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SYDNEY (AP) — Triple Olympic gold medalist Jessica Fox has undergone surgery to remove a tumor from her left kidney and says she won’t compete in the remaining and canoe-kayak World Cup this year.“It’s been a whirlwind over the last few weeks, but I’m all good, just a couple of gnarly new scars, a bit less kidney,” said the 31-year-old Australian who won golds in the K1 and C1 races at Paris in 2024 and the C1 at the previous Tokyo Olympics.Fox is the first female canoe slalomist to win three Olympic gold medals and the most decorated of all…

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their hiding spots.It’s the latest effort by the South Florida Water Management District to eliminate as many pythons as possible from the Everglades, where they are decimating native species with their voracious appetites. In Everglades National Park, officials say the snakes have eliminated 95% of small mammals as well as thousands of birds.“Removing them is fairly simple. It’s detection.…

Ruben Amorim said “something has to change” after Manchester United’s defeat to Grimsby Town, but that it could not be “22 players again”. Man Utd suffered an embarrassing defeat in the Carabao Cup second round to the League Two club, losing 12-11 on penalties, having fought back from 2-0 down in the final 15 minutes, and Amorim repeatedly said afterwards “the players spoke really loudly” with their performance. Amorim has failed to win any of Manchester United’s first three matches of the season despite signing a new front line in Benjamin Sesko, Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo, who all featured…

Russell Martin has reiterated that he retains the backing of the Rangers board despite their humiliating Champions League exit at the hands of Club Brugge.Martin’s side conceded five goals in a first half that also saw Max Aarons sent off inside the opening 10 minutes en route to a sobering 6-0 defeat on the night, and 9-1 aggregate demolition. The result across the two legs is the joint-third biggest margin in Champions League history and also extends his record to just three wins from 10 games at Ibrox – the worst of any manager in the club’s history. Yet Martin,…

GRIMSBY, England — Ruben Amorim will never forget his trip to Grimsby. He certainly won’t want to go back. A 12-11 penalty shootout defeat Wednesday against a side from EFL League Two after a 2-2 draw in regulation was a new low for Manchester United and their beleaguered coach, and it might just prove to be the night when his grip on his job started to unravel.Make no mistake, losing to Grimsby Town is a humiliation for Amorim and United. Never before had United lost to a team from England’s fourth tier in this competition — they had won their…

Aug 27, 2025, 06:37 PM ETGrimsby goalkeeper Christy Pym said it “had not sunk in” after his side knocked Manchester United out of the Carabao Cup by winning an epic penalty shootout 12-11.Bryan Mbeumo struck the crossbar with his second spot-kick in an epic 18-minute shootout to settle the second-round tie after it had ended 2-2 after 90 minutes at a breathless Blundell Park.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedPym revealed he was a United fan, saying: “It’s not sunk in yet. I’m a Man United fan, so I’m half-fuming a little bit. Night’s like this is what you play football for. Just brilliant.”I…

Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City were all handed trips to League One sides hoping to cause an upset in the Carabao Cup third round draw.Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal have been paired with Darren Moore’s Port Vale, Chelsea go to Lincoln City, while Pep Guardiola’s Man City face a trip to Huddersfield. Elsewhere in the draw, Grimsby Town – who stunned Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United at Blundell Park on Wednesday night – were rewarded with a trip to Championship side Sheffield Wednesday, who knocked out Leeds on Tuesday despite the Owls’ troubles.There is also a spicy local derby with Crystal Palace hosting…

GRIMSBY, England — Ruben Amorim hit out at his Manchester United players and said the “best team won” after the Premier League side suffered a Carabao Cup humiliation by losing to EFL League Two club Grimsby Town.Despite fighting back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at Blundell Park, United suffered a 12-11 penalty shootout defeat after misses by summer signings Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha. Goalkeeper André Onana only saved one Grimsby penalty.The defeat was the first time United have lost a Carabao Cup tie against a fourth-tier team and it means they suffered a round two exit for the…

“To the victor belong the spoils,” the famous proverb goes. Two very different visits to Beirut in August put that into stark relief – Lebanese style. Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, quietly arrived in the Mediterranean capital earlier this month to meet President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and express Tehran’s opposition to the Lebanese government’s decision to disarm Hezbollah. “Salam and Aoun told Larijani to screw off, and they weren’t that polite,” a source briefed on the meeting told Middle East Eye. Contrast that with the victory lap the US took in Beirut…

Aug 27, 2025, 06:03 PM ETGrimsby’s reward for toppling Manchester United in the Carabao Cup is a third-round trip to crisis club Sheffield Wednesday.The League Two Mariners pulled off one of the biggest shocks in the competition’s history by beating the Premier League giants following a mammoth penalty shootout and will now travel to Hillsborough with a realistic shot of making the fourth round.Liverpool will host Southampton and there is also a home tie for defending champions Newcastle as they welcome League One Bradford.- Man United suffer shocking upset to 4th-tier Grimsby- Wrexham reach EFL Cup Round 3 for 1st…