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Mississippi homecoming queen boots game-winning extra point
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. – One Mississippi high school senior had to quickly discard her crown…
Spain fans chant ‘Gibraltar is Spanish’ during England match
LONDON – Spain fans chanted “Gibraltar is Spanish” during a match against England at Wembley…
Soccer legend Maradona lands in Sinaloa
MEXICO CITY – Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona arrived in northern Mexico on Saturday to…
England World Cup glee punctured by homecoming loss to Spain
LONDON – Gareth Southgate’s trademark garment has gone. England’s World Cup feel-good factor also has…
Ottawa happy with the USL experience for now, but will be watching CPL closely
In deciding not to join the Canadian Premier League for its inaugural season, Ottawa Fury…
Soccer fans clash with church members over stadium plaza
LIMA, Peru – Soccer fans clashed with members of an evangelical church Monday in a…
Last chance for Canada’s NBA players to help in World Cup qualifying
MONTREAL – Kelly Olynyk could have been trying to squeeze the last gasp out of…
CPL looks for eighth franchise for 2019 but says it will still launch with seven
TORONTO – The commissioner of the Canadian Premier League says the new pro soccer circuit…
Time and games are running out for defending MLS champion Toronto FC
TORONTO – Nine points out of the playoff picture with seven games remaining, things are…
Playoffs might as well be starting now for Montreal Impact
MONTREAL – With only six games remaining this season, Montreal Impact goalkeeper Evan Bush feels…
Easier gambling has sports worried about fighting the fix
OCEANPORT, N.J. – It’s early in a college basketball game and Team A, playing methodically…
Diver who helped with Thai cave rescue sues Elon Musk
A British diver who helped rescue youth soccer players trapped in a cave in Thailand…
Amnesty calls Egypt an ‘open-air prison’ for critics
CAIRO – Egypt’s crackdown on freedom of expression under the rule of general-turned-president Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi…
Qatar Airways announces $69 million revenue loss this year
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Qatar Airways suffered a $69 million loss this fiscal year,…
Funeral services planned for victim of Cape Cod shark attack
SAUGUS, Mass. – Friends and family of the victim of the first fatal shark attack…
Fox-Comcast battle to buy Sky to be settled by auction in UK
LONDON – Comcast and 21st Century Fox will settle their battle for control of broadcaster…
Mass tourism threatens Croatia’s ‘Game of Thrones’ town
DUBROVNIK, Croatia – Marc van Bloemen has lived in the old town of Dubrovnik, a…
Galaxy star Zlatan Ibrahimovic fined for hands to the head in Toronto
TORONTO – Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s highlight-reel goal in Toronto has come with a cost. Major League…
Wolverhampton spoils Ferguson’s Man U homecoming in EPL
LONDON – English Premier League newcomer Wolverhampton turned party-pooper on the day Alex Ferguson made…
Micheal Azira helps Montreal Impact to 1-1 draw with New York City FC
MONTREAL – Saturday’s draw between the Montreal Impact and New York City FC didn’t sit…
Canada’s capital region reeling after intense tornado rips through communities
OTTAWA – Parts of Canada’s national capital were still reeling Saturday after a powerful tornado…
Europa League hangover hits flat Chelsea
LONDON – The grueling Thursday-to-Sunday turnaround that comes with playing in the Europa League might…
Greek police arrest 8 over attack on government lawmaker
ATHENS, Greece – Greek police say they have arrested eight people on suspicion of involvement…
Modric wins world player of year, ends Ronaldo-Messi duopoly
LONDON – Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were far from the auditorium by the River…