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AC Milan extends unbeaten run to 18 matches with late equalizer at relegation-threatened Fiorentina
By Canadian Press on January 11th, 2026
MILAN (AP) — Christopher Nkunku scored a 90th-minute equalizer and AC Milan extended its unbeaten run in Serie A to 18 matches with a 1-1 draw at relegation-threatened Fiorentina on Sunday. Milan moved within two points of leader Inter Milan, which hosted defending champion Napoli later Sunday at the San Siro in a match that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Virat Kohli hits 93 to lead India to 4-wicket win over New Zealand in first ODI
By Canadian Press on January 11th, 2026
VADODARA, India (AP) — Virat Kohli scored a masterful 93 off 91 balls as India won the first ODI against New Zealand by four wickets on Sunday. Kohli hit eight fours and a six to shepherd India’s innings to 306-6 in 49 overs in reply to the Black Caps’ 300-8 (50 overs). Daryl Mitchell top-scored ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!IOC happy as new Milan Cortina hockey arena almost ready to welcome NHL players
By Canadian Press on January 11th, 2026
MILAN (AP) — The International Olympic Committee says it’s impressed with the new hockey arena for the Milan Cortina Games, even if parts of it still look like a building site. The Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena will be one of the focal points of the games next month with NHL players returning to the Olympics ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arsenal routs Portsmouth 4-1 in the FA Cup as Gabriel Martinelli scores a hat trick
By Canadian Press on January 11th, 2026
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Gabriel Martinelli scored a hat trick as Arsenal advanced to the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 4-1 win at Portsmouth on Sunday. The Premier League leader came back from going a goal down to the second tier Championship team inside three minutes. Colby Bishop stunned Arsenal with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liverpool defender Conor Bradley sustains significant knee injury
By Canadian Press on January 11th, 2026
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool defender Conor Bradley will undergo surgery after sustaining a “significant” knee injury, the Premier League club said Sunday. Bradley was injured late in Thursday’s 0-0 draw against Arsenal. Liverpool said Bradley would have an operation in the coming days before starting his rehabilitation. “No time frame is being placed on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US international Ricardo Pepi out 2 months with broken arm but should recover in time for World Cup
By Canadian Press on January 11th, 2026
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — United States international Ricardo Pepi was to be operated on after breaking his right arm during a game with PSV Eindhoven and is expected to be out for two months. The recovery timeline should give Pepi enough time to regain his form and secure a place on the U.S. team for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lategan’s late trouble gifts Dakar Rally stage seven to Ekström
By Canadian Press on January 11th, 2026
WADI AD-DAWASIR, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Henk Lategan was cruising to the stage win and overall lead in the Dakar Rally on Sunday until he hit trouble in the last section. Lategan led the final checkpoint 40 kilometers from the end of the 459-kilometer special between Riyadh south to Wadi ad-Dawasir by nearly two minutes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poland overcomes Świątek defeat to Bencic and rallies to beat Switzerland in United Cup final
By Canadian Press on January 11th, 2026
SYDNEY (AP) — Poland bounced back from two consecutive runner-up finishes to win the United Cup after Jan Zielinski and Katarzyna Kawa beat Jakub Paul and Belinda Bencic 6-4, 6-3 in the deciding mixed doubles match to complete a 2-1 comeback victory over Switzerland on Sunday. Earlier, Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz beat Stan Wawrinka 6-3, 3-6, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A $400,000 payout after Maduro’s capture is putting prediction markets in the spotlight
By Canadian Press on January 11th, 2026
Prediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election — and recently, the downfall of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The latter is drawing renewed scrutiny into this murky world of speculative, 24/7 transactions. Last week, an anonymous trader pocketed more than $400,000 after betting that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paco Rassat races to 2nd World Cup slalom win in breakout season ahead of Olympics
By Canadian Press on January 11th, 2026
ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) — The big surprise of the World Cup slalom season scored his second win Sunday adding to his fast-rising reputation before the Winter Olympics. Paco Rassat raced to the fastest time in the second run to rise from fourth place, and edge United States-born Atle Lie McGrath by 0.18 seconds. First-run leader ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guard at Winter Olympic construction site dies in nighttime sub-freezing temperatures
By Canadian Press on January 11th, 2026
MILAN (AP) — A guard at a 2026 Winter Olympic venue construction site in the mountain resort of Cortina died during a frigid overnight shift, authorities confirmed on Saturday. Italy’s infrastructure minister, Matteo Salvini, called for a full investigation into the circumstances of the 55-year-old worker’s death. Italian media reported that the death occurred on ... Read More »
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