National Sports
UAE to host cricket tri-series ahead of T20 World Cup
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Arab Emirates will host a Twenty20 tri-series including Afghanistan and Pakistan later this month as part of the teams’ buildup for next year’s T20 World Cup. Sharjah will host all seven games of the tri-series, starting Aug. 29. Teams play against each other twice before the top two qualify for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wrexham signs former England defender Conor Coady from Leicester
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Wrexham signed defender Conor Coady from Leicester as it reshapes its squad to cope with promotion to the second-tier Championship. Coady brings 198 games’ worth of Premier League experience and 10 appearances for the English national team. He was part of England’s squad at the last World Cup in 2022 but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets’ Quinnen Williams is sidelined with a calf injury and expected to miss 1-2 weeks
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets star defensive tackle Quinnen Williams will be sidelined a week or two with a calf injury after getting hurt in practice Thursday. Coach Aaron Glenn said sitting Williams was a “precautionary” move and the injury isn’t expected to be a long-term issue. “We want to make sure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Enhanced Games (no drug testing) signs its first female athlete, world-champion swimmer Megan Romano
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
The Olympic-style sports venture that will run an event next year with no drug testing signed world-champion swimmer Megan Romano as its first female and first American athlete Thursday. The Enhanced Games will debut next May in Las Vegas, featuring swimming, track and weightlifting competitions in an event that will allow athletes to use performance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!India hits back in the afternoon to reduce England to 215-7 at tea in fifth and final test
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
LONDON (AP) — India hit back strongly in the afternoon to put the brakes on England on day two of the fifth and final test, which India must win to tie the series. England was 215-7 after 42.5 overs at tea on Friday at the Oval, trailing India by only nine runs but with its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jacory Patterson worked the overnight shift loading trucks at UPS. Now, he’s one of top 400 runners
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
At night, Jacory Patterson loaded delivery trucks at UPS. That way by day, he could train. This routine went on for nearly a year to support his true dream job — sprinting. Patterson’s time in the 400 meters this season has never been speedier, even if he has been sometimes sleep deprived. At 25, he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Royals’ trade deadline moves aim to balance winning now and building for the future
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals found themselves in a strange and precarious position at the trade deadline: They were both buyers and sellers, interested in supplementing the club to win now while simultaneously continuing to build for the future. In other words, they wanted to have it all. They largely succeeded, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Zealand crushes Zimbabwe by nine wickets in three-day first test
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AP) — Rampant New Zealand had to go to tea before crushing Zimbabwe by nine wickets on Friday in the first test between the two countries after a break of almost nine years. Zimbabwe avoided an innings defeat with some resistance from its tailenders as the home team was bowled out for 165 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2019 Finals MVP Emma Meesseman will make Liberty debut against the Sun
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Emma Meesseeman is ready to help the New York Liberty on their quest to repeat as WNBA champions. The 2019 WNBA Finals MVP, who last played in the league in 2022, will suit up for the team Friday night against the Connecticut Sun. “Emma Meesseman’s return to the WNBA is a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fernando Alonso ‘cleared’ for F1’s Hungarian Grand Prix after missing first practice with injury
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Aston Martin says Fernando Alonso has been “medically cleared” to drive ahead of Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix after he missed the first practice session because of a back injury. Aston Martin said earlier Friday that the two-time F1 champion had been hampered by the injury since last week’s Belgian Grand ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chelsea loans defender Mamadou Sarr back to sister club Strasbourg for upcoming season
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Premier League side Chelsea loaned teenage defender Mamadou Sarr back to sister club Strasbourg on Friday for the upcoming Ligue 1 season. The French club confirmed the loan move on its website, having sold the highly rated Sarr to Chelsea in June. Strasbourg is owned by the consortium led by Todd ... Read More »
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