By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2026
LONDON (AP) — James Milner set a new Premier League appearance record on Saturday when playing in his 654th game in England’s top flight. The 40-year-old Milner surpassed the benchmark set by Gareth Barry when named in the starting lineup for Brighton against Brentford. Brighton won 2-0 at the Gtech Community Stadium. “I feel like ... Read More »
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LENS, France (AP) — French league leader Lens was stunned by three second-half goals as Monaco came from behind to win 3-2 to give Paris Saint-Germain the chance to go top on Saturday. Odsonne Édouard scored early with a volley for Lens and Florian Thauvin converted the rebound after Monaco goalkeeper Philipp Köhn could only ... Read More »
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Michigan is the No. 1 overall seed in the preliminary rankings by the committee that will select the 68-team men’s field for the NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines, who top the AP Top 25, were joined by Duke, Arizona and Iowa State as the 1-seeds in Saturday’s reveal show on CBS. Selection committee chairman Keith Gill, ... Read More »
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Aston Villa’s Premier League title challenge was hit after being held to a 1-1 draw at home to relegation-fighting Leeds on Saturday. It took an 88th-minute equalizer from substitute Tammy Abraham to rescue a point for Villa — but the draw means Unai Emery’s team could be cut further adrift of ... Read More »
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MUNICH (AP) — Canada captain Alphonso Davies went off injured during Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday. The speedy left back covered his face with his jersey as he left the field early in the second half, raising fears over the extent of the injury just under four months before his country ... Read More »
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Two-time major champion Jon Rahm has turned down a deal from the European tour that would have allowed him to compete on LIV Golf events without penalty provided he pay his previous fines, play in stipulated European tour events and drop his appeal. The Spaniard’s decision puts at risk his eligibility for the 2027 Ryder ... Read More »
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MILAN — Ivanie Blondin skated to a second straight silver in the women’s mass start and Rachel Homan’s team defeated the United States for curling bronze as Canadian women added two more medals to the country’s tally on Day 15 of the Milan Cortina Games. Blondin, the 35-year-old defending silver medallist from Beijing 2022, earned ... Read More »
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BERLIN (AP) — Harry Kane scored twice but conceded a penalty as Bayern Munich held on to beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2 to protect its Bundesliga lead on Saturday. Aleksandar Pavlović scored early and Bayern seemed to be cruising when Kane scored his league-leading 27th and 28th goals of the season, one in each half. The ... Read More »
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LONDON (AP) — The rumors of Ireland’s demise have been exaggerated. Ireland revived its Six Nations title hopes and killed off England’s after a shocking 42-21 blowout win at Twickenham on Saturday. The script was expected to go the other way. England had not lost at home since autumn 2024, and a fiery retort after ... Read More »
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MILAN — Canadian speedskater Ivanie Blondin has won a silver medal in the women’s mass start at the Milan Cortina Games. The 35-year-old from Ottawa was also a silver medallist in the event in 2022. It was Blondin’s second medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics. Blondin, Valérie Maltais and Isabelle Weidemann won gold in women’s ... Read More »
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TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus’ damaging week continued in Serie A on Saturday with a 2-0 loss at home to Como that dents the Italian power’s hopes of Champions League qualification. The defeat comes days after the Bianconeri’s 5-2 loss at Galatasaray in the first leg of the playoffs in this season’s Champions League. Juventus ... Read More »
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