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Indonesia deports Australian surfer who apologized for drunken rampage

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s authorities on Saturday deported an Australian surfer who apologized for attacking several people while drunk and naked in the deeply conservative Muslim province of Aceh. Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones, 23, from Queensland, was detained in late April on Simeulue Island, a surf resort, after police accused him of going on a drunken rampage that left a fisherman with serious injuries.“Of course I’m pretty emotional, so I’m going to feel bad about it,” Risby-Jones said while waiting for his flight to Melbourne. He said the fisherman’s relatives forgave him and told him that he was a part of their family now. “I’m welcome to come back and even stay at their house whenever I want,” he said.“So, that feeling of guilt is definitely much smaller that it was originally,” he said.He was released from prison on Tuesday after he went through a restorative justice process, apologized for the attack and agreed to pay compensation to the fisherman. That a...

US OPEN ’23: 10 players expected to contend at Los Angeles CC

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A capsule look at 10 players expected to contend in the U.S. Open, which starts Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club (listed in predicted order of finish):PATRICK CANTLAYAge: 31.Country: United States.World ranking: 4.Worldwide victories: 8.Majors: None.2023 Majors: Masters-T14, PGA Championship-T9.U.S. Opens appearances: 7. Best finish: T14.U.S. Open moment: Low amateur at Congressional in 2011.Backspin: No real weakness in his game except for not seriously contending in enough majors, a narrative that is starting to irritate him. Played two years at UCLA. is more familiar with LACC than most. He is due is breakthrough in a major.BROOKS KOEPKAAge: 33.Country: United States.World ranking: 13.Worldwide victories: 14.Majors: PGA Championship (2018, 2019, 2023), U.S. Open (2017, 2018).2023 Majors: Masters-T2, PGA Championship-Won.U.S. Opens appearances: 9. Best finish: Won.U.S. Open moment: Becoming the first player in 29 years to win the U.S. Open back-to-back in 20...

US OPEN ’23: A brief summation of first US Open in LA in 75 years

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A brief look at the 123rd U.S. Open, the first time in 75 years it goes to Los Angeles:Dates: June 15-18.Site: The Los Angeles Country Club (North).Length: 7,421 yards.Par: 70.Cut: Top 60 and ties.Playoff (if necessary): Two-hole aggregate immediately after 72 holes are completed.Field: 156 players.Purse: TBA. Last year: $17.5 million.Defending champion: Matt Fitzpatrick.Last year: Matt Fitzpatrick of England hit 9-iron from a bunker in the 18th fairway that set up a par and a closing 2-under 68 for a one-shot victory over Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris at The Country Club. Fitzpatrick joined Jack Nicklaus (Pebble Beach) as the only players to win a U.S. Amateur and the U.S. Open on the same course. Fitzpatrick won the U.S. Amateur at Brookline in 2013. Scheffler and Zalatoris each had birdie chances on the 18th hole that would have forced a playoff.Open debut: Los Angeles Country Club is the third course in the last nine years to host a U.S. Open for the fi...

Brahim Díaz returns to Real Madrid after three years on loan at AC Milan

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Spanish forward Brahim Díaz is returning to Real Madrid from AC Milan, the Spanish club said Saturday.The 23-year-old Díaz spent three seasons on loan at Milan. He helped the Italian team win a Serie A title in 2022 and reach the Champions League semifinals this season.Díaz joined Madrid from Manchester City in 2019, but barely played in his single season in Spain’s capital.He will rejoin a squad that won the Spain’s Copa del Rey last season but needs to replace the loss of Karim Benzema.Díaz is the third signing Madrid has made this month, following a deal reached with Borussia Dortmund for midfielder Jude Bellingham and the decision to buy back left back Fran García from Rayo Vallecano.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says ‘counteroffensive, defensive actions’ taking place in war with Russia

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says ‘counteroffensive, defensive actions’ taking place in war with Russia.Source

Man City seeks 1st Champions League title, Inter Milan eyes upset

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

ISTANBUL (AP) — Manchester City is trying to win its first Champions League title. Inter Milan has lifted the trophy three times already.They square off in Istanbul on Saturday in European club soccer’s biggest game.Pep Guardiola’s team has won the Premier League title and FA Cup this season. Inter, the underdog, stands in the way of City’s treble of trophies. The Serie A team has a more storied history in Europe, though this is its first final since winning in 2010 under Jose Mourinho.An estimated 450 million viewers are expected to watch from around the world.And among the VIPs at Ataturk Olimpiyat Stadium will be Man City owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Since Abu Dhabi’s ruling family bought City in 2008, he has attended only one other game — a 3-0 win over Liverpool at Etihad Stadium in August 2010.Victory on Saturday would be the crowning achievement for City, which has won 16 trophies in 15 years under Abu Dhabi backing.While Pep Guardiola has overseen an...

US Open in LA nearly afterthought with Saudi, PGA Tour deal

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The toughest test in golf takes on several meanings for this U.S. Open.Tough usually starts with the golf course, and the North course at Los Angeles Country Club figures to be every bit of that, even if it’s a mystery to most. It has never hosted anything of national significance except for the Walker Cup in 2017.This will be the third time since 2015 the U.S. Open goes to a course for the first time.Tough for this U.S. Open is also just getting there. The storied club is located between Wilshire and Sunset boulevards on the edge of Beverly Hills. And if that doesn’t suggest big traffic, it’s about 5 miles off the notorious 405 freeway.“I’ve been to LA Country Club,” Masters champion Jon Rahm said. “I remember when we were there — I think it had already been announced that the U.S. Open would be there — and my first thought was, ‘How the heck are they going to fit anything around here?’ And second, ‘How are we going to get around the traff...

Moscow threatens to walk away from grain deal if export requests aren’t met

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

Russia could quit a hard-fought grain deal as early as next month if its export conditions don’t improve, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin warned on Saturday, according to the TASS news agency.“We cannot be satisfied with how this memorandum is being implemented,” Vershinin told the Russian media outlet. “Barriers to our exports remain.”Vershinin’s remarks came just a day after a meeting with U.S. officials in Geneva to discuss the grain deal. Due to their role in ensuring global food security, Russian food and fertilizers have escaped Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. But the Kremlin is arguing that difficulties in terms of payment, insurance and logistics are making it harder to export them.Last month, the agreement was extended by two months, meaning that, if diplomatic efforts fall short, from July 17 on ships passing through the Bosphorus to collect cargoes from Ukraine’s southern ports and deliver them to world market...

Police investigating car crash near Grove Hall

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

A white car was found damaged on Washington Street near the area of Grove Hall after a crash early Saturday morning.There is damage to the hood of the car, but the cause of the crash or if there were any injuries is not clear.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Pedestrian taken to hospital after hit-and-run in Charlestown

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:22 GMT

A person was hit by a car in Charlestown on Main Street Saturday morning, and officials said the vehicle left the scene.The victim was struck just after 2 a.m. Saturday morning at 629 Main Street. They were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.