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Man City captain Kyle Walker lands in Italy ahead of expected transfer to AC Milan
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2025
MILAN (AP) — Manchester City captain Kyle Walker landed in Italy on Thursday for a medical with AC Milan ahead of an expected transfer. The 34-year-old Walker is City’s long-serving right back. But he told manager Pep Guardiola at the start of the month that he wanted to explore a move abroad. Walker has been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The AP NFL MVP finalists are Josh Allen, Saquon Barkley, Joe Burrow, Jared Goff and Lamar Jackson
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2025
Josh Allen, Saquon Barkley, Joe Burrow, Jared Goff and Lamar Jackson are finalists for The Associated Press 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player award. Barkley, Burrow and Jackson also are finalists for Offensive Player of the Year and Burrow is also in the running for Comeback Player of the Year. The winners will be announced at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AP NFL Award finalists
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2025
Here are the five finalists for the eight AP NFL awards that will be given out on Feb. 6, listed in alphabetical order: MVP Josh Allen Saquon Barkley Joe Burrow Jared Goff Lamar Jackson Coach of the Year Dan Campbell Kevin O’Connell Sean Payton Dan Quinn Andy Reid Assistant Coach of the Year Joe Brady ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mikaela Shiffrin healed from puncture wound suffered in ski crash, will race next week in France
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2025
Mikaela Shiffrin has recovered from her ski crash two months ago and told The Associated Press she plans to return to racing next Thursday at a World Cup slalom in Courchevel, France. Shiffrin’s been out since her serious fall in a giant slalom race on Nov. 30 in Killington, Vermont, where something punctured her in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Australian Open: Madison Keys upsets Iga Swiatek and will face Aryna Sabalenka in the final
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — When Madison Keys finally finished off her 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8) upset of No. 2 Iga Swiatek in a high-intensity, high-quality Australian Open semifinal on Thursday night, saving a match point along the way, the 29-year-old American crouched on the court and placed a hand on her white hat. She had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Madison Keys upsets No. 2 Iga Swiatek to reach her first Australian Open final
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Madison Keys saved a match point and came back to upset No. 2 Iga Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8) in a high-intensity, high-quality Australian Open semifinal on Thursday night to reach a Grand Slam title match for the second time in her career. Keys is a 29-year-old American who was the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!F1 drivers could be suspended for swearing or political statements under new rules
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Formula 1 drivers could be suspended from racing or lose championship points for swearing or making political statements under new rules from the series’ governing body, the FIA. That could deepen a rift with the drivers, who criticized the FIA last year after Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc were punished for swearing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man City and PSG are high-drama options for hectic night of 18 Champions League games at same time
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2025
The Champions League has never before seen the kind of hectic multi-screen action that will play out in the eighth and final round of games next Wednesday. When 18 games kick off at the same time, 9 p.m. Central European Time (2000 GMT), many eyes will be on Manchester and Stuttgart hoping to see the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man City takes spending this week to $150M by signing Marmoush to try and save season
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2025
Reeling from a damaging loss in the Champions League, Manchester City took its spending this week to around $150 million by signing Egypt forward Omar Marmoush on Thursday in a move that provides some belated backup to star striker Erling Haaland. The 25-year-old Marmoush joined City from Eintracht Frankfurt for a reported 70 million euros ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s golden speedskating trio gears up for push to 2026 Olympic Games
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2025
CALGARY — Canada’s golden trio is gearing up for its last Olympic Games. Isabelle Weidemann, Ivanie Blondin and Valerie Maltais, who won speedskating team pursuit gold together in Beijing, each did some mental and physical housekeeping in 2024 to ensure they would be ready for the next Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy, in just over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Weah, Maldini, Thuram and other sons make for scenes of déjà vu in Serie A
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2025
ROME (AP) — Weah. Maldini. Thuram. Simeone. Conceição. Stankovic. Martins. The names bring back memories of Serie A in the late 1990s and 2000s. Now it’s their sons taking the spotlight in the Italian league. When Timothy Weah scored for Juventus against AC Milan last weekend to complete a 2-0 victory, it came about a ... Read More »
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