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Hope Solo suspended from US soccer team for 6 months
CHICAGO – U.S. women’s goalkeeper Hope Solo was suspended Wednesday for six months by U.S.…
Christine Sinclair voted NWSL Player of the Olympics
Canada’s Christine Sinclair, who plays for the Portland Thorns, has been named the National Women’s…
Playing with sports concussion doubles recovery time: Study
CHICAGO – Continuing to play despite a concussion doubles recovery time for teen athletes and…
Former Canadian international Jason deVos takes new role at Canada Soccer
OTTAWA – Former Canadian international Jason deVos has been named Canada Soccer’s director of development.…
Solo decides to end her season with NWSL’s Seattle Reign
Goalkeeper Hope Solo has decided to end her season with the Seattle Reign of the…
Canada returns to site of humiliating 8-1 defeat in World Cup qualifier
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras – Nearly four years on from a spectacular humiliation, Canada’s men’s…
Swiss open 2006 World Cup criminal case against Beckenbauer
ZURICH – Soccer great Franz Beckenbauer is a criminal suspect in a World Cup fraud…
MLS Capsules
VANCOUVER – Bradley Wright-Phillips scored in the 50th minute and the New York Red Bulls…
Canada’s men’s soccer team not giving up in quest for qualifying for World Cup
VANCOUBER, B.C. – Canada’s men’s soccer team still has a chance to qualify for the…
Canada beats El Salvador, but fails to advance in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying
VANCOUVER – Canada’s last-dash hopes of qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia…
IOC will co-operate with Brazilian Olympic ticket probe
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The International Olympic Committee promised to co-operate Wednesday with Brazilian authorities in…
Hungarian camerawoman indicted for 2015 assault on migrants
BUDAPEST, Hungary – The camerawoman who was filmed kicking and trying to trip migrants near…
Canada is back to the drawing board after another failed World Cup bid
VANCOUVER – After another failed bid to qualify for the World Cup, Canada Soccer is…
Israel: Rise of social media linked to rising anti-Semitism
Israel’s U.N. ambassador demanded Wednesday that media companies “stop providing a platform for hate sites,”…
Rapinoe stymied in bid for second national anthem protest
BOYDS, Md. – The Washington Spirit prevented Seattle midfielder Megan Rapinoe from kneeling again during…
Portugal’s government cracks down on freebies for officials
LISBON, Portugal – Portugal’s government is introducing a code of conduct that prohibits high-ranking public…
Review: M.I.A.’s new album ‘AIM’ is a messy, thrilling ride
M.I.A., “AIM” (Interscope) M.I.A., the world-beat rapper and enemy of confection pop, has never gone…
Scores and Schedule
Thursday’s Games World Cup of Hockey Exhibition At Helsinki, Finland Finland 3Sweden 2 (overtime) At…
German nationalists revel in success, but future unclear
BERLIN – An upstart German nationalist party has gone from ousting its leader amid bitter…
FIFA opens bribery case against Sepp Blatter, 2 others
GENEVA – Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is now facing a bribery case, and one…
Hurtado looks to redeem himself for missing net as Whitecaps visit Crew
VANCOUVER – Erik Hurtado is done thinking about his missed opportunities. The Vancouver striker is…
Paralympic swimmer Achmat Hassiem is a fierce ally of shark who took his leg
RIO DE JANEIRO – Before Achmat Hassiem hops onto the Paralympic starting blocks in Rio,…
City wins Manchester derby, big wins for Liverpool, Spurs
MANCHESTER, England – It was bad enough for Jose Mourinho that his first Manchester derby…
Saturday’s Games
Saturday’s Games World Cup of Hockey Exhibition At Ottawa Canada 5 United States 2 At…