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Agent: More could be done to market Canada's soccer players, brand
Despite the success Canada's men's soccer team had in qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and its increased exposure from it, a high-profile agent says more could be done to promote its players. N...
Aug 25, 2023
Spanish soccer president refuses to resign despite kissing a player on the lips at Women's World Cup
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - The president of the Spanish soccer federation refused to resign Friday despite an uproar for kissing a player on the lips without her consent after the Women's World Cup final...
Aug 25, 2023
Spanish soccer president refuses to resign despite kissing a player on the lips at Women's World Cup
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - The president of the Spanish soccer federation refused to resign Friday despite an uproar for kissing a player on the lips without her consent after the Women's World Cup final...
Aug 25, 2023
Kremlin denies role in plane crash believed to have killed Wagner Group leader
President Vladimir Putin's spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, on Friday rejected allegations that the Kremlin was behind a plane crash that is presumed to have killed mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who...
Aug 25, 2023
In the news today: Travel restrictions lifted in B.C., phone disruptions in NWT
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Evacuation, travel orders lifted as fires diminish The last travel restriction ...
Aug 25, 2023
Canada's Eugenie Bouchard falls in second round of U.S. Open qualifiers
NEW YORK - Canada's Eugenie Bouchard fell 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 to Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska in the second round of qualifying at the U.S. Open on Thursday. Bouchard had three aces and three double faults, ...
Aug 24, 2023
Blue Bombers extend win streak to five games with 47-17 thumping of Alouettes
WINNIPEG - Receiver Dalton Schoen and running back Brady Oliveira each scored a pair of touchdowns as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Montreal Alouettes 47-17 and extended their win streak to f...
Aug 24, 2023
Santander and Mullins HRs help first-place Orioles beat Berríos and Blue Jays 5-3
BALTIMORE (AP) - Anthony Santander and Cedric Mullins homered, and the Baltimore Orioles maintained their two-game AL East lead by beating Jos Berros and the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 Thursday night. Know...
Aug 24, 2023
Collin Morikawa shoots 61 to go from 9 shots behind to 3-way tie for Tour Championship lead
ATLANTA (AP) - Collin Morikawa faced a tough road at the Tour Championship, starting the tournament nine shots behind but knowing he had 72 holes - and an example from Rory McIlroy last year - to make...
Aug 24, 2023
World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg has decided to retire, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg has decided to retire, ending a career that began as a No. 1 draft pick, included 2019 World Series MVP honors and was derailed by inju...
Aug 24, 2023