National Sports
Arsenal hosts Real Madrid in ‘biggest night’ of Arteta’s career
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — It’s been 19 years since Arsenal played Real Madrid in the Champions League. That was also the last time Arsenal came close to winning the competition, losing the 2006 final to Barcelona after beating Madrid in the round of 16. The Gunners face Madrid again in the first leg of the quarterfinals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Players with the career Grand Slam and those who came close
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
Players who have won the career Grand Slam of all four professional majors, the order they won them and how many tries it took before getting the final leg: x-Gene Sarazen U.S. Open: 1922 PGA Championship: 1922 British Open: 1932 Masters: 1935 (first attempt) x-Ben Hogan PGA Championship: 1946 U.S. Open: 1948 Masters: 1951 British ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadiens sign forward Tyler Thorpe to three-year entry-level contract
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens signed forward Tyler Thorpe to a three-year entry-level contract Tuesday. The deal will begin in the 2025-26 season. Thorpe will spend the remainder of this season on an American Hockey League tryout contract. Thorpe had 52 points (27 goals, 25 assists) in 68 games with the Western Hockey League’s Vancouver ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montpellier hires novice Camara as the new coach in a last-ditch bid to avoid relegation
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
MONTPELLIER, France (AP) — Rock-bottom Ligue 1 side Montpellier has hired inexperienced coach Zoumana Camara in a last-ditch bid to avoid relegation. Camara, aged 46, has never been in charge of a men’s professional squad. He replaces Jean-Louis Gasset. The much-traveled former central defender played for Saint-Etienne, Inter Milan, Marseille, Leeds, Lens and Paris Saint-Germain. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Overall ski champion Brignone discharged from the hospital after breaking her leg
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
MILAN (AP) — Overall World Cup skiing champion Federica Brignone was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday, five days after breaking multiple bones in her left leg in a giant slalom crash and undergoing surgery. “I still don’t know how long it will take (to return),” Brignone told reporters as she sat in a wheelchair ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lucknow wins a run-fest against Kolkata by 4 runs in IPL
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
KOLKATA, India (AP) — Lucknow Super Giants clinched a thrilling run-fest against Kolkata Knight Riders by four runs in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday. Nicholas Pooran (87) and Mitchell Marsh (81), who notched his fourth half-century in five games, decimated the Kolkata pacers to put up 238-3, Lucknow’s second-highest IPL total. Kolkata was on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The NBA’s playoff chase is in its final days. Here’s a look at what’s happening
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
Welcome to Chaos Week in the NBA. For some, anyway. Going into Tuesday, there are 55 games left in the season — and 19 of the 20 postseason seeds still to be decided. Oklahoma City will be No. 1 in the Western Conference. Everything else is still at least somewhat up for grabs. To give ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Luis Enrique dismisses talk of PSG being the favorite against Aston Villa
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique shrugged off talk of his side being the favorite against Aston Villa ahead of their Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday. While PSG has been a regular in the last eight since cash-rich Qatari investor QSI bought the club 14 years ago, and reached the semifinals last season, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sampdoria turns to players from its golden era to avoid first ever fall to Serie C
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
ROME (AP) — A Serie A championship. Three European finals including one continental trophy. A run of four Italian Cup titles in nine years. There was a time — 1980s early 1990s — when Sampdoria was at or near the pinnacle of Italian soccer. How times have changed. On the brink of being relegated to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grand National runner Celebre D’Allen dies after collapsing during the race
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
A horse that collapsed on the racecourse after running in the Grand National has died, the British Horseracing Authority confirmed on Tuesday. Celebre D’Allen — a 125-1 outsider in the storied British jumps race on Saturday — was pulled up in the latter stages before collapsing. After receiving treatment on the course, he walked into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pre-game concerts coming to Women’s Champions League finals in Europe from next season
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Pre-game concerts are coming to the biggest stages in European women’s soccer from next season as part of a Pepsi sponsorship announced on Tuesday. UEFA said a five-year renewal with PepsiCo will see kickoff shows at each final in the Women’s Champions League through 2030 and at the 2029 European Championship. ... Read More »
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