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MOSCOW — The Latest on Sunday at the World Cup (all times local): 3:48 p.m. The opening half between Costa Rica and Serbia was back and forth, right from the start: Aleksandar Mitrovic’s header was off in the opening minute and moments later Marco Urena’s angled shot for Costa Rica was saved in the left

MOSCOW — The Latest on Sunday at the World Cup (all times local): 2:40 p.m. Veteran defender Branislav Ivanovic is set to become Serbia’s most capped international player when he starts against Costa Rica in the World Cup. It will be his 104th international appearance and Serbia’s first at the World Cup in eight years.Johan

MOSCOW — The Latest on Sunday at the World Cup (all times local): 12:45 p.m. Diego Maradona has given his version of an exchange with an Asian fan that witnesses perceived as racist. British television staff working in Spartak Stadium in Moscow during Argentina’s 1-1 draw with Iceland on Saturday reported seeing Maradona respond to

MBANDAKA, Congo — For 25 years, Patrick Matondo has earned a living buying and selling monkeys, bats and other animals popularly known as bush meat along the Congo River. Standing on the riverbank in Mbandaka, a city affected by the deadly new outbreak of the Ebola virus, the father of five said that for the

SOCHI, Russia — In the euphoria of the moment and the kind of exhilaration he had never experienced before, Roman Torres completely lost sense of time. He ran, and screamed, and ripped off his shirt amid the noise echoing through Estadio Rommel Fernandez creating a haze of joy and excitement. When the celebration finally dispersed

BERLIN — Germany’s interior minister insisted that his party has no intention of bringing down Chancellor Angela Merkel and her government, but there was little sign Sunday of a compromise in a bitter standoff over migration. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer is calling for Germany to turn back at its border migrants who have registered as

MOSCOW — The suspect in a taxi crash near Red Square that injured two Mexican World Cup fans and six other pedestrians told interrogators that he fell asleep at the wheel, Moscow police said Sunday. City police released a video Sunday of an interrogation session with a man identified as the Kyrgyz taxi driver, in

SARANSK, Russia — Striker Paolo Guerrero played only for 30 minutes in Peru’s 1-0 opening World Cup loss to Denmark, but his impressive form after a long doping ban already indicates he’ll likely play a bigger role in his country’s next match against France. Coach Ricardo Gareca kept Guerrero on the bench at the start

KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan official says the death toll from a suicide bombing against a gathering of Taliban fighters celebrating a holiday cease-fire has risen to 36. Najibullah Kamawal, director of the health department in the eastern Nangarhar province, says another 65 people were wounded in Saturday’s attack. The bomber targeted a gathering of

VALENCIA, Spain — The Latest on the influx of migrants into Europe (all times local): 12:20 p.m. Spanish police say the migrants arriving on the Aquarius convoy will be granted 45 days before they must start to resolve their legal situation in Europe. Spanish national police official Bernardo Alonso says that, due to the ordeal

VALENCIA, Spain — The Latest on the influx of migrants into Europe (all times local): 8:30 a.m. The head of Doctors Without Borders in Spain says he’s glad that Spain has allowed an aid convoy with 630 migrants to dock but he’s worried about European nations closing their ports to those rescued at sea. An

WHIPPANY, N.J. — Morris Claiborne was in the middle of a walkthrough practice last summer when he got the call — finally — that he was eagerly anticipating. It was time for his twin daughters to enter the world. A New York Jets trainer had the cornerback’s cellphone and was tasked with letting him know

PHOENIX — Michael Conforto homered and drove in four runs, Steven Matz pitched effectively into the seventh inning and the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Saturday night. Conforto lined a three-run homer in the second inning, and that was all the support Matz (3-4) needed against one of baseball’s hottest teams.

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. plans to release details of its planned conversion of the long-vacant Michigan Central train station just west of downtown Detroit. The Dearborn-based automaker recently bought the 105-year-old building and is expected to redevelop the 500,000-square-foot (46,000-square-meter) structure as part of its plans for a campus focusing on autonomous vehicles. The

PHOENIX — Diana Taurasi had 19 points, DeWanna Bonner added 15 and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Connecticut Sun 89-72 on Saturday night to extend their winning streak to seven games. The Mercury (9-3) have the longest active streak in the WNBA and matched the 1998 and 2014 teams for the best start in franchise

BOGOTA, Colombia — In 2016, the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, signed a peace deal that ended five decades of conflict. The peace accord was praised around the world but its implementation has been slow going and ridden with obstacles. As Colombia prepares for a presidential election runoff Sunday

BOGOTA, Colombia — A former guerrilla fighter will compete against a conservative protege of a powerful ex-president for Colombia’s top office on Sunday, as the country holds a crucial presidential election. Gustavo Petro and Ivan Duque are at opposite ends of the ideological spectrum and have different views on almost every major issue facing the

ST. LOUIS — Addison Russell and Jason Heyward homered and Ian Happ’s double broke a 3-all tie as the Chicago rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 on Saturday night. Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks (5-6) gave up three runs and seven hits in six innings, snapping a career-high three game losing streak. Brandon Morrow

MEXICO CITY — Tropical Storm Carlotta approached Mexico’s Pacific coast near the resort of Zihuatanejo Sunday, its heavy rains bringing warnings of possible floods and mudslides. Carlotta, the third named storm of the Pacific hurricane season, was centered about 55 miles (90 kilometers) southeast of coastal Zihuatanejo early Sunday, and the U.S. National Hurricane Center

OMAHA, Neb. — Mississippi State’s flair for the dramatic continued in its College World Series opener. Luke Alexander’s drive to right field got past Christian Jones in the bottom of the ninth inning, allowing Hunter Stovall to score from second base to give Mississippi State a 1-0 victory over Washington on Saturday night. Of the

SEATTLE — Despite having a fastball that doesn’t reach 90 miles an hour, Wade LeBlanc effectively shut down one of the best lineups in the American League. LeBlanc pitched into the eighth inning and Nelson Cruz had an RBI single as the Seattle Mariners beat the Boston Red Sox 1-0 Saturday night. LeBlanc gave up

CALGARY, Alberta — Johnny Manziel never made it off the sideline in Hamilton’s regular-season opener, looking on as starter Jeremiah Masoli played in the Tiger-Cats’ 28-14 loss to the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday night. Manziel is making a comeback with the Canadian Football League team after being released by the Cleveland Browns in March 2016.

A glance at the third round of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills in Southampton, New York. Leading: Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau and Daniel Berger, all 3-over-par 213. Just behind: Justin Rose is one stroke back, while Henrik Stenson is another shot behind. Big number: Phil Mickelson took a 10 on the 13th

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — The weekend is when it counts. Only three amateurs at the U.S. Open advanced from the first two rounds; 17 were sent packing. Will Grimmer cleared the 8-over-par cut by three strokes. Luis Gagne and Matt Parziale advanced by one. “It was a completely different ballgame than the last two days,” Grimmer

INDIANAPOLIS — Victoria Vivians scored a career-best 21 points to help the Indiana Fever win their first game of the season, beating the Atlanta Dream 96-64 on Saturday night. The Fever (1-10) trailed 38-35 at halftime before outscoring the Dream 36-16 advantage in the third quarter. Indiana opened the fourth quarter with a 15-6 run