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Tkachuk skates with Panthers, as playoff opener at Lightning looms closer
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk skated with the Florida Panthers in practice on Saturday, a sign that he may be ready to rejoin the lineup for Game 1 of the playoffs. The Panthers, who won the Stanley Cup last season, open Round 1 at Tampa Bay on Wednesday. Tkachuk has not played for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kane scores 60th Bundesliga goal as Bayern beats Heidenheim to close in on the title
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
HEIDENHEIM, Germany (AP) — Harry Kane scored his 60th Bundesliga goal in his 60th game to help Bayern Munich defeat Heidenheim 4-0 and close in on regaining the title on Saturday. Kane scored the opening goal with a low shot from just outside the penalty area in the 13th minute and nears what would be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ostapenko beats Swiatek again and reaches Stuttgart semifinals
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Jelena Ostapenko continued her dominance over Iga Swiatek, this time beating the world No. 2 on her favorite surface. Ostapenka won 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the clay-court Porsche Grand Prix on Saturday to improve her head-to-head record with the four-time French Open champion to 6-0. “Every time I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Greg Cronin fired as coach of Anaheim Ducks after 2 seasons
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Greg Cronin was fired Saturday as coach of the Anaheim Ducks after two seasons, general manager Pat Verbeek announced. “He is responsible in many ways for the improvement we’ve seen from our young core. However, after several weeks of careful evaluation, I concluded we needed a change in direction and a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Buttler powers Gujarat Titans to 7-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in IPL
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Jos Buttler scored 97 not out off 54 balls as Gujarat Titans beat Delhi Capitals by seven wickets to move atop the Indian Premier League on Saturday. Buttler hit 11 fours and four sixes as Gujarat completed the chase with four balls to spare. Sherfane Rutherford scored 43 off 34 balls ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World champion Alysa Liu wins free skate as US captures gold medal at World Team Trophy
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
TOKYO (AP) — World champion Alysa Liu produced a flawless routine in the women’s free skate on Saturday as the United States won its sixth gold medal at the figure skating World Team Trophy. Skating to “MacArthur Park” by Donna Summer, the 19-year-old Liu landed seven triple jumps for a personal-best score of 150.97 points ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bangladesh pacer Nahid Rana could pose problems for Zimbabwe batters in test series
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
SYLHET, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh hopes that Nahid Rana can unsettle Zimbabwe batters with his raw pace in the two-match series opening test beginning Sunday. The 22-year-old Nahid has established himself as the lethal pacer Bangladesh has long craved by regularly bowling 140 kph (90 mph