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Battle-hardened Canada ready for final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying
TORONTO – Canada got to the final round of World Cup qualifying the hard way.…
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-MICHIGAN Berrien orders masks in school; docs issue vaccination plea LANSING, Mich. (AP) —…
Effort underway to rescue girls soccer team from Afghanistan
They move from place to place at a moment’s notice in a desperate bid to…
Argentine fans return to stadiums after 20-month absence
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — There’s a game going on at the Diego Maradona Stadium…
In ‘The Card Counter,’ Tiffany Haddish brings the light
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Tiffany Haddish may have Martin Scorsese to thank for her role…
Fall TV season serves up what viewers want: sci-fi, fantasy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fickleness is paying off for the young. Because Generation Z and…
Canada has to fight for a 1-1 draw with Honduras in World Cup qualifying
TORONTO – Canada got its first taste of the final round of CONCACAF World Cup…
The Latest: Spain wants vaccination proof from US tourists
MADRID — Spain is tweaking its travel entry rules from next week to require vaccination…
Veteran midfielder Junior Hoilett proving to be a difference-maker for Canada
Junior Hoilett was 25 when he committed to play for Canada. Now 31, the attacking…
Whitecaps extend MLS unbeaten streak to 10 matches with 2-1 win over Austin FC
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps overcame a weak opening half and scored goals 13 minutes…
Guinea World Cup qualifier off after political crisis
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s World Cup qualifier against Morocco has been postponed after a…
Brazil-Argentina qualifier suspended in coronavirus dispute
SAO PAULO (AP) — A World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina was suspended amid…
Larin keeps finding net, helping Canada earn 1-1 draw vs. US
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Cyle Larin is doing what he usually does by finding the…
Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of ‘Breathless,’ dies at 88
PARIS (AP) — Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of the iconic French New Wave film “Breathless,” whose…
EXPLAINER: Argentina soccer chaos over Brazil quarantine row
They were pitch intruders with a good reason, they claimed, to be confronting players only…
‘I never really thought it would be possible’: First NSL game special for players
VANCOUVER — The memory of being a flag-bearer at the 2015 Women’s World Cup still…
TFC defender Eriq Zavaleta to wear enemy colours in World Cup qualifier at BMO Field
TORONTO – BMO Field is normally home to Eriq Zavaleta. But the Toronto FC centre…
EXPLAINER: What’s at stake in the 2015 Paris attacks trial?
PARIS (AP) — France is putting on trial 20 men accused in the Islamic State…
Swedish FA drops training camp in Qatar over club concerns
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s football federation on Wednesday canceled plans for a training camp in…
Man admits racist abuse of Black England soccer players
LONDON (AP) — A man from northwestern England was spared jail time Wednesday after he…
Paris terror trial opens for 20 accused in 2015 attacks
PARIS (AP) — The trial of 20 men accused in a series of coordinated attacks…
Report: Taliban has banned women’s sports in Afghanistan
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s SBS TV has quoted a Taliban spokesperson as saying that women’s…
Canadian men celebrate in front of the fans after convincing win over El Salvador
TORONTO – No stranger to banging the drum and leading the Viking Clap in front…
Federal leader debates, COVID hospitalization costs : In The News for Sept. 9
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart…