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Italian Open organizers promise a retractable roof over the tennis court by 2026

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:27:52 GMT

ROME (AP) — At the conclusion of one of the tournament’s wettest editions, Italian Open organizers have promised to install a retractable roof over the tennis court by 2026.“The roof is coming,” Vito Cozzoli, the CEO of the Italian government agency Sport e Salute, said Sunday. “The feasibility plan has been approved and it will be a futuristic project that will make the Foro Italico’s center court usable year round.”On Saturday, the semifinal between Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas was suspended due to rain for a total of nearly 4 ½ hours — which pushed the start of the women’s final back to nearly 11 p.m.The start of the men’s final on Sunday featuring Holger Rune against Medvedev was also delayed due to rain.Eight to 10 months are still required to obtain the necessary building permits for the roof. Then construction would go on for 18-24 months, with breaks taken during the 2024 and 2025 tournaments.The arena could then also be used for indoor sports like basketball...

Sports on TV for Monday, May 22

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:27:52 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsMonday, May 22BEACH VOLLEYBALL8 p.m.ESPNU — AVP Women’s And Men’s Championships: The Huntington Beach Open, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Taped)COLLEGE GOLF (WOMEN’S)5 p.m.GOLF — NCAA Tournament: Individual National Championship, Grayhawk Golf Club, Scottsdale, Ariz.IIHF HOCKEY (MEN’S)9 a.m.NHLN — World Championship Group Stage: Canada vs. Norway, Group B, Riga, Latvia1 p.m.NHLN — World Championship Group Stage: Austria vs. Hungary, Group A, Tampere, Finland5 a.m. (Tuesday)NHLN — World Championship Group Stage: Slovakia vs. Norway, Group B, Riga, LatviaMLB BASEBALL7:30 p.m.FS1 — San Francisco at Minnesota9:30 p.m.MLBN — Regional Coverage: Boston at LA Angels OR Oakland at SeattleNBA BASKETBALL8:40 p.m.ESPN — Western Conference Final: Denver at LA Lakers, Game 4NHL HOCKEY8 p.m.TNT — Eastern Conference Final: Carolina at Florida, Game 3SOCCER (MEN’S)1:50 p.m.FS2 — FIFA U-20 World Cup Group Stage: England vs. Tunisia, Group E, B...

Today in Sports – Annika Sorenstam becomes the first woman to play in a PGA Tour event in 58 years

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:27:52 GMT

May 221877 — Baden-Baden, ridden by C. Holloway, catches Leonard just before turning into the stretch and wins the Kentucky Derby by two lengths.1885 — Tecumseh, ridden by Jimmy McLaughlin, wins the Preakness Stakes by two lengths over Wickham.1902 — Mastermam, ridden by John Bullman, wins the Belmont Stakes by two lengths over Renald.1906 — Whimsical, the favorite ridden by Walter Miller, wins the Preakness Stakes by four lengths over Content.1954 — Hasty Road, ridden by Johnny Adams, edges favored Correlation by a neck to win the Preakness Stakes.1962 — Roger Maris walks 5 times (record 4 intentionally) in a 9 inning game.1963 — European Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: José Altafini scores twice as AC Milan edge Benfica, 2-1 for first title to an Italian club.1975 — Artis Gilmore scores 28 points and grabs 31 rebounds to lead the Kentucky Colonels to a 110-105 victory over the Indiana Pacers for the ABA championship.1985 — Pete Rose 2,108th run passes Hank Aaron as NL run scor...

Tiroteo en un bar de Kansas City deja tres personas muertas, según la policía

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:27:52 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Tres personas murieron en un tiroteo en un bar de Kansas City, Missouri, según indicó la policía. Dos de ellas fallecieron en el lugar y otra en un hospital tras la balacera de este domingo de madrugada.Otras dos víctimas resultaron heridas y fueron trasladadas al hospital, una en estado crítico y otra estable, señaló en un email Donna Drake, agente de la policía de Kansas City.Varios agentes respondieron al aviso en el Klymax Lounge en la avenida Indiana a las 1:25 de la madrugada.Uno de los fallecidos en el lugar estaba dentro del bar y el otro fuera del edificio, dijo Drake. Acusan a hombre que habría disparado a joven negro en la puerta de su casa en Kansas City Tiroteo masivo en evento de autos deja al menos diez muertos en Baja California, México Todas las víctimas eran adultos, señaló la policía, pero sus edades e identidades no estaban disponibles en un primer momento.Detectives de homicidios e inve...

