By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer club Corinthians completed the signing of former England and Manchester United forward Jesse Lingard on Friday. Lingard joined on a free transfer from South Korea’s FC Seoul, where he has played since 2024. “From the (United) Kingdom to the favela,” Corinthians posted on Instagram, with a picture of the ... Read More »
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The Texas Rangers and outfielder Andrew McCutchen agreed to a minor league contract. As part of the deal announced Friday, the 39-year-old would make $1.5 million this season while playing in the major leagues if he’s added to the 40-man roster. McCutchen has three weeks of spring training to show the Rangers he’s worth a ... Read More »
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MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid has been fined 15,000 euros ($17,300) by UEFA, along with a suspended partial stadium closure, after a fan was seen giving an apparent Nazi salute moments before kickoff in the Champions League playoffs against Benfica. Madrid said after the home game on Feb. 25 that it had immediately expelled the ... Read More »
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PARIS (AP) — Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembélé has been included in Paris Saint-Germain’s squad for its Ligue 1 game at home to Monaco on Friday. Dembélé had missed the last three games with a calf injury, after limping off in the first half during the first leg of the Champions League playoff game at ... Read More »
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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Iran will not participate in the Milan Cortina Paralympics because its only athlete set to compete can’t safely travel to Italy amid the intensifying Middle East conflict, the International Paralympic Committee said Friday. The announcement that Aboulfazl Khatibi won’t compete came just hours ahead of the opening ceremony in Verona. ... Read More »
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United will raise season ticket prices by 5% at Old Trafford for the 2026-27 campaign and relocate several hundred fans to create more hospitality seats. The 20-time English champion, which hasn’t won the Premier League title since 2013, said Friday the goal is to return to “the top of domestic ... Read More »
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HAINAN ISLAND, China (AP) — Mi Hyang Lee played bogey-free in windy conditions on Friday and posted a 6-under 66, giving her a one-shot lead in the Blue Bay LPGA going into the weekend as the South Korean chases her first LPGA title in more than eight years. The wind wasn’t as strong as what ... Read More »
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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The International Paralympic Committee said Friday that Iranian athlete Aboulfazl Khatibi will not compete at the Milan Cortina Paralympic Games because he can’t safely travel to Italy amid the intensifying Middle East conflict. The announcement came just hours ahead of the opening ceremony in Verona. Khatibi is a cross-country skier ... Read More »
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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — International Paralympic Committee says Iranian athlete Aboulfazl Khatibi will not compete at Milan Cortina Paralympics. The Associated Press... Read More »
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Yul Moldauer offers no excuses for the 16-month whereabouts suspension he received from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency for missing three drug tests in 2024. That didn’t make looking at his mentions on social media any easier for a gymnast who has a national title, two world championship medals and an Olympic appearance on his resume. ... Read More »
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Japanese fans don’t get to see Shohei Ohtani in person very often. They got an eyeful on Friday in a sellout at the Tokyo Dome. Ohtani hit a grand slam in the second inning — in the first he doubled on the first pitch of the game but didn’t score — as Japan hammered Taiwan ... Read More »
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