By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — The numbers tell an ugly story for Tottenham. A five-game losing streak leaves Spurs just one point above the Premier League relegation zone. Zero domestic wins in 2026. They’ve allowed nine goals in three matches under new manager Igor Tudor. “Still nine games to play,” the Croatian coach said after a 3-1 ... Read More »
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VAL DI FASSA, Italy (AP) — With neither injured Lindsey Vonn nor Mikaela Shiffrin starting a World Cup downhill on Friday, Emma Aicher seized her chance to cut the American superstars’ leads in the season-long standings. Aicher, the Olympic downhill silver medalist, placed second — just 0.01 behind first-time winner Laura Pirovano, pushing Olympic champion ... Read More »
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TOKYO (AP) — This is the Shohei Ohtani effect. Ohtani hit a grand slam in the second inning on Friday at the World Baseball Classic, pushing Japan to a quick 4-0 lead over Taiwan. He also doubled in his first at-bat in the first inning. That was the early game action. He also put on ... Read More »
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MILAN (AP) — The Winter Paralympics officially start on Friday, with the opening ceremony in Verona, Italy. With 665 Para athletes and 79 sets of medals to be awarded, Milan Cortina will feature a record number of athletes and medals. They will compete across six sports: Para alpine skiing, Para biathlon, Para cross-country skiing, Para ... Read More »
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LONDON (AP) — Leeds manager Daniel Farke has been given a one-match ban for jogging toward the referee to complain moments after a 1-0 loss to Manchester City last weekend in the Premier League. Farke, who was shown a red card by match official Peter Bankes, can’t be on the touchline for Sunday’s FA Cup ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York Liberty owner Clara Wu Tsai has a vested interest in getting the most out of female athletes. What she found when she took over the team in 2019 was a major gap in data and training compared to what’s available for men. She jump-started efforts to change that by ... Read More »
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CALGARY — Dylan Cozens, Tim Stutzle, and Linus Ullmark are all on a roll and so are the Senators. Led by contributions from all three players, Ottawa climbed to within four points of the Boston Bruins for the second wild-card spot in the NHL’s Eastern Conference on Thursday with a 4-1 victory over the Calgary ... Read More »
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TOKYO (AP) — This is the Shohei Ohtani effect. Lia Chan and her husband How and other family members flew in from Singapore — about a seven-hour flight to Tokyo — just to watch Ohtani play in the World Baseball Classic. “And baseball is not even popular in Singapore,” said Lia, who was seated a ... Read More »
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VERONA, Italy (AP) — The Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics will officially open later Friday amid the tensions of war in the Middle East and with some countries intending to boycott the opening ceremony because of the return of the Russian flag to the global sports stage. Ukraine is leading the list of countries not attending ... Read More »
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SYDNEY (AP) — Defending champions China and three-time winners North Korea are through to the Women’s Asian Cup quarterfinals after their second consecutive wins in group matches Friday. Midfielder Myong Yu Jong scored her fourth goal of the Women’s Asian Cup to lead North Korea to a 5-0 win. Later China beat Uzbekistan 3-0 on ... Read More »
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WINNIPEG — The final horn on Thursday didn’t just cement a 4-1 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning – it closed the Winnipeg Jets’ final on-ice audition. With Friday’s NHL trade deadline looming, the players have put in their final pitch to general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff. Now, the fate of the roster is entirely out ... Read More »
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