July 16th, 2025

National Sports

Wimbledon: 2-time champ Carlos Alcaraz, No. 1 Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic lead the men’s field

By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025

LONDON (AP) — A look at some of the top men at Wimbledon, which starts at the All England Club on Monday, with money-line odds via BetMGM Sportsbook: Jannik Sinner Seeding: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Italy Age: 23 2025 Record: 19-3 2025 Titles: 1 Career Titles: 19 Grand Slam Titles: 3 — Australian Open ... Read More »

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Wimbledon: No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, No. 2 Coco Gauff and Madison Keys lead the women’s field

By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025

LONDON (AP) — A look at some of the top women at Wimbledon, which starts at the All England Club on Monday, with money-line odds via BetMGM Sportsbook: Aryna Sabalenka Seeding: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Belarus Age: 27 2025 Record: 42-8 2025 Titles: 3 Career Titles: 20 Grand Slam Titles: 3 — Australian Open ... Read More »

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Ronaldo declares ‘Al Nassr forever’ after signing a two-year deal to stay in Saudi Arabia

By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025

With the words “Al Nassr forever” Cristiano Ronaldo ended uncertainty about his future and signed a two-year contract extension with the Saudi Arabian club on Thursday. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s latest deal means he will play on until at least the age of 42 and gives him the chance to add to his record-breaking ... Read More »

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Fever’s Caitlin Clark ruled out of Thursday night matchup vs Sparks with groin injury

By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Fever will be without star Caitlin Clark against the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday night, the team announced. The former No. 1 pick is battling a groin injury and will miss at least one game. Clark had recently returned from a quad injury that kept her sidelined for five games. ... Read More »

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IOC’s Coventry pauses 2036 Olympics hosting contest in 1st big decision of her presidency

By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — India’s push toward winning the 2036 Olympics hosting contest seemed to stall a little on Thursday in the first big decision of Kirsty Coventry’s IOC presidency. Coventry paused the fast tracking of a preferred bidder — a signature policy of her predecessor and mentor Thomas Bach — in a concession to ... Read More »

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Alouettes’ Bethel-Thompson to start against Ticats with Alexander injured

By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025

HAMILTON — Montreal Alouettes quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson will replace injured starter Davis Alexander on Friday against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Alexander helped lead the Alouettes to a 3-0 start but hurt his hamstring in last week’s 38-28 win over the Edmonton Elks. The 26-year-old threw for three touchdowns and 254 yards on 20-of-24 completions before exiting. ... Read More »

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Wimbledon 2025: How to watch on TV, betting odds, the schedule, seedings and more to know

By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025

LONDON (AP) — Get ready for Wimbledon before play begins Monday with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about how to watch the third Grand Slam tennis tournament of 2025 on TV, what the betting odds are, what the schedule is, who the defending champions are and more: When does Wimbledon ... Read More »

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Canada men to face No. 14 Colombia in New Jersey friendly during FIFA October window

By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025

Canada will face No. 14 Colombia in a men’s soccer friendly during the October FIFA international window. The game is scheduled for Oct. 14 at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, N.J., the home of the New York Red Bulls. “We look forward to facing more South American competition following our experience at the 2024 Copa ... Read More »

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Surridge scores twice, Nashville beats Revolution to extend unbeaten streak to club-record 12 games

By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Sam Surridge scored two goals, the 26-year-old’s third multi-goal game in the last five, to help Nashville SC beat the New England Revolution 3-2 on Wednesday night to extend its unbeaten streak to a club-record 12 games. Surridge scored in stoppage time to make it 1-1 at halftime and converted from ... Read More »

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Auger-Aliassime advances in Mallorca as fellow Montrealer Diallo exits

By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025

SANTA PONSA — Felix Auger-Aliassime rallied for a 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 win over Serbia’s Hamad Medjedovic in Thursday’s quarterfinals at the Mallorca Championships. The Montreal native fired 11 aces and broke Medjedovic three times on six chances. Auger-Aliassime will face Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands in Friday’s semifinal at the grass-court event. Griekspoor beat Montreal’s ... Read More »

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Oscar Piastri says he and Lando Norris remain ‘free to race’ for the F1 title

By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025

SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — Oscar Piastri says he and McLaren teammate Lando Norris are “still free to race” for the Formula 1 title after their collision at the Canadian Grand Prix. Norris apologized after clipping Piastri’s car and hitting the wall in Canada 11 days ago. The incident ended Norris’ race but Piastri finished fourth ... Read More »

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