National Sports
Cycling star Pogačar wins Liège–Bastogne–Liège again with another uphill attack
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
Cycling star Tadej Pogačar launched one of his trademark uphill attacks to win the Liège–Bastogne–Liège classic race for the third time on Sunday. The defending champion made his move some 35 kilometers (22 miles) from the end of the undulating 252-kilometer (156-mile) trek to open up a gap of 10 seconds at the top, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defending champ Barcelona routs Chelsea 4-1 to reach women’s Champions League final
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
Defending champion Barcelona reached the women’s Champions League final in dominant fashion on Sunday after winning 4-1 at Chelsea in their semifinal return leg to advance 8-2 on aggregate. Slick Barcelona stayed on course for a third straight Champions League title and fourth overall, and will meet either record eight-time winner Lyon or Arsenal in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man U scores late in 1-1 draw at Bournemouth. Liverpool can win Premier League later Sunday
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Rasmus Hojlund scored in added time to salvage a 1-1 draw for Manchester United at Bournemouth in the Premier League on Sunday. United was on course to lose for a 16th time in the league this season after Antoine Semenyo’s first-half strike. But a late flurry of pressure paid off for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inter’s loss to Roma gives Napoli chance to move ahead; Pulisic’s goal propels AC Milan
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
ROME (AP) — Marcus Thuram has missed three matches and Inter Milan has lost all three without scoring a single goal. The Nerazzurri were beaten 1-0 at home by Roma on Sunday to put their Serie A lead at risk — giving Napoli the chance to move ahead when it plays Torino later. Roma’s attacking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top-seeds Sabalenka and Zverev advance in Madrid. Defending men’s champion Rublev upset by Bublik
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka rallied to defeat former doubles partner Elise Mertens in three sets and advance to the last 16 of the Madrid Open on Sunday. Top-seeded Alexander Zverev scraped past Alejandro Davidovich Fokina after requiring tiebreakers in the final two sets of their match, while defending men’s champion Andrey Rublev lost ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mets reliever A.J. Minter goes on the injured list with a strained left triceps
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Mets reliever A.J. Minter was put on the 15-day injured list Sunday, a day after straining his left triceps during a 2-0 win against the Washington Nationals. The 31-year-old left-hander was facing James Wood with one out in the eighth inning when he appeared to wince after a 3-1 pitch ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!German federation defends yellow card that rules Harry Kane out of potential Bundesliga clincher
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — The German soccer federation has defended the yellow card that rules Harry Kane out of Bayern Munich’s likely Bundesliga title-clinching game at Leipzig next weekend. The Bayern star was booked in the first half of Bayern’s 3-0 win over Mainz on Saturday for holding onto the ball after he was penalized for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pulisic’s goal propels AC Milan to a win; Como secures safety as Fabregas tops Vieira
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
ROME (AP) — Christian Pulisic scored for the first time in more than a month and AC Milan won 2-0 at relegation-threatened Venezia in Serie A on Sunday. It was another solid performance for the Rossoneri after reaching the Italian Cup final midweek with a 3-0 derby win over Inter Milan. Still, Milan remained in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger apologizes for Copa del Rey outburst
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger has apologized for his outburst of rage against the referee at the end of his team’s Copa del Rey final defeat to Barcelona. The Germany defender was incensed when teammate Kylian Mbappé was pulled back for a foul instead of threatening for a goal at the end ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top-ranked Sabalenka rallies past Mertens in Madrid. Defending men’s champion Rublev upset by Bublik
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka rallied to defeat former doubles partner Elise Mertens in three sets and advance to the last 16 of the Madrid Open on Sunday. Defending men’s champion Andrey Rublev lost in three sets to Alexander Bublik. Sabalenka got off to a poor start against the 26th-ranked Mertens, but picked up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kenyan runner Sawe wins London Marathon after solo breakaway. Asssefa takes women’s race
By Canadian Press on April 27th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Running his first major marathon in unusually warm temperatures, Sabastian Kawe made it look easy. The Kenyan runner made a solo breakaway with about 10 kilometers left and never looked like wavering in the sunshine as he cruised to victory in the London Marathon on Sunday. Sawe pulled away from a leading ... Read More »
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