Today’s Soccer Gear: Shorts, Cleats, Shinguards and a GPS Unit

By NOAH DAVIS

Technology designed to provide performance data on players is spreading through soccer, although it has mostly stopped short of in-game use.

Published: July 27, 2015 at 08:00PM

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On His 40th Birthday, Alex Rodriguez Blows It Out With a Swing

By BILLY WITZ

Rodriguez commemorated the occasion by hitting yet another home run — his 24th of the season and his fifth in five games.

Published: July 27, 2015 at 08:00PM

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Mike Trout’s Numbers Add Up to Greatness at a Tender Age

By VICTOR MATHER

Trout, 23, leads the majors in home runs and runs scored, and his stats are among the league leaders again this season in many other categories.

Published: July 27, 2015 at 08:00PM

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Mets Trade for Athletics’ Tyler Clippard

By TIM ROHAN

The Mets dealt away Casey Meisner, their 2013 third-round draft pick, for cash considerations and Clippard, who has been one of baseball’s best relievers in recent years.

Published: July 27, 2015 at 08:00PM

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Braves Take Unorthodox Approach to Overhaul

By TYLER KEPNER

Atlanta traded a rehabbing utility infielder for rehabbing veteran pitcher Bronson Arroyo and their real target, the 19-year-old prospect Touki Toussaint.

Published: July 27, 2015 at 08:00PM

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Sanofi to Join Regeneron in Quest to Unleash Immune System on Cancer

By ANDREW POLLACK

The French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi will be partnering with the biotech company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals to develop drugs that harness the body’s immune system to fight cancer.

Published: July 28, 2015 at 12:00AM

Chinese Markets Uneasy After Huge Sell-Off

By NEIL GOUGH

Shanghai’s main share index fell as much as 5 percent as trading opened on Tuesday, adding to an 8.5 percent plunge on Monday. But the index recovered a bit by midday..

Published: July 29, 2015 at 12:00AM

Junior Seau’s Family Renews Call for Daughter to Speak at Hall of Fame

By KEN BELSON

The family said that contrary to reports, it did not support the Hall’s policy preventing relatives from speaking at a deceased player’s induction ceremony.

Published: July 27, 2015 at 08:00PM

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Новый Образ Ислама

By НАТАЛИЯ ОСИПОВА

Пасмурным днем в саду четырехзвëздочного отеля на Тверском бульваре собрались девушки в ярких хиджабах и платьях с цветочными принтами.

Published: July 28, 2015 at 12:00AM

South Korea: Government Declares End to MERS Outbreak

By CHOE SANG-HUN

South Korea on Tuesday declared a de facto end to an outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome that has killed 26 people.

Published: July 28, 2015 at 12:00AM