Pakistan wins 3rd T20 by 13 runs to clinch a 2-1 series victory over West Indies

Pakistan wins 3rd T20 by 13 runs to clinch a 2-1 series victory over West Indies

LAUDERHILL, Fla. (AP) — Saim Ayub posted a half-century in a 138-run opening stand with Sahibzada Farhan and then took a key wicket as Pakitsan beat West Indies by 13 runs Sunday to clinch the Twenty20 cricket series 2-1. Pakistan posted 189-4 and then bowled tightly enough to restrict West Indies to 176-6. Pakistan's opening partnership ended when Farhan was out for 74 runs in the 17th over, his 53-ball innings finishing when he hit a low full-toss from Shamar Joseph (1-57) directly to Shai Hope at long-off. Ayub continued until the last ball of the penultimate over of Pakistan's innings, when he hit a full ball from Jason Holder (1-34) to Sherfane Rutherford in the covers and was out for 66 from 49 deliveries. West Indies raced to 33-0 after two overs in reply, taking 16 off the first over from Hasan Ali and 17 in the second from Mohammad Nawaz. Haris Rauf slowed the run-rate in the third over, which only went for five runs, and then snared the first West Indies wicket when he had Jewel Andrew (24 from 15 deliveries) caught by Hasan Ali in the fifth over with the total at 44. Alick Athanaze scored 60 from 40 deliveries, sharing further partnerships of 30 with Hope (7) and 36 with Rutherford until he mis-timed a fuller, faster delivery from Ayub and was caught at short thirdman. At that point, West Indies slipped to 110-3 in the 13th over. Rutherford kept West Indies in the contest with 51 from 35 balls but his dismissal in the last over ended any chance of a comeback win. The series was tied 1-1 going into the decider after Jason Holder took four wickets and then smashed a boundary off the final ball of the second game to lift West Indies toa thrilling two-wicket victoryon Saturday. It was the first T20 victory for West Indies in seven matches, a span that included a heavy5-0 series defeat to Australia, on top of a test series sweep last month. Pakistan won the series-opener by 14 runs. Both teams travel to the Caribbean for a series of three one-day internationals. ___ AP cricket:https://apnews.com/hub/cricket

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Pakistan wins 3rd T20 by 13 runs to clinch a 2-1 series victory over West Indies

Pakistan wins 3rd T20 by 13 runs to clinch a 2-1 series victory over West Indies LAUDERHILL, Fla. (AP) — Saim Ayub posted a half-century in ...

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William Byron wins NASCAR Cup race at Iowa with fuel running out

