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Serie A, soccer clubs clash in Italy amid coronavirus outbreak chaos
MILAN – Amid a global health crisis Italian soccer teams and Serie A’s governing body…
Q&A: What’s next for the Tokyo Olympics as virus spreads?
TOKYO – The spreading virus from China has been reported in more than 60 countries…
Veteran Diana Matheson survives painful toe injury, returns to Canada fold
Diana Matheson won the last of her 203 caps for Canada in a 1-0 win…
Victor Wanyama excited to play for coach Thierry Henry’s Montreal Impact
MONTREAL – The star power of Thierry Henry is already paying dividends for the Montreal…
Hope for more survivors ebbs in Brazil area hit by mudslides
GUARUJA, Brazil – Standing amid debris where his house and repair shop once stood, Antônio…
Atletico Ottawa makes teenage midfielder Antoine Coupland its second signing
Teenage midfielder Antoine Coupland will be juggling Grade 10 and pro soccer when Atletico Ottawa…
Canada Soccer honours Alphonso Davies, Jonathan David, Kadeisha Buchanan
TORONTO – Alphonso Davies and Jonathan Davies, who turned heads with their club performances in…
New Impact coach Thierry Henry hopes his team can keep rolling on road
MONTREAL – Not too far removed from his playing days in Major League Soccer, Thierry…
Vancouver Whitecaps hope to set the tone early against LA Galaxy
VANCOUVER – Head coach Marc Dos Santos wants the Vancouver Whitecaps to show some early…
Ricketts, Whitecaps ruin Chicharito’s home debut with Galaxy
CARSON, Calif. – Tosaint Ricketts and the Vancouver Whitecaps spoiled Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez’s home debut…
Old Trafford euphoric again as United completes derby double
MANCHESTER, England – The euphoric roars as fans leaped from their Old Trafford seats took…
Italian premier locks down entire country to stop virus
MILAN – Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte put his entire country on lockdown Monday to combat…
NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS closing locker rooms amid virus scare
MIAMI – The NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer are closing access…
Iran to call dead medical staff ‘martrys’ as virus kills 291
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran will recognize doctors and nurses who die combating the new coronavirus…
CAF fines its president’s club $100,000 after African Champions League fan disorder
CAIRO (AP) — CAF fined its president’s club $100,000 after violent fan clashes at an…
Slot avoids talk of Premier League title, Alexander-Arnold’s future at Liverpool
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Arne Slot says he’s not thinking about Liverpool clinching the Premier…
Adekugbe eager for return as Vancouver Whitecaps look to continue hot start
VANCOUVER — Sam Adekugbe has spent the last six weeks rooting for the Vancouver Whitecaps…
Lyon needs Renard and Hegerberg to shine against Arsenal in women’s CL semis, Barca faces Chelsea
PARIS (AP) — When Wendie Renard scored in front of 14,000 fans in the women’s…
Former Man United prospect Joe Thompson dies at 36 after third cancer diagnosis
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Joe Thompson, a former Manchester United academy player who made more…
Lawsuit aims to end California license plate language limits
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California may have to end most restrictions on personalized license plate language…
Impact fall to Honduras side in first leg of COCACAF quarterfinal
MONTREAL – The Montreal Impact learned the hard way that CONCACAF does not use video…
Virus impact on US sports grows; more restrictions in Europe
The novel coronavirus outbreak, which has already reshaped the professional sports landscape in Europe, prompted…
NHL Notebook: Players ponder playing in empty arenas amid coronavirus fears
Mitch Marner has never played a game without fans. Even as a kid trying to…
Market swings and a wave of cancellations as virus spreads
WASHINGTON – Seven weeks after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the U.S.,…