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Tiger Woods’ hopes of playing in the Masters appear slim, but Paul McGinley says he has “bigger challenges” than deciding whether to play at Augusta National after his recent car accident.The 15-time major champion was jailed on Friday after a collision with a tractor-trailer caused his car to roll over in Florida. He was charged with drunk driving and later released on bail. Woods walked away from the accident unscathed, but the 50-year-old’s recent high-profile car accident has cast new doubt on his re-appearance at next month’s Masters. Asked if it was unlikely that Woods would compete at Augusta National,…

Tokyo Tower stands tall among buildings at dusk in Tokyo, Japan.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSouth Korean stocks plunged on Monday, leading the region’s decline as the Middle East war enters its fifth week.The benchmark Kospi plunged more than 5%, while the small-cap Kosdaq fell 3.97%. Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average fell 3.97%, and TOPIX fell 3.9%.Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 1.46%.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index futures stood at 24,630, below the benchmark’s last closing price of 24,951.88.Yemen’s Houthis announced Saturday that they had fired a missile at Israel, marking their first direct involvement in the U.S.-Israel-led war against Iran.Houthi spokesman Yahya…

Tottenham announced their parting ways with manager Igor Tudor after losing at home to relegation rivals Nottingham Forest just before the international break, his last game in charge of the north London club.The encounter at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was billed as the biggest game of the season, with Spurs losing 3-0. Their fears of being relegated to the Premier League are real. West Ham’s loss to Aston Villa has kept Spurs just outside the drop zone for now, but they have slipped back to 17th place, once again being booed by supporters, and Forest have now extended their lead. Another…

tel aviv — The Israeli military announced on Monday that the commander in chief had suspended all operations of a reserve battalion involved in last week’s capture and assault of a CNN team in the West Bank. The reserve battalion, made up of several hundred reservists from the ultra-Orthodox Netza Yehuda battalion, will be immediately withdrawn from the West Bank and reassigned to training until further notice, Israeli military officials said. The wide-ranging disciplinary action by Israel’s military chief of staff, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, came about 48 hours after CNN’s report on the incident first aired, and appears to…

Leeds Rhinos returned to winning ways with a 26-22 victory over Warrington Wolves in the sixth Super League match at AMT Headingley Stadium.Another game played on the opening weekend of 1996 brought down the 30th anniversary of Super League, with Leeds fighting hard to ensure a third successive defeat. Meanwhile, Warrington suffered their first loss of the season. Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Leeds Rhinos’ Micah Sibo’s every try in the Super League game against Warrington Wolves. Warrington held a narrow lead at half-time thanks to Euan Erwin’s penalty conversion and tries from Josh Thewlis and…

Affordability has gone from being a dry financial term to an all-purpose hot button. Groceries, health care, child care, cars, gas — you name it, and affordability is attached to it these days. And then there’s housing, one of the stickiest issues in America’s affordability discussions. On March 12, the U.S. Senate passed a massive housing bill addressing affordability and supply, mostly of single-family homes. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, chock-full of more than 40 provisions, garnered rare — by today’s rancorous political standards — bipartisan support, tallying a 89-10 vote. The bill features a slew of financing, permitting, zoning and environmental reforms aimed at lowering housing costs and speeding up new home construction.  The House passed an equally bipartisan, if pared-down version in February. The Senate bill, which adopted many of House provisions, now…

Szeke Nusken scored a dramatic late goal in a 4-3 win against Aston Villa to lift Chelsea into second place in the WSL.The Blues’ Champions League hopes looked set to be dealt another blow when Villa came from 3-1 down to level the score in a breathless first half. But Nasken scored with eight minutes remaining, ending the six-time champions’ slim title hopes, at least mathematically, as they trail Manchester City by nine points. Against Kingsmeadow, Lucy Bronze handed the ball to Chasity Grant to give Villa a shock lead with less than two minutes remaining. The Dutch winger played…

Pets are part of the care process and employers are paying attention.Back-up care for pets is becoming a popular work perk, along with back-up care for children and elderly parents, as companies expand benefits to accommodate the various care needs of their employees.Back-up care is short-term support, often subsidized by employers, used when regular arrangements fail. The need is growing across the U.S., especially as more companies require employees to fully return to the office. Approximately 59 million Americans will provide care for family members, neighbors, and friends in 2024, totaling up to 49.5 billion hours of care and an…

It’s no surprise that Igor Tudor has left Tottenham after just seven games, but Spurs need to get this final roll of the dice right to maintain their Premier League status, says Sky Sports News’ Michael Bridge…I think it was inevitable. What we wanted to know was when they would do it. Of course, Igor Tudor was informed of his father’s death seconds after Spurs lost to Nottingham Forest and buried his father Mario in Croatia on Wednesday. So you would imagine that Tottenham’s board decided they were willing to make further changes in order to roll the dice one…

doha, qatar — In a message marking the 30th anniversary of the start of the Iran war, a senior Iranian official detailed how many ordinary people in the tense Gulf and beyond privately fear Washington’s next move. A statement from Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said: “The enemy is publicly signaling negotiations while secretly planning a ground attack.” He might be right. While Washington still insists it is making progress in negotiations with Iran, it has sent thousands of troops to the region, some of which are now beginning to assemble, including 3,500 who arrived from Asia this weekend.…