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Tour de France: Jonathan Milan wins Stage 8 in a sprint finish

LAVAL, France (AP) - Italian rider Jonathan Milan timed his attack perfectly to win the eighth stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish on Saturday. Milan overtook Australian Kaden Groves on his...

Jul 12, 2025

Iga Swiatek defeats Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win her first Wimbledon title

LONDON (AP) - For years, Iga Swiatek never quite felt comfortable on Wimbledon's grass courts, never thought she could add a trophy there to her other Grand Slam triumphs. Oh, did that turn out to be ...

Jul 12, 2025

Roughriders-Stampeders game moved to Saturday matinee due to poor air quality

REGINA - The Calgary Stampeders and Saskatchewan Roughriders will likely face each other this afternoon after last night's game was postponed because of wildfire smoke. An agreement between the CFL an...

Jul 12, 2025

Iga Swiatek defeats Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win her first Wimbledon title

LONDON (AP) - Iga Swiatek won her first Wimbledon championship with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Amanda Anisimova on Saturday in the first women's final at the tournament in 114 years in which one player f...

Jul 12, 2025

Canadian co-owner Steve Nijjar celebrates Racing Madrid's promotion in Spain

When Canadian Steve Nijjar helped resurrect the long-defunct Racing Madrid soccer club, it had no players, no fans and no stadium. "We had zero," he said. Times have changed. In May, the team won prom...

Jul 12, 2025

Chelsea's Fernández calls US heat dangerous, says FIFA should avoid afternoon World Cup kickoffs

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernndez heads into Sunday's Club World Cup final wary of the weather, along with Paris Saint-Germain. "Honestly, the heat is incredible," Fernande...

Jul 12, 2025

Canada women win again but face tougher task in downing Springboks in rugby test

GQEBERHA, SOUTH AFRICA - After thumping South Africa 50-20 last week in Pretoria, a revamped Canadian lineup had a tougher time getting the job done before pulling away for a 33-5 win over the 12th-ra...

Jul 12, 2025

Alberta's transgender ban in women's sports exempts visiting out-of-province athletes

EDMONTON - Alberta is rolling out new regulations this fall banning transgender athletes from playing women's sports, but the province will still welcome out-of-province transgender competitors. Touri...

Jul 12, 2025

Scherzer wins for first time in nearly a year as Blue Jays beat the A's 7-6

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Max Scherzer struck out eight batters and allowed five hits over six innings to win for the first time in nearly a year, and the Toronto Blue Jays scored six unearned ru...

Jul 11, 2025

Katie Taylor beats Amanda Serrano for a third time to remain undisputed 140-pound champion

NEW YORK (AP) - Katie Taylor beat Amanda Serrano for the third time, winning a majority decision on Friday night to remain the undisputed 140-pound champion. Taylor won by scores of 97-93 on two judge...

Jul 11, 2025