National Sports
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 »
Be the first to comment!It’s the last week of the NBA regular season. It’s time to talk awards, and the MVP race
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
Denver’s Nikola Jokic might end the season averaging a 30-point triple-double. His numbers, going into the final week: 30 points, 12.8 rebounds and 10.2 assists per game. That is a combination of stats never previously seen in NBA history. And he probably isn’t going to be MVP. It is time for the annual debate and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man United heading to Asia for postseason tour to help raise ‘significant’ revenue
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United’s players will travel to Asia after their final Premier League match for the club’s first ever postseason tour, with officials citing the need for “significant additional revenue” as one reason. Following the home game against Aston Villa on May 25, United will fly to play games in Kuala Lumpur ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Numbers: How this might be the weakest bottom three in Premier League history
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
It seems like it’s never been harder for promoted teams to stay in the Premier League. It looks fairly certain that the three promoted teams will be relegated to the Championship after just one season for the second straight year. That’s never previously happened in the Premier League era (since 1992). Last season, it was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two courts: NCAA’s present (Gators!) and future play out 1700 miles apart on the same day
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The final buzzer in San Antonio closed a drama that ended with confetti and Gator chomps — a thrill-a-minute NCAA title for the Florida Gators that reminded us all of what’s so good about the games these college athletes play. In another court — a few hours earlier and 1,700 miles ... Read More »
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