National Sports
Ski cross star Reece Howden back on top of the podium with World Cup win
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
KOPAONIK — Canada’s Reece Howden overcame recent disappointments to race to victory Saturday at a World Cup men’s ski cross event. Calgary’s Howden finished ahead of Germany’s Florian Wilmsmann and France’s Youri Duplessis Kergomard to pick up his record 23rd World Cup men’s ski cross victory. Howden leads the overall World Cup men’s ski cross ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Werder Bremen beats Heidenheim to end 13-game winless run in Bundesliga
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
BERLIN (AP) — Werder Bremen finally ended its 13-game run without a win in the Bundesliga by beating relegation rival Heidenheim 2-0 in their bottom-of-the-table scrap on Saturday. Bremen missed a host of chances before Jovan Milošević scored from Romano Schmid’s cross in the 57th minute, and an own goal from Hennes Behrens in stoppage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haaland missing for Man City for Premier League match at Leeds
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — Erling Haaland wasn’t in Manchester City’s squad for the Premier League match at Leeds on Saturday. City didn’t immediately give a reason for the striker’s omission. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medvedev takes the Dubai title after Griekspoor withdraws injured from final
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Daniil Medvedev won his 23rd ATP singles title at the Dubai Championships when Tallon Griekspoor withdrew from the final injured on Saturday. Griekspoor hurt his left hamstring on Friday against Andrey Rublev and won their two-sets semifinal but couldn’t recover in time for the final. “I have been better ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bournemouth draws 1-1 with Sunderland to stretch unbeaten Premier League run to 8 games
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
Bournemouth stretched its unbeaten run in the Premier League to eight games by fighting back to draw 1-1 with Sunderland on Saturday thanks to an equalizer by substitute Evanilson. The Brazilian striker converted Marcus Tavernier’s cross with his shoulder in the 63rd minute to cancel out Eliezer Mayenda’s opener for Sunderland. Bournemouth is making a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!James Harden sits out Cavaliers’ game at Pistons after fracturing thumb
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
DETROIT (AP) — James Harden sat out the Cleveland Cavaliers’ game against the Detroit Pistons on Friday night as he recovers from a fractured right thumb. Harden was injured Tuesday against New York. He’s averaging 18.9 points in seven games for the Cavaliers following a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers. Cleveland also was without ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!VAR’s scope widens to include corners and second yellow cards
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
HENSOL, Wales (AP) — The scope of the VAR was widened Saturday to include corner kicks and second yellow cards. Measures to speed up the game were also approved at the annual general meeting of the International Football Association Board, including a “countdown principle” applying to throw-ins and goal kicks. In changes that will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!There’s been a change to F1’s engine rules and it could mostly impact Mercedes
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — Formula One ’s governing body has reached a compromise with manufacturers that changes the way the compression ratio will be measured midway through this season and in the 2027 season. New engine rules set out a compression ratio of 16:1 — a measurement of how tightly the pistons squeeze the mixture of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Co-host Sri Lanka wins toss, elects to field against Pakistan in its last T20 World Cup match
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Co-host Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field against Pakistan in the last Group 2 game at the T20 World Cup on Saturday. Pakistan needs to beat already eliminated Sri Lanka by about 65 runs to qualify for the semifinals ahead of New Zealand on net run-rate after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marco Odermatt closes in on downhill season title after winning first World Cup race since Olympics
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Marco Odermatt has taken a giant step towards retaining his World Cup downhill title this season, leading a Swiss sweep Saturday in the first men’s race since the Milan Cortina Olympics. More good news for Odermatt was that his closest challenger, teammate and Olympic gold medalist Franjo van Allmen, was not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Benfica suspends five fans for racist behavior during Champions League match against Real Madrid
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Benfica has suspended five fans for racist behavior during the Champions League match against Real Madrid, when its player Gianluca Prestianni was accused of racially insulting Vinícius Júnior. Benfica said in a statement Friday that disciplinary proceedings were opened against the five club members and they may ultimately be expelled. The ... Read More »
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