September 20th, 2025

England calls up Loftus-Cheek and Quansah for World Cup qualifiers

By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025

LONDON (AP) — England coach Thomas Tuchel has added Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Jarell Quansah to his squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia. AC Milan’s Loftus-Cheek and Bayer Leverkusen’s Quansah have been included after Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton pulled out because of injury. Midfielder Loftus-Cheek has not played for England since ... Read More »

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New NFL season kicks off with permanent kickoff changes and more

By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025

A new NFL season is set to begin with last year’s experiment on the new kickoff becoming permanent with a new tweak and several other changes in rules and officiating. The league also will implement changes to the overtime rule for the regular season, expand replay assist, crack down on bad sportsmanship and use Hawk-Eye ... Read More »

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Will Power out at Penske: Team confirms Australian will not return for 18th season

By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Will Power, the consummate company man who won two IndyCar titles and the Indianapolis 500 for Roger Penske, will not return to Team Penske for an 18th season. The long-expected announcement was finally made Tuesday, two days after the season finale, and nearly a year after speculation began that Power would ... Read More »

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Grimsby fined for fielding ineligible player during historic win against Man United

By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025

LONDON (AP) — Grimsby Town has been fined 20,000 pounds ($26,750) for fielding an ineligible player in its historic win against Manchester United last week. The fourth tier team produced one of the biggest upsets in English soccer to knock United out of the English League Cup after a penalty shootout. But it has since ... Read More »

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Two-time IndyCar champion Will Power won’t return to Team Penske for an 18th season

By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Two-time IndyCar champion Will Power won’t return to Team Penske for an 18th season. The Associated Press... Read More »

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Canadian men to face Ecuador in November friendly at Toronto’s BMO Field

By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025

Canada will host Ecuador in a men’s soccer friendly in Toronto during the November FIFA international window. The Nov. 13 game at BMO Field marks only the second meeting between the Canadian men, currently ranked an all-time high at 28th in the world, and No. 25 Ecuador. The first matchup, also at BMO Field, was ... Read More »

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Result of table tennis governing body’s disputed election in Qatar upheld on appeal

By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The disputed result of the International Table Tennis Federation’s presidential election that ended in chaos has been confirmed on appeal, the organization said Tuesday. ITTF leader Petra Sörling of Sweden won a 104-102 vote against Qatar’s Khalil al-Mohannadi in Doha in May, prompting a hostile reaction which led to the election ... Read More »

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Gabby Thomas won’t run at track and field world championships due to Achilles tendon injury

By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Olympic champion Gabby Thomas will miss this month’s track world championships with an Achilles tendon injury she’s been dealing with since May. Thomas, the American who won the 200-meter sprint in Paris and was on both the 4×100 and 4×400 meter gold-medal relay teams, said she exacerbated the injury in July. ... Read More »

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Bair replaces Larin in Canada roster for November friendlies in Romania, Wales

By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025

Canada coach Jesse Marsch has called in Theo Bair to replace fellow forward Cyle Larin for upcoming games against Romania and Wales. In announcing his initial roster, Marsch had warned Larin might not be available because his wife is due to give birth. The 28th-ranked Canadian men play No. 48 Romania on Friday in Bucharest ... Read More »

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Some fans criticizing Villarreal for signing Israeli forward. Atletico tops transfers in Spain

By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025

MADRID (AP) — Spanish club Villarreal is facing backlash from some of its fans after a last-minute deal to sign an Israeli player who has publicly supported his nation in its war with Hamas. Some fans criticized Villarreal through social media posts after the club signed forward Manor Solomon near the end of the transfer ... Read More »

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Liverpool fronts record spending by English clubs as player power takes hold in transfer window

By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025

English soccer — and Liverpool, in particular — flexed its financial muscles in unprecedented fashion in a summer transfer window that highlighted the growing imbalance in the European game as well as the effect player power can have in securing a move. Here’s what we learned from the last two months in the transfer market: ... Read More »

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