United lifted by record revenues

LONDON - Manchester United announced record revenues and operating profits on Thursday despite missing out on the riches of the Champions League last season.

Zahavi upstaging illustrious imports

While Oscar broke transfer records and Carlos Tevez pocketed a bumper pay deal, it is little-known Eran Zahavi who has emerged as the goalscorer supreme in this season's Chinese Super League.

Tevez takes aim at Chinese players

Carlos Tevez has criticized the standard of Chinese soccer players, claiming the country will be unable to match the sport's leading nations "even in 50 years".

Like it or not, gaming's going mainstream

Love them or loathe them, e-sports are here to stay, with professional gaming increasingly accepted among the realm of traditional athletic sporting events.

Indians march on in historic streak

ANAHEIM, California - It's time for the 2017 Cleveland Indians to be introduced to the one and only... 1884 Providence Grays.

Maria pummels Dominican Republic

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Hurricane Maria thrashed parts of the Dominican Republic with heavy rain and high winds as it passed off its east coast on Thursday after making a direct hit on Puerto Rico that caused severe flooding and cut power to almost all the island.

Merkel warns before vote: 'It's not over yet'

HAMBURG - Returning to her birthplace, Chancellor Angela Merkel urged supporters to mobilize undecided voters before Sunday's election, telling them not to take her conservatives' solid lead in opinion polls for granted.

Russia salutes designer of iconic AK-47 rifle

MOSCOW - Russia has unveiled a statue of Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle that became by some estimates the most lethal weapon ever made and the best known Russian brand abroad.

Landmark EU, Canada trade deal enters into force

BRUSSELS - The European Union and Canada began cutting import duties from Thursday on thousands of products and services in a reminder to the United Kingdom of the work it will take to replace the trade alliances it will give up when it leaves the EU.

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Assembly begins with call to action

UNITED NATIONS - Nuclear weapons, refugees fleeing violence, terrorism and reform were the universal concerns expressed by speakers cutting across borders as the 72nd General Debate of the UN General Assembly kicked off at the UN headquarters on Tuesday.

Lavrov takes positives, hints 'tit-for-tat' expulsions could end

NEW YORK - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday that he heard positive news in US President Donald Trump's United Nations address that "the United States would not impose its way of life on others".