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Kate, Princess of Wales, arrives at Wimbledon to present women’s singles trophy
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, arrived at the All England Club on Saturday and was set to present the trophy to the winner of the women’s singles final at Wimbledon, after not attending the match last year while she was recovering from cancer. The All England Club said Kate, the wife of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Their first love was tennis. Now Gainer and Ruffels are battling to be major winners in women’s golf
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Golf wasn’t the first love of Cara Gainer or Gabriela Ruffels, who grew up wanting to be professional tennis players and came close to making it. Now they’re in sight of becoming an unlikely major winner in their adopted sport. Gainer, a No. 129-ranked Englishwoman, and Ruffels, a 71st-ranked Australian, will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada women win again but face tougher task in downing Springboks in rugby test
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
GQEBERHA, SOUTH AFRICA — After thumping South Africa 50-20 last week in Pretoria, a revamped Canadian lineup had a tougher time getting the job done before pulling away for a 33-5 win over the 12th-ranked Springboks in a women’s rugby international Saturday. South Africa trailed 14-5 before the second-ranked Canadians, frustrated by handling errors and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cash and Glasspool become first all-British pair since 1936 to win Wimbledon men’s doubles title
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool became the first all-British pair in 89 years to win the men’s Wimbledon doubles title by defeating Rinky Hijikata and David Pel 6-2, 7-6 (3) Saturday on Centre Court. They are the first all-British winners of the title since Pat Hughes and Raymond Tuckey in 1936. “When ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kate, Princess of Wales, to present women’s singles trophy at Wimbledon
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, is set to present the trophy to the winner of the women’s singles final at Wimbledon on Saturday after opting not to attend the match last year while she was recovering from cancer. The All England Club said Kate, the wife of Prince William, will be back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stokes runs out Pant as India reaches lunch at 248-4 in 3rd test against England
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Rishabh Pant was run out by England captain Ben Stokes off the last ball before lunch to spoil an otherwise perfect morning session by India on Day 3 of the third test at Lord’s on Saturday. Pant (74) was trying to pinch a quick single off Shoaib Bashir to get fellow batter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!British and Irish Lions improve to 5-0 on Australian tour with 48-0 win ahead of 1st test
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — The British and Irish Lions used their final tour match ahead of the first test against the Wallabies to overwhelm an Australia and New Zealand combined side 48-0 on Saturday. The Lions led 17-0 at halftime and poured on the tries in the second half before 43,124 fans, a record for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta’s transgender ban in women’s sports exempts visiting out-of-province athletes
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
EDMONTON — Alberta is rolling out new regulations this fall banning transgender athletes from playing women’s sports, but the province will still welcome out-of-province transgender competitors. Tourism and Sport Minister Andrew Boitchenko said the discrepancy is out of his hands. “We don’t have authority to regulate athletes from different jurisdictions,” he said in an interview. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!India’s top soccer league 2025-26 season suspended
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
The 2025-26 season of India’s top soccer league has been indefinitely suspended because of contractual problems. The 13-team Indian Super League was scheduled to begin in September, but Football Sports Development Limited confirmed Friday it’s on hold. The organizer’s contract expires in December and hasn’t been renewed. “In the absence of a confirmed contractual framework ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guardiola hears boos at Oasis concert in Manchester after band dedicates song to ‘greatest manager’
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Some Oasis fans weren’t quite “mad fer it” when the band dedicated a song to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola at a homecoming concert. A smattering of boos followed Liam Gallagher dedicating “D’You Know What I Mean?” to “the greatest manager of all time, the one and only Pep Guardiola” — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Alcaraz-Sinner final at Wimbledon is the first French Open rematch since Federer-Nadal in 2008
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — It’s fitting that the Wimbledon final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner on Sunday represents the first time the same two men meet for that title right after playing for the French Open trophy since a couple of guys named Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal did so every year from 2006-2008. That’s ... Read More »
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