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Brilliant Brentford deepens Leicester’s relegation woes with club-record win
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2025
LEICESTER, England (AP) — Brentford hammered Leicester City 4-0 and set a club record of four consecutive away wins in the Premier League on Friday. Thomas Frank’s men were all over Leicester and were 3-0 up before halftime. Yoane Wissa took Mikkel Damsgaard’s exquisite flick and bundled the ball in from close range after 17 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arrest warrant issued for junior soccer coach believed to have defrauded team
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2025
EDMONTON — An Alberta junior soccer coach believed to have vanished with thousands of dollars raised by his team’s young players has a warrant out for his arrest. Edmonton police spokeswoman Carolin Maran says Randy Knodel has been charged with 13 counts of fraud and one count of uttering a forged document. She says investigators ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Argument over who takes penalty kick spoils Udinese win over Lecce in Serie A
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2025
LECCE, Italy (AP) — Lorenzo Lucca’s argument with teammates about him taking a first-half penalty scarred Udinese’s 1-0 win at Lecce in Serie A on Friday. Captain Florian Thauvian is Udinese’s regular penalty-taker but Lucca grabbed the ball and pushed away teammates who came to discuss his decision. There was a long delay before the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colts add 3 new assistants to coaching staff
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen hired three new assistants Friday, bringing James Bettcher back to the franchise as linebackers coach, Jerome Henderson as defensive backs coach and Chris Hewitt as passing game coordinator for the secondary. The Colts also announced that last season’s coaching fellows — Isabel Diaz, Kalon Humphries and Diego ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Organizers of Canada House cancel space at 2025 South By Southwest fest
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2025
TORONTO — Canadian talent will have one fewer space to network at this year’s South By Southwest music and film festival in Austin, Texas. Telefilm says in a statement it’s decided to cancel its annual Canada House at the 2025 edition of SXSW next month, but it didn’t provide a reason or respond to questions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Randy Boissonnault’s former company ineligible for government contracts for 5 years
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — The company that was co-founded by former federal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault is now barred from doing business with the federal government until 2030. Global Health Imports was suspended in November and has been deemed ineligible for contracts with the government. The company, which Boissonnault started before he was elected in 2021, was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada scores early and often in 22-0 drubbing of Dominica in CONCACAF U-20 qualifier
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN — Kaylee Hunter scored five goals and Natelle El Mokbel added four as Canada hammered Dominica 22-0 in CONCACAF U-20 women’s qualifying play Friday. Lea Larouche and Kierra Blundell each had hat tricks for Canada, which led 4-0 after 11 minutes at Ato Boldon Stadium. And the goals kept coming. Larouche, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yankees pitcher JT Brubaker tweaks side when trying to avoid comebacker that hit him in the back
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees pitcher JT Brubaker left his spring training appearance Friday after being struck in the lower back by a comebacker. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said after the game that Brubaker was being treated because he “tweaked his side” when trying to get out of the way of the ball ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Freiburg beats Werder Bremen 5-0 in Bundesliga to move into fourth
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2025
FREIBURG, Germany (AP) — Kiliann Sildillia scored with a spectacular overhead kick as Freiburg strengthened its push to qualify for the Champions League for the first time after beating Werder Bremen 5-0 in the Bundesliga on Friday. When the ball deflected high into the air at a corner in the 15th minute, Sildillia lined himself ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!5.1 earthquake shakes Vancouver, Victoria and other southwest B.C. cities
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2025
VANCOUVER — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 has shaken Vancouver, Victoria and other cites on B.C.’s southwest coast. Natural Resources Canada says the quake was centred 24 kilometres north-northeast of Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast. It says the quake occurred at 1:26 p.m. local time and there were no immediate reports of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Head slap earns red card for Jhon Duran in his fourth Saudi Pro League game
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2025
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — An apparently light slap earned Colombia forward Jhon Duran a straight red card in just his fourth match for Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League on Friday. Duran was signed in January from Aston Villa for a reported 64 million pounds ($80 million) and scored four goals in his first ... Read More »
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