 3-0 at Stamford Bridge to go second in the Premier League table and add to the relegation fears of their managerless visitors. The Blues had been booed off at half-time after struggling to turn their dominance into a goal in the first 45 but tore their visitors apart after the break. By the final whistle, their fans were in party mood, knowing their side are just six points off Arsenal, who were held at Sunderland earlier on Saturday. Winless Wolves battled hard but were ultimately outclassed in a game which underlined the scale of the task facing…

Liverpool head to Manchester buoyed by a positive pair of performances and results at Anfield, beating Aston Villa 2-0 last Saturday and downing Real Madrid 1-0 on Tuesday.Those wins came in response to a disappointing run of six defeats in seven outings in all competitions.“It’s not perfect now, but at least when we go in the game, I can feel that the boys give 100 – even more than 100 – per cent of themselves, just in terms of energy and the pressure we put on the opponents,” said Ekitike.“We are a different team to face. So we just have…

Federal and state health officials are investigating 13 cases in 10 states of infant botulism linked to baby formula that was being recalled, authorities said Saturday.ByHeart Inc. agreed to begin recalling two lots of the company’s Whole Nutrition Infant Formula, the Food and Drug Administration said in a statement.All 13 infants were hospitalized after consuming formula from two lots: 206VABP/251261P2 and 206VABP/251131P2.The cases occurred in Arizona, California, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Washington.No deaths were reported. The FDA said it was investigating how the contamination happened and whether it affected any other products.Available online and…