Imran Khan gets barred from elections after guilty verdict

Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan will not be able to contest elections scheduled to be held by November, after he was convicted of hiding the proceeds from selling state gifts when he was in power.

The ex-cricket star was swiftly arrested by police on Saturday after a sessions court in Islamabad sentenced him to three years in prison. Khan, who denies any wrongdoing and faces more than 170 other cases, will challenge the decision in a higher court.

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CANTON, Ohio — Darrelle Revis always thought he would be a Hall of Famer.

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Bryce Harper singled, doubled and homered, Trea Turner doubled, homered and drove in four runs and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Kansas City Royals 9-6. Alec Bohm also went deep for defending NL champion Philadelphia, which entered holding the second wild-card spot. Freddy Fermin homered twice for the Royals, who had won seven consecutive games.

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MINNEAPOLIS — On a blocked-off street in downtown Minneapolis, a carefree crowd of Minnesotans lit up their first legal joints here and puffed smoke into the air in front of police officers patrolling the area.

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Miami Marlins were in a good spot early Saturday against the Texas Rangers. They jumped out to an early five-run, poised to potentially even the series against one of the top teams in baseball.

BOSTON — “This is probably one of my worst days here in this organization,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said on Saturday evening.

A day after leaving behind more than a century as a tenant to the premier athletic conference on the West Coast, Washington’s leadership says stability was at the forefront of its decision to join the Big Ten Conference. Washington President Ana Mari Cauce said there were several concerns that led to Washington and Oregon saying goodbye to their collective heritage to become the 17th and 18th members of the Big Ten beginning in 2024. Utah, Arizona and Arizona State are leaving for the Big 12. That leaves California, Stanford, Washington State and Oregon State as the only remaining Pac-12 members. At the heart of the Pac-12’s downfall was the failure to land a suitable media rights deal.

The man facing felony charges in the crash that killed actor Treat Williams in early June is speaking out for the first time about the incident.

An upcoming YMCA summer camp session in Idaho has been canceled so staff can cope with the emotional trauma of a bus crash that injured almost a dozen people. Meanwhile, Idaho State Police investigators are trying to determine the cause of Friday's crash. Eleven passengers were hospitalized, seven in critical condition, after the bus rolled over on a winding Idaho highway. The flipped bus blocked a state highway that follows the Payette River just north of Banks, causing a massive traffic jam. The bus was carrying about 30 campers and staff back to Boise from the Treasure Valley YMCA’s camp at Horsethief Reservoir.

Joan Adon retired his first 17 batters and the Washington Nationals beat the sloppy Cincinnati Reds 7-3, handing them their fifth consecutive defeat. Lane Thomas knocked in two runs and scored twice to help the last-place Nationals match a season best with their third straight win. The 24-year-old Adon, in his second stint with Washington this season and making his first major league start since July 7, 2022, was working on a perfect game with two outs in the sixth inning when No. 9 batter Luke Maile lined a clean single to right field. Elly De La Cruz followed with an infield single and TJ Friedl hit a three-run homer to make it 6-3.

LOS ANGELES — One of the largest freshman classes in UCLA basketball history has added its final piece.

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CHICAGO — In the ninth inning, Matt Olson blasted a two-run home run. For a moment, it seemed like the Braves might have some magic at Wrigley Field.

White Abarrio won the $1 million Whitney by 6 1/4 lengths to give trainer Rick Dutrow his first Grade 1 victory since returning to horse racing after serving a 10-year suspension. Dutrow trained Big Brown to victories in the 2008 Kentucky Derby and Preakness. He regained his trainer’s license in February and won the first race he entered in May at Belmont Park. In 2011, Dutrow had his license revoked for 10 years by New York officials after being charged with numerous medication and administrative violations. He fought the suspension until exhausting all of his legal appeals in 2013.

KYIV — According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Russia has again hit the country with a barrage of missile attacks.

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SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Toward the end of a long day for the Carolina Panthers’ offense on Saturday — one of dropped passes and dead-ball penalties and just generally being a bit “off” — Bryce Young shed a rare frustration.

NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Verlander began his second stint with the Houston Astros by pitching seven solid innings, but he gave up a go-ahead homer to Jake Bauers that sent the New York Yankees to a 3-1 victory Saturday.

DALLAS — One man shared the memory of a terrifying night that stoked the flames of his remarkable career.

Maple Leaf Mel was leading the field in the $500,000 Test at Saratoga when she sustained a catastrophic injury to her leg just before the finish line and was later euthanized. The New York Racing Association says jockey Joel Rosario was unseated and went to a hospital in Albany for further evaluation and to have stitches for facial abrasions. Trained by Melanie Giddings, Maple Leaf Mel was 5-0 in her career. She was owned by August Dawn Farm, which includes NFL Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells. Maple Leaf Mel injured her right front leg and because of the severity, she was euthanized.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and his Republican challenger faced off at Kentucky's premier political event, the Fancy Farm picnic. Beshear declared at the picnic Saturday that he’s led Kentucky’s economy on a “historic winning streak” worthy of a second term. Republican nominee Daniel Cameron slammed the incumbent on social issues. With a statewide television audience watching, Beshear and Cameron presented sharply contrasting campaign themes. They endured the summer heat and a cascade of boos and taunts from partisans backing their rival. The campaign for Kentucky governor is one of the nation’s most closely watched contests.

Brandon Belt hit a solo homer over the Green Monster and had a go-ahead single, George Springer went 4 for 4 and the Toronto Blue Jays held off the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Saturday for the second straight day after losing their first seven against them this season. The game ended on a double play when Connor Wong hit a drive that Kevin Kiermaier caught at the base of the left-center field wall and fired to second to double up Reese McGuire. It was the eighth win in 13 games for the Blue Jays, who hold the AL’s third and final wild-card spot.

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