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Neymar looks for first goal with Saudi team as Asian Champions League campaign resumes

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:23:40 GMT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar are leading their Saudi Arabian clubs into the second matchday of the Asian Champions League in starkly different form.Ronaldo is the Saudi Pro League’s top scorer with 10 goals for Al-Nassr. Neymar has yet to find the net for Al-Hilal.Hilal coach Jorge Jesus dismissed concerns about the Brazilian, who missed a penalty in a 2-0 win over Al-Shabab on Friday. Neymar has played in four games since joining from Paris Saint-Germain.“He has made the team stronger and has contributed a lot and in the future he will become even better,” Jesus said. “We are now looking forward to the next game.”That comes in the Asian Champions League on Monday.Hilal, a four-time continental champion, can’t afford many more dropped points after a surprise 1-1 draw with Navbahor of Uzbekistan in the opening Group D game in September.Neymar narrowly missed a red card in that game and now heads to Iran to take on Nassaji Mazandaran at the Azadi Stadiu...

Osimhen comes off bench to help Napoli win 4-0 at Lecce and close in on Milan teams

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:23:40 GMT

MILAN (AP) — Victor Osimhen came off the bench to help Napoli win 4-0 at Lecce in Serie A on Saturday as the defending champions notched four goals for the second straight match.Osimhen, who had been angered by the club following a social media post this week, doubled Napoli’s lead early in the second half. Leo Østigård, Gianluca Gaetano and Matteo Politano also got on the scoresheet.Napoli moved a point behind league leader Inter Milan and AC Milan, which were playing against Salernitana and Lazio, respectively, later.It was a second straight defeat for Lecce, which was unbeaten before Tuesday’s 1-0 loss at Juventus and had won its previous four home matches.Napoli had ended a three-match winless run with a 4-1 win over Udinese midweek but coach Rudi Garcia opted to rest Osimhen on Saturday ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League match against Real Madrid.Napoli took the lead in the 16th minute when Piotr Zieliński floated a free kick from the left to the back post and Østigård heade...

Live updates | Hovland, Åberg come down from high at Ryder Cup in 4-and-3 loss to Burns, Morikawa

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:23:40 GMT

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Åberg quickly came down from their high at the Ryder Cup.Coming off a record 9-and-7 win in the morning foursomes, the Scandinavians were dispatched 4 and 3 by Sam Burns and Collin Morikawa.Morikawa missed short birdie putts for the win at Nos. 13 and 14 but Burns’ par putt at No. 15 was enough to reduce Europe’s lead to 9½-3½.It was part of a resurgent afternoon performance by the Americans, who also look good for a point through Max Homa and Brian Harman. They are 4 up on Tommy Fleetwood and Nicolai Hojgaard through 13 holes.The Europeans lead the final two matches, both 1 up.___Rory McIlroy already has three wins this week and is looking to become the second Team Europe player to go 5-0 at a Ryder Cup.McIlroy is leading his fourth match, too, as he and Matt Fitzpatrick are 1 up on Patrick Cantlay and Wyndham Clark.It’s the only blue on the board for Europe in the fourballs. The American pairing of Colli...

Rahm says Koepka criticism was over something that wouldn’t register on ‘Jon anger’ scale

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:23:40 GMT

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Brooks Koepka could have used a board to pound Saturday in the Ryder Cup. Jon Rahm didn’t need one, and he doesn’t know what caused all the fuss.Koepka kept everyone guessing — about the incident, not his blunt nature — when he accused the Masters champion of pouting after their fourballs match Friday afternoon, which Rahm ended with a 35-foot eagle putt.“I mean, I want to hit a board and pout just like Jon Rahm did,” Koepka said in the television interview. “But you know, it is what it is. Act like a child. But we’re adults. We move on.”Rahm filled in the details, or what he could make of it, after he put up another point for Europe in Saturday foursomes.“I mean, I’m not going to stand here and say I’m a perfect example on what to do on a golf course. I don’t think either of us two are,” Rahm said as he sat next to Tyrrell Hatton, another player known for expressing his feelings for all to see. “But I play and compete.”The moment to whi...

AG: Man arrested in connection with two shooting deaths in Nashua, NH

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:23:40 GMT

Two people died from gunshot wounds in downtown Nashua, New Hampshire Friday night, and a man was arrested Saturday in connection with their deaths, the AG announced.48-year-old Victor Rivera, of Nashua, was arrested for “knowingly causing the deaths” by shooting them, the AG said. The charges have not been released, and Rivera is expected to appear in court on Monday.Nashua officers responded to the area of the Maple Street lot Friday around 10:30 p.m., where an adult male and an adult female were found dead from apparent gunshot wounds. Their cause of deaths have not been announced.

