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Pakistan fined for slow over rate against New Zealand in Champions Trophy
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan cricketers were docked 5% of their match fees for a slow over rate against New Zealand during the opening game of the Champions Trophy. Pakistan was one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration as New Zealand won by 60 runs in the Group A ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inter Milan goalie Yann Sommer injures thumb ahead of key Serie A and Champions League games
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan goalkeeper Yann Sommer has a broken right thumb ahead of key games in Serie A and the Champions League. Inter said the Swiss ‘keeper’s injury was revealed in tests on Thursday and “necessary therapy will be decided in the coming days.” Thumb injuries can sideline goalkeepers for several weeks though ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rublev beats De Minaur after 8 match points in Qatar Open quarterfinals
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Andrey Rublev saved one match point and needed eight of his own to subdue Alex de Minaur 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (8) in the Qatar Open quarterfinals on Thursday. The tortuous journey to the win prompted Rublev to joke about de Minaur, “I wanna punch him.” The Russian fifth seed wasted a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reliever Drew Smith can earn up to $3.75 million over two seasons in his Mets contract
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Reliever Drew Smith can earn up to $3.75 million over two seasons in his contract with the New York Mets if his 2026 club option is exercised and he pitches in at least 70 games in 2026. Smith is expected to miss all or most of this season while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clayton Kershaw can earn up to $16 million in 1-year deal with Dodgers
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Clayton Kershaw can earn up to $16 million in his one-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, getting the full amount if he makes 16 starts and is on the active roster for at least 90 days. A three-time Cy Young Award winner, Kershaw was guaranteed $7.5 million in the agreement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Robot umpires are getting their first MLB test during spring training
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition games starting Thursday after four years of experiments in the minor leagues. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is an advocate of the Automated Ball-Strike System, which potentially as early as 2026 could be used ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Afghanistan men’s cricketers brush off calls to boycott them at Champions Trophy
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi has dismissed political calls to boycott Afghanistan’s cricket games on the eve of their first Champions Trophy match. Politicians in England and South Africa urged their cricket authorities to forfeit the Champions Trophy group games against Afghanistan because of the Taliban’s ban on women’s sport and erosion of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Muhammad, Shevchenko to defend their titles at UFC 315 in May in Montreal
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
UFC 315 in Montreal will feature two championship bouts with Belal (Remember The Name) Muhammad and Valentina (Bullet) Shevchenko putting their titles on the line May 10 at the Bell Centre. Muhammad (24-3-0 with one no-contest) will defend his welterweight crown against Australian Jack Della Maddalena, ranked fourth among 170-pound contenders, in the main event. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-Spain soccer boss Rubiales guilty of sexual assault and fined for World Cup kiss
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales was found guilty of sexually assaulting player Jenni Hermoso on Thursday for kissing her after the 2023 Women’s World Cup final. He was fined more than 10,000 euros ($10,400) in Audiencia Nacional court. Rubiales was cleared of the charge of coercion for trying to downplay the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Big stage for Northern Super League season-opening matches in Vancouver, Toronto
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
Vancouver Rise FC and AFC Toronto will kick off the Northern Super League with a bang — with opening games at B.C. Place Stadium and BMO Field, respectively. Vancouver will host Calgary Wild FC on April 16 in the first fixture of the new women’s pro league, with Toronto entertaining Montreal Roses FC three days ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World champions Chock and Bates are behind Canadian duo in Four Continents ice dance
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — World champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States were one point behind Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada in ice dance at the figure skating Four Continents on Thursday. Skating to a medley of music that included “Rock Around the Clock” and “Stayin’ Alive,” Chock’s and ... Read More »
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