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Dodgers, Blue Jays gear up for winner-take-all World Series game seven

The defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers and title-hungry Toronto Blue Jays vowed to be ready for the first World Series game seven since 2019 on Saturday.Toronto’s Rogers Centre promises to be electric after fans there were left stunned by the Dodgers’ 3-1 triumph in a tight game six — in which a spectacular game-ending double …

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Dodgers hold off Blue Jays 3-1 to force World Series game seven

The Los Angeles Dodgers, fueled by a three-run third inning and another dominant pitching performance from Yoshinobu Yamamoto, beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Friday to force a decisive World Series game seven.The defending champion Dodgers had to dig deep to thwart the Blue Jays’ ninth-inning rally bid and knot Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven …

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Japan’s Chiba leads after Skate Canada short program

Japan’s Mone Chiba, who took a bronze medal at this year’s world championships, won the women’s short program on Friday at Skate Canada.The 20-year-old from Kyoto scored 72.29 points in her ISU Grand Prix season debut to seize the lead in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.American Isabeau Levito, last year’s women’s world runner-up, was second on 71.80 with Italy’s …

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Springer back in Toronto lineup as Blue Jays try to close out Dodgers

Toronto slugger George Springer is back in the lineup as the Blue Jays try to clinch a World Series victory over the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in game six on Friday.Springer, the 2017 World Series Most valuable Player during his stint with the Houston Astros, was reinstalled as the Blue Jays’ leadoff hitter for …

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G7 says it’s ‘serious’ about confronting China’s critical mineral dominance

The G7 announced two dozen new projects Friday aimed at reducing China’s dominance of critical mineral supply chains, as Canada’s energy minister vowed the alliance was “serious” about reforming the global market. The deals, announced as Group of Seven energy ministers concluded a meeting in Toronto, involve a range of metals essential to high-tech products, including …

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US says ‘non-market’ tactics needed to counter China’s rare earth dominance

G7 countries will have to use “non-market” tactics to curb China’s dominance in rare earth production, the US energy secretary said Friday, calling the effort a “strategic necessity.”Energy ministers from the Group of Seven meeting in Toronto this week are working on a coordinated effort to diversify supply chains of the materials vital to high-tech …

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Desperate Dodgers mull using Ohtani as relief pitcher

With the Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Series repeat bid in the balance, manager Dave Roberts reiterated Thursday that everything is on the table in game six, including using two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani as a relief pitcher.”We’ll see how he comes in (Friday),” Roberts said after the Dodgers trained following their arrival in Toronto for game …

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G7 to launch ‘alliance’ countering China’s critical mineral dominance

G7 energy ministers meeting in Canada on Thursday planned to launch a new alliance to counter China’s critical mineral dominance, in a push for more reliable access to the resources that power advanced technologies.The two-day Group of Seven meeting in Toronto opened hours after US President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping signed an …

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