National Sports
Canada international Achini Perera takes to the street for Cricket to Conquer Cancer
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
TORONTO — Achini Perera gets to tick a few boxes Saturday, playing cricket and helping raise money for a good cause. The Canadian international cricketer is taking part in the inaugural Cricket to Conquer Cancer, a street cricket fundraiser for the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. More than 40 teams will be participating at Celebration Square ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Champions League final highlights Al-Khelaïfi ties to PSG, UEFA, beIN and Qatar
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
The Champions League final on Saturday will be an especially busy one for Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, perhaps the most multi-tasked official in world soccer. As president of Qatar-owned Paris Saint-Germain since 2011, Al-Khelaïfi’s main goal is seeing his team become champion of Europe for the first time against Inter Milan in Munich. As chairman of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspected driver in Liverpool soccer parade ramming appears in court
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — A man charged with multiple counts of intentionally causing grievous bodily harm for ramming a vehicle into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans celebrating their team’s Premier League championship was ordered held in custody Friday at his first court appearance. Paul Doyle, wearing a black suit, white shirt and gray tie, looked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NBA playoff guide: Who plays when, how to watch, what the odds are
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
The NBA Finals still need an Eastern Conference champion. And Ben Stiller, Timothee Chalomet, Spike Lee and the rest of the Knicks fan base are likely headed back to Indianapolis for a Game 6 on Saturday night. The New York Knicks controlled virtually the entire game on Thursday night to beat the Indiana Pacers 111-94 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CFL, nine member clubs donate over $4.5 million to grassroots football programs
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
TORONTO — The CFL and its nine member clubs invested over $4.5 million into amateur football last year. The league announced Friday that it and the nine franchises combined to donate $4,518,900 to grassroots football initiatives, projects and programs throughout Canada in 2024. “The community involvement of the CFL, its clubs and players is something ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All you need to know about Saturday’s Champions League final between PSG and Inter Milan
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
MUNICH (AP) — European club soccer reaches its crowning moment with the Champions League final in Munich on Saturday. This season’s showpiece pits French champion Paris Saint-Germain against Italian runner-up Inter Milan, with the former striving for its first ever European Cup title, while Inter is going for its fourth. Success for PSG would make ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French Open tennis players say nasal strips aren’t just for snoring
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — If more tennis players find themselves breathing easier, it might just be thanks to Carlos Alcaraz. The four-time Grand Slam champion, whose bid for a second consecutive French Open title was scheduled to continue with a third-round match Friday night, has often worn a nasal strip in matches since last season — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian teen Victoria Mboko falls to Olympic champ Zheng Qinwen at French Open
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
PARIS — Canadian teen Victoria Mboko’s breakthrough Grand Slam run came to an end Friday at the French Open. The 18-year-old from Toronto was beaten 6-3, 6-4 by No. 8 seed Zheng Qinwen of China in third-round action at Roland Garros. Mboko, ranked No. 333 at the start of the year, had surged into the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real Madrid pays fee to get Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool in time for Club World Cup
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
Real Madrid’s decision to pry defender Trent Alexander-Arnold out of his Liverpool contract one month before it expires could pay dividends at the Club World Cup. The Spanish club will pay Liverpool a reported fee of up to 10 million euros ($11 million) to get the England right back on June 1 — rather than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLB players’ families grapple with rising online threats as sports betting surges
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
HOUSTON (AP) — Soon after Lance McCullers Jr.’s family received online death threats following a tough start by the Houston Astros’ pitcher, his 5-year-old daughter, Ava, overheard wife Kara talking on the phone about it. What followed was a painful conversation between McCullers and his little girl. “She asked me when I came home: ‘Daddy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fiorentina coach Raffaele Palladino departs after one season
By Canadian Press on May 30th, 2025
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Fiorentina says coach Raffaele Palladino has left the Serie A club “by mutual consent” after only one season in charge. It was reported earlier this week that Palladino had handed in his resignation but that the club was trying to convince the 41-year-old coach to stay. “Fiorentina can confirm that Raffaele ... Read More »
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