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CBC nets record-breaking digital audiences for Tokyo Olympics
TORONTO – The CBC is touting record-breaking digital audiences for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The…
Paris Saint-Germain staves off Villa comeback to reach Champions League semifinals
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Their players were rattled. Their goalkeeper was pulling off save after…
Afghanistan’s female footballers make tearful calls for help
LONDON (AP) — In frantic phone calls and voice messages, Khalida Popal can hear the…
Para swim star Rivard buoyed by performance of Canadians at Tokyo Olympics
Aurelie Rivard has learned to adapt to swimming with no fans in the stands to…
Kenyan guard who wrote on Qatar abuses fined, leaves country
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Kenyan security guard who wrote compelling dispatches under…
CONCACAF announces two new major women’s soccer tournaments
Two major women’s tournaments for teams in North and Central America and the Caribbean will…
Virus surge means no fans allowed at home Hawaii games
HONOLULU (AP) — Sports teams at the University of Hawaii will open the fall season…
Bucks’ Antetokounmpo joins Brewers’ ownership group
MILWAUKEE (AP) — One month after leading the Milwaukee Bucks to their first NBA title…
‘Unmute us’: Marchers demand return of Dutch music festivals
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch music fans have been banned for months from going to large-scale…
Sullivan scores in 87th, Philadelphia ties Montreal 1-1
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Quinn Sullivan scored in the 87th to give the Philadelphia Union…
Vancouver Whitecaps return to B.C. Place, score late in 2-1 victory over LAFC
Vancouver Whitecaps coach Marc Dos Santos knows there’s work ahead – to make a run…
Another summer women’s world hockey championship expected in 2022
CALGARY – A dearth of international women’s hockey is about to be replaced by an…
TIFF to require proof of vaccine or negative COVID-19 test for staff, audience
Jeff Justiz all but swore off the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month after…
Ex-Salvadoran soccer boss pleads guilty to bribery charge
New York (AP) — The former president of El Salvador’s soccer federation pleaded guilty Monday…
Women soccer players leave Afghanistan on evacuation flight
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Players from Afghanistan women’s national soccer team had an “important victory”…
Mendy appears in court to face rape, sexual assault charges
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City left back Benjamin Mendy appeared in court Friday to…
Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo heading back to Manchester United
TURIN, Italy – Cristiano Ronaldo is heading back to Manchester United, the team that turned…
OLG launches single-event betting as federal legislation comes into effect
TORONTO – Gamblers looking to bet on single sporting events have a new option as…
Messi era begins as PSG beats Reims; Mbappe scores 2
PARIS – The Lionel Messi era has begun at Paris Saint-Germain, without a goal for…
The Latest: Australia getting vaccine in swap with Singapore
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia says it has reached a deal with Singapore to acquire 500,000…
‘Back where I belong’: Ronaldo completes return to Man U
MANCHESTER, England – Cristiano Ronaldo is looking to the future at Manchester United after a…
High jumper Sam Grewe wins gold, heads to medical school
TOKYO (AP) — Sam Grewe made a choice when he was 13 to have his…
EPL landscape altered as clubs spend $1.4 billion in window
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom – Bulging squads. Unhappy players. Perhaps a new title favorite. And, of…
Ronaldo becomes highest scoring man in international soccer
FARO, Portugal (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo became the highest-scoring man in the international soccer history…