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Oct 5 (OPTA) – Results and fixtures for the Primera División on Sunday (start times are ART) 2nd Phase —————————————————————- Godoy Cruz (0) 1 Independiente (1) 1 Estudiantes (1) 1 Barracas Central (0) 1 Talleres de Córdoba (0) 0 Belgrano (0) 0 Boca Juniors v Newell's Old Boys (22:00) Rosario Central v River Plate (00:15) Tuesday, October 7 fixtures (ART/GMT) Racing Club v Independiente Rivadavia (0000) Friday, October 10 fixtures (ART/GMT) San Lorenzo v San Martín San Juan (1730) Defensa y Justicia v Argentinos Juniors (1915) Central Córdoba SdE v Unión (1945) Newell's Old Boys v Tigre (2130) Saturday, October 11 fixtures (ART/GMT) Barracas Central v Boca Juniors (1730) Gimnasia La Plata v Talleres de Córdoba (1945) Banfield v Racing Club (2200)

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MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers will turn to left-hander Aaron Ashby for a spot start as they look to move one step closer to their first postseason series win since 2018 when they host the Chicago Cubs on Monday night in the second game of the National League Division Series. Ashby (5-2, 2.16 ERA), who made just one start in a career-high 43 regular- season appearances, will be opposed by Shota Imanaga (9-8, 3.73 ERA) in the first postseason series between the Central Division rivals which are separated by about 90 miles on I-94. The Brewers took the opener 9-3 on Saturday, chasing Cubs starter Matthew Boyd after just two outs during a six-run first inning. Freddy Peralta, who led the NL with 17 victories, bounced back from a game-opening homer and pitched effectively into the sixth. Chicago got all three runs on solo homers. "There's no penalty — it's one loss. It doesn't count for more how you lose," Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Sunday. "We didn't lose well, but sometimes — a close game could have cost us some pitching type stuff, too. We lost and you move on, and that's how the clubhouse felt." Milwaukee, which finished five games ahead of the Cubs with a franchise-record 97 victories, has the No. 1 overall seed and home-field advantage for the entire postseason. The Brewers are in the playoffs for the seventh time in eight seasons, but have not won a playoff series since the 2018 NLDS against the Colorado Rockies. Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio was removed in the second inning Saturday with hamstring tightness after legging out an infield single, his third hit of the game, that put Milwaukee in front 9-1. Chourio, who missed almost all of August with a strained right hamstring, had an MRI exam Saturday, and was scheduled to take part in workouts Sunday. "I can't give you a definitive (timeline), but I know that we're going to test some things today," Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Sunday. "I don't know that he'll do much, but the MRI came back and it's inconclusive and it's not a serious hamstring strain, but it's not necessarily something that won't limit him." The versatile Ashby pitched in the series opener, retiring all four batters he faced with one strikeout in a 16-pitch outing. "Whether that's in the first inning or the fourth, fifth, seventh, whenever it is. I think they've made it clear that your job is just to get outs," Ashby said Sunday. "Going into tomorrow, it'll be kind of the same situation." Ashby, who also had three saves in three chances, did not allow a run over his final seven regular-season outings spanning 10 1/3 innings. Ashby is 2-1 with a 5.33 ERA in nine career outings vs. the Cubs, including four starts. He allowed four runs in 8 2/3 innings in three relief outings this season against them. Imanaga struggled down the stretch, going 1-2 with a 6.51 ERA in five September starts. Imanaga came out of the bullpen in the second game of the wild-card series, a 3-0 loss to the Padres on Wednesday. Imanaga entered in the second, allowing two runs on three hits in four innings, throwing 67 pitches. Imanaga is 1-3 with a 5.73 ERA in four career starts vs. Milwaukee. He was 1-2 with a 3.57 ERA in three games against the Brewers this season, allowing seven runs in 17 2/3 innings. "I think all the hitters, they understand what they need to do, and I think that's the Brewers offense," Imanaga said Sunday. "Even yesterday, just the next guy was up, the next guy was ready. So, I think, for me, it's just making sure, take it one out at a time, and then thinking about that one out." –Jim Hoehn, Field Level Media

