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Pro sports leagues reschedule games after postponements
One of the leaders on a Seattle team that decided to sit out a game…
CPL roundup: Lacher’s late goal leads Valour to 2-1 win over FC Edmonton
CHARLOTTETOWN – Mastanabal Kacher scored in the 88th minute as Valour FC defeated FC Edmonton…
After Vancouver kickoff, Northern Super League spotlight switches to Toronto
TORONTO — After kicking off in Vancouver, the Northern Super League spotlight shifts to BMO…
Bayern defender Stanisic sorry for pushing ball kid in Champions League loss
MILAN (AP) — Bayern Munich defender Josip Stanisic has apologized for pushing a ball kid…
Brazilian club Flamengo backs Bruno Henrique after claim he deliberately sought yellow card
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian club Flamengo has shielded winger Bruno Henrique after he was…
Kadeisha Buchanan, Alphonso Davies named Canada Soccer’s players of the month
TORONTO – Kadeisha Buchanan and Alphonso Davies, who each lifted the Champions League trophy in…
Editorial Roundup: US
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 30 The Washington…
Barrett, Triano say Nash has the tools to be a successful NBA head coach
Rowan Barrett remembers seeing Steve Nash covered in sweat, putting in work on the practice…
Is France really growing more ‘savage’? Word stirs trouble
PARIS – The subject is serious: violence in French society. But senior ministers have been…
Pandemic preventing Toronto, Boston fans from travelling to see their teams
TORONTO – In another year at another time, this would be a busy weekend for…
Berlusconi, hospitalized with COVID, has lung infection
ROME – Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, who tested positive for COVID-19 this week, has…
Whitecaps ‘need to be better’ against powerhouse Toronto FC: Teibert
VANCOUVER – Despite a losing skid and an offensive dry spell, coach Marc Dos Santos…
Vancouver Whitecaps defender named to MLS ‘Team of the Week’
Vancouver Whitecaps defender Ali Adnan is being recognized for helping his team to a much-needed…
Organizers, IOC trying to remove doubts over Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO – The International Olympic Committee and Japanese organizers are trying to convince the public…
Former Canada coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller on the job in his native Denmark
While Canada continues its search for his replacement as women’s soccer coach, Kenneth Heiner-Moller is…
Tokyo Olympic Q&A: Few answers yet with about 300 days to go
TOKYO – The postponed Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to open in just over 310 days.…
Woman travels 8,600 miles to donate kidney in Virginia
NORFOLK, Va. – Lesley Jenkins sat at her kitchen table in the glow of her…
Toronto Raptors go down fighting in longest, strangest season in history
When the Toronto Raptors were swept by Washington in the first round of the 2015…
COVID-19 testing sites overwhelmed as cases rise, kids return to school
OTTAWA – Provinces are looking to expand COVID-19 testing as many Canadians wait long hours…
Coach Greg Vanney familiar with Toronto FC’s home away from home in East Hartford
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney and GM Ali Curtis sat down for a brainstorming session…
Another COVID-19 postponement: Canada Summer Games pushed back to 2022
With the health and safety risks around COVID-19, and the inability to deliver a “phenomenal”…
Saskatoon team brings on first woman player in Canadian Junior Football League
SASKATOON – Emmarae Dale says it was surreal when she put on a bright blue…
EPL to air in China again through Tencent deal
LONDON – The English Premier League has found a new broadcast partner in China, with…
Raptors president not engaging in contract talks just yet after hectic stretch
TORONTO – Less than a week after the Toronto Raptors were dispatched from the NBA…