William Byron wins NASCAR Cup race at Iowa with fuel running out

William Byronnursed his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to the finish line at Iowa Speedway as his wholeNASCAR Cup Seriesteam held its breath that there was enough fuel left in the car to take the checkered flag. After running out of gas while running third at Indianapolis Motor Speedway last week and while leading the race at Michigan International Speedway earlier this summer, Byron managed to save enough fuel to make it to the finish line and to hold off Chase Briscoe, Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney to win theIowa Corn 350on Sunday, Aug. 3. "How about that for some fuel mileage," a relieved Byron said after climbing out of his car on the start/finish line. "We've had our share of things not going our way with fuel mileage. We've been through a lot this year. It's been a lot of growing pains. It's been tough on us, but it feels really good today to get a win. "Luckily, the fuel was enough at the end. I think I ran out there. That's why I stopped." WILLIAM BYRON WINS AT IOWA! 🌽🏁pic.twitter.com/KWwuJd70x6 — FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX)August 3, 2025 Byron, who started second behind Briscoe, led a race-high 141 of 350 laps. He took his final lead after passing his teammate Chase Elliott on a restart on Lap 277, but multiple cautions shook up the fuel strategy for many teams. Byron had made the earliest pit stop among the drivers chasing him down in the closing laps, forcing both the driver and the No. 24 team to walk a tightrope between having enough speed to keep the lead and enough gas to make it to the end. Byron began the season witha victory in the season-opening Daytona 500in February, but despite leading the points standings for most of the season, Daytona remained his lone win of 2025. "Our confidence in each other never wavered," Byron said. "Our speed's been better than it's ever been, and that's a big reason why we stayed confident. We needed just one to go our way, and today it did." Briscoe finished second, Keselowski third, Blaney fourth and Ryan Preece fifth.Last week's winner Bubba Wallacerebounded from damage earlier in the race to finish sixth. Alex Bowman, Carson Hocevar, Joey Logano and Austin Dillon rounded out the top 10. Briscoe has now finished second in three of the last four races — Iowa, Dover and Sonoma — and thought he was in the catbird's seat to pick up the win with Byron low on fuel. "It's unfortunate, I was trying everything I had, I just didn't have anything left in the tank," Briscoe said. "It just kind of died there at the end of the run. "I don't know, we've been in position enough, running second like that, you're going to end up winning some of them. It just hasn't went our way the last three or four of them." With starting position in parentheses, driver, car number and manufacturer and laps completed: (2) William Byron, No. 24 Chevrolet, 350 (1) Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Toyota, 350 (5) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Ford, 350 (6) Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Ford, 350 (33) Ryan Preece, No. 60 Ford, 350 (15) Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Toyota, 350 (16) Alex Bowman, No. 48 Chevrolet, 350 (7) Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Chevrolet, 350 (14) Joey Logano, No. 22 Ford, 350 (18) Austin Dillon, No. 3 Chevrolet, 350 (28) Ross Chastain, No. 1 Chevrolet, 350 (4) Austin Cindric, No. 2 Ford, 350 (12) Josh Berry, No. 21 Ford, 350 (8) Chase Elliott, No. 9 Chevrolet, 350 (29) John H. Nemechek, No. 42 Toyota, 350 (25) Erik Jones, No. 43 Toyota, 350 (17) Christopher Bell, No. 20 Toyota, 350 (9) A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Chevrolet, 350 (22) Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Toyota, 350 (37) Kyle Busch, No. 8 Chevrolet, 350 (20) Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Toyota, 350 (27) Chris Buescher, No. 17 Ford, 350 (10) Justin Haley, No. 7 Chevrolet, 350 (11) Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Toyota, 350 (26) Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Chevrolet, 350 (19) Cole Custer, No. 41 Ford, 350 (13) Michael McDowell, No. 71 Chevrolet, 350 (3) Kyle Larson, No. 5 Chevrolet, 350 (31) Noah Gragson, No. 4 Ford, 350 (24) Riley Herbst, No. 35 Toyota, 350 (21) Shane Van Gisbergen, No. 88 Chevrolet, 349 (35) Cody Ware, No. 51 Ford, 349 (30) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, No. 47 Chevrolet, 347 (34) Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Ford, 347 (32) Ty Dillon, No. 10 Chevrolet, 346 (23) Zane Smith, No. 38 Ford, 344 (36) Joey Gase, No. 66 Ford, 340 This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:NASCAR results: William Byron wins Iowa race, holds off Chase Briscoe

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William Byron wins NASCAR Cup race at Iowa with fuel running out

William Byron wins NASCAR Cup race at Iowa with fuel running out William Byronnursed his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to the finish...

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Bills RB James Cook on not practicing Sunday: "Business"

Bills RB James Cook on not practicing Sunday: "Business"

With his contract dispute ongoing, Buffalo Bills running back James Cook showed up for Sunday's mandatory practice but did not participate. Instead, the 25-year-old stood off to the side and spent a short amount of time on an exercise bike. After practice, when asked why he did not participate, Cook offered just three words: "Oh, nothing. Business." Sunday marked the first time Cook did not participate since requesting a contract extension during the offseason. The two-time Pro Bowler, who shared the league lead with 16 rushing touchdowns last season, wants to become one of the highest-paid running backs in the NFL. Cook also was asked whether he was holding out or planning to suit up for Monday's practice. Again, Cook kept his response short: "Business." The Bills provided no comment on Cook, who is in the final year of his rookie contract. Cook -- who did not attend Buffalo's voluntary offseason team activities but did participate in the mandatory three-day minicamp as well as the first eight practices of training camp -- was not on the team's list of injured players leading up to Sunday's practice. Entering his fourth year in the league, Cook has put together back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons. His 2,638 rushing yards are the most among his peers in the 2022 draft class. Yet he is not on the list of Bills' 2022 draftees -- wide receiver Khalil Shakir, linebacker Terrel Bernard and cornerback Christian Benford -- who have been rewarded with extensions. The Bills traded their first-round pick from that season, cornerback Kaiir Elam, to the Dallas Cowboys in March. "Sometimes you can't get on the same page or sometimes you're trying to fit it in," Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane told reporters at the start of camp. "There's times guys have left here that we really wanted. We just couldn't make it work. "But I can tell you, I'm hopeful, when we're sitting here at next year's training camp, that James Cook is out there practicing and still representing the red, white and blue." --FIeld Level Media

