Bronx shooting: Gunman dies after shooting multiple people at New York Hospital

A disgruntled former employee of a New York City hospital who reportedly opened fire and killed at least one while injuring at least five others, has died.

The gunman reportedly began to open fire with an assault-style rifle just after 3 p.m. local time, according to the New York City Police Department. Police indicated that the weapon was a long rifle and may have been an AR-15, which is a common firearm used in mass shootings.

"That's the type of weapon that you so often see in these type of situations," former NYPD Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said on MSNBC.

After reports of the shooting, the hospital was immediately placed on lock down as police combed through the hospital trying to find the active gun man. The fire department, meanwhile, responded to reports of multiple fires within the hospital.

At least three doctors are among those who have been shot, according to reports. A total of four to six people may have been injured. Their conditions were not immediately known.

Emergency service radio fire department chatter had indicated that the shooter was allegedly a male dressed as a doctor when he opened fire. Since he was previously employed, that would indicate that the shooter would have had a strong knowledge of the facilities. He was reportedly shot on the 16th floor of the building.

Phoenix serial killings suspect indicted on 8 counts of murder

A man accused in a series of apparently random street shootings in the Phoenix area has been indicted on eight counts of first-degree murder, authorities said Friday.

Aaron Saucedo, 23, is being held in the Maricopa County Jail on $8 million bail.

Court documents obtained from CNN affiliate KTVK/KPHO show Saucedo was also indicted on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, one count of discharging a firearm, one count of endangerment, six counts of drive-by shooting, and two counts of attempted first degree murder.

Suspect arrested after pistol found in pawn shop

The man called "the serial street shooter" usually struck at night, standing outside his car and blasting away with a semi-automatic pistol.

The city's fear peaked because most of the killings came in a cluster, with seven people slain in a two-and-a-half-month period in the spring of 2016. The deadliest shooting happened June 12, when three people -- a 12-year-old girl and two women in their 30s -- died after being shot outside a house.

Police said most of the shootings happened in the low-income neighborhood of Maryvale as the victims walked down streets or stood in their yards.

Saucedo was charged last May in the street shootings. He was already in jail on charges he killed his mother's boyfriend in August 2015, said Maricopa County Attorney spokeswoman Amanda Jacinto. In all, he is now charged with nine counts of murder.

Saucedo's next scheduled court appearance is July 6.

European U21 Final: Germany outclass Spain

Spain failed in their quest to win a joint-record, fifth European Under-21 Championship on Friday as they lost 1-0 to a superior Germany side.

Mitchell Weiser's first-half header punished Spain, who looked lacklustre and lethargic compared to the spritely Germans, with the scoreline flattering La Rojita.

Albert Celades’ team were unchanged from their 3-1 victory over Italy in the semi-finals, meaning a start for hat-trick hero Saul Niguez.

Germany, meanwhile, boasted quality talent of their own, including former Bayern Munich full-back Weiser, Schalke attacker Max Meyer and ex-Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry.

Despite Spain looking dangerous in the opening few minutes, Kepa Arrizabalaga had to tip over Weiser’s left-wing drive just as quickly, before similarly denying Meyer.

Max Arnold then had an effort swerve just wide of the goalkeeper’s top-right corner, whereas Hector Bellerin headed a corner inches wide of Julian Pollersbeck’s far post.

Gnabry was by far the player seeming most capable of making something happen in the first half, and he smacked a piledriver into side-netting, before almost turning in a free kick at Kepa’s near post.

Die Mannschaft took the lead with five minutes until the break as Weiser’s header from a fair few yards out looped over Kepa and into the back of the net.

More to follow...

Germany 1-0 Spain

Weiser 40

Germany: Pollersbeck; Toljan, Gerhardt, Stark, Meyer, Arnold, Gnabry (Amiri 81), Kempf, Weiser, Haberer (Kohr 83), Philipp (Oztunali 87)

Spain: Kepa; Bellerin, Vallejo, Mere, Jonny (Gaya 51); Llorente (Mayoral 83), Saul, Ceballos; Deulofeu, Sandro (Williams 71), Asensio

Cristiano Ronaldo shares ADORABLE snap holding newborn twins: 'Two new loves of my life

CRISTIANO RONALDO took to Instagram to share a loving snap holding his newborn twins yesterday.

