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Brazil is chosen to host soccer’s 2027 Women’s World Cup following a vote by FIFA’s 211 members
By The Associated Press on May 16th, 2024
BANGKOK (AP) – Brazil will host the 2027 Women’s World Cup after a vote of FIFA’s 211 members chose the South American bid over a joint bid from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. The FIFA Congress on Friday selected from a reduced field of two candidates to host the 2027 tournament after a joint bid by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Thursday, May 16, 2024
By The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2024
Thursday’s Scoreboard NHL Playoffs Second Round Vancouver 3 Edmonton 2 (Canucks lead best-of-seven series 3-2) N.Y. Rangers 5 Carolina 3 (Rangers win best-of-seven series 4-2) — IIHF World Hockey Championship Group Stage At Prague Canada 4 Norway 1 Austria 3 Finland 2 At Ostrava, Czechia Sweden 3 Kazakhstan 1 United States 5 France 0 — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miller scores late, Canucks grind out 3-2 win over Oilers in Game 5
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2024
VANCOUVER – J.T. Miller scored in the final minute of the game and the Vancouver Canucks came back for a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series Thursday. The win gave the Canucks a 3-2 edge in the best-of-seven series with Game 6 scheduled for Saturday in Edmonton. ... Read More »
1 responseTimberwolves force Game 7 by blowing out Nuggets 115-70 behind 27 points from Anthony Edwards
By Dave Campbell, The Associated Press on May 16th, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Anthony Edwards scored 27 points to pull the Minnesota Timberwolves out of their mid-series slump and deliver a flawless 115-70 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night to force a Game 7 in this roller-coaster playoff matchup. Jaden McDaniels pitched in 21 points and lockdown defence, and Mike Conley had 13 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada earns straight-sets win over Dominican Republic in Volleyball Nations League
By The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2024
RIO DE JANEIRO – Canada earned a straight-sets victory over the Dominican Republic in Volleyball Nations League play Thursday night. The Canadian women won the opening set 25-20 and the second set 25-21 before edging the Dominican Republic 25-22 in the third to clinch the win. Canada led in attacks 44-37 and had seven blocks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kreider’s 3rd-period hat trick lifts Rangers into Eastern Conference Final with win over Hurricanes
By Aaron Beard, The Associated Press on May 16th, 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Chris Kreider had a third-period hat trick to help the New York Rangers erase a two-goal deficit and beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 in Game 6 on Thursday night to advance to the Eastern Conference Final. Kreider single-handedly erased the Hurricanes’ 3-1 lead entering the final period. The go-ahead score came ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three soccer players arrested over alleged match-fixing involving yellow cards in Australian league
By The Associated Press on May 16th, 2024
SYDNEY (AP) – Football Australia says three A-League players have been arrested for alleged betting corruption after police claimed they manipulated the number of yellow cards they received in games last year. New South Wales state police began an investigation in December 2023. Six months later, detectives have revealed that a “senior player” was alleged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!So Mi Lee shoots 66 to take lead in Mihuno Americas Open as Rose Zhang leaves with illness
By Tom Canavan, The Associated Press on May 16th, 2024
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) – So Mi Lee shot a 6-under 66 after getting into the field less than two hours before her tee time and took a two-shot lead Thursday after the opening round of the Mizuho Americas Open got off to a surprising start with the withdrawal of defending champion Rose Zhang because ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Summer Time! Canada’s McIntosh sets 400 IM world record at Olympic swim trials
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2024
TORONTO – The improbable has become somewhat routine for Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh. She delivered yet another stellar performance at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials on Thursday night by trimming over a second off her world-record time in the 400-metre individual medley. “It sounds crazy but I think every time she dives in the pool ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh sets new 400 IM record at Olympic swim trials
By The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2024
TORONTO – Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh has broken her own world record in the women’s 400-metre individual medley with a time of four minutes 24.38 seconds at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials. Her time eclipsed her previous record of 4:25.87 from the 2023 Canadian trials in Toronto. The 17-year-old McIntosh, from Toronto, is the two-time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: McIntosh sets new 400 IM record at Olympic swim trials
By The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2024
TORONTO – Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh has broken her own world record in the women’s 400-metre individual medley with a time of four minutes 24.38 seconds at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials. More coming... Read More »
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