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Bills RB James Cook on not practicing Sunday: "Business"

Bills RB James Cook on not practicing Sunday: "Business" With his contract dispute ongoing, Buffalo Bills running back James Cook ...

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Texas Democrats leave the state to prevent vote on GOP-drawn congressional map

Texas Democrats leave the state to prevent vote on GOP-drawn congressional map

Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday to prevent a vote on the Republican effort backed by President Donald Trump to rewrite the state'scongressional map. The redistricting, if passed, could potentially eliminate five Democratic US House seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections as the GOP seeks to hold on to its slim House majority. The Texas politicians are expected to arrive in Chicago and Albany, New York, on Sunday evening after a decision that state House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu said was not made lightly but with "absolute moral clarity." States typically redraw congressional district boundaries once every 10 years following the release of updated population data from the United States census. A mid-decade revision of the map would be an extraordinary move — one that Democrats contend is a nakedly partisan effort aimed at bolstering Republicans prospects of retaining control of the House. Two-thirds of the Texas House is required for a quorum, the minimum amount of legislators to vote on bills. Democrats in the legislatureattempted the same movein 2021 to block a bill that would have imposed new voting restrictions. After that unsuccessful effort, new rules were put in place to fine members $500 a day if a member is absent, including "for the purpose of impeding the action of the House." Ken Paxton, Texas' attorney general and a candidate for US Senate, said Sunday evening that "Democrats in the Texas House who try and run away like cowards should be found, arrested, and brought back to the Capitol immediately." "We should use every tool at our disposal to hunt down those who think they are above the law," he continuedin a post on X, though he did not specify which tools could be used. Texas Republicans argue the redistricting is necessary over concerns that the current maps are unconstitutional and racially gerrymandered. Democrats havesaid it would suppressthe votes of people of color. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott "is using an intentionally racist map to steal the voices of millions of Black and Latino Texans, all to execute a corrupt political deal," Wu said in a statement. "Apathy is complicity, and we will not be complicit in the silencing of hard-working communities who have spent decades fighting for the power that Trump wants to steal." Democrats nationwide have threatened to respond to the GOP's efforts at redistricting in Texas with the same tactics in Democratic-controlled states like California and New York. National Democratic Redistricting Committee Chairman Eric Holder, a longtime critic of partisan gerrymandering, says it may be time for Democrats to change their approach. "We have to understand that the nature of the threat that has been put upon the country through what they're trying to do in Texas has really increased the danger to our democracy. And as a result of that, we've got to do things that perhaps in the past, I would not have supported," he said on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday. Holder, a former attorney general, said Democrats would still pursue avenues including raising voter awareness and bringing litigation against the state. The Texas Democrats' departure comes as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has plotted for more than a month with party officials in the Lone Star State to potentially provide safe harbor for the lawmakers, a source with knowledge of the Democratic governor's involvement told CNN. Pritzker quietly met with the chair of the Texas Democratic Party at an event for the Oklahoma Democratic Party on June 28. There, the two discussed rumors that Abbott could include calls to redraw the state's congressional map in a newly announced special legislative session, the source said. Pritzker at the time said Texas lawmakers could come to Illinois if they fled to block a quorum. In mid-July, Pritzker hosted eight Texas lawmakers and held a meeting to further discuss the planning. In the background, Pritzker's staff was working with Texas Democrats to provide logistical support, including finding places where they could stay and work while in the state, the source added. Pritzker will join Texas Democrats arriving in Illinois at a news conference later Sunday evening. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who is set to hold an event Monday with the lawmakers who left for her state, said in a statement to CNN that "We won't sit on the sidelines while Republicans try to rig the system to give Donald Trump more unchecked power. Texas Democrats are standing up for the future of democracy and I'm proud to stand with them in the fight against disenfranchisement." Former US Rep. Beto O'Rourke said his fellow Texas Democrats are doing "exactly what the country needs." "If Trump succeeds in stealing these five congressional districts, if he holds on to the House of Representatives, then the consolidation of authoritarian power in America may be unstoppable," O'Rourke told CNN on Sunday after he held a rally in Indianapolis. O'Rourke said his political action committee, Powered By People, will raise money to support the House Democrats, who could face $500-per-day fines and are barred from using campaign funds to pay them. Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin also praised the Texas Democrats, saying in a statement Sunday, "We will fight alongside them to stop this anti-democratic assault. And, after this fight is done, we're coming full force for the Republicans' House majority." CNN's Gloria Pazmino and Eric Bradner contributed to this report. This story has been updated with additional developments. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account atCNN.com

