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Want to leave Man City? Guardiola tells Savinho and Ederson to ‘knock on my door’
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Pep Guardiola said if Brazil internationals Savinho and Ederson want to leave Manchester City they should just come ask. The City manager addressed speculation about the players’ future on Friday, a day before the team opens its Premier League campaign at Wolverhampton. “If they want to leave they will come to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UEFA charges Israeli and Polish clubs over political fan banners that raised diplomatic tension
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA opened a disciplinary case Friday after an Israeli soccer club’s fans displayed a banner targeting Poland that was criticized by the Polish president and diplomats from Israel. Fallout from the Maccabi Haifa vs. Rakow Czestochowa game Thursday in UEFA’s Conference League adds to current scrutiny around non-sporting issues being aired ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michigan football fined 10s of millions of dollars, Moore suspended 3 games in sign-stealing scandal
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The NCAA has fined Michigan tens of millions of dollars and suspended coach Sherrone Moore for three games for a sign-stealing scandal that has loomed over college football’s winningest program for nearly two years. Moore, who was already issued a self-imposed two-game suspension by Michigan, will also be banned from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!England making Jacob Bethell its youngest ever men’s cricket captain at 21
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Jacob Bethell will break a record which has stood for 136 years when the 21-year-old allrounder becomes England’s youngest ever men’s cricket captain next month. Bethell will lead England against Ireland in three Twenty20s in Dublin. The previous youngest England captain was Monty Bowden, who was 23 in 1889 when he took ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michigan football fined 10s of millions of dollars, coach Sherrone Moore banned for three games in sign-stealing scandal
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan football fined 10s of millions of dollars, coach Sherrone Moore banned for three games in sign-stealing scandal. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Middleweight champ Dricus Du Plessis puts belt on the line against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis will put his belt on the line for the third time against one of the most feared pound-for-pound fighters on the UFC roster. Du Plessis (23-2) will face Khamzat Chimaev (14-0) at a sold-out United Center on Saturday night at UFC 319 as the event returns to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bengals assessing options at safety with starter Geno Stone sidelined because of injury
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
CINCINNATI (AP) — After the Cincinnati Bengals secondary struggled in the preseason opener, starting safety Geno Stone learned that he has a soft tissue injury that has him out on a “week-to-week” basis. Those recent developments gave the Bengals a lot to discuss and work on heading into their second preseason game against the Washington ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NCAA set to announce the results of its sign-stealing investigation into Michigan’s program
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The NCAA is expected to announce the results of its sign-stealing investigation into Michigan’s college football program on Friday. In a notice sent to the school last year, the NCAA alleged that Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore violated rules as an assistant under former coach Jim Harbaugh. Harbaugh, who left ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dominic Calvert-Lewin joins Leeds on a free transfer after leaving Everton
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
LEEDS, England (AP) — England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin joined newly promoted Premier League team Leeds on Friday. Calvert-Lewin’s contract at Everton expired at the end of last season, so he is moving to Elland Road on a free transfer. Leeds confirmed that the 28-year-old striker signed a three-year contract. “I feel like a kid again ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five teams and 30 riders excluded from women’s Tour de Romandie in a dispute over GPS trackers
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
VILLARS-SUR-OLLON, Switzerland (AP) — Five teams and 30 of the world’s top cyclists have been removed from the women’s Tour de Romandie in a dispute over GPS trackers on riders, the sport’s governing body said as the race began Friday. The excluded riders made up nearly a third of the field for the three-day race ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Argonauts, B.C. Lions to play home games on the road during World Cup
By Canadian Press on August 15th, 2025
TORONTO — The CFL will make way for the FIFA World Cup next summer. Both the Toronto Argonauts and B.C. Lions will play home games away from their respective venues during the World Cup, which will be held from June 11 to July 19 with contests in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Vancouver and ... Read More »
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