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Two-time IndyCar champion Will Power won’t return to Team Penske for an 18th season
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Two-time IndyCar champion Will Power won’t return to Team Penske for an 18th season. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian men to face Ecuador in November friendly at Toronto’s BMO Field
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
Canada will host Ecuador in a men’s soccer friendly in Toronto during the November FIFA international window. The Nov. 13 game at BMO Field marks only the second meeting between the Canadian men, currently ranked an all-time high at 28th in the world, and No. 25 Ecuador. The first matchup, also at BMO Field, was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Result of table tennis governing body’s disputed election in Qatar upheld on appeal
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The disputed result of the International Table Tennis Federation’s presidential election that ended in chaos has been confirmed on appeal, the organization said Tuesday. ITTF leader Petra Sörling of Sweden won a 104-102 vote against Qatar’s Khalil al-Mohannadi in Doha in May, prompting a hostile reaction which led to the election ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gabby Thomas won’t run at track and field world championships due to Achilles tendon injury
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Olympic champion Gabby Thomas will miss this month’s track world championships with an Achilles tendon injury she’s been dealing with since May. Thomas, the American who won the 200-meter sprint in Paris and was on both the 4×100 and 4×400 meter gold-medal relay teams, said she exacerbated the injury in July. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bair replaces Larin in Canada roster for November friendlies in Romania, Wales
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
Canada coach Jesse Marsch has called in Theo Bair to replace fellow forward Cyle Larin for upcoming games against Romania and Wales. In announcing his initial roster, Marsch had warned Larin might not be available because his wife is due to give birth. The 28th-ranked Canadian men play No. 48 Romania on Friday in Bucharest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Some fans criticizing Villarreal for signing Israeli forward. Atletico tops transfers in Spain
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Spanish club Villarreal is facing backlash from some of its fans after a last-minute deal to sign an Israeli player who has publicly supported his nation in its war with Hamas. Some fans criticized Villarreal through social media posts after the club signed forward Manor Solomon near the end of the transfer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liverpool fronts record spending by English clubs as player power takes hold in transfer window
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
English soccer — and Liverpool, in particular — flexed its financial muscles in unprecedented fashion in a summer transfer window that highlighted the growing imbalance in the European game as well as the effect player power can have in securing a move. Here’s what we learned from the last two months in the transfer market: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alex Noren named as Luke Donald’s 5th vice captain for Europe at the Ryder Cup
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Alex Noren was named as Luke Donald’s fifth and final vice captain for Europe’s team at the upcoming Ryder Cup on Tuesday. Noren secured two points from three matches during Europe’s victory in 2018 at Le Golf National outside Paris. That performance included a 40-foot putt on the 18th hole to defeat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Africa wins the toss and bowls first against England in first ODI
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
LEEDS, England (AP) — South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl first against England at Headingley on Tuesday in the first of three one-day internationals between the teams. South Africa captain Temba Bavuma made his decision after seeing a dry wicket and noting that teams have fared well chasing in Leeds. Playing on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Europe resumes World Cup qualifying with first games for recent champions France, Germany, Spain
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
GENEVA (AP) — European soccer now focuses on qualifying for the 2026 World Cup with recent champions France, Germany and Spain among the nations starting a six-game, 11-week sprint to advance to the tournament being played across North America. The European qualifying program returns Thursday with six days of games involving 54 teams — 24 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NFL’s new rules for 2025: What you need to know
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
A new NFL season is set to begin with last year’s experiment on the new kickoff becoming permanent with a new tweak and several other changes in rules and officiating. The league also will implement changes to the overtime rule for the regular season, expand replay assist, crack down on bad sportsmanship and use Hawk-Eye ... Read More »
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