By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
SAN JUAN, Argentina (AP) — England hooker Jamie George will fly to Australia on Sunday to join the British and Irish Lions as concussion cover for countryman Luke Cowan-Dickie. Cowan-Dickie was knocked out after attempting a tackle in the first half of the Lions’ 48-0 win over an Australia and New Zealand Invitational side in ... Read More »
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Atlanta Braves placed two-time All-Star third baseman Austin Riley on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a strained right abdomen. Riley was lifted for a pinch hitter in the fourth inning of the Braves’ 6-5 win at St. Louis on Friday night. Riley is hitting .274 this season and entered ... Read More »
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LAVAL, France (AP) — Italian rider Jonathan Milan timed his attack perfectly to win the eighth stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish on Saturday. Milan overtook Australian Kaden Groves on his left and held off Belgian rider Wout van Aert to beat him by about half a bike length. Defending champion ... Read More »
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Veteran Dutch coach Louis Van Gaal says he is recovering well from prostate cancer, telling a Dutch talk show that he is “no longer bothered” by the disease. The former Netherlands manager told Dutch TV talk show Humberto on Friday he was feeling “fitter and fitter” while still having regular checkups. ... Read More »
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LONDON (AP) — Iga Swiatek has taken the first set of the women’s Wimbledon final against Amanda Anisimova 6-0. Swiatek broke her American opponent in the opening game and added two more breaks to clinch the set in 25 minutes. Kate, the Princess of Wales, was sitting in the Royal Box and was scheduled to ... Read More »
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When Canadian Steve Nijjar helped resurrect the long-defunct Racing Madrid soccer club, it had no players, no fans and no stadium. “We had zero,” he said. Times have changed. In May, the team won promotion to the Spanish fifth-tier in Nijjar’s third season at the helm. “But to be honest, I consider it my second ... Read More »
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LONDON (AP) — Amanda Anisimova and Iga Swiatek have started play in the Wimbledon women’s final on Saturday, with Kate, the Princess of Wales, sitting in the Royal Box. Kate was scheduled to take part in the trophy ceremony afterward. Whoever wins Saturday will be the eighth consecutive first-time Wimbledon champion. The title match at ... Read More »
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LONDON (AP) — India lost Lokesh Rahul off his first ball after getting to 100 but rebuilt through Ravindra Jadeja and Nitish Reddy to reach tea on 316-5 on Day 3 of the third test against England at Lord’s on Saturday. The tourists trailed by 71 runs but were in position to take a first-innings ... Read More »
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernández heads into Sunday’s Club World Cup final wary of the weather, along with Paris Saint-Germain. “Honestly, the heat is incredible,” Fernandez said Friday. “The other day I got a little dizzy during a play. I had to lie down on the ground because I was really ... Read More »
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LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, arrived at the All England Club on Saturday and was set to present the trophy to the winner of the women’s singles final at Wimbledon, after not attending the match last year while she was recovering from cancer. The All England Club said Kate, the wife of ... Read More »
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EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Golf wasn’t the first love of Cara Gainer or Gabriela Ruffels, who grew up wanting to be professional tennis players and came close to making it. Now they’re in sight of becoming an unlikely major winner in their adopted sport. Gainer, a No. 129-ranked Englishwoman, and Ruffels, a 71st-ranked Australian, will ... Read More »
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