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* Israel pounds Gaza despite Trump's call for end to bombing * Palestinians wonder when Trump's Gaza plan will be implemented * Israeli and Hamas delegations head to Egypt * Israeli markets hit highs in sign of optimism (Adds news of Hamas delegation's arrival in Egypt in paragraph 1, edits) By Jasper Ward, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Alexander Cornwell WASHINGTON/CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Hamas officials arrived in Egypt on Sunday ahead of talks with Israel that the U.S. hopes will lead to a halt in fighting and the freeing of hostages in Gaza, with Washington's top diplomat saying the next days are critical. Israeli negotiators led by Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer will travel to Egypt on Monday for negotiations in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh about the release of hostages, part of President Donald Trump's plan to end the nearly two-year Gaza war. "We will know very quickly whether Hamas is serious or not by how these technical talks go in terms of the logistics," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told NBC News' "Meet the Press" on Sunday about the release of 48 remaining hostages in Gaza, 20 of whom are alive. A Hamas delegation, led by the group's exiled Gaza chief, Khalil Al-Hayya, landed in Egypt late Sunday to join representatives of the United States and Qatar for talks over the implementation of the most advanced effort yet to halt the conflict. It was the first visit by Hayya to Egypt since he survived an Israeli strike in Doha, the Qatari capital, last month. Trump has promoted a 20-point plan aimed at ending the fighting in Gaza, securing the release of remaining hostages, and defining the territory’s future. Israel and Hamas both have agreed to parts of the plan. Hamas on Friday accepted the hostage release and several other elements but sidestepped the plan’s most contentious points, including calls for the group's disarmament — which it has long rejected. Trump welcomed Hamas' response, saying he believed Hamas had showed it was "ready for a lasting PEACE." He told Israel to stop bombing Gaza immediately, but its attacks on the enclave have continued. Hamas left some issues up for further negotiation at the talks in Egypt. AVOIDING A PHASED APPROACH An official briefed on the talks said the negotiations will focus on hammering out a comprehensive deal before a ceasefire can be implemented. "This differs from earlier rounds of negotiations which followed a phased approach, where the first phase was agreed and then required more negotiations to reach subsequent phases in the ceasefire," the official told Reuters. "These subsequent rounds of negotiations is where things broke down previously and there is a conscious effort among mediators to avoid that approach this time around." Rubio told ABC's "This Week" that a timeline for finalising a deal to release the hostages was uncertain but that talks "cannot take weeks or even multiple days. We want to see this happen very fast." HOPES FOR PEACE BUT STRIKES CONTINUE The plan has stirred hopes for peace among Palestinians but there was no let-up of Israeli attacks on Gaza on Sunday as planes and tanks pounded areas across the enclave, killing at least 19 people, local health authorities said. Four of those killed were seeking aid in the south of the strip and five were killed in an airstrike in Gaza City in the early afternoon, they said. Shadi Mansour stood in the destruction left by an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza City suburb of Tuffah on Saturday, which killed his son Ameer, 6, and 16 other people. "Is he a member of the resistance? Is he a fighter? All the targets of the Israeli army are children," said Mansour. Ahmed Assad, a displaced Palestinian man in central Gaza, said he had been hopeful when news broke of Trump's plan but said nothing had changed on the ground. "We do not see any change to the situation, on the contrary, we don't know what action to take, what shall we do? Shall we remain in the streets? Shall we leave?" he asked. SOME IN ISRAEL OPTIMISTIC FOR END TO WAR In a sign of Israeli optimism over the Trump plan, the shekel currency hit a three-year high against the dollar and Tel Aviv stocks reached an all-time high. Some people in Tel Aviv shared that sentiment. "It's the first time in months that I'm actually hopeful. Trump has really instilled a lot of hope into us," said resident Gil Shelly. Domestically, Netanyahu is caught between growing pressure to end the war — from hostage families and a war-weary public — and demands from hardline members of his coalition who insist there must be no let-up in Israel's campaign in Gaza. Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on X that halting attacks on Gaza would be a "grave mistake." He and Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir have threatened to bring down Netanyahu's government if the Gaza war ends. But opposition leader Yair Lapid of the centrist Yesh Atid party has said political cover will be provided so the Trump initiative can succeed and "we won't let them torpedo the deal". Israel began attacking Gaza after the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel in which some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed and 251 taken hostage, according to Israeli tallies. Israel's campaign, which has killed more than 67,000 people in Gaza, most of them civilians, according to Gaza health authorities, has led to its international isolation. (Additional reporting by Jaidaa Taha, Andew Mills, Mahmoud Issa, Miro Maman, Jasper Ward and David Morgan; Writing by Michael Georgy, Hatem Maher and Raphael Satter; Editing by Louise Heavens, Ros Russell and Cynthia Osterman)

