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LAS VEGAS - Elin Gustavsson scored 18 points on Wednesday night and No. 22 Colorado State beat fifth-seeded New Mexico 60-42 in the Mountain West Conference tournament semifinals.

Australia's Rory Bourke plays an iron shot at the New Zealand Open in Queenstown. Rob Jefferies/Getty Images Australian stocks closed marginally weaker.

GWS used to be the lightweights of the AFL. But after five pre-seasons' worth of physical work they are no longer pushovers.

(Reuters) - Two gunmen ambushed a backyard party near Pittsburgh on Wednesday, killing at least five people and injuring several others, police said.

Four women and one man were shot and killed, with three more people wounded in the attack, in a residential neighborhood in Wilkinsburg, about 8 miles (13 km) east of the city, the Allegheny County Police Department said.

Two suspects fired from an alley onto a backyard party at a home and then fled, the department said in a statement. Читать дальше...

A suspect was arrested Wednesday in connection with racial slurs and symbols spray-painted on a San Leandro school district building, police said. After reviewing home surveillance footage, canvassing the neighborhood and sending physical evidence for laboratory processing, investigators identified a suspect. The 21-year-old man, from San Leandro, was located and detained on the 1200 block of Manor Street at 4 p.m. The suspect had been riding a bicycle that had recently been spray painted red and white... Читать дальше...

Burroughs Coach Craig Sherwood used to be the top assistant to Crespi Coach Scott Muckey, who died over the weekend at age 63.

NSW Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson is hopeful of keeping Kurtley Beale at the club but admits the sum of the money being thrown at his star playmaker would be hard to turn down.

The ACT Veterans rugby community is mourning the loss of its oldest and most popular player, Ian Wells, who died last week less than a month after his last game for the team.

There were some production issues such as the translators' English dubbing not being loud enough to cover the moderators speaking in Spanish.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has seen stronger-than-expected pre-orders for its new flagship Galaxy S7 smartphones launching this week, a senior company executive said on Thursday.

Een 54-jarige man uit Aken is woensdag veroordeeld tot zevenenhalf jaar cel voor de zogeheten koffermoord. Dat berichtte de Aachener Zeitung. Werner K. bracht zijn vrouw vorig jaar om het leven en gooide een koffer met haar lichaam vervolgens in de Maas.

At 39, you expect sportspersons to bear a serious look, as they ponder over when to `stop' and what to do `next'. But Tillakaratne Dilshan appears to be different. The first thing that strikes you about this experienced Sri Lankan opener, one of the select few who made their debut in the 90s (1999), is his sense of humour.

A recent study has revealed that the Zika virus may also be associated with a deadly type of brain inflammation. Zika, which is suspected of causing birth defects, has already affected 1.5 million people in Brazil and has been spreading to several parts of South America, Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico.

Schalk Burger Senior has finally spoken out about the attempted murder allegation against him.

Myer launched its winter contemporary brands with an exclusive media and VIP lunch on Thursday.

After Sonny Gray’s first Cactus League start Wednesday, manager Bob Melvin made a less-than-startling announcement: Gray made the All-Star team last year and finished third in the Cy Young Award voting. Even with a little less to his repertoire than usual, Gray pitched well, allowing three hits, a walk and a run while striking out four. In the third, a single by Avisail Garcia scored Todd Frazier, but Garcia was thrown out on a strike ’em-out, throw ’em-out double play and Gray got Travis Ishikawa to ground out. Читать дальше...

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is criss-crossing the West to assure investors that SA remains an investment-grade destination.

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is not likely to speed up the reform of state-owned companies, as he needs a comprehensive economic plan first, say analysts.

SA’s biggest labour federation - Cosatu - confirms its role in Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s road show overseas.

SA’s two biggest federations say the government, its labour partners and business have made a considerable effort to foster growth.

Eskom will increase its capital expenditure by 44 percent over the next five years to build new power stations.

Ascendis Health’s share price leapt 7.53 percent to R20 after its interim results showed profit muscling 66 percent higher.

The Tiger Brands share price jumped after the company announced that Lawrence MacDougall will be the new chief executive.