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Irish rugby investigates “cowardly” racist abuse aimed at Edwin Edogbo following debut
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
DUBLIN (AP) — The Irish Rugby Football Union is investigating “cowardly” racist abuse directed at Edwin Edogbo after he was targeted on social media following his international debut, the federation said on Monday. Edogbo, who was born to Nigerian parents, came on as a replacement in Ireland’s 20-13 victory over Italy in the Six Nations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PSG feeling pressure as Champions League playoff against Monaco looms
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain is under pressure for the first time this season and tensions have started appearing. After failing to qualify automatically for the last 16 of the Champions League, last year’s winner faces a playoff against Ligue 1 rival Monaco. PSG heads to Monaco for Tuesday’s first leg on the back of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Fernandez ousted in Dubai, while Mboko withdraws from WTA 1000 event
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
DUBAI — Leylah Fernandez was eliminated in the Round of 32 at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Monday, falling 7-6 (5), 6-4 to Indonesia’s Janice Tjen. The 23-year-old from Laval, Que., fired six aces but also six double faults and won just 39 per cent of her second-serve points. Tjen converted four of nine break-point ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!England survives Italy scare to reach Super Eights at T20 World Cup, Afghanistan registers first win
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
KOLKATA, India (AP) — England survived a scare before sealing a 24-run win over Italy on Monday to qualify for the Super Eights stage of cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup. Ben Manenti smashed 60 off only 25 balls, with six sixes, as Italy threatened to chase down a target of 202-7 set by England in their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Producer of hit Israeli TV series ‘Tehran’ dies suddenly in Greece
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Israeli producer Dana Eden, best known for co-creating the Emmy-winning drama “Tehran,” has died suddenly in Greece, Israeli public broadcaster KAN said Monday. Eden, 52, was found dead in a hotel in the Greek capital, Athens, a Greek police official said, adding that initial indications suggested she had taken her own ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sarault earns short-track silver in 1,000m; Canada women eye hockey gold-medal final
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
MILAN — Courtney Sarault earned her third medal of the Games with silver in short-track speedskating and Canada’s women’s hockey team found itself one step closer to playing for gold as it takes on Switzerland in the semifinals on Day 10 of the Milan Cortina Olympics. Sarault, a 25-year-old from Moncton, finished second in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada’s Sarault wins Olympic silver in 1,000m short-track speedskating
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
MILAN — Canada’s Courtney Sarault has won silver in the women’s 1,000 metres in short-track speedskating at the Milan Cortina Olympics. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real Madrid returns to Benfica for Champions League revenge mission with Mbappé back
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
MADRID (AP) — With Kylian Mbappé back in the squad, Real Madrid returns to Portugal looking for some payback against José Mourinho’s Benfica in the Champions League. Three weeks after Mourinho’s team stunned his former club in a 4-2 win that allowed Benfica to qualify and kept the Spanish giant from automatically reaching the round ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Good game, bad dunk contest. The highs and lows of an eventful NBA All-Star weekend
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — If you still didn’t like the NBA’s newest All-Star Game format, you probably just don’t like All-Star games. That seemed to be the sports sphere’s consensus after the U.S.-against-the-world, round-robin tournament Sunday produced three thrilling mini-games and several impressive individual performances. Something about the setup compelled these stars to play their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘I was sure that was going to be my day’: A year on, fiery crash at Toronto’s Pearson airport still haunts passengers
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
TORONTO — As his plane descended in Toronto, John Nelson looked out the window to get a view of the city and felt the aircraft was coming down at an abnormally high speed. Moments later, the plane hit the ground so hard that it broke the landing gear, slid, flipped and burst into flames on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Afghanistan finally registers victory at T20 World Cup, England wins toss and bats first vs Italy
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
DELHI, India (AP) — Afghanistan shrugged off back-to-back defeats in its first two games to finally register a first win at cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup, beating the United Arab Emirates by five wickets on Monday. Azmatullah Omarzai hit 40 not out off 21 balls and opener Ibrahim Zadran scored 53 off 41 deliveries as Afghanistan, ... Read More »
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