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Hundreds of clubs added to $355M FIFA payments plan from 2026 World Cup revenue
By Canadian Press on September 16th, 2025
ZURICH (AP) — Hundreds more soccer clubs will get shares of a $355 million FIFA fund from its multi-billion 2026 World Cup revenues for releasing players to men’s national teams. FIFA said on Tuesday the program which has shared a total of hundreds of millions of dollars among clubs whose players were selected for each ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McLaughlin-Levrone threatening long-time world 400m record after breaking US time
By Canadian Press on September 16th, 2025
TOKYO (AP) — One record down, and maybe one more to go for Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. McLaughlin-Levrone finished her 400-meter semifinal at the world championships Tuesday in 48.29 seconds, shattering a 19-year-old American mark held by Sanya Richards-Ross by .41 seconds. It was the fastest time of 2025, the seventh fastest time ever, and it makes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PSG’s injury scare eases ahead of Champions League defense
By Canadian Press on September 16th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — European champion Paris Saint-Germain won’t be as short-handed as initially feared when it begins the defense of its Champions League title. PSG extended its perfect start in Ligue 1 with a fourth straight win over the weekend, but the victory was overshadowed by injuries to Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Lee Kang-in and Lucas Beraldo, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kipyegon wins in a breeze for fourth world title at 1,500 meters
By Canadian Press on September 16th, 2025
TOKYO (AP) — Faith Kipyegon pulled away from the pack for a win everyone expected and her fourth world championship at 1,500 meters Tuesday. Kipyegon finished in 3 minutes, 52.15 seconds, nearly three seconds ahead of her Kenyan teammate Dorcus Ewoi but about three seconds behind the world record she set this year. Kipyegon joins ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Katzberg sets new competition record, defends men’s hammer throw world title in Tokyo
By Canadian Press on September 16th, 2025
TOKYO — Ethan Katzberg won gold with a competition-record throw at the world athletics championships Tuesday as Canada’s recent dominance in hammer throw continued. Katzberg’s second throw of 84.70 metres just stayed inbounds and shattered the previous championship record of 83.63. The 23-year-old from Nanaimo, B.C., also eclipsed his own Canadian record as he defended ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Katzberg wins hammer throw gold at world athletics championships
By Canadian Press on September 16th, 2025
TOKYO — Canada’s Ethan Katzberg has won the gold medal in men’s hammer throw at the world athletics championships. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arsenal’s Dowman could become youngest Champions League player and Madrid targets milestones
By Canadian Press on September 16th, 2025
Arsenal winger Max Dowman could become the youngest player in Champions League history if he features at Athletic Bilbao when the new-look format returns on Tuesday. Dowman, who became the second youngest Premier League player last month, is 15 years, 259 days. This is the second season of the league phase format with 36 teams ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!F1 in 2026 to have six sprint events including three new locations
By Canadian Press on September 16th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Six sprint events, including three at new locations, are on next year’s Formula 1 calendar. The total number of sprints stays the same, with the first event of 2026 taking place in Shanghai followed by Miami. Silverstone, which last hosted a sprint in 2021, returns. Montreal, Zandvoort and Singapore are set to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Many sports fans are unhappy with how much it costs to watch their games, an AP-NORC poll finds
By Canadian Press on September 16th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — For many dedicated sports fans, keeping up with their favorite teams has become a juggling act. Activate an NFL package in August, unsubscribe after the Super Bowl and before the NBA playoffs get underway, then subscribe to the NBA’s service. Grudgingly keep paying the cable bill because it’s the only way to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Many sports fans are unhappy with how much it costs to watch their games, AP-NORC poll finds
By Canadian Press on September 16th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — For many dedicated sports fans, keeping up with their favorite teams has become a juggling act. Activate an NFL package in August, unsubscribe after the Super Bowl and before the NBA playoffs get underway, then subscribe to the NBA’s service. Grudgingly keep paying the cable bill because it’s the only way to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NFL teams don’t use game-day roster flexibility with emergency QBs as often as one would think
By Canadian Press on September 16th, 2025
DALLAS (AP) — Brian Schottenheimer is two games into his head coaching career with the Dallas Cowboys, and he didn’t have an emergency quarterback designated for either one. This after a year as Dallas offensive coordinator when the Cowboys had Trey Lance available as a third quarterback every week because they wanted to protect him ... Read More »
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