By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
Not long after Brittany Force went 343.51 mph in the fastest run in NHRA history, the two-time Top Fuel world champion announced Friday she is retiring at the end of the season to focus on starting a family. Force, the second of four drag racing daughters of 16-time champion John Force, married Bobby Lyons at ... Read More »
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Dublin would continue hosting an annual college football game through 2037 under a plan awaiting formal approval in the Irish capital, organizers have told The Associated Press. The “Week 0” game in Dublin has become a fixture on the college football calendar and typically attracts well over 20,000 fans traveling from the United States in ... Read More »
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HAMILTON — General manager Ted Goveia of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats has died. The Ticats announced his death Friday, saying they were deeply saddened and would honour Goveia’s impact on Canadian football during that evening’s “Team Ted” game against the visiting Winnipeg Blue Bombers. “Ted was a highly respected leader, colleague, and friend whose passion and ... Read More »
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NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Italian boxer Angela Carini has hit out at the online abuse she has received since her Olympic fight against Imane Khelif last year, which she said “destroyed her career.” Carini tearfully quit her opening bout with Imane Khelif of Algeria at the Paris Olympics after just 46 seconds, going on to ... Read More »
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is willing to adapt the team’s approach following the signing of goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and will not expect the Italian to offer the same ball-playing abilities as the departed Ederson Moraes. Ederson, who ended his trophy-laden eight-year spell at City by joining Fenerbahce last week, revolutionized ... Read More »
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Shaun White and Nina Dobrev have called off their engagement and brought an end to their five-year relationship, a person close to the couple told The Associated Press. The three-time Olympic champion snowboarder and the former star of “The Vampire Diaries” made a mutual decision to part, according to the person. The person spoke on ... Read More »
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Altay Bayindir will continue in goal for Manchester United in the derby match against Manchester City on Sunday despite the signing of Belgium international Senne Lammens late in the summer transfer window. The goalkeeper position has been problematic for United manager Ruben Amorim, who sent last year’s No. 1 Andre Onana ... Read More »
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BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich’s transfer chief, Max Eberl, delivered an impassioned defense of his work Friday after being accused by club power broker Uli HoeneĂź of being “quite sensitive.” HoeneĂź, Bayern’s former president, still wields considerable power at the club after spending more than 40 years at its forefront in an official capacity. But ... Read More »
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TOKYO (AP) — Three-time high jump world champion Mutaz Barshim has ruled himself out of the world athletics championships that open Saturday in Japan after failing to recover from a long-term foot injury. The worlds would have marked his return to Japan where Barshim memorably shared the men’s high jump Olympic gold with Italy’s Gianmarco ... Read More »
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How important is Saturday’s world title fight for Paddy Donovan? The Irishman skipped the birth of his son because of training. “I’ve only got to see him once since he’s born,” the Limerick southpaw said ahead of his rematch with Belfast’s undefeated Lewis Crocker. The setting is Windsor Park soccer stadium in Belfast for what ... Read More »
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VANCOUVER — Vancouver Whitecaps fans understand why Jesper Sorensen considers himself lucky. After all, the first nine months of Sorensen’s tenure as the team’s head coach have brought some big milestones. There was a 15-game undefeated streak. And an appearance in the CONCACAF Champions Cup final. Most recently, his club signed a world-renowned player. “When ... Read More »
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