National Sports
Six Nations favorite France scores 5 tries in 33-8 win against Italy
By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2026
LILLE, France (AP) — France remained on course for the Six Nations title after a scrappy 33-8 win against Italy on Sunday. Fabien Galthié’s side is favored to win back-to-back titles and is the only team to have won all three matches. France grabbed five tries for a bonus point and has 19 tries so ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Henri Veesaar’s return from missing 2 games marks a big gain for No. 16 Tar Heels
By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2026
North Carolina’s Henri Veesaar went from barely practicing or working out due to a nagging lower-body injury to playing nearly a full allotment of minutes in his return to action at Syracuse. “It feels great, it feels much better than it did before,” the 7-footer said after posting 19 points and three blocks in Saturday’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Freiburg moves to 7th in Bundesliga with 2-1 win over Gladbach
By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2026
BERLIN (AP) — Matthias Ginter and Igor Matanović scored as Freiburg beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 and moved to seventh in the Bundesliga on Sunday. Ginter struck in the 38th minute when he flung himself at the ball after a long throw in to acrobatically steer it in despite the attention of Gladbach defender Joe Scally. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mac Allister scores stoppage-time winner for Liverpool after VAR rules out earlier goal
By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2026
Alexis Mac Allister just didn’t give up. After having an 89th-minute goal disallowed following a VAR check, the Argentina midfielder scored again in the seventh minute of stoppage time — and this time it survived a video review — to earn Liverpool a 1-0 victory at Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Sunday. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Overtime hockey heartbreak closes Milan Cortina Olympics for Canada
By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2026
MILAN — The Canadian men’s hockey team could not maintain its best-on-best dominance over the United States, falling 2-1 in overtime in Sunday’s gold-medal game at the Milan-Cortina Games. New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes scored 1:41 into overtime, left alone in the slot during 3-on-3 play as Canada scrambled after surrendering an odd-man break ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New coach Haise steers Rennes to 3-0 win at Auxerre in Ligue 1
By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2026
PARIS (AP) — Franck Haise’s first game in charge of Rennes started with a clinical 3-0 win at Auxerre in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Midfieler Mahdi Camara scored two first-half goals either side of an effort from striker Esteban Lepaul to put Rennes 3-0 up at halftime. Haise replaced Habib Beye, who split with Rennes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The U.S beats Canada 2-1 in overtime to win its first men’s hockey championship at the Olympics since 1980
By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2026
MILAN (AP) — The U.S beats Canada 2-1 in overtime to win its first men’s hockey championship at the Olympics since 1980. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Jack Hughes scores in overtime, US beats Canada 2-1
By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2026
MILAN — Jack Hughes has scored in overtime to give the United States a 2-1 win over Canada in the Olympic men’s hockey final. More to come. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Men’s gold-medal game between Canada and U.S. tied 1-1 after regulation
By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2026
MILAN — The Olympic men’s hockey final between Canada and the United States is tied 1-1 after regulation. More to come. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Relegation in February adds to Sheffield Wednesday’s woes in troubled season
By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2026
SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — Financially stricken Sheffield Wednesday became the first team in English Football League history to be relegated in February — and its biggest rival delivered the decisive blow on Sunday. Wednesday lost 2-1 at Sheffield United to confirm its demotion to League One from the second-tier Championship. The team currently sits on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Florian Wirtz taken out of Liverpool team after warmup ahead of match at Nottingham Forest
By Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2026
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz was withdrawn from Liverpool’s lineup for the Premier League match at Nottingham Forest on Sunday after apparently injuring himself in the warmup. Curtis Jones replaced Wirtz in the team at the City Ground. The exact nature of Wirtz’s issue was not immediately disclosed by Liverpool. Wirtz has ... Read More »
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