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Lions hooker Dan Sheehan suspended for four matches after reckless ruck clearout
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
SYDNEY (AP) — British and Irish Lions hooker Dan Sheehan was suspended for four matches on Monday for his illegal ruck clearout of Australia’s Tom Lynagh at the weekend. Sheehan was cited for charging into a ruck and hitting Lynagh’s head on Saturday in the third test won by the Wallabies 22-12 in Sydney. At ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctors, lawyers, artists and First Nations leaders named to the Order of B.C.
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
VICTORIA — Doctors, athletes, artists and First Nations and business leaders are all among the 15 people named to be invested in the Order of British Columbia. B.C. Lt.-Gov. Wendy Cocchia, who is chancellor of the order, says she welcomes the group of people whose dedication, compassion and vision have left a lasting mark on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!India wins test series finale by 6 runs against England in Oval classic
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — A gloomy, drizzly London morning. The final day of a fifth test. Just 35 runs or four wickets away from victory. Those are not usually temptations for selling a bunch of match tickets. But the Oval was sold out on Monday in goosebump anticipation of a dramatic end to the England-India series, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SafeSport Center to offer free training courses this week
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Center for SafeSport is offering free training this week to 500 people as part of International Safe Sport Day, which takes place Friday. The center’s “SafeSport Trained Course” is part of a series that teaches about recognizing factors that make athletes more vulnerable to abuse and knowing when and how ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bayer Leverkusen extends Patrik Schick’s contract until 2030
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen has extended a contract for Czech Republic striker Patrik Schick until 2030, the German Bundesliga club said on Monday. Schick’s original deal was to expire in 2027. The announcement came after a string of key players left the club this off-season. They include midfielder Granit Xhaka, attacking midfielder Florian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dutch foundation launches class action lawsuit against FIFA over transfer rules after Diarra ruling
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
A Dutch group seeking compensation on behalf of soccer players who might have lost income due to transfer regulations has filed a class action lawsuit against the sport’s governing body FIFA and five other football associations. The Justice for Players foundation said in a statement Monday that men and women across the world who have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!India draws test series against England after winning at the Oval by six runs
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — India won the fifth test from England by just six runs at the Oval after taking the last four wickets in a thrilling hour on Monday. India drew the series 2-2. England began a drizzly morning needing 35 runs to win to reach the target of 374, but Mohammed Siraj took three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian women to face Japan in Nagasaki in FIFA November international window
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
The Canadian women’s soccer team will play two matches against Japan in Nagasaki during the November FIFA international window. Canada, ranked ninth in the world, will face No. 8 Japan on Nov. 29 and Dec. 2. The first game will take place at Nagasaki Stadium City (Peace Stadium) and the second at Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Surprise! There’s been quite a bit of parity in the race for baseball’s best record
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
The 2025 regular season was supposed to be about Dodger dominance. Instead, the race for baseball’s best record has turned into a free for all. If there were any concerns about a Los Angeles behemoth running roughshod over the sport, that hasn’t materialized so far. In fact, eight different teams have spent the past three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A’s find hope in Nick Kurtz and young stars as team eyes Las Vegas in 2028
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Even Athletics veterans walk around the clubhouse wearing “Nick Kurtz goes yard” T-shirts, and they know what he means for the franchise’s future. Kurtz, who recently had one of the greatest individual performances in big-league history, is the odds-on favorite to be AL Rookie of the Year. He’s hardly the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Race on for Bristol Motor Speedway to prepare for NASCAR after hosting the MLB Speedway Classic
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — The instant the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Braves cleared the baseball diamond inside the infield at Bristol Motor Speedway, a new clock started. “The Last Great Colosseum” has to switch from hosting the MLB Speedway Classic and be ready for NASCAR’s return to the historic racetrack hosting a playoff chase race ... Read More »
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