VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Christian Ramírez scored a goal in each half to give Austin FC a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday.
Austin (7-10-8) remains one point below the playoff bar.
Vancouver (14-6-4) sits atop the Western Conference standings with 46 points.
The goals by Ramírez in the 28th and 60th minutes were Austin's only two on-targets shots of the game, compared to Vancouver's six on target. Ramirez hammered a right-footed shot into the bottom of the net for a 1-0 lead. Then he blasted a shot into the top of the net in the second half.
Brian White levelled the score at 1-1 in the 49th with his 15th MLS goal this season. White beat his defender to the ball, drove into Austin territory and sent a low, rolling shot in past Brad Stuver.
Austin defender Guilherme Biro was sent off with his second yellow card in the 90th.
Vancouver was without midfielder Thomas Müller due to a thigh injury suffered in a 3-0 victory over the LA Galaxy on Wednesday.
Austin: At Dallas on Saturday.
Vancouver: At Montreal on Wednesday.
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Austin FC's Guilherme Biro has a drink thrown at him by a spectator as he walks off the field after receiving his second yellow card, resulting in a red card, during the second half of an MLS soccer match against the Vancouver Whitecaps in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver Whitecaps' Brian White, left, scores against Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver, right, during the second half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Austin FC's Christian Ramirez, right, celebrates after his goal with teammate Jorge Alastuey, left, during the first half of an MLS soccer match against the Vancouver Whitecaps in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged parliament Monday to move quickly on ousting Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, as a series of graft investigations pushed tensions to a new high.
Kravchenko submitted his resignation last week, calling it a “conscious political decision,” after a corruption investigation reached his office. Investigators have accused one of his subordinates of running a fraud scheme, though Kravchenko himself has not been charged or named a suspect.
Various corruption scandals have hurt Zelenskyy’s approval ratings at a time when Ukraine is still fighting for survival against Russia's 4 1/2-year full-scale invasion.
On Monday, Kravchenko said he had issued a formal notice of investigation of Semen Kryvonos, who leads the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), one of the agencies that had examined his office’s conduct.
Kravchenko also posted a video on Telegram accusing Kryvonos of using fraudulent means to escape accountability for a corruption-related offense dating back to 2008.
Kravchenko's announcement that he was traveling abroad while his future was being decided drew public criticism. He responded on Telegram that the trip includes meetings with international partners, where he plans to raise concerns about “unchecked influence” within Ukraine’s anti-corruption bodies.
NABU and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), which jointly pursued the case that prompted Kravchenko’s resignation, said in a joint statement Monday that they view Kravchenko’s claims as a continuation of a systematic attack on independent anti-corruption bodies, one they said began last summer when an active push emerged to subordinate NABU and SAPO to the the Prosecutor General’s Office.
They also said that Kryvonos was not served any notice that he was being investigated.
“The statements of the prosecutor general, who recently resigned, are currently public in nature and carry no legal weight,” their statement said.
Zelenskyy submitted a formal request to parliament Monday.
“This prosecutor general has only one path ahead: dismissal from office. That is exactly what I told him,” Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram. “Ukraine has seen all the reasons why. If he wants to call it political pressure, he’s free to call it that. I am asking members of parliament to support this dismissal without delay.”
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speak to the media in Banff, Alta., Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)
