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Soccer club Arsenal Tivat banned from UEFA competitions for 10 years in match-fixing case
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA banned Montenegrin soccer club Arsenal Tivat for 10 years from European competitions on Wednesday in a match-fixing case and also banned a player and club official for life. The games in question were Europa Conference League qualifying round ties in July 2023 against Alashkert. Arsenal Tivat drew the first leg ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Great club legend’ Lucas Vázquez ending long stint with Real Madrid
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Lucas Vázquez, an important player for Real Madrid during one of its most successful eras, is ending his stint with the Spanish powerhouse. The club and the player said Wednesday that he is not returning for another season. “I’m leaving Real Madrid, but Real Madrid will never leave me,” Vázquez said on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump’s Turnberry faces logistical hurdles for British Open return
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — President Donald Trump is not getting a British Open to the Turnberry course he owns in the near future, an issue the R&A’s new chief executive said Wednesday was more about transportation than politics. Turnberry is regarded as the most beautiful of the links on the Open rotation, set along ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CFL reinstates veteran defensive lineman Shawn Lemon after gambling suspension
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
TORONTO — The CFL has reinstated veteran defensive lineman Shawn Lemon. The CFL suspended Lemon, 36, indefinitely April 24, 2024 for wagering on league games in 2021 while a member of the Calgary Stampeders, including one game in which he played. Following an appeal, an independent arbitrator upheld the suspension. The league said the reinstatement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2026 World Cup’s contingency plans for wildfire smoke risks remain unclear
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — The 2026 World Cup being hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States is less than a year away and FIFA’s protocols for matches affected by wildfire smoke remain unclear. The 48-team World Cup will run from June 11 to July 19, 2026. Canada is hosting 13 matches — seven in Vancouver ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!USA Bobsled and Skeleton signs endorsement deal with Honda through 2030 Olympics
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
USA Bobsled and Skeleton has entered into a multi-year endorsement deal with American Honda, one that will give the sliding sports federation financial and technical support going into both next winter’s Milan-Cortina Olympics and the 2030 Games in the French Alps. The deal, announced Wednesday, has been in the works for some time. Honda — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!British Open schedule on Saturday to be adjusted because of loyalist parade
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Tee times in Saturday’s third round of the British Open will be brought forward in an effort to reduce the potential for disruption while an annual loyalist parade takes place the same day in Portrush. Some 77 bands, and an estimated 2,000 people from the Portrush Sons of Ulster organization, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oakmont bans former US Open champion Wyndham Clark for damaging locker
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Former U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark won’t be allowed back at Oakmont Country Club until he pays to fix the locker he damaged and gets counseling for his anger. Golf Digest obtained a letter that club president John Lynch sent to Oakmont members this week about the incident during last month’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leipzig signs Ivory Coast youth international Yan Diomande with more arrivals expected
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Leipzig has signed Ivory Coast youth international Yan Diomande from Spanish second-division team Leganés. The club is also reportedly close to finalizing deals for Serbia midfielder Andrija Maksimović and Belgium winger Johan Bakayoko. The 18-year-old Diomande signed a contract through June 2030, the Bundesliga club said on Wednesday. Diomande spent just ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamilton Labour Council wants NHL to apologize for suspending players 100 years ago
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
HAMILTON — The Hamilton Labour Council is calling on the NHL to apologize for its treatment of striking players a century ago. The Tigers played in Hamilton from 1920 to 1925 and were atop the NHL’s standings that final year. The league expanded its season by six games in 1924-25 but players’ pay was not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Usyk-Dubois 2: How to watch, what’s at stake, betting odds
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Daniel Dubois gets a second shot at Oleksandr Usyk and this time the stakes are higher as the winner will become the undisputed world heavyweight champion. The pair will square off at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night almost two years after their first bout, which is best remembered for a controversial low ... Read More »
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