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SEOUL, Oct 6 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a naval destroyer, the Choe Hyon, at a military exhibition on Sunday, state media KCNA reported on Monday. Kim said the regime's navy should be prepared to "thoroughly deter or counter and punish the enemy's provocations," KCNA said. (Reporting by Heejin Kim; Editing by Edmund Klamann)

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LAS VEGAS — Jackie Young and A'ja Wilson combined for 60 points, leading the Las Vegas Aces to a decisive 91-78 win over the Phoenix Mercury in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday. Young scored 21 of her 32 points in the third, setting the record for the most points in a single WNBA Finals quarter, while Wilson scored 20 of her 28 points in the first half to propel the Aces to a 2-0 series lead before it shifts to Phoenix for Games 3 and 4 Wednesday and Friday. The Aces still need to win two more games to clinch the first best-of-seven WNBA Finals in history. Las Vegas secured Game 2 in the complete opposite manner in which it won the series opener. After relying on a once-in-a-lifetime game from their bench to steal Game 1 after their stars faltered, the Aces got a banner performance from a duo in Wilson and Young that is quickly becoming the most potent the league has seen. Chelsea Gray (10 points, 10 assists) was the only other Aces player to score in double figures, and Wilson added a game-high 14 rebounds. Kahleah Copper scored 23 points, Satou Sabally had 22 points and nine rebounds and Alyssa Thomas put up 10 points to pace the Mercury. Las Vegas stretched its lead to 17 points in the third quarter and held firm control with a 76-61 lead going into the fourth, thanks to an outburst from Young that saw the All-Star guard score 21 on a torrid 8-of-11 shooting (2-of-4 from 3) in the period. The Aces led by as many as 22 points in the final frame. The Aces took control with a dominant second quarter, outscoring Phoenix 22-10 to bring a 46-37 lead into the locker room at halftime. Wilson led all scorers in the first half, recording 20 points on 9-of-17 shooting in addition to grabbing eight rebounds. The MVP's first-half output also marked just the third time a player scored 20 points in the first half of a WNBA Finals game. After Copper built on a hot first quarter by putting Phoenix ahead 33-27 with her first attempt of the second, Las Vegas broke through with a 19-6 run to close the second quarter. Wilson poured in 13 points to anchor that stretch. The Mercury led 27-24 after a first quarter where both teams traded runs. Copper came out of the gates scorching just like she did in Game 1, leading all scorers with 11 points in the frame on 4-of-5 shooting overall and 3-of-4 from 3-point range. Phoenix opened the game on a 12-5 run, but the Aces immediately answered with a 13-4 run of their own to grab a brief first lead of the game on a Gray pull- up with 3:17 remaining in the quarter. –Will Despart, Field Level Media

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