July 25th, 2025

Tessier to lead Canada at women’s Rugby World Cup in England

By Canadian Press on July 24th, 2025

LANGFORD — Alexandra Tessier will captain Canada’s second-ranked squad when the 2025 Rugby World Cup kicks off in England. Rugby Canada announced Thursday its 32-player roster for the elite women’s rugby tournament. Tessier, a nominee for World Rugby Player of the Year in 2024, is set to earn her 59th cap for Canada. She has ... Read More »

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There are 5 first-time NFL head coaches this season and they each face distinct challenges

By Canadian Press on July 24th, 2025

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Glenn has been mapping out exactly how he wants to lead an NFL team for a few years. Before he was hired as the New York Jets’ head coach in January, Glenn spent four seasons as the Detroit Lions’ defensive coordinator and was empowered by coach Dan Campbell to ... Read More »

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Pogačar withstands Vingegaard’s attacks to keep yellow jersey after Tour’s monster mountain stage

By Canadian Press on July 24th, 2025

COURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Ben O’Connor won Thursday’s monster Alpine stage to the ski resort of Courchevel as three-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar responded to attacks from archrival Jonas Vingegaard and dropped him to cement his grip on the yellow jersey. With just three stages left before the race ends in Paris, Pogačar ... Read More »

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Hockey Canada sexual assault trial judge says onus of proof for the charges has not been met

By Canadian Press on July 24th, 2025

LONDON, Ontario (AP) — An Ontario judge is delivering her ruling Thursday in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team, saying she did not find the complainant’s testimony to be credible. Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia said the Crown cannot meet its onus of proof for the charges ... Read More »

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Which team has the best chance to go from worst to first in NFL in 2025?

By Canadian Press on July 24th, 2025

A team going from worst to first in the division is nearly an annual occurrence in the NFL. With last-place teams getting advantages like favorable schedules and higher draft picks, there have been 25 teams since the 2002 realignment that followed up a last-place finish with a division title the following year. While no team ... Read More »

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Rishabh Pant reaches half century after surprise return in fourth test between England and India

By Canadian Press on July 24th, 2025

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — England might have thought it had seen the last of Rishabh Pant in this test series against India. Pant had other ideas. After retiring early on day one of the fourth test at Old Trafford with a foot injury, Pant returned Thursday, albeit with a limp, and posted a half century ... Read More »

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New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields carted off practice field with toe injury

By Canadian Press on July 24th, 2025

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields was carted from the practice field Thursday morning with a toe injury. Fields threw an incomplete pass to Jeremy Ruckert on his fifth play of team drills when he went down. The quarterback, in his first season with the Jets, sat on the grass ... Read More »

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Dolphins’ Matos in stable condition, remains in hospital for observation after training camp injury

By Canadian Press on July 24th, 2025

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Bayron Matos remained under observation at the Ryder Trauma Care Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital on Thursday, one day after he was transported there by helicopter from training camp with an undisclosed injury. The Dolphins said in a statement that Matos “has movement in all extremities ... Read More »

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The latest as ruling in the sexual assault trial of five hockey players gets underway

By Canadian Press on July 24th, 2025

LONDON — An Ontario judge delivering her ruling in the sexual assault trial for five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team. Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote have all pleaded not guilty to sexual assault in an encounter that took place in a London, Ont., hotel room in ... Read More »

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Wolves signs Colombia forward Jhon Arias from Fluminense

By Canadian Press on July 24th, 2025

WOLVERHAMPTON, Englans (AP) — Premier League side Wolverhampton has completed the signing of Colombia forward Jhon Arias from Brazilian club Fluminense on a four-year deal, with the option of a further 12 months. The 27-year-old Arias impressed at the Club World Cup this summer, helping Fluminense reach the semifinals. Financial terms were not disclosed. According ... Read More »

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Lizzie Deignan retires from cycling after announcing pregnancy

By Canadian Press on July 24th, 2025

LONDON (AP) — British cyclist Lizzie Deignan, a former world champion who won the ‘triple crown’ of monuments, is retiring with immediate effect because she is expecting her third child. Deignan, who was the first British athlete to win a medal on home soil at the 2012 London Olympics, had previously announced that she would ... Read More »

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