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Players’ Weekend returns this season, with hitters showcasing individuality through custom bat designs, while also supporting charities. Along with the bats, players can use personalized cleats and other creative flourishes.This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.___ Oakland Athletics’ Khris Davis cleats for Players Weekend against the Minnesota Twins during a baseball game Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, in Minneapolis. Davis leads the majors with 39 home runs and ranks second in RBIs with 103 behind Boston’s J.D. Martinez. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King) Oakland Athletics’ Khris Davis cleats for Players Weekend against the Minnesota Twins during a baseball game Friday,…

Ulsan city skyline from the Hamwolru Pavilion. People can enjoy beautiful cityscape for free. Ulsan, South Korea.Insung Jeon | Moment | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets traded mixed Monday , after the U.S.-Russia summit concluded without a ceasefire.Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark ticked up 0.17%, while the broader Topix index added 0.25%.In South Korea, the Kospi index fell 0.86%, while the small-cap Kosdaq declined 1.28%.Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was flat.Futures for Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index stood at 25,214, pointing to a stronger open compared with the HSI’s last close of 25,270.07.Over in Singapore, non-oil domestic exports shrank 4.6% in July from the year before, worse than the 1.8% contraction penciled by…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea and the United States began their annual large-scale joint military exercise on Monday to better cope with threats by nuclear-armed North Korea, which has warned the drills would deepen regional tensions and vowed to respond to “any provocation” against its territory.The 11-day Ulchi Freedom Shield, the second of two large-scale exercises held annually in South Korea, after another set in March, will involve 21,000 soldiers, including 18,000 South Koreans, in computer-simulated command post operations and field training. The drills, which the allies describe as defensive, could trigger a response from North Korea, which…

Diego Simeone admitted Atlético Madrid were “hurt” by a 2-1 defeat at Espanyol in their opening LaLiga game of the season, after the team failed to capitalize on Julián Álvarez’s sensational first-half free kick.Atlético were on top at the RCDE Stadium when Álvarez put the visitors ahead in the 37th minute, but late goals from Miguel Rubio and Pere Milla gave Espanyol — cheered on by new shareholder and former NFL defensive end J.J. Watt — all three points on Sunday.Simeone gave debuts to five of Atlético’s summer signings in the starting 11, including USMNT midfielder Johnny Cardoso, who was…

HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court began hearing final arguments Monday in the landmark national security trial of former pro-democracy newspaper founder Jimmy Lai, who could be sentenced to up to life in prison if he is convicted.Lai, 77, was arrested in 2020 under a national security law imposed by Beijing following anti-government protests in 2019. He is being tried on charges of colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiring with others to issue seditious publications.Lai founded Apple Daily, one of the local media outlets that was most critical against Hong Kong’s government. His high-profile…

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 12, 2025. Brendan McDermid | ReutersStock futures traded slightly higher Sunday evening after hopes for lower interest rates fueled a winning week on Wall Street.Dow Jones Industrial Average futures edged up 0.09%. S&P 500 futures and the Nasdaq 100 futures were up 0.11% and 0.18%, respectively.Sunday night’s action comes after the three major averages notched their second straight positive week. The Dow climbed 1.7%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose 0.9% and 0.8%, respectively. It was also the fourth week…

Aug 17, 2025, 05:46 PM ETNeymar suffered the biggest defeat of his career on Sunday. Alexandre Schneider/Getty ImagesPhillipe Coutinho scored a brace as Vasco Da Gama put six past Neymar’s Santos in the Brazilian Serie A on Sunday.Neymar, who signed a new contract at Santos in June, and was on the receiving end of a 6-0 defeat, the worst of his career. He was overcome with emotion at full-time and consoled on the pitch by a member of the club’s backroom staff.Former Liverpool and Barcelona forward Coutinho — who joined Vasco this summer — scored twice in the second-half after Lucas…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday’s newspapers…DAILY MAIL Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham are all targeting a move for Brentford captain Nathan Collins.THE ATHLETICCrystal Palace have made an approach to Club Brugge for attacker Christos Tzolis, as they pursue options in case Eberechi Eze exits Selhurst Park this summer. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Oliver Glasner reveals Eberechi Eze’s release clause has expired and that his future comes down to Crystal Palace’s decision Nottingham Forest coach Rui Barbosa required six stitches in a head wound after celebrating the club’s opening goal of the…

Aug 17, 2025, 05:30 PM ETChristian Pulisic scored as AC Milan advanced to the second round of the Coppa Italia with a 2-0 win over Bari.The USMNT winger scored the second goal for the Rossoneri in a routine win over their Serie B opposition shortly after halftime, having hit the crossbar in the first half.The 26-year-old received a pass from Mexico forward Santiago Gimenez and he took the ball well in his stride to calmly slot it past the helpless Michele Cerofolini.Milan took the lead after 14 minutes when Rafael Leão headed home a pinpoint cross from Fikayo Tomori.Christian Pulisic…

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors. A police officer looks out from shields on which demonstrators smeared paint at a protest against the war in Gaza, in Mexico City, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) A police officer looks out from shields on which demonstrators smeared paint at a protest against the war in Gaza, in Mexico City, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)Read More A voter sits at a polling station during general elections in Jesus de Machaca, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug.…