Liverpool reportedly reaches deal to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle for record-breaking $176 million fee

Liverpool reportedly reaches deal to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle for record-breaking $176 million fee

Alexander Isak is headed to Liverpool. The club reached a £130 million deal ($176 million) to sign the Newcastle star on Sunday night, according toThe Athletic's David Ornstein. That deal would break the Premier League transfer record set earlier this summer when Liverpool signed Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for $153 million. Sunday's deal took place just in time before Monday's transfer deadline. Isak made it clear that he wanteded out of Newcastle. He has not played in any of the club's first three Premier League games this season. Isak posted earlier this month that his relationship with Newcastle "can't continue," though Newcastle appeared to reject his requests to leave at every step. Isak missed the team's trip to Asia and didn't play in a preseason friendly, either. The striker has been training with Real Sociedad, his former club, since July and has been away from Newcastle. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] Liverpool intially sent Newcastle a £110 million offer for Isak, which Newcastle rejected. Now, having raised the price, Liverpool secured their latest record-breaking addition. Isak has spent the past three seasons with Newcastle, which marked his first stint in the Premier League in his career. He had a career-high 23 goals and six assists in 34 matches last season. He's previously spent time with Real Sociedad in La Liga and Dortmund in the Bundesliga. Liverpool, fresh off its Premier League title last season, opened the year with three straight wins, including a 3-2 victory over Newcastle on Monday. The franchise has spent more than £250 million this offseason, bringing in other big names like Hugo Ekitike, Wirtz, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong and Giovanni Leoni. It's unclear when Isak will make his debut with the club. Liverpool will be back in action Sept. 14 on the road against Burnley.

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Liverpool reportedly reaches deal to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle for record-breaking $176 million fee

Liverpool reportedly reaches deal to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle for record-breaking $176 million fee Alexander Isak is headed to Liv...

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Jarren Duran hits inside-the-park homer for Red Sox against Pirates at Fenway Park

Jarren Duran hits inside-the-park homer for Red Sox against Pirates at Fenway Park

BOSTON (AP) — Jarren Duran was running to third base when he realized he needed to pick up the pace again and head for home. Duran's inside-the-park homerSunday, a three-run shot, gave Boston the lead in the fifth inning and helped the Red Sox avert a three-game sweep witha 5-2 victoryover the Pittsburgh Pirates at Fenway Park. With Carlos Narváez on third and Alex Bregman on first, Duran lined the first pitch from starter Mitch Keller into the right-center gap. The ball got past right fielder Alexander Canario, who tried to cut it off, and rolled into the Fenway triangle. Then it caromed off the side wall of Boston's bullpen and briefly got past center fielder Oneil Cruz near the 420-foot sign in right-center. As the crowd roared,the speedy Duran raced around thirdand easily beat a wide relay throw to the plate standing up. "When I was starting to round second, I was like, OK, I've got to make sure I get to three," he said. "I thought I was going to be standing up (at third). I found myself kind of lay back a little bit, then (third base coach Kyle Hudson) came back to me waving and I was like, I've got to get going again." It was the second inside-the-park homer by the Red Sox at Fenway Park this season.Wilyer Abreu hit one on June 30and became the sixth player in major league history with a grand slam and an inside-the-park homer in the same game. "I was just happy I didn't have to slide after all," Duran said. "I was like, this is going to be more of a fall than a slide." Duran's inside-the-park shot was the first of his career. "Everybody's doing the same thing in the dugout," Boston manager Alex Cora said, comparing his players and coaches to the cheering crowd. "We become fans," he explained. "Everybody's loud, everybody's sending him." ___ AP MLB:https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

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Jarren Duran hits inside-the-park homer for Red Sox against Pirates at Fenway Park

Jarren Duran hits inside-the-park homer for Red Sox against Pirates at Fenway Park BOSTON (AP) — Jarren Duran was running to third base when...

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North Korean leader inspects new missile factory ahead of visit to China

North Korean leader inspects new missile factory ahead of visit to China

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Monday leader Kim Jong Un inspected a new weapons factory that's key to his plan to accelerate mass production of missiles in a weekend visit before hedeparts for a major military parade in China. North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency did not disclose the location of the factory Kim visited Sunday, but it may be in Jagang province, a hub of the country's munitions industry that borders China. Both China and North Korea confirmed last week that Kim will make his first visit to China in six years to attend a military parade in Beijing on Wednesday, which marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and China's resistance against Japanese wartime aggression. The 26 foreign leaders invited by Chinese President Xi Jinping also include Russia's Vladimir Putin, who has received major wartime support from Kim in his invasion of Ukraine, making the Beijing event a show of three-way alignment against U.S. efforts to strengthen security cooperation with South Korea and Japan. South Korean media speculated Kim could depart for China bytrainsometime Monday, pointing to heightened security measures at the Chinese border town of Dandong, where rail traffic was reportedly halted and hotels stopped receiving foreign guests. KCNA said the factory had assembly lines to speed missile production and reported that Kim praised scientists and workers and ratified plans for improvement. South Korean officials say Kim has pushed to accelerate munitions production as he supplies Russia with large quantities of military equipment, including artillery and ballistic missiles. Kim has also sent thousands of troops since last fall to fight alongside Russian forces against Ukraine, as heprioritizes Moscowas part of a foreign policy aimed at expanding ties with nations confronting the United States. Since aligning with Russia, North Korea has become more vocal in international affairs beyond the Korean Peninsula, issuing diplomatic statements on conflicts in the Middle East and in the Taiwan Strait, while portraying itself as a part of a united front against Washington. Some experts say Kim's presence at the multilateral event in Beijing is part of efforts to develop partnerships with other nations close to China and Russia. China remains North Korea's largest trade partner and economic lifeline, and Kim's attendance at the Beijing military parade is also seen as an attempt to showcase ties with a major ally and boost leverage ahead of a possible resumption of negotiations with Washington. Kim met U.S.President Donald Trumpthree times during Trump's first term, but their diplomacy never recovered from their collapsed second summit in 2019 in Vietnam, where the U.S. rejected North Korea's demands for major sanctions relief in exchange for partial steps toward denuclearization.

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North Korean leader inspects new missile factory ahead of visit to China

North Korean leader inspects new missile factory ahead of visit to China SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Monday leader Kim Jong U...

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Indonesian groups call off protests on Monday, citing heightened security

Indonesian groups call off protests on Monday, citing heightened security

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian students and civil society groups called off protests on Monday after a week of escalating anger over lawmakers' pay and the police response, citing fears of heightened security measures after deadly riots over the weekend. The protests began in Jakarta a week ago, and have spread nationwide, escalating in size and intensity after a police vehicle hit and killed a motorcycle taxi driver on Thursday night. On Sunday, President Prabowo Subianto said political parties had agreed to cut lawmakers' benefits, in an attempt to calm the protests in which at least five people have died. He also ordered the military and police to take stern action against rioters and looters after homes of political party members and state buildings were ransacked or set ablaze. The Alliance of Indonesian Women, a coalition of women-led civil society groups, said it had delayed planned protests at the parliament to avoid any crackdown by authorities. "The delay is done to avoid increased violent escalation by authorities ... the delay takes place until the situations calm down," the group said in an Instagram post on Sunday. Student groups also delayed a protest on Monday, with one umbrella group saying the decision was "due to very impossible conditions". It is unclear if other groups will stage demonstrations in Jakarta or other cities on Monday, with social media posts from some groups warning of fake protest flyers. The protests and violence have unsettled financial markets, with the stock market falling more than 3% in opening trades on Monday. (Reporting by Stanley Widianto and Ananda Teresia; Editing by)

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Indonesian groups call off protests on Monday, citing heightened security

Indonesian groups call off protests on Monday, citing heightened security JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian students and civil society groups ca...

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Aaron Judge ties Yogi Berra for fifth on the Yankees' career homers list

Aaron Judge ties Yogi Berra for fifth on the Yankees' career homers list

CHICAGO (AP) — When Aaron Judge returned to the dugout after his first-inning homer, Yankees manager Aaron Boone yelled "Yogi!" in the direction of his star slugger. Yogi indeed. Judge moved into a tie with Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra for fifth in franchise history when he hit his 358th career homer duringSunday's 3-2 lossto the Chicago White Sox. "Not getting (the win) kind of stings," Judge said, "but you know, get a chance to tie one of the greatest if not the greatest Yankee in homers is, it's pretty special. The way Yogi played the game, what he meant to these pinstripes, you knew how much it meant being a New York Yankee to him. I feel the same way. "I'm honored to wear this jersey, so it's pretty cool to be on that list with him." Judge drove an 0-2 cutter from Martín Pérez deep to center for a one-out solo shot. Judge's 43rd homer of the season had a 112.6 mph exit velocity and traveled 426 feet. He made a bid for another homer in the third, but his drive went off the wall in center for a double. He also singled in the fifth and popped out for the final out of the seventh. Batting with a runner aboard with one out in the ninth, he flied to center. "Just missed the last one," Boone said. "I thought he made the right move on the pitch. Looked like he got a hanger there that I thought he put a great swing on. He got under it a little bit and hit it straight up in the air. So those things happen." The 33-year-old Judge also connected for a solo homer inNew York's 11-inning victoryat Chicago on Saturday night. The two-time AL MVP and seven-time All-Star batted .241 (20 for 83) with six homers, 12 RBIs and a .417 on-base percentage in 24 games in August. Next up for Judge and the Yankees is four consecutive series against playoff contenders, beginning with the opener of a three-game set at Houston on Tuesday night. "That's what we want," said Judge, who signeda $360 million, nine-year contractwith New York in December 2022. "It's coming down to the wire. We want to play the best teams and especially getting down the stretch here into the postseason, this is what it's all about." Hall of Famers Babe Ruth (659 homers), Mickey Mantle (536), Lou Gehrig (493) and Joe DiMaggio (361) are on top of the Yankees' career homers list. Judge's drive produced the first change in the franchise's top five since Mantle hit his 203rd career homer on Aug. 7, 1957, snapping a tie with Bill Dickey. Judge was selected by New York in the first round of the 2013 amateur draft and made his debut with the Yankees in 2016. Berra was 90 when he died in 2015. "Didn't get to see him too much. He was definitely around over at big league camp," Judge said. "But he was a special individual. A lot of the veteran guys talk highly of him. It was probably some of their favorite memories, you know, coming to spring training was having a chance to talk with him during camp, just hear some of his stories." Judge was activated from the 10-day injured list on Aug. 5 after being sidelined by a flexor strain in his right elbow. He has been serving as the team's designated hitter, buthe could return to the outfieldat some point this season. ___ AP MLB:https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

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Aaron Judge ties Yogi Berra for fifth on the Yankees' career homers list

Aaron Judge ties Yogi Berra for fifth on the Yankees' career homers list CHICAGO (AP) — When Aaron Judge returned to the dugout after hi...

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