The 32-year-old football star was unable to meet the new arrivals before Wednesday night due to being committed to playing for Portugal in their defeat against Chile in the semi-final of the Confederations Cup that evening.

After flying home after the match, he posted a loving message as he finally held his son and daughter for the first time.

Looking smitten, he captioned the shot: "So happy to be able to hold the two new loves of my life."

The twins were born via a surrogate mother and Cristiano Ronaldo is already a father to seven-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo Junior.

After the match on Wednesday night, he took to Facebook to announce the joyful news, saying: "I was in the service of the national tram, as always, body and soul, even though my two children were born.

"Unfortunately, we have not been able to achieve the main sporting objective that we wanted, but I am sure we will continue to give joy to the Portugese," he continued. "The President of the Portugese Football Federation and the national selector have today had an attitude that has touched me and I will not forget.

Messi's bride Antonella, 'first lady of football

Celebrity magazines have dubbed brunette mother-of-two Antonella Roccuzzo "the first lady of football" -- her man, Lionel Messi, is widely considered the best player on the planet.

Showbiz and football stars will attend their wedding on Friday in the couple's hometown of Rosario, Argentina.

But friends here in their home city in northern Argentina insist the two are humble folk who have never forgotten where they come from.

Seen as a man of few words, the millionaire Barcelona striker lets his feet do the talking -- and his bride in public says even less.

Her family members have also avoided talking to the crowds of reporters who have invaded the city ahead of the wedding.

Roccuzzo's father Jose is the owner of a chain of local supermarkets, Unico. He was formerly president of a regional supermarket owners' association.

Apart from that, he is said to be a keen fan of Newell's Old Boys -- Messi's boyhood club in Rosario.

- 'Messi's girl' -

Roccuzzo grew up in the upper middle-class Bella Vista district and went to a private school, says one friend of the family who asked not to be named.

Diego Vallejos, a childhood friend and neighbor of the Messis, told AFP the couple met aged nine and Messi "fell in love forever at first sight" with Roccuzzo.

"We will always remember Antonella as being around this neighborhood and as being Messi's girl," said another friend, Franco Lentini, who grew up in the same modest neighborhood as the player.

"They are the love of each other's lives," said Vallejos.

Messi moved to Spain aged 13 to join FC Barcelona, but he kept telephoning Roccuzzo and writing her letters.

- Shoe shop -

Sources close to Roccuzzo's family say she started courses in communications and odontology but did not finish them.

Instead she moved to Spain to join Messi.

She opened a luxury shoe shop there this year along with her friend Sofia Balbi -- wife of Messi's Barcelona strike partner, Uruguay's Luis Suarez.

World media started to widely identify Roccuzzo as Messi's girlfriend shortly before he played in the 2010 World Cup.

She gave birth to their children, Thiago, in 2012 and Mateo in 2015.

At Friday's wedding Roccuzzo will wear a dress by Spanish designer Rosa Clara. She has been photographed in dresses by the designer at various footballing award ceremonies and functions.

The designer has also dressed stars such as actresses Eva Longoria and Sofia Vergara as well as Spain's Queen Letizia.

Germany into Confed Cup final

Leon Goretzka scored twice in the opening eight minutes as world champions Germany beat Mexico 4-1 to reach the Confederations Cup final.

Man-of-the-match Goretzka found the net in the sixth and eighth minutes, Timo Werner got the third in the 59th and substitute Amin Younes a fourth in stoppage time in front of a 37,923-strong crowd in Sochi's Olympic Stadium.

"We couldn't expect it from this team but it fought and won and deserves to be in the final," Germany coach Joachim Loew told broadcasters ARD.

"The group has really become a unit.

"It was important that we started so well and imposed our game on Mexico."

Marco Fabian scored a spectacular late consolation goal for Mexico.

