National Sports
Miura, Kihara hold on to short program lead to capture second Four Continents title
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2025
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan won the pairs event at the Four Continents figure skating competition on Friday, recapturing the title they first took home two years ago. The 2023 world champions led after the short program and then produced a season-best score of 142.59 in the free ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chelsea confirms Madueke out one month but Maresca still targets top-4 finish
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea is set to be without injured winger Noni Madueke for its next four Premier League games as it makes a push for a top-four finish. The 22-year-old Madueke, who has scored seven goals in 23 league appearances this season, sustained a hamstring injury in Chelsea’s 3-0 loss to Brighton a week ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haaland still an injury doubt for Man City ahead of Liverpool match in Premier League
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2025
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City striker Erling Haaland remains a doubt for the Premier League match against Liverpool as he recovers from a knee injury, manager Pep Guardiola said Friday. Haaland hurt his right knee late in the 4-0 win over Newcastle in the league last weekend and didn’t play in the 3-1 loss ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man United paired with old rival Real Sociedad in Europa League. Mourinho’s Fenerbahce gets Rangers
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2025
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Manchester United was paired with Real Sociedad in the Europa League round of 16 on Friday, setting up their third meeting in the competition within five seasons. Real Sociedad will host the first leg on March 6 in Spain, where Man United captain Bruno Fernandes scored twice in a 4-0 win ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!List of pairings in the round of 16 draw in the Europa League
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2025
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Draw made Friday for the round of 16 in the UEFA Europa League: First leg Mar. 6 Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic) vs. Lazio (Italy) Roma (Italy) vs. Athletic Bilbao (Spain) AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands) vs. Tottenham (England) Real Sociedad (Spain) vs. Manchester United (England) Ajax (Netherlands) vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) FCSB (Romania) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missing the cold, the Dutch relive highs and lows of famed skating race 40 years on
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2025
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Climate change has put the prospect of an actual new edition of the iconic Elfstedentocht skating race over frozen canals and lakes on thin ice, but the Netherlands on Friday relished the drama of the competition from 1985 — on TV. The Dutch public broadcaster NOS was re-airing the 12-hour ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Champions League draw serves up a Madrid derby, Bayern vs. Leverkusen and Liverpool-PSG
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2025
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — A Madrid derby. A German classic. A rare meeting between Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain. The Champions League got more heavyweight clashes when the draw for the round of 16 was made Friday. Defending champion Real Madrid’s reward for ousting 2023 title winner Manchester City is two city derbies against Atletico Madrid ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!List of pairings in the round of 16 draw in the UEFA Champions League
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2025
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Draw made Friday for the round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League: First leg Mar. 4-5 Club Brugge (Belgium) vs. Aston Villa (England) Borussia Dortmund (Germany) vs. Lille (France) Real Madrid (Spain) vs. Atletico Madrid (Spain) Bayern Munich (Germany) vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) vs. Arsenal (England) Feyenoord ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parker ready for ‘anyone’ as Dubois replacement is flown in to Saudi for heavyweight bout
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2025
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Joseph Parker came to Saudi Arabia to try to win the IBF heavyweight title from Daniel Dubois. Instead, Parker has turned his attention to Congolese heavyweight Martin Bakole following Dubois facing a medical issue ahead of Saturday’s scheduled bout. Bakole was called in to be a last-minute replacement. “The show ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For Dominican baseball hopefuls, age fraud cases and a curveball from Japan reflect a broken system
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2025
BANÍ, Dominican Republic (AP) — There was little sleep in the days leading up to Jan. 15. Dozens of teenage baseball players across the Dominican Republic lay in bed, unable to close their eyes. They had batted, pitched and ran until sore, sacrificing time away from family since they were children with hopes of returning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Some in baseball think an international draft could address corruption. Creating one isn’t that easy
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2025
Major League Baseball is convinced an international draft would cut down on corruption among Latin American signings, a framework the players’ association has long opposed. “The transparency associated with the draft, the inability to make secret deals because you don’t know who’s going to draft whom, is really the best systemic approach to this problem ... Read More »
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