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Roughriders-Stampeders game moved to Saturday matinee due to poor air quality
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
REGINA — The Calgary Stampeders and Saskatchewan Roughriders will likely face each other this afternoon after last night’s game was postponed because of wildfire smoke. An agreement between the CFL and CFL Players’ Association says that games cannot be played if the Air Quality Health Index is higher than seven. For most of the evening, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Sox RHP Hunter Dobbins says he’s done for season after tearing right ACL
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox right-hander Hunter Dobbins said on Saturday his season is over after he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee a night earlier. Covering first base in the second inning of Boston’s 5-4 walk-off win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night, the 25-year-old Dobbins stepped awkwardly and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iga Swiatek defeats Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win her first Wimbledon title
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Iga Swiatek won her first Wimbledon championship with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Amanda Anisimova on Saturday in the first women’s final at the tournament in 114 years in which one player failed to claim a single game. Swiatek’s victory on a sunny, breezy afternoon at Centre Court took just 57 minutes ... Read More »
1 responseHooker Jamie George to join Lions after Luke Cowan-Dickie suffers a concussion
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 »
1 responseBraves place third baseman Austin Riley on 10-day injured list with an abdominal strain
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
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 »
1 responseTour de France: Jonathan Milan wins Stage 8 in a sprint finish
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
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 »
1 responseFormer Netherlands coach Van Gaal says he is recovering well from prostate cancer
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
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 »
1 responseIga Swiatek takes the first set of the Wimbledon women’s final 6-0 against Amanda Anisimova
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
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 »
Be the first to comment!Canadian co-owner Steve Nijjar celebrates Racing Madrid’s promotion in Spain
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
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 »
Be the first to comment!American Amanda Anisimova and Poland’s Iga Swiatek have started the Wimbledon women’s final
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
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 »
Be the first to comment!India loses Rahul for 100 but rebuilds to 316-5 on Day 3 of 3rd test against England
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
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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