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Texas Democrats leave the state to prevent vote on GOP-drawn congressional map

Texas Democrats leave the state to prevent vote on GOP-drawn congressional map Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday to prevent a vote...

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Threats to kill public officials lead to dangerous discovery in Tennessee

Threats to kill public officials lead to dangerous discovery in Tennessee

Officers found 14 improvised explosive devices in a Tennessee home while apprehending a man who had threatened to kill public officials and local law enforcement personnel, authorities said Aug. 2. Investigators and sheriff's deputies went to a residence on Aug. 1 in the community of Old Fort, located just north of the Tennessee-Georgia border, seeking to arrest Kevin Wade O'Neal on active warrants, according to thePolk County Sheriff's Office. O'Neal, 54, was accused of threatening to kill public officials and law enforcement personnel in the county. While taking him into custody, the sheriff's office said in astatementthat deputies noticed "something was smoldering" in the bedroom where the suspect was found. They observed what appeared to be an improvised explosive device, also known as IED. The deputies immediately evacuated the residence, and alerted the Chattanooga Police Department bomb squad and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), according to the sheriff's office. Officers and agents later discovered 14 IEDs inside the home. Further investigation revealed O'Neal had planned to detonate the devices as law enforcement arrived to arrest him, the sheriff's office said. The suspect faces 11 counts of attempted first-degree murder, 14 counts of prohibited weapons and one count of possession of explosive components. O'Neal is currently being held at the Polk County Jail and bond has yet to be determined, according to the sheriff's office. 'My laptop is a bomb':Passenger tells others, forces emergency landing IEDshave "remained a persistent threat" and attacks using the devices are a common security concern related to terrorism and violence in the United States, according to theDepartment of Homeland Security(DHS), andCybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency(CISA). IEDs, which are also referred to as "homemade" bombs, are easy to construct and can cause significant disruption and harm, the CISA says on its website. "Because they are improvised, IEDs can come in many forms, ranging from a small pipe bomb to a sophisticated device capable of causing massive damage and loss of life," according to the DHS. "IEDs can be carried or delivered in a vehicle; carried, placed, or thrown by a person; delivered in a package; or concealed on the roadside." Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing:Man charged with aiding bombing suspect dies in custody In recent months, several cases involving the use of IEDs have made national headlines. In July, aNew York manwas charged after he was accused of making and attempting to use multiple IEDs in parts of Manhattan. Homemade explosive devices were discoverednear a parkin April in Garland, a city located about 20 miles northeast of Dallas and part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Authorities secured the area where the devices were found and bomb technicians later disabled them. Earlier this year,USA TODAY reporteda Federal Bureau of Investigation raid of a Virginia home in December 2024 uncovered more than 150 homemade explosive devices. The FBI described it as the largest seizure of explosive devices in the agency's history. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Tennessee authorities discover 14 IEDs in man's home during arrest

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Threats to kill public officials lead to dangerous discovery in Tennessee

Threats to kill public officials lead to dangerous discovery in Tennessee Officers found 14 improvised explosive devices in a Tennessee home...

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