National Sports
Six Georgian rugby players sanctioned under anti-doping rules in urine sample substitution case
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
MONTREAL (AP) — Six players in Georgia’s rugby team and one member of the support staff have been charged and sanctioned for what World Rugby described Friday as an “orchestrated scheme involving recreational drugs” and the swapping of drug-test samples. In a case dating back to before the former Soviet republic’s team played at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian women’s rugby sevens team forced to make changes ahead of New Jersey stop
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
Injuries and club commitments have forced Canadian women rugby sevens coach Jocelyn Barrieau to make five changes to her roster ahead of this weekend’s HSBC SVNS stop in Harrison, N.J. Captain Carissa Norsten, Keyara Wardley and Piper Logan are out injured, with Norsten sidelined by a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered in Canada’s final game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winter Olympics star Klaebo says he has a concussion from crash in World Cup race
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
DRAMMEN, Norway (AP) — Norwegian cross-country skiing star Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo said Friday he sustained a concussion from a fall in a World Cup race a day earlier but that he was “all good in the hood.” Klaebo, one of the stars of the recent Milan Cortina Games, said he would “take some days off” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For baseball’s tallest hitters, robo-umps should bring consistency to a tricky strike zone
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
PHOENIX (AP) — San Francisco Giants rookie Bryce Eldridge was logged at 6-foot-7 “and some change,” he said. That was the measurement for the slugger for the major leagues’ Automated Ball-Strike System. That is one expansive strike zone — but a more defined one, at least. “I think they told me I’m the tallest guy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Arsenal player Thomas Partey to plead not guilty to 2 new charges of rape
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — Former Arsenal player Thomas Partey intends to plead not guilty to two new charges of rape, his lawyer told a London court on Friday. The 32-year-old Ghana midfielder, who now plays for Spanish club Villarreal, is separately awaiting trial on five counts of rape related to two women and one count of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Australia beats North Korea 2-1 to reach Women’s Asian Cup semifinals and clinch World Cup berth
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Sam Kerr scored one goal and created another as Australia advanced to the Women’s Asian Cup semifinals and secured a World Cup spot with a 2-1 win Friday over North Korea. The three-time champion North Koreans had almost two-thirds of possession and played at a high tempo to keep the Australians ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iran soccer team pushes back on Trump comments, says ‘no one can exclude’ it from the World Cup
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
GENEVA (AP) — Pushing back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments, Iran’s national soccer team says “no one can exclude” it from playing in the men’s World Cup in the United States. Instead, a post on the team’s official Instagram account Thursday suggested maybe the U.S. team should be excluded after Trump indicated that the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marco Odermatt locks up overall and discipline title in penultimate downhill of World Cup season
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
COURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Marco Odermatt locked up both the World Cup overall and downhill title Friday after the Swiss star posted the third-fastest time in the penultimate downhill of the season. It’s the fifth straight overall title for Odermatt, which puts him level with Marc Girardelli in second place on the all-time winners list, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bans will cost Mourinho two games as Benfica calls punishment ‘unfair’
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Jose Mourinho is set to miss Benfica’s next two games as punishment for his red card and subsequent confrontation with a Porto assistant coach in last Sunday’s contentious “O Clássico.” The Portuguese soccer federation’s disciplinary council issued two decisions that effectively ban the 63-year-old Benfica manager from the team’s next two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alpine F1 team boss says Mercedes is interested in buying a stake in his team
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
Mercedes is among “three or four potential buyers” for a 24% stake in rival Formula 1 team Alpine, the French team’s executive adviser Flavio Briatore said Friday. Ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, Briatore said Mercedes was keen on the minority share — held by a private equity firm which has worked with sports stars ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Demario Davis, David Onyemata and Minkah Fitzpatrick having reunions of sorts with Jets, Aaron Glenn
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
Demario Davis rejoined a familiar face in a familiar place for the next stop in his long, impressive NFL journey. After eight years with the New Orleans Saints, the 37-year-old linebacker signed with the New York Jets for a third stint with the team that drafted him. And this time, he’s back with coach Aaron ... Read More »
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