National Sports
Japanese teen Nagasaki has 5-shot lead in Asia-Pacific Amateur and eyes spot in the Masters
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Taisei Nagasaki birdied four of his last six holes Saturday as the 16-year-old from Japan pulled away with a 7-under 65, giving him a five-shot lead going into the final round of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. At stake for Nagasaki in his debut in the Asia-Pacific Amateur is a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!France’s Katoto to miss Nations League semifinal return leg vs. Germany because of thigh injury
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — France striker Marie-Antoinette Katoto will miss the return leg of the Nations League semifinal against Germany next week because of a thigh injury, the French football federation said Saturday. Katoto felt discomfort in her right hamstring following France’s 1-0 loss on Friday. “After undergoing medical tests on Saturday morning, the player was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!American Brody Malone soars to gold on the high bar at world gymnastics championships
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Brody Malone capped an impressive meet by the U.S. at the world gymnastics championships, earning the second gold medal on high bar of his career during event finals on Saturday. The 25-year-old American put together a thrilling set on the high-risk, high-reward apparatus, throwing a series of releases that propelled him ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Austrian skier Scheib dominates World Cup season opener to beat runner-up Moltzan; Shiffrin 4th
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — Austrian skier Julia Scheib dominated the season-opening women’s World Cup giant slalom Saturday, denying runner-up Paula Moltzan what would have been the American’s first career win. Moltzan led a strong showing by the U.S. ski team, which saw Mikaela Shiffrin place fourth and Nina O’Brien sixth, while there four more Americans ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alana King takes a record 7-18 at Women’s Cricket World Cup as Australia routs South Africa
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
INDORE, India (AP) — Wrist spinner Alana King took a record 7-18 as Australia thrashed South Africa by seven wickets in their final league game of the Women’s Cricket World Cup on Saturday. King’s seven-over spell routed South Africa for just 97 runs in 24 overs, while Australia chased it down with 98-3 in only ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poker’s NBA-and-Mafia betting scandal echoes movie games, and cheats, from ‘Ocean’s’ to ‘Rounders’
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The stakes. The famous faces. The posh private rooms. The clever cheating schemes. The federal indictment of a big-money poker ring involving NBA figures on Thursday, in which unsuspecting rich players were allegedly enticed to join then cheated of their money, echoed decades of movies and television, and not just because ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Amber Glenn beats Alysa Liu to win figure skating Cup of China
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
CHONGQING, China (AP) — Amber Glenn overcame neck pain to beat her world champion U.S. teammate Alysa Liu and win the figure skating Cup of China for the second straight year Saturday. Glenn, the U.S. national champion, clutched her neck after finishing her free skate, in which she recovered from a shaky landing on a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bob Dyce fired as Redblacks head coach after disappointing season
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
The Ottawa Redblacks fired head coach Bob Dyce on Saturday after the club ended its season with a sixth straight loss. The move came a day after Ottawa fell 35-15 to Hamilton, missing the CFL playoffs for the fifth time since reaching the 2018 Grey Cup. Dyce had been with the Redblacks since 2016, serving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sharma and Kohli deny Australia a whitewash in ODI series as India wins by 9 wickets
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
SYDNEY (AP) — Rohit Sharma smashed his 33rd one-day international hundred and Virat Kohli rebounded from back-to-back ducks with a meticulous half-century as India avoided a whitewash against Australia with a nine-wicket win to close their three-match series Saturday. Sharma made an unbeaten 121 off 125 balls with 13 fours and three sixes and Kohli ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Austrian skier Scheib takes big lead in World Cup season opener and Shiffrin looms in sixth
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — Austrian skier Julia Scheib took a big first-run lead and Mikaela Shiffrin was looming 1.69 seconds behind in sixth in the season-opening women’s World Cup giant slalom Saturday. Scheib surprised the pre-race favorites with a near-perfect race line in the steep middle section of the course before finishing 1.28 seconds ahead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Australia wins toss and opts to bowl vs. South Africa in Women’s Cricket World Cup
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
INDORE, India (AP) — Tahlia McGrath won the toss and Australia opted to bowl against South Africa in a Women’s Cricket World Cup match Saturday that will determine the semifinals lineup. The winner will finish as table-toppers and face co-hosts India in the second semifinal in Navi Mumbai on Thursday. The losing side will play ... Read More »
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