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OL Lyonnes appoints Jonatan Giraldez as new head coach
LYON, France (AP) — Former Barcelona and Washington Spirit coach Jonatan Giraldez has joined French…
More than 1,000 former rugby players in concussion lawsuit
The number of former rugby players taking legal action against sports governing bodies on claims…
Ivory Coast’s Elephants look forward to facing Canada, New Zealand in Toronto
TORONTO — Ask Ivory Coast soccer coach Emerse Fae about Canada and he is quick…
Grassick, Elgersma win Lois and Doug Mitchell Awards as U Sports top athletes
THE BLUE MOUNTAINS — University of Saskatchewan basketball player Gage Grassick and Wilfrid Laurier University…
Mexico defeats Canada in group play at CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship
ALAJUELA — Montserrat Saldivar scored twice Monday to help defending champion Mexico defeat Canada 4-2…
Former US midfielder Benny Feilhaber hired as coach of 2nd-tier Oakland Roots
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Former U.S. national team midfielder Benny Feilhaber was hired Monday as…
Marta back for Brazil after retirement and starts as captain in win over Japan
SAO PAULO (AP) — Marta was given the captain’s armband by Brazil for her first…
UK government ready to take Abramovich to court over Chelsea sale proceeds for Ukraine
Three years after Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich was forced to sell Premier League club Chelsea,…
Acerbi’s refusal makes it unclear who will mark Haaland for Italy in key World Cup qualifier
ROME (AP) — Francesco Acerbi, the defender who was supposed to mark Erling Haaland, turned…
Soccer law on penalty kicks updated after Champions League incident helped oust Atletico
ZURICH (AP) — The laws of soccer on taking a penalty kick were clarified Tuesday…
Nations League final four: France, Spain, Germany, Portugal face off amid tiredness and injuries
BERLIN (AP) — No rest for the winners. Sandwiched between the Champions League final and…
Sinclair, Martin, Guay among inductees to Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame in 2025
CALGARY — Kevin Martin and Erik Guay say it’s not so much what they did…
Forward Viktor Gyökeres pulls out of Sweden squad with injury
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Viktor Gyökeres has pulled out of Sweden’s squad for upcoming friendlies against…
Bayer Leverkusen signs goalkeeper Flekken from Brentford, which enlists Kelleher as replacement
LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen’s summer of rebuilding continued Tuesday by bringing goalkeeper Mark…
Simone Inzaghi resigns as coach of Inter Milan amid Saudi interest
MILAN (AP) — The 5-0 rout by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final was…
Hall of Fame QB Peyton Manning becomes latest sports celebrity to join NWSL Denver’s ownership group
DENVER (AP) — Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning became the latest sports celebrity to…
Clàudia Pina scores twice as Spain beats England 2-1 in Nations League
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — World champion Spain beat European champion England 2-1 on Tuesday in…
Euro 2025 host Switzerland loses to Norway in stadium close to Alpine rockslide village
SION, Switzerland (AP) — A full rehearsal for their opening day game at the Women’s…
Bruno Fernandes turns down lucrative Al Hilal offer to stay at Man United
MUNICH (AP) — Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has turned down a proposed move to…
Vancouver Rise FC Academy learns its path at the 2025-26 CONCACAF W Champions Cup
The Vancouver Rise FC Academy was drawn with defending champion Gotham FC and fellow NWSL…
Messi back with Argentina and Ancelotti debuts with Brazil in South American World Cup qualifying
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s new coach Carlo Ancelotti is getting a little help from…
Viens, Ward lead Canada past Haiti 3-1 before rowdy crowd in women’s soccer friendly
MONTREAL — Evelyne Viens scored twice in front of her home crowd on Tuesday night.…
Sentnor and Biyendolo score 2 each and US women beat Jamaica 4-0
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ally Sentnor and Lynn Biyendolo each scored two goals and the…
A soccer mystery: Why mighty China fails at the world’s biggest sport
In April, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited a company that makes humanoid robots. There he…