The German "perspective team", with many world champions left at home to rest and young talent tested instead, will bid for the nation's first Confederations Cup title on Sunday against Copa America winners Chile in St Petersburg.

The two teams met in the group stage last week, drawing 1-1.

"Our goal was to reach the final. Now we want the title as well," Goretzka said.

Mexico, who dominated parts of the game against Germany, wrap up their campaign on Sunday in the match for third place against European champions Portugal in Moscow.

"We offered them too many chances but the result is unfair, we deserved a better result," Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio said.

"The team kept fighting."

The Germans were on fire early on and opened the scoring with Goretzka firing into the bottom left corner from just outside the area off Benjamin Henrich's low cross.

It was 2-0 less than two minutes later as Schalke's Goretzka beat Guillermo Ochoa again, this time from closer range after a defence-splitting pass from Werner.

Leipzig forward Werner was denied by Ochoa in the 19th but Mexico, who had also trailed in all three group games, finally raised their game and started to threaten against a suddenly passive German side.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen saved well with his right foot from Giovani dos Santos in the 33rd and two minutes Javier Hernandez cleared the bar from point-blank range.

Germany regrouped after the break, and Werner tapped into the empty net for 3-0 in the 59th, off Jonas Hector's cross after nice work from captain Julian Draxler.

The Gold Cup winners continued their search for a goal, and after Raul Jimenez's header against the crossbar they got it in the 89th when Eintracht Frankfurt's Fabian unleashed from 30m into the top right corner.

But the Germans had the final word when substitute winger Younes slotted home in stoppage time, 10 minutes after coming on.

"The players have taken another step," Loew said.

"There was pressure before the games but they got through difficult stages.

"That's the experience they gain in such matches."

Bravo lifts Chile past Portugal in Confed Cup semis

Claudio Bravo had an uncharacteristically miserable season for Manchester City that left everyone wondering what was wrong with him. Well, it turns out there was nothing at all wrong with him. It’s now clear that, knowing that he would be representing Chile at the Confederations Cup this summer, Bravo intentionally played poorly throughout his first season in the Premier League in order to lull his potential Confed Cup opponents into thinking he was no longer one of the world’s top goalkeepers.

And so, when Portugal and Chile were forced into a shootout to decide their semifinal, the European champions surely felt they had Chile exactly where they wanted them. “I’ll hang back and take the decisive fifth penalty, because that’s never backfired on me before,” Cristiano Ronaldo thought as he let his teammates step up before him.

But then Bravo saved Portugal’s first shot from Ricardo Quaresma.

A fluke, surely. Anyone can get lucky once—even someone as bad as Bravo had been for City.

But then Bravo saved João Moutinho’s attempt. Maybe it was just a bad shot.

But then Bravo saved Nani’s attempt, making it obvious that the Chilean captain sacrificed an entire club season just to put his country in their third final in three years.

With his long con now revealed, we can only assume that Bravo texted the following to Man City manager Pep Guardiola after the match: “Sorry, Pep. Winning the Premier League just isn’t as important as winning the Confederations Cup.”

Serena Williams' latest shot: pregnant and nude on magazine cover

 Serena Williams is showing off her pregnancy with a nude photo on the cover of the August issue of Vanity Fair.

The tennis superstar is seen in profile with her right arm covering her breasts and her pregnant stomach prominently on display. The magazine unveiled the cover Tuesday.

Serena announced her pregnancy with Reddit co-founder Alexis Olhanian in April. The magazine reports the couple will be married in the fall after the baby is born. Williams tells the magazine she "did a double take" and her heart "dropped" when she saw a positive test because it came just before the Australian Open, which she ended up winning.

ESPN Magazine’s New Cover Features Fully Nude Tennis Star Wozniacki

Caroline Wozniacki is showing off more than her tennis skills on the new cover of 2017 ESPN Body Issue. The 26-year-old Danish beauty posed completely nudeputting her insanely fit figure on full display for all to see.

The ESPN cover shows Caroline leaping forward in the air with her long locks flowing behind her. The photo showcases her trim physique and toned six-pack.

During an interview with the publication, Wozniacki spoke out about her body and how she keeps her frame in tip-top shape.

"Growing up, I would really just kill it in the gym until I couldn't stand anymore," she said. "The older I've gotten, I'm so much better at listening to my body. If you push yourself too much, it's going to be worse."

while Wozniacki works hard on her body, she isn't concerned with fitting any particular standard of beauty.

"I've realized that I can't spend time stressing about something I don't have and just embrace what I do have," she said. "It's so in to have curves now. It's in to be looking healthy. If I don't look like a supermodel on the runway, that's OK because I look good in my own way."

Caroline also dished on how her body changed as she got older.

"I was always really skinny until I hit puberty," she said. "As a girl coming into a woman, that time is always a little bit frightening. At one point I was like, 'Are they changing the clothes sizes or am I getting bigger?' I was like, 'No, for sure the sizes must have been small.' I think being in the public eye and getting judged for everything you do and however you look, I think that helped me as well. Just saying, 'You know what? People will have an opinion. Some people will love you; some people will not.'"

Wozniacki, who is currently ranked No. 6 in the world, says that she doesn't look to her weight to be the primary indicator of her physical fitness.

"I rarely stand on a scale, to be honest. When I stop playing, I'm not going to obsess so much about my weight," she said. "It's going to be more about a healthy lifestyle. It's more about how I feel."

$2m sent to child of FIFA member before 2022 World Cup awarded

Khalifa International Stadium, the first completed 2022 FIFA World Cup venue, was built this year

A sum of $2 million was sent to the 10-year-old daughter of a FIFA official prior to Qatar being awarded the hosting of the 2022 World Cup, according to Bild.

The German daily is publishing from Tuesday American independent investigator Michael Garcia's report into alleged bribery and corruption during the bidding for the hosting of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

In an extract of the article released on Monday evening, the popular tabloid claims to have got hold of the report of more than 400 pages which has never been properly published by world football's governing body.

According to Bild, in the report Garcia reveals that "a former executive committee member congratulated members of the Qatari federation and thanked them by mail for a transfer of several hundred thousand euros" just after Qatar was awarded the 2022 tournament.

"Two million dollars from an unknown source arrived in the savings account of the 10-year-old daughter of a FIFA member," add Bild.

The newspaper adds that "three executive members of FIFA with the right to vote went to a party in Rio de Janeiro in a private jet belonging to the Qatari federation before the vote to decide who would host the competition."

The Aspire Academy in Qatar, one of the biggest sports academies in the world, was also "implicated in a decisive manner in the manipulation of FIFA members who had the right to vote," the paper adds.

Qatar won the right to host the 2022 World Cup in late 2010 and the result of the vote has been the source of enormous controversy ever since.

Following Garcia's investigation, the adjudicatory chamber of FIFA's ethics committee noted that there had been suspicious behaviour during the bidding process but not enough to call into question the decision to give Qatar the 2022 finals or Russia the 2018 tournament.

Garcia resigned as head of FIFA's investigatory body in December 2014 in protest at what he described as FIFA's "incomplete and erroneous" summary of his report.

Germany and Chile reach semi-finals of Confederations Cup

Chile progressed to the semi-finals with a 1-1 draw against Australia

World champions Germany secured their place in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup with a controversial 3-1 win over Cameroon at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi.

Chile also progressed to the last four thanks to a 1-1 draw with Australia in the other Group B match to take place today.

Following a goalless first-half, Germany took the lead shortly after the restart when Kerem Demirbay rifled home from 25 yards.

Confusion involving the use of the video replays then followed as Cameroon's Sebastien Siani was dismissed for a foul on Emre Can.

It came after referee Wilmar Roldan had inspected a pitch-side monitor and adjuged Siani to have committed a foul, before Cameroon launched a furious protest at the decision.

The indignation from the Cameroonians saw Roldan check the monitor again, only to find he had got the wrong player.

He called Siani back and correctly sent off Ernest Mabouka after rectifying his error of mistaken identity.

