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Canada’s Auger-Aliassime falls short of third title in 2025 with loss in Dubai final
By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
DUBAI — Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime fell short in earning a third ATP Tour title in 2025 on Saturday, losing 6-3, 6-3 to Greece’s StefanosTsitsipas in the Dubai Tennis Championships final. The Montreal native was ahead 3-2 in the opening set, but the turning point came in the seventh game when Tsitsipas won five straight points ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Big 12’s 1st winner-take-all finale as No. 10 TCU women face No. 17 Baylor in bid for league title
By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
WACO, Texas (AP) — There was a slight murmur from Sedona Prince’s TCU teammates when the standout center mentioned growing up as a fan of Baylor, the 13-time Big 12 champion that the 10th-ranked Horned Frogs will be trying to beat for their first title in the league. “C’mon, man. I watched Brittney Griner growing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Goal ruled out after 7-minute VAR check in FA Cup game despite semi-automatic offside system
By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — It took more than seven minutes for the video-assistant referee to rule out a goal during Saturday’s FA Cup game between Bournemouth and Wolves despite a new semi-automatic offside system being trialed in the competition. Milos Kerkez thought he had put Bournemouth 2-0 up in the first half with a header ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump says in social media post he plans to pardon the late Pete Rose
By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
President Donald Trump says he plans to issue “a complete PARDON of Pete Rose,” baseball’s late career hits leader who was banned from MLB and the Hall of Fame for sports betting. Trump posted on Truth Social on Friday night to say Rose, who died in September at 83, “shouldn’t have been gambling on baseball, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Grondin earns World Cup silver in men’s snowboard cross
By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
ERZURUM — Canada’s Eliot Grondin earned World Cup silver in the men’s snowboard cross on Saturday. Grondin finished behind Germany’s Leon Ulbricht and ahead of Nick Baumgartner of the United States on the podium. The Sainte-Marie, Que., native was the top qualifier on Friday entering Saturday’s final. It’s the second World Cup medal of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dortmund beats St. Pauli 2-1 for back-to-back wins in Bundesliga
By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Serhou Guirassy scored again on Saturday as Borussia Dortmund secured back-to-back wins in the Bundesliga for the first time this season with a 2-0 victory at St. Pauli. But it was far from impressive from Niko Kovač’s team, which bounced back from two defeats by routing Union Berlin 6-0 last weekend. Dortmund ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Howden, Hoffos medal for Canada in World Cup ski cross
By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
GUDAURI — Canada picked up two medals in World Cup ski cross action in Georgia on Saturday. Reece Howden of Cultus Lake, B.C., claimed gold in the men’s event. Germany’s Florian Wilmsmann earned silver, while Italy’s Simone Deromedis took bronze. The win is a rebounding effort for Howden who was coming off a 17th-place finish ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Norwegian soccer votes to keep video review to help referees
By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
OSLO (AP) — Norwegian soccer decided to keep using video reviews to assist referees in its top league after a vote at a congress of its national soccer federation on Saturday. The motion to retain VAR passed with 321 votes in favor to 129 for scrapping the technology that is used by most major competitions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Kingsbury wins second World Cup gold of weekend with dual moguls victory
By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
ALMATY — Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury earned his second World Cup gold of the weekend winning the men’s dual moguls on Saturday. Japan’s Ikuma Horishima and Australia’s Matt Graham earned silver and bronze, respectively. Kingsbury, of Deux-Montagnes, Que., also won the men’s moguls event on Friday. Friday’s win was his 97th career World Cup ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Atalanta wastes chance to close in on top 2 in Serie A ahead of Napoli-Inter
By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
MILAN (AP) — Atalanta wasted several chances and the opportunity to cut the gap to the top two in Serie A. Atalanta was held to a 0-0 draw by relegation-threatened Venezia on Saturday and remained third, a point behind Napoli and two below league leader and defending champion Inter Milan. Napoli was playing Inter later. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Africa romps into Champions Trophy semifinals with 7-wicket win over England
By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Rassie van der Dussen scored 72 not out off 87 balls to lead South Africa into the semifinals of the Champions Trophy by beating England by seven wickets Saturday. Van der Dussen’s half-century highlighted South Africa’s clinical performance as it finished atop Group B with two wins from three games (and ... Read More »
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