Soccer notebook: After off-year, BC High boys make noise

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:23:40 GMT

Last fall was unforgettable for the Catholic Conference soccer world. By season’s end, two of the league’s schools were represented in the Div. 1 Final Four, with St. John’s Prep capturing the championship.Yet, a usual contender was missing from the fold, at least for one campaign.2022 was considered a rebuilding year for BC High’s program, after consistently competing for south sectional titles and Eastern Mass. crowns over the past decade. Now, Eagles coach Billy Ryan is optimistic his group can take a substantial step forward.“That was the youngest team we’ve ever fielded at BC High under my soccer tenure since I’ve been over there, about 30 years,” said Ryan. “Very young team last year, but I think they overachieved at the end, and we got knocked out in the Round of 16 in overtime to Weymouth. But we have eight returners. Eight starters came back this year with a lot of motivation.”Some would argue that BC High is already well into a resurgence. However, with each great win come...

Field hockey notebook: Healthy Larkee leads Norwood girls

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:23:40 GMT

Not a single day passed last season in which sophomore forward Shea Larkee didn’t do exactly everything right to help the Norwood field hockey team.But as her young, 6-9-3 teammates couldn’t generate a goal for the eighth time that year in a 1-0 Div. 2 state tournament first-round loss to Canton, she couldn’t help but wonder what she could’ve done if she weren’t watching from the sidelines.Larkee had just won team MVP as a freshman. But even though she was off the crutches, her surgically-repaired right knee wasn’t cleared yet from an anterior cruciate ligament tear she suffered in gymnastics.She was at every meeting, workout, practice or game, but Norwood missed its best forward for the entire season. Nobody was more hurt by it than her, even though she tried to focus on the positives.“Obviously it was tough, especially at the beginning,” Larkee said. “I would be watching key plays and (thinking) I could be helping out right now in this game. But on the brighter side, watching it f...

Jackson Holliday named Orioles’ minor league player of year; Chayce McDermott earns top pitching honor

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:23:40 GMT

The accolades keep coming in for Jackson Holliday. This one is far from a surprise.Holliday, the No. 1 prospect in baseball, was named the Orioles’ Brooks Robinson Minor League Player of the Year, the club announced Saturday. Right-hander Chayce McDermott was also honored, claiming the Jim Palmer Minor League Pitcher of the Year award.In his first full professional season, the 19-year-old Holliday became the sport’s best prospect, rose from Low-A Delmarva to Triple-A Norfolk in historic fashion, played in the MLB All-Star Futures Game and was named Baseball America’s Minor League Player of the Year.The 2022 No. 1 overall pick hit .323 with an impressive .941 OPS between the four levels. He tallied 30 doubles, nine triples, 12 homers, 75 RBIs, 24 stolen bases and 101 walks against 118 strikeouts.He followed in the footsteps of Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson as Baseball America’s No. 1 overall prospects. Those two young stars helped lead the Orioles t...

MBTA asks for more time to complete corrective actions, cites track work, personnel shift

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:23:40 GMT

The MBTA petitioned federal transit regulators Friday for more time to complete a list of corrective actions — including an agency-wide staffing analysis — they are taking in the wake of an investigation into the Massachusetts agency that was prompted by a string of safety failures.In a letter obtained by the Herald, a top MBTA official cited track “safety actions” and a personnel shift announced last week that divided the agency into four different divisions as the reason for needing an extension for some plans they submitted to the Federal Transit Agency.“As you will see, there are some broad but relatively minor shifts requested across specific action items in many of the [corrective action plans] for whom our stakeholders have had to focus on [right of way] safety policies and procedures in the immediate short term, preventing us from progressing on other [corrective action plan] actions,” MBTA Chief of Quality, Compliance, and Oversight Meredith Sandberg wrote in a letter to th...

Two San Diego-area restaurants among best in the country: Tripadvisor

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:23:40 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Good eats are easy to find throughout San Diego County. In fact, two restaurants in the region are considered among the best in the country.Tripadvisor, a popular travel guide platform, announced Wednesday its final Travelers' Choice Award for 2023: Best of the Best Restaurants. Two eateries in region were named on the list in their respective categories. To find which spots are serving up "the best of the best," researchers at Tripadvisor analyzed the quality and quantity of reviews and ratings for restaurants on the platform. Data was considered from June, 2022 through May 31, 2023. Top 8 San Diego area suburbs for first-time homeowners: study The platform's findings were specific to each award subcategory, as well as an additional editorial process. Those subcategories included the following: quick bites, date night, family-friendly, vegetarian, hidden gems, everyday eats, and fine dining.The first San Diego-area spot to be named on Tripadvisor's Travelers' Choice...