Cameroon's woes were compounded just two minutes later when Timo Werner's well-directed diving-header doubled Germany's lead.

The African champions went in search of a way back into a match which was quickly getting away from them before Vincent Aboubakar scored 10 minutes from time to give Cameroon hope.

Any chance of an unlikely comeback from Cameroon was ended three minutes later when Werner restored Germany's two-goal lead with his second of the match.

Germany will go on to face Mexico at the same venue on Thursday (June 29).

Chile, the reigning Copa América winners, were given a scare by Australia in their clash at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow as James Troisi's neat finish three minutes before half-time gave the underdogs a shock lead.

That was the way it stayed until midway through the second half when substitute Martin Rodriguez spared their blushes with the equaliser.

A point proved enough for Chile to reach the last four, where they will meet Portugal at the Kazan Arena on Wednesday (June 28).

Confederations Cup 2017. Portugal into Semis, Russia out

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a penalty as Portugal beat New Zealand 4-0 to seal their semi-final place at the Confederations Cup. Ronaldo’s 33rd-minute goal was followed by strikes from Manchester City-bound Bernardo Silva, Andre Silva and Nani.

Mexico also progressed to the semi-finals as they knocked hosts Russia out of the tournament with a 2-1 victory. Portugal ensured top spot in Group A as New Zealand finished bottom after a third straight defeat.

However, defender Pepe will miss Portugal’s semi-final after picking up his second yellow card of the tournament. And there will be fitness concerns over Bernardo Silva, who was substituted at half-time because of an ankle injury.
Ronaldo expressed his delight at firing Portugal into the semi final after netting his 75th international goal in yesterday’s 4-0 thrashing of New Zealand. “I’m very happy to be in the semifinals. We’re confident and want to win,” said Ronaldo, who picked up his third straight man-of-the-match award in Russia.

The 32-year-old has a court date in Madrid next month, accused by Spanish authorities of tax evasion, and the fallout has resulted in Ronaldo threatening to leave Real.

Despite the off-field turmoil and constant speculation about his future, the Portugal captain has dazzled on the pitch in Russia and scored two goals in three matches.

“I thought we played well in many parts of the game; in others, not so well. Overall though, it was a fair victory,” said Portugal coach Fernando Santos.

Ronaldo’s latest goal sent him level with Hungary great Sandor Kocsis and to within nine of the legendary Ferenc Puskas’ European record of 84 at international level.

Greek basketball title finished in empty arena after home fans launched flares from the stands

Panathinaikos won the Greek league title on Sunday with a 66-51 win over Olympiacos, but the championship game was delayed with about two minutes remaining on the clock.

As Panathinaikos was pulling away late in the game at Olympiacos, the home fans ignited flares and fireworks to the point that the officials and Panathinaikos players evacuated the court

At one point, some fans even fired their flares at the Panathinaikos players as they ran for the tunnel. It was absolute mayhem in a display of hooliganism that sadly was expected to happen in a home loss.

The fans needed to be cleared out before the teams finished the game in front of an empty arena.

Scotland 2 England 2: Harry Kane scores last minute equaliser after crazy late finish in World Cup qualifier

Harry Kane's stoppage-time goal gave England a 2-2 draw with Scotland in World Cup qualifying.

Tottenham's Kane volleyed home Raheem Sterling's long cross in the 93rd minute to cap off a frantic finish at Glasgow's Hampden Park in the 114th duel of the rivals

It followed a pair of late free-kicks from Scotland's Leigh Griffiths that cancelled out the opener from substitute Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

"To be 2-1 down in stoppage time, to get that goal is special," Kane told ITV.

"I was trying to get a good contact on it and side-footed into the net.

"It is a good point away from home. Scotland is no easy place to come."

Unbeaten England remain top of Group F on 14 points, two more than Slovakia and three clear of Slovenia.

Scotland are six points back in fourth place with four qualifiers left.

In other European World Cup qualifiers, Sandro Wagner scored a hat-trick as Group C leaders Germany stretched their perfect record to six games with a 7-0 win over San Marino in Nuremberg.