Mount Etna volcano erupts, raining ash on Catania, forcing flight suspension at local airport

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:27:52 GMT

ROME (AP) — Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, was erupting on Sunday, spewing ash on Catania, eastern Sicily’s largest city, and forcing a suspension of flights at that city’s airport.Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, or INGV, which closely monitors Etna with instrumentation on the slopes, noted that cloud cover on a rainy day was impeding views of the eruption, which often serves up a spectacular display of flaming lava during the volcano’s not infrequent eruptions.The institute said that ash had fallen on Catania and at least one town on Mount Etna’s inhabited slopes. No injures were reported. Catania airport said due to ashfall, flight operations were temporarily suspended.INGV indicated that monitoring had recorded evidence of a stepping up in tremor activity in recent days.People in the towns of Adrano and Biancavilla reported hearing loud booms emanating from the volcano on Sunday, the Italian news agency ANSA said.Italy’s national Civil P...

Temporary ground stop was issued at Denver airport due to staffing: FAA

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:27:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A ground stop at Denver International Airport was issued Sunday morning by the Federal Aviation Administration due to staffing issues.The ground stop was issued at 7:45 a.m. and was expected to last until 9 a.m.It was not extended, and regular operations resumed.The stop was for departures from several regions surrounding Denver.

Biden’s G7 summit shadowed by debt-limit drama at home

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:27:52 GMT

HIROSHIMA, Japan — When President Biden bailed on Friday’s welcome dinner for G-7 leaders after barely an hour, the White House said he was returning to his hotel for another briefing on debt limit talks back in Washington.The chatter on the ground was that he was just jet-lagged.On Sunday, when Air Force One departed Japan and began the 14-hour journey home, there was a similar sense of ambiguity. Was the president leaving on a high after three days of substantive diplomatic achievements — or beleaguered, returning to a high-stakes political drama back home that seemed to be deteriorating?The president’s trip to Asia was rife with dualities.Biden opened his closing press conference in Hiroshima by staking out a firm position in the debt talks. Republicans, he said, cannot strike a bipartisan deal “solely on their partisan terms.” He pivoted briefly to outline the foreign policy developments that emerged from meetings here, declaring that the summit “showcased the unity of purpose” ...

Russia warns West sending F-16s to Ukraine ‘carries enormous risks’

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:27:52 GMT

The West’s effort to potentially send modern fighter jets to Ukraine “carries enormous risks,” Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko warned on Saturday, according to Russian state news agency TASS.The minister’s comments in an interview with TASS come in the wake of the U.S. getting behind a joint international effort to train Ukrainian pilots to use modern fighter aircraft including F-16s. This could also pave the way to eventually send advanced Western combat jets to Ukraine, according to a senior administration official. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the U.S. decision in a tweet on Friday, saying that it “will greatly enhance our army in the sky.” He added that he counted on discussing “the practical implementation of this decision” at the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan. “We can see that Western countries continue to stick to an escalation scenario, which carries enormous risks for them,” Grushko said in the interview. “In...

22-year-old to be arraigned in connection with deadly Mansfield shooting

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:27:52 GMT

A man detained Saturday in connection with a homicide investigation in Mansfield is expected to be arraigned Monday on weapons charges, officials said.William O’Brien, 22, of Manchester-By-The-Sea, will be arraigned in Attleboro District Court on charges of carrying an illegal firearm and carrying a loaded illegal firearm, the Bristol District Attorney’s Office announced Sunday.Officers responding to a reported shooting in the area of 42 West Church St. around 11 a.m. found Samuel P. Waters, 23, of Mansfield, dead, according to police.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Soccer stadium stampede in El Salvador leaves 12 dead

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:27:52 GMT

By MARCOS ALEMÁN (Associated Press)SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A stampede by fans at a quarterfinals soccer match in the Salvadoran league has left 12 people dead and injured dozens more, officials said early Sunday. The crush happened when fans pushed through one of the entrance gates during Saturday’s game between Alianza and Fas at Monumental stadium in Cuscatlan, which is about 25 miles (41 kilometers) northeast of the capital, Salvador soccer officials said.“The game was scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. but they closed the gate at 7 p.m. and left us outside (the stadium) with our tickets in our hands,” said Alianza fan José Ángel Penado. “People got angry. We asked them to let us in, but no. So they knocked the gate down.”Civil Protection director Luis Amaya said about 500 people had been attended to and about 100 were taken to hospitals. At least two of the injured transported to hospitals were in critical condition. ̶...