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Venus Williams and Amanda Anisimova are among the players added to the US Open mixed doubles list
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
Venus Williams is paired with Reilly Opelka, and Wimbledon runner-up Amanda Anisimova is joined by Holger Rune on Monday’s updated list of teams that have signed up to try to enter the newfangled U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament next month. A total of 25 duos are on the latest entry list released by the U.S. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamburger SV signs Israel goalkeeper Daniel Peretz on loan from Bayern Munich
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Israel goalkeeper Daniel Peretz is joining promoted Hamburger SV from Bayern Munich on loan for next season. “Daniel has continued to develop at FC Bayern over the past two years, and we are very pleased with him,” Bayern sporting director Christoph Freund said Monday. “He has really good skills and an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Euro 2025: England coach Wiegman says Jess Carter is ready for semifinal despite online abuse
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
GENEVA (AP) — England defender Jess Carter is ready to play in the Women’s European Championship semifinals after being targeted with racist abuse online, her coach Sarina Wiegman said Monday, adding that it’s “sad” and “disgusting” that the team has to deal with such an issue. Defending champion England plays Italy on Tuesday, two days ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The history of Native American sports name changes, from the Obama era to Trump’s latest comments
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
President Donald Trump’s social media posts calling for the NFL’s Washington Commanders and Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Guardians to revert to their old names has revived the conversation about Native American imagery in sports. Each team has indicated it has no plans to go back to names that were abandoned years ago in the aftermath ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets’ Vilardi glad to have avoided arbitration, calls extension ‘inevitable’
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
Gabriel Vilardi said his contract extension was “inevitable” and he was glad to avoid arbitration. The Winnipeg Jets forward, a restricted free agent, signed a six-year, US$45 million contract last Friday. Vilardi was coming off a career year in the second of a two-year, $6.88 million deal. “Everything went pretty smoothly from what I heard,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City of Hamilton to hold ‘Shai Rally Day’ for NBA’s Gilgeous-Alexander on Aug. 7
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
HAMILTON — The City of Hamilton has big plans to honour hometown NBA superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. A celebration of Gilgeous-Alexander will be held Thursday, Aug. 7, and is dubbed as “Shai Rally Day.” The 26-year-old won the NBA’s MVP award, the regular-season scoring title, NBA Finals MVP and his first NBA title with the Oklahoma ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian teen Mboko through to second round at Citi Open with win over Potapova
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
WASHINGTON — Canadian wild-card Victoria Mboko came back from a break down in the second set to post a 6-2, 6-4 win over Russia’s Anastasia Potapova in first-round action Monday at the Citi Open hardcourt tennis tournament. Mboko, a 19-year-old from Toronto, won 62.7 per cent of total service points compared to 50 per cent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paul Azinger is selected to receive the PGA Tour’s Payne Stewart Award
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
Paul Azinger is getting what he considers the greatest honor of his career. He was announced Monday as recipient of the Payne Stewart Award that recognizes traits belonging to his closest friend on the PGA Tour. The award began in 2000, a year after Stewart and three others died in a plane crash. It has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Phillies sign righty David Robertson to 1-year deal in bid to win 2nd straight NL East title
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have signed right-hander David Robertson to a $15.7 million, one-year contract, prorated to $6 million through the end of the regular season, to bolster their bullpen in a bid to outlast the New York Mets and win a second straight NL East title. Phillies president of baseball operations Dave ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paul Gascoigne ‘back home and doing well’ after hospital visit, representative says
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne is back home and “doing well” after being hospitalized over the weekend, his representative said Monday. “Paul voluntarily went into A&E on Friday after struggling with a throat condition he has had for a while,” Carly Saward at The MNT talent agency told The Associated Press in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nova Scotia premier misses Halifax Pride parade for second consecutive year
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s premier was absent from this weekend’s Halifax Pride parade, marking the second year in a row he has missed the largest LGBTQ+ celebration in Atlantic Canada. Fiona Kerr, executive director of Halifax Pride, says the Progressive Conservatives did not participate in the parade because they were late to register and float ... Read More »
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