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Nothing can separate England and India as 3rd test turns feisty at Lord’s
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Three days in and nothing can separate England and India in a tightly fought and increasingly feisty third test at Lord’s. Replying to England’s 387 all out, India was dismissed for exactly the same total 15 minutes before the end of play at the home of cricket on Saturday. It was only ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mia Pohankova of Slovakia wins Wimbledon junior title by beating American Julieta Pareja
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Mia Pohankova of Slovakia won the Wimbledon juniors title on Saturday by beating sixth-seeded Julieta Pareja of the United States 6-3, 6-1. The 16-year-old Pohankova broke her opponent six times on No. 1 Court to secure her first junior Grand Slam title. She is the second Slovakian in a row to win ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nothing can separate England and India as 3rd test gets heated at Lord’s
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Three days in and nothing can separate England and India in a tightly fought third test at Lord’s. Replying to England’s 387 all out, India was dismissed for exactly the same total 15 minutes before the end of play at the home of cricket on Saturday. It was only the ninth time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Amanda Anisimova thanks her mom through tears after 6-0, 6-0 loss to Iga Swiatek in Wimbledon final
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Amanda Anisimova kept apologizing to the spectators at Centre Court — for her performance in a 6-0, 6-0 loss to Iga Swiatek in the Wimbledon final and for the emotions that made it hard to deliver a speech afterward. Through it all, Anisimova, a 23-year-old American in her first major title match, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!14-man Springboks suppress Italy with 7 tries
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
GQEBERHA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa smothered Italy 45-0 with only 14 men at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and swept their two-test rugby series on Saturday. No. 8 Jasper Wiese was sent off in the 22nd minute for head-butting Italy prop Danilo Fischetti. His first international red card spoiled the chance to play with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kate, Princess of Wales, presents winner’s trophy to Iga Swiatek after women’s final at Wimbledon
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, handed out the trophy to Iga Swiatek after the women’s Wimbledon final on Saturday, after not attending last year’s match while she was recovering from cancer. Swiatek beat Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 for her first Wimbledon title. Kate, the wife of Prince William, is the patron of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roughriders-Stampeders game moved to Saturday matinee due to poor air quality
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
REGINA — The Calgary Stampeders and Saskatchewan Roughriders will likely face each other this afternoon after last night’s game was postponed because of wildfire smoke. An agreement between the CFL and CFL Players’ Association says that games cannot be played if the Air Quality Health Index is higher than seven. For most of the evening, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Sox RHP Hunter Dobbins says he’s done for season after tearing right ACL
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox right-hander Hunter Dobbins said on Saturday his season is over after he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee a night earlier. Covering first base in the second inning of Boston’s 5-4 walk-off win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night, the 25-year-old Dobbins stepped awkwardly and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iga Swiatek defeats Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win her first Wimbledon title
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Iga Swiatek won her first Wimbledon championship with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Amanda Anisimova on Saturday in the first women’s final at the tournament in 114 years in which one player failed to claim a single game. Swiatek’s victory on a sunny, breezy afternoon at Centre Court took just 57 minutes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hooker Jamie George to join Lions after Luke Cowan-Dickie suffers a concussion
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
SAN JUAN, Argentina (AP) — England hooker Jamie George will fly to Australia on Sunday to join the British and Irish Lions as concussion cover for countryman Luke Cowan-Dickie. Cowan-Dickie was knocked out after attempting a tackle in the first half of the Lions’ 48-0 win over an Australia and New Zealand Invitational side in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Braves place third baseman Austin Riley on 10-day injured list with an abdominal strain
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Atlanta Braves placed two-time All-Star third baseman Austin Riley on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a strained right abdomen. Riley was lifted for a pinch hitter in the fourth inning of the Braves’ 6-5 win at St. Louis on Friday night. Riley is hitting .274 this season and entered ... Read More »
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