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No. 1 Jannik Sinner off to winning start at Wimbledon with rout of Luca Nardi
By Canadian Press on July 1st, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner got his Wimbledon campaign off to an ideal start by beating Luca Nardi 6-4, 6-3, 6-0 in an all-Italian matchup on Tuesday. The three-time Grand Slam champion, who lost a five-set French Open final to Carlos Alcaraz, is in search of his first Wimbledon title. He was a semifinalist ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LPGA giving diversity a new meaning with a record 17 different winners to start the season
By Canadian Press on July 1st, 2025
The lingering question for the last three months on the LPGA Tour was when Nelly Korda finally would win this year. Now the question should be who’s going to win next? The latest entrants into the 2025 winner’s ledgers were Somi Lee and Jin Hee Im at the Dow Championship, the only official team event ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs ship Mitch Marner to Vegas Golden Knights in sign-and-trade deal
By Canadian Press on July 1st, 2025
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded forward Mitch Marner to the Vegas Golden Knights for centre Nicolas Roy. Marner, 28, agreed to an eight-year, US$96-million extension with Toronto before the deal. He would have only been able to sign a seven-year contract on the NHL’s open market had he hit unrestricted free agency ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federico Bernardeschi leaves Toronto FC, Lorenzo Insigne expected to follow
By Canadian Press on July 1st, 2025
TORONTO — Toronto FC is parting ways with designated player Federico Bernardeschi with the expectation that fellow Italian Lorenzo Insigne will follow him out the door. The Major League Soccer club and Bernardeschi have agreed to terminate the winger’s contract, with TFC using one of its two permitted buyouts of his guaranteed deal. “After internal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Maple Leafs trade pending UFA Mitch Marner to Vegas Golden Knights
By Canadian Press on July 1st, 2025
TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs trade pending unrestricted free agent Mitch Marner to the Vegas Golden Knights for centre Nicolas Roy. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monaco signs former teen prodigy Fati on season’s loan from Barcelona
By Canadian Press on July 1st, 2025
Monaco signed Ansu Fati on a season-long loan from Barcelona on Tuesday, offering the former teen prodigy another chance to resurrect his career. Monaco said the loan deal for the 22-year-old forward includes an option to buy at the end of the season. Fati burst onto the scene with Barcelona in 2019-20 season. At the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wolves makes Jorgen Strand Larsen’s move permanent after an impressive loan season
By Canadian Press on July 1st, 2025
WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Wolverhampton announced Norway forward Jorgen Strand Larsen has become its permanent player after an impressive season on loan with the Premier League club. The Wolves said on Tuesday Strand Larson who came on loan from from Spanish La Liga side Celta Vigo last year has a deal until 2029 after “the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wimbledon gets rid of line judges in favor of recorded voices announcing electronic calls
By Canadian Press on July 1st, 2025
LONDON (AP) — John McEnroe — he of “You cannot be serious!” call-arguing fame — is quite all right with Wimbledon’s latest of many steps into the modern era, choosing technology over the human touch to decide whether a ball lands in or out. There were no line judges at the All England Club’s matches ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jessica Pegula loses in first round at Wimbledon to Elisabetta Cocciaretto
By Canadian Press on July 1st, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Third-seeded Jessica Pegula was upset in the first round at Wimbledon on Tuesday, losing 6-2, 6-3 to 116th-ranked Elisabetta Cocciaretto for the American’s earliest exit at a Grand Slam tournament in five years. Pegula, the world No. 3, came into the All England Club having won the the grass-court Bad Homburg Open ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Soccer ban sparks fears of widening trans exclusion in the UK
By Canadian Press on July 1st, 2025
LONDON (AP) — It was not her best goal or most important soccer match, but when the ball hit the back of the net in Natalie Washington’s debut on a women’s team in 2017, she felt a sense of belonging that had been missing. It was long in coming: Washington had struggled to fit in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yes, Wimbledon can be serious about getting rid of line judges and switching to electronic calls
By Canadian Press on July 1st, 2025
LONDON (AP) — John McEnroe — he of “You cannot be serious!” call-arguing fame — is quite all right with Wimbledon’s latest of many steps into the modern era, choosing technology over the human touch to decide whether a ball lands in or out. There were no line judges at the All England Club’s matches ... Read More »
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