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Spain extends contract of national team coach Luis de la Fuente until 2028
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2025
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s national team coach Luis de la Fuente has extended his contract until 2028 after leading the team to last year’s European Championship title. The Spanish soccer federation said Monday that it is “renewing its confidence” in the 63-year-old De la Fuente, who started coaching the nation’s youth squads in 2013 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Juventus lets Brazil veteran Danilo leave club as it prepares loan move for Chelsea’s Veiga
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2025
TURIN, Italy (AP) — Brazil defender Danilo left Juventus by mutual agreement on Monday ahead of an expected move home to join Flamengo. Juventus confirmed the agreement to terminate Danilo’s contract after the 33-year-old center back posted a video on his Instagram account to say his 5 1/2-year stint with the club was ending. Also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lanvin: A return to elegance in Peter Copping’s highly anticipated Paris debut
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Lanvin, the world’s oldest continually operating couture house, founded in 1889, unveiled a new chapter in its storied history with Peter Copping’s debut as artistic director. Tasked with restoring focus and relevance to the maison at Paris Fashion Week, Copping took inspiration from Jeanne Lanvin herself, channeling her 1920s and ’30s vision ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marsch on the move as the countdown to the 2026 World Cup hits 500 days
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2025
Five hundred days to the kickoff of the 2026 World Cup and Canada coach Jesse Marsch is on the move. A cross-country string of coaching clinics has already taken Marsch to Halifax, Quebec City, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg and Saskatoon, with stops in Calgary and Vancouver next. Monday’s stop in Calgary just happens to come 500 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Executives at Japan`s Fuji TV and parent firm resign over a sex scandal linked to a former star
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2025
TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese network Fuji Television and its parent company said Monday that its president and chairperson were resigning immediately to take responsibility for a widening sex assault scandal linked to one of Japan’s top TV celebrities. The scandal centers on Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan’s once-hugely popular boy band SMAP, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fans see Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama exceed expectations. What they don’t see is his work off the court
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — For all the glowing things said in Paris the past few days about San Antonio phenom Victor Wembanyama, Hall of Famer Tony Parker probably summed matters up more succinctly than anyone. Asked what the 7-foot-4 Wembanyama can become, Parker didn’t hesitate. “He can be whatever he wants,” said Parker, part of four ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chiefs have 2 more calls go their way in another playoff win
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2025
Another Kansas City Chiefs playoff win. Another game where officiating steals some of the spotlight. Patrick Mahomes rallied Kansas City to a 32-29 victory over Josh Allen and the Bills in the AFC championship game on Sunday, sending the Chiefs back to the Super Bowl for the fifth time in six years with a chance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Auschwitz survivors fear rising hate could bring another Holocaust 80 years later
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2025
KRAKOW — Miriam Ziegler said she’s reminded of being an eight-year-old girl, left all by herself, as she prepares to return to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Eighty years after the liberation of Nazi concentration camp, the now 89-year-old said “the hatred” in the world makes her fearful history may repeat itself. “I’m afraid that it can happen again. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Trudeau in Poland for Auschwitz anniversary
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Trudeau in Poland for Auschwitz anniversary Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Krakow, Poland, where leaders from around the world are gathering to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The notorious Nazi extermination camp is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Boston visits Buffalo after Geekie’s 2-goal game
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2025
Boston Bruins (25-20-6, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (18-26-5, in the Atlantic Division) Buffalo, New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins visit the Buffalo Sabres after Morgan Geekie scored two goals in the Bruins’ 3-1 win against the Colorado Avalanche. Buffalo has gone 18-26-5 overall with a 4-7-1 record ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golden Knights host the Stars in Western Conference play
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2025
Dallas Stars (31-17-1, in the Central Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (31-15-4, in the Pacific Division) Paradise, Nevada; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights and the Dallas Stars square off in Western Conference play. Vegas has a 19-6-1 record at home and a 31-15-4 record overall. The Golden Knights have a ... Read More »
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