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Fabio Cannavaro to coach Uzbekistan at its first World Cup appearance
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
Uzbekistan has hired former Italy defender Fabio Cannavaro as national team coach ahead of its first World Cup appearance next year. Cannavaro, who captained his country to the 2006 World Cup title, is taking over the role with immediate effect, the Uzbekistan football association said Monday on X. The Central Asian nation qualified in June ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hailey Baptiste rallies to defeat fellow American Ashlyn Krueger in Wuhan Open first round
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
WUHAN, China (AP) — Hailey Baptiste rallied to defeat fellow American Ashlyn Krueger 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the Wuhan Open on Monday. Baptiste converted four of the five break points she earned to set up a second-round match against another American — sixth-seeded Jessica Pegula. Pegula lost the China Open final ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newcastle forward Woltemade misses start of Germany camp because of illness
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Newcastle forward Nick Woltemade did not join the Germany squad as planned on Monday ahead of World Cup qualifying games because of an illness. The 23-year-old Woltemade, who scored in Newcastle’s 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday, has a flu infection, the German soccer federation said Monday. It’s unclear if he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rodri out of Spain squad for World Cup qualifiers after injury sustained in Man City match
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Midfielder Rodri has been dropped from Spain’s squad for upcoming World Cup qualifying games because of an injury sustained when playing for Manchester City in the Premier League this weekend. Spain said Monday that Rodri will not play against Georgia and Bulgaria during the international break. The Spanish soccer federation said it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian star defender Moise Bombito sidelined again, this time with a broken leg
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
Canadian star defender Moise Bombito has been sidelined by injury, again. OGC Nice has confirmed the 25-year-old from Montreal suffered a fractured left tibia in Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Monaco in French Ligue 1 action. After a four-month absence following wrist surgery and a tibia stress fracture, Bombito returned to club action Sept. 28 against ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Host Italy to have unprecedented 4 flag bearers at Milan-Cortina Olympics opening ceremonies
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
ROME (AP) — Host nation Italy is going to really spread around the honors at the upcoming Milan-Cortina Olympics with an unprecedented four flag bearers for the opening ceremonies. While the main opening is slated for the San Siro soccer stadium in Milan on Feb. 6, there will also be a smaller event that Friday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AP Top 25 Extra Points: No. 23 Memphis gives state of Tennessee 3 teams in rankings for first time
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Memphis are no strangers to The Associated Press college football poll. Until now, the three schools from the Volunteer State had never been ranked in the Top 25 together. Memphis is the first Bowl Subdivision team to go 6-0 and achieve bowl eligibility, and Sunday the Tigers received their first ranking of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!O’Reilly gets first England call-up as injury replacement for James
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Manchester City’s Nico O’Reilly received his first call-up by England’s senior squad on Monday as an injury replacement for Reece James. James was hurt playing for Chelsea in its 2-1 win over Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday, England said, and has been withdrawn from the squad after a medical assessment. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Is Man City star Erling Haaland in the form of his life? The stats suggest so
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland believes he is in the best form of his career — and the statistics show he might be right. The scoring phenom from Norway made it 18 goals from his opening 11 games of the season by netting City’s winner against Brentford in the Premier League. That prompted a question: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Silly mistakes, costly blunders and head-scratching decisions led to sloppy football
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
Sunday was filled with sloppy football, silly mistakes and head-scratching decisions. Another NFL player gave away a touchdown by carelessly dropping the ball before he crossed the goal line. A roughing-the-kicker penalty erased a touchdown return in a different game. The Super Bowl champions ignored their record-setting running back. The most egregious play of Week ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Blue Jays will try for series sweep in Game 3 at New York on Tuesday
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
The Toronto Blue Jays are brimming with confidence as they hit the road in their American League Division Series against the New York Yankees. After scoring a whopping 23 runs over two decisive victories at Rogers Centre, the Blue Jays will try to continue their strong play Tuesday night in Game 3 at New York. ... Read More »
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