Brighton & Hove Albion have won the race to sign Adam Lallana on a free transfer from Liverpool by offering him a longer contract with the possibility of moving into training at the end of his playing career. Athletic understands that the 32-year-old former England midfielder will sign a three-year …

HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam was once again on high alert for the coronavirus after medical officials in the central city of Danang detected the country’s first case of local transmission for three months. FILE PHOTO: A health worker sprays disinfectant inside a bus to ward off the recent coronavirus outbreak, …

China’s ruling Communist Party ousted an outspoken and prominent property tycoon who denounced the country’s authoritarian leader, Xi Jinping, paving the way for his criminal prosecution and increasing his efforts to quell dissent among the elite. The party announced the expulsion of the tycoon, Ren Zhiqiang, on Thursday night, and …

Major League Baseball in Buffalo, New York? Naturally. Not long after the Toronto Blue Jays nomads announced Triple-A as their temporary home on Friday, Michael Billoni began to wonder who Roy Hobbs of the club might be. “Fortunately, it is (Vladimir) Guerrero Jr. who will hit the ball on Oak …

The numbers: Sales of new single-family homes increased sharply for the second consecutive month in June, taking the sales rate to its highest level in 13 years, according to data released on Friday. The annual sales pace for new home sales in the United States increased 13.8% last month to …