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UFC 312 live updates: Dricus du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland 2 results, round-by-round analysis and highlights
Follow UFC 312 results and live round-by-round updates for the Dricus du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland 2 and Zhang Weili vs. Tatiana Suarez fight card on Saturday in Sydney, Australia.
- The Telegraph
Trump ‘spoke to Putin about ending the war in Ukraine’
Donald Trump has reportedly confirmed that he has talked to Vladimir Putin on the phone to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.
- The Canadian Press
Jimmy Butler gets off to a good start with Warriors by scoring 25 points against Bulls in his debut
CHICAGO (AP) — Jimmy Butler drew the familiar “oohs” and “aahs” from the Chicago crowd when he cut backdoor for an alley-oop dunk in the opening minute.
- The Canadian Press
Kosovo votes for new parliament and Cabinet to lead stalled normalization ties with Serbia
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo will hold a parliamentary election on Sunday considered a key test for Prime Minister Albin Kurti whose governing party achieved a landslide win four years ago.
- The Canadian Press
Tait-Jones scores 22, UCSD defeats UC Irvine 85-67
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones' 22 points helped UC San Diego defeat UC Irvine 85-67 on Saturday night.
- The Canadian Press
Powell, Zubac both score 26 as Clippers snap 3-game losing streak with 130-110 victory over Jazz
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Norman Powell and Ivica Zubac scored 26 points apiece, James Harden added 23 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Utah Jazz 130-110 Saturday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
- BBC
Dozens killed in bus crash in southern Mexico
The bus operator says 48 people had been travelling on the Cancun to Tabasco bus service.
- The Canadian Press
UC Riverside takes down Cal State Bakersfield 69-64
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Barrington Hargress' 19 points helped UC Riverside defeat Cal State Bakersfield 69-64 on Saturday night.
- Reuters
Analysis-New look Middle East had started to draw investors... and then came Trump
A historic shake-up of the Middle East is starting to draw international investors, warming to the prospects of relative peace and economic recovery after so much turmoil. President Donald Trump's proposal that the U.S. takeover Gaza may have thrown a curveball into the mix, but the fragile ceasefire there, Bashar al-Assad's ouster from Syria, a weakened Iran and a new government in Lebanon have fed hopes of a reset. Egypt, the region's most populous country and a key negotiator in the recent peace talks, has just managed its first dollar debt sale in four years.
- The Canadian Press
Marciulionis' 18 help Saint Mary's defeat Oregon State 63-49
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Augustas Marciulionis scored 18 points as Saint Mary's beat Oregon State 63-49 on Saturday night.
- The Canadian Press
Beniers scores in OT as Kraken rally to beat Flames 3-2
CALGARY — Matty Beniers scored a power-play goal at 2:58 of overtime as the visiting Seattle Kraken completed the late comeback to edge the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Saturday.
- Reuters
Daniel Noboa expected to triumph in Ecuador presidential race on security promises
Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa looks likely to win Sunday's presidential election, as voters rally behind his promises to fight crime, despite critiques from his opponents that he has not done enough. Noboa, first elected in 2023 to finish out his predecessor's term, says his deployment of the military on the streets and within prisons, among other measures, has reduced violent deaths by 15%, led to a drastic fall in prison violence, and facilitated the capture of major gang leaders. His 15 opponents have said more needs to be done to fight the drug trade-related crime that has rocked Ecuador in recent years, but some of their proffered solutions would require likely tricky legislative approval or constitutional changes.