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Australian police released this picture of the drug-laden airplane that crashed on July 26 as it attempted to fly from a airstrip about 30 kilometres (19 miles) north of Papua New Guinea's capital of Port Moresby, en route to Australia Five alleged members of an Australia-based organised crime ring have been charged after hundreds of kilos of cocaine were discovered in a plane that crashed after takeoff in Papua New Guinea, police said Saturday. Australian Federal Police allege that "greed played a significant part in the syndicate's activities and cannot rule out that the weight of the cocaine had an impact on the plane's ability to take off." The five, all described as members of a Melbourne-based criminal syndicate with alleged links to Italian organised crime, were charged with conspiring to import 500 kilogrammes of cocaine worth some Aus$80 million (USD$57 million) and other related crimes, the police said in a statement. The crash occurred on July 26 as the...

Virginia Roberts claims she spent two days alone with Prince Andrew at Jeffrey Epstein's New Mexico ranch, where she was directed to 'entertain him endlessly' and give him 'erotic massages', according to unsealed court documents. Roberts, who also goes by married name Giuffre, recalled the alleged encounter in a 139-page manuscript titled, 'The Billionaire's Playboy Club,' in which she documents the period of time she was sex trafficked by the convicted pedophile and Ghislaine Maxwell. The papers were released last week as part of a tranche of documents compiled in a defamation case against Maxwell brought by Roberts in 2015.  Roberts has long claimed Maxwell arranged for her to have sex with Prince Andrew on multiple occasions, including once in her London home when she was only 17.  The British royal has vehemently denied the allegations.   Virginia Roberts claims she was flown out to Jeffrey Epstein's New Mexico ranch sometime in 2001 to spend two...

Brendon Todd survived an up-and-down round to shoot 1-under 69 on Saturday and maintain a one-shot lead through three rounds at the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis, Tenn. Todd, who opened the day with a two-stroke lead, had five birdies and four bogeys to sit at 12-under 198 for the tournament, just ahead of South Korea's Byeong Hun An, who shot 66 with the help of four straight birdies midway through the back nine. Several big names sit close behind on the leaderboard after a cooler, windy day at TPC Southwind. Rickie Fowler (69) is in third at 10 under, defending champion Brooks Koepka (68) is another stroke back, Justin Thomas (66) is alone in fifth at 8 under and Phil Mickelson (66) and South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen (68) are among a quartet of players at 7 under. Todd, 35, has already won twice this season -- taking the Bermuda Championship and Mayakoba Golf Classic in back-to-back appearances in November -- and he led the Travelers Champio...

By Steve Keating TORONTO, Aug 1 - There were goals and fights but no spectators or protests as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Saturday and the National Hockey League delivered a businesslike relaunch of its coronavirus-hit season. The first game since the COVID-19 pandemic halted play on March 11 got off to an explosive start as the Hurricanes' Jaccob Slavin potted the first goal 61 seconds into the contest and quickly saw the Rangers' Ryan Strome and Carolina's Justin Williams dropping the gloves and pummeling each other. It was the same scenario at the NHL's other hub city in Edmonton where the Chicago Blackhawks spotted the Oilers an early goal before racing to a 4-1 first period lead and cruising to a 6-4 win. In other early action the New York Islanders jumped out to a 2-0 lead then held on to edge the Florida Panthers 2-1. "During those 142 days, while our games stopped, the world changed. And we had to change with it," said NH...

Aug 1 - Brendon Todd held on to the lead at the WGC FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Saturday, despite an uneven third round that saw him hit four bogeys and five birdies to finish the day at a one-under par 69. Todd, who sunk a 22-foot putt for a birdie on eight, said he was battling with his swing throughout the day. "I was just fading a little bit more off the tee than I would like to. And I generally do fade the ball a little bit off the tee, but I missed a handful of fairways," said Todd, who won two PGA Tour titles on consecutive starts last November. "You know, a yard right and that was just far enough from the fairway to end up with a pretty bad lie and not have a chance to get to the green." The 35-year-old American shot back-to-back birdies on 12 and 13, only to land in the water on 14, a costly mistake that rattled his typically calm demeanor. "That's the easiest to put on the green, to not hit in the water," said Todd. "It was a swing t...

Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba became the first NHL player to kneel during the United States national anthem when he did so prior to Saturday's game between the Chicago Blackhawks and Oilers in Edmonton. Blackhawks goaltender Malcolm Subban and Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse, who are both Black Canadians, each put a hand on Dumba's shoulders during the anthem. Dumba is also Canadian. "During this pandemic, something unexpected but long overdue occurred: The world woke up to the existence of systemic racism and how deeply rooted it is within our society," Dumba, 26, said in a passionate speech. "Racism is a man-made creation and all it does is deteriorate from our collective prosperity. Racism is everywhere. Racism is everywhere and we need to fight against it. "On behalf of the NHL and the Hockey Diversity Alliance, we vow and promise to stand up for justice and fight for what is right. I know first-hand as a minority playing the great game of hockey ...

Leeds United have enquired about attacking midfielder Emiliano Buendia but Norwich City want at least £25m for the Argentine.  Leeds have also asked about Bruges winger Emmanuel Dennis and made an offer for Jonathan David at Gent though he is understood to prefer Lille.  Brentford's in-demand striker Ollie Watkins has also been discussed. Norwich have told Leeds United they will have to pay £25million to sign Emiliano Buendia Leeds could yet face competition from Tottenham for Wigan Athletic midfield prospect Sean McGurk. The Elland Road club have already agreed a £1million fee with cash-strapped Wigan for striker Joe Gelhardt, 18, which they hope to finalise this week and will compete with Tottenham for his talented clubmate McGurk.  The 17-year-old Liverpool fan has been tipped for the top by Wigan staff after starring in their FA Youth Cup run and Tottenham scouts have made favourable reports. Leeds have also asked about Bruges winger Emmanuel Dennis as they plan for next season...