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Max Verstappen takes pole position for F1 title-deciding Abu Dhabi GP
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Max Verstappen took pole position for the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ahead of Formula 1 title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri on Saturday. The thrilling three-way battle will be decided on Sunday at the Yas Marina Circuit. The McLaren driver Norris is 12 points ahead of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aston Villa stuns Arsenal with late Emiliano Buendia winner
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
Arsenal’s Premier League title challenge took a blow Saturday after Emiliano Buendia’s stoppage-time goal sealed a 2-1 win for Aston Villa. Villa cut the gap to first-place Arsenal to three points and gave Manchester City the chance to close in on Mikel Arteta’s team. Buendia fired into the roof of the net in the fifth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Malinin lands 7 quadruple jumps, US skaters win 3 gold medals on last day of Grand Prix Final
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — Ilia Malinin of the United States lived up to his reputation as the “The Quad God” on Saturday, winning his third straight figure skating Grand Prix Final and solidifying his place as the gold medal favorite at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. A disappointing third after the short program, Malinin became ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US coach Pochettino says he wants to one day return to the Premier League
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
Mauricio Pochettino has outlined his determination to one day win the Premier League and Champions League. The Argentine coach is preparing for next summer’s World Cup when he will lead the United States at its home tournament. But his long-term ambitions are to return to elite European club soccer. In an interview with the BBC, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Starc torments England with bat and ball in 2nd Ashes test as Australia eyes another big win
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Mitchell Starc has been menacing England with the ball in this Ashes series. Now he’s doing damage with the bat, too. At stumps on Day 3 of the second test, England was teetering on 134-6 in its second innings and still needed to score 43 runs to make Australia bat again. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nearly half the tickets for Milan Cortina Olympics still unsold with 2 months to go
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
ROME (AP) — Construction on the main hockey arena is still not finished. Spectator and media areas at the controversial sliding venue also need to be completed. And with exactly two months to go to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, there is another major area that local organizers are concentrating on: only slightly more than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamilton crashes in final practice for F1 title-deciding Abu Dhabi GP ahead of qualifying
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton crashed in the final practice of the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ahead of qualifying later Saturday. The thrilling three-way title battle will be decided on Sunday at the Yas Marina Circuit. McLaren driver Lando Norris is 12 points ahead of Red ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mitchell Starc torments England with the bat and ball in 2nd Ashes test
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Mitchell Starc has been menacing England with the ball in this Ashes series. Now he’s doing damage with the bat, too. At stumps on Day 3 of the second test, England was teetering on 134-6 in its second innings and still needed to score 43 runs to make Australia bat again. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tyler Adams sets bold goal of farthest US World Cup advancement
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tyler Adams has set a bold goal for the U.S. soccer team, aiming to reach the World Cup semifinals for the first time since the inaugural tournament in 1930. “Everyone’s going to want us to say winning it is obviously the goal,” the American midfielder said Friday after the World Cup draw, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Summer Olympians begin torch relay for Milan Cortina Winter Games on 2-month countdown
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
ROME (AP) — Olympic swimming champion Gregorio Paltrinieri and fellow Summer athletes started off the torch relay for the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Saturday — which marked exactly two months before the Feb. 6 opening ceremony. Paltrinieri carried the sleek torch around the track of the statue-lined Stadio dei Marmi at the Foro Italico ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Potential Canada-Italy World Cup game in Toronto would be ‘electric,’ fans say
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
TORONTO — The draw for next summer’s World Cup has opened the possibility that Canada will face Italy in its June 12 opener in Toronto, and hopes in the city’s Little Italy neighbourhood are running high. The Canadian men’s soccer team drew Switzerland, the fifth-ranked team in Pot 2, and Qatar, the 10th-ranked side in ... Read More »
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