Julian Draxler's early effort set the Germans on their way and a brace from Wagner and a fourth for Amin Younes put them four goals clear by the break.

Shkodran Mustafi increased Germany's lead early in the second half and Julian Brandt headed the sixth before Wagner completed his hat-trick - and the German scoring - with a header of his own five minutes from time.

In the same group the Czech Republic were held to a 1-1 draw at struggling Norway, Theodor Gebre Selassie's first-half strike cancelled out by an Alexander Soderlund penalty.

Robert Lewandowski also netted a hat-trick as Poland maintained their six-point lead at the top of Group E with a 3-1 win over Romania in Warsaw.

Stevan Jovetic was another hat-trick hero as Montenegro held onto second place in the same group with a 4-1 win over Armenia in Podgorica.

Slovakia clung onto second place in Group F with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Lithuania in Vilnius, goals from Vladimir Weiss and Marek Hamsik giving the visitors the points before Arvydas Novikovas hit a stoppage-time consolation.

Ronaldo inspires Real Madrid to Champions League glory in Cardiff

Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice as Real Madrid became the first team to successfully defend their European title in the Champions League era with a 4-1 win over Juventus in Saturday's final for their third triumph in four years.

Real, who now have a record 12 European Cup wins, grabbed the lead in the 20th minute through Ronaldo, who slotted the ball low into the corner after a clever cut-back from Dani Carvajal following a classic counter attack.

Ronaldo swept in a neat opener after 20 minutes but Mario Mandzukic hit a deserved equaliser for the Italian champions with a spectacular effort seven minutes later.

Real, however, took command in the second half and a long-range deflected effort by Casemiro after 60 minutes, a neat finish by the irrepressible Ronaldo and an 89th minute tap-in for substitute Marco Asensio settled one of the most entertaining finals of recent years.

It was Real’s 12th title in their 15th final as they became the first team to successfully defend it in the Champions League era. AC Milan were the last team to retain Europe’s top prize when they won in 1989 and 1990.

It was heartbreak again for Juventus, however, who were seeking a treble after winning the Italian league and cup. They came away as losers for the seventh time in nine finals having also lost to Barcelona in 2015.

Juve conceded more goals on Saturday than the three they had in the 12 games they played to reach the final as a much-vaunted Real attack v Juve defence scenario went emphatically Madrid's way.

It did not look that way initially as Juventus were full of attacking intent in the opening exchanges.

Real gradually settled, however, and scored with their first chance after a trigonometric build-up. Ronaldo was at the heart of it, playing the ball into the path of Dani Carvajal who cut it straight back to allow the Portuguese forward to sweep the ball sweetly into the far corner.

That made him the second man to score in three finals, after Alfredo Di Stefano, who scored in five in a row for Real in the 1950s, but he was far from done on the night.

Great goal

That effort was eclipsed seven minutes later by one of the all-time great final goals.

Juve centre back Leonardo Bonucci drove a long diagonal ball towards the byline to set off a brilliantly skilful exchange.

Alex Sandro reached it and cushioned the ball back across the box. Gonzalo Higuain knocked it back to Mandzukic who took a touch on his chest and leaped, with his back to goal, to connect with a stunning bicycle kick that looped over Keylor Navas.

The Juventus fans in the 72,000 crowd erupted, ramping up the atmosphere that was already crackling under the closed stadium roof.

It was a different story after the break, however, and Real's dominance settled the match with two goals in four minutes.

Brazilian midfielder Casemiro made it 2-1 when his 30-yard shot took a deflection that wrong-footed Buffon and Ronaldo, the man who loves the big occasion, expertly swept in the third at the near post after a great run and cross by Luka Modric.

The goals knocked the stuffing out of Juventus, who ended with 10 men after Juan Cuadrado was sent off in the 84th minute - 18 minutes after coming on as a substitute - following a second booking for the mildest of pushes on Sergio Ramos.

Ramos's theatrics were an unedifying moment in a generally uplifting final and fittingly it ended on a positive note when Marcelo charged to the byline and crossed for Asensio to tuck home the fourth.