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Sanya Malhotra has always impressed with her unique style; her latest all-black ensemble is no exception.

MIAMI — Former NFL quarterback Teddy Bridgewater went back to his high school alma mater this season and won a state championship. Bridgewater, in his first season as coach at Miami Northwestern High, led the Bulls to the Florida Class 3A state title. The Bulls beat Jacksonville Raines High 41-0 on Saturday in the championship […]

SAN DIEGO — Three dogs attacked their owner at a San Diego park Friday, killing the man and injuring another person, according to authorities and the Humane Society. The three canines were euthanized Saturday, San Diego Humane Society spokesperson Nina Thompson said. The attack was reported about noon Friday at Mesa Viking Park in the Mira […]

Here is the situation on Sunday, December 15: Fighting Russia has begun using North Korean troops in significant numbers for the first time to conduct assaults on Ukrainian forces battling to hold an enclave in the country’s Kursk region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Ukraine’s air defences shot down 58 of 132 Russian drones, the Ukrainian air force […]

Adam Sandler made a surprise appearance on tonight’s episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by his longtime friend and fellow comedian, Chris Rock. In the sketch, Chris Rock plays a surgeon surrounded by medical staff as surgery to remove an appendix is underway. Sarah Sherman plays a nurse named Linzley, whose first mistake was filling […]

DENVER — Dozens of kids cheered on a festively decked-out plane in Denver on Saturday when the pilot announced their destination for the day: the North Pole. More than 100 children, some of whom have serious health issues, were then taken on a roughly 45-minute flight near the city before landing back at Denver International […]

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Campaigning for Sunday’s judicial election may be strictly forbidden, but look closer on the streets of Bolivia’s capital, La Paz, and you’ll find that some candidates have sneakily plastered their faces on packs of corn puffs and others have slipped subtle slogans into official voting manuals. After all, it’s a popular […]

The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas inflated the death count from the war in Gaza, including natural deaths and cancer patients in the data — and global media outlets faithfully reported the exaggerated totals to vilify Israel. That’s the conclusion of a new report by the Henry Jackson Society, which is based in the United Kingdom […]

SALFORD have been told to stop a fire sale by showing the money the transformative new stadium deal promises – sharpish.

The Red Devils finally learned on Friday the city council’s £7.7 million buyout of partners Peel had gone through after 10 months of delays.

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But even that may not be enough to halt Paul Rowley’s stars having to leave after Rugby Football League financial experts examined their books.

Commercial agreements waiting to be activated can now be – after hold-ups cost the club three – and an advertising screen facing the neighbouring M60 motorway can be put in.

However, sources say the quickest way that can properly be prevented is by an investor coming in as three parties are currently going through due diligence.

For even though the council’s deal promises to open up new revenue streams, they will not be counted until cold, hard cash comes through the door.

It is believed the authority’s decision to pull a subsidy control grant at the beginning of November, after it had been promised earlier, contributed to a financial shortfall and a demand for an advance of Salford’s central distribution money.

Prioritising other services was behind the call but that meant enhanced special measures and the RFL’s director of finance Rob Graham and two independent experts, including former Wakefield chief executive Michael Carter, looking at the books.

As things stand, they have told them to cut their budget by up to 40 per cent – and SunSport has been told the promise of extra money the stadium buyout can bring means nothing. Only seeing it in Salford’s bank account will.

And the quickest way to solve the issues is to get a new investor or takeover sorted, with insiders hoping a deal is done by the start of the season in February.

SunSport understands no players nor Rowley approached club bosses demanding, ‘What’s going on?’ before the stadium deal, which includes the land around it, was completed.

Salford’s City Mayor, Paul Dennett, told how their new asset – of which Sale Sharks RU are primary tenants – can make money, with deals for land likely to cancel out a large portion of the £37 million debt the holding company has.

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He said: “What we needed to do was wholly acquire it to properly sweat that asset, to generate a true community stadium for the city.

“This is no different to us putting money into a theatre and art gallery. It’s no different to putting money into the Halle Orchestra, when the BBC moved here.

“Salford should have access to these culture, leisure and sporting facilities, it’s right and proper we do that.

“Absolutely, I feel the stadium can perform an awful lot better. Have I been frustrated? Yes, I have.”

LEI PEIFAN stunned Mark Allen with a comeback victory to reach today’s final of the Scottish Open.

Lei fought back from 5-2 down against World No5 Allen to win 6-5 and set up an all-Chinese final in Edinburgh.

Wu Yize awaits today after beating Xiao Guodong in their semi-final yesterday.

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