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Newly discovered cave in B.C. park might be the largest in Canada
VANCOUVER – A newly discovered cave in a remote valley in British Columbia’s Wells Gray…
Ballon d’Or 1sts: Modric wins, Hegerberg takes women’s award
PARIS – Luka Modric ended the long reign of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo by…
NHL adds Seattle as league’s 32nd team, play begins in 2021
SEA ISLAND, Ga. – The National Hockey League is expanding to Seattle. The NHL Board…
The Latest: Macron visits building torched by protesters
PARIS – The Latest on France’s response to violent protests (all times local): 7 p.m.…
Twerking request to women’s soccer star had ‘serious consequences’
The head of a major Canadian women’s sports organization feels a DJ continued a disturbing…
Newly discovered cave in B.C. park might be the largest in Canada
VANCOUVER – A newly discovered cave in a remote valley in British Columbia’s Wells Gray…
Italian soccer league postpones matches due to death of Pope Francis
MILAN (AP) — The Italian soccer league postponed its games scheduled for Monday following the…
Sane keeps up prolific form in latest EPL win for Man City
Snubbed by Germany for the World Cup, Leroy Sane also had to deal with being…
Copa Libertadores final: A sign of Argentina’s decadence
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina’s proud soccer tradition has been sullied by its fervent, fanatical…
Italian Super Cup in Saudi Arabia moves forward
MILAN – Serie A has announced the date and venue of the Italian Super Cup,…
Thailand arrests Bahrain refugee for possible extradition
BANGKOK – Police in Thailand say a soccer player who holds refugee status in Australia…
Young Afghan Messi fan threatened by criminals, Taliban
KABUL – A young Afghan soccer fan who shot to fame after he was photographed…
Group plans $230M stadium to keep MLS team in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Cleveland Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam are part of a group…
Babouli helps MetroStars top Tropics 10-0 in Mississauga’s first home-opener
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Molham Babouli had a hat trick and two assists as the Mississauga…
United captures MLS Cup for Atlanta’s 1st title since ’95
ATLANTA – The players bounced up and down on a hastily erected stage in the…
Boy who was ISIL captive behind movement to bring bicycles to refugee children
WINNIPEG – Emad Mishko Tamo looks excitedly at his bright-green mountain bike and talks about…
Afghanistan suspends soccer officials amid abuse allegations
KABUL – Afghan authorities have suspended the head of the soccer federation and five other…
Wolves beat 10-man Newcastle with late goal
NEWCASTLE, England – Newcastle held on with 10 men for most of the second half…
Man City’s Raheem Sterling says media coverage fuels racism
MANCHESTER, England – British newspapers are helping to “fuel racism” with their portrayal of black…
Copa Libertadores saga ends as River Plate wins in Madrid
Madrid turned into Buenos Aires for a night Sunday, with tens of thousands of Argentine…
Toronto FC sets stage for player acquisition in allocation deal with San Jose
Toronto FC set the stage for a player acquisition Monday by moving up the player…
Huitema, Cornelius named 2018 Canadian Youth International Players of the Year
TORONTO – Canada Soccer has named striker Jordyn Huitema and defender Derek Cornelius as the…
Vancouver Whitecaps lose Kei Kamara, protect 11 players from expansion draft
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps have made a flurry of recent trades and signings, and…
The cost of France’s protests running into billions
PARIS – France’s wave of protests and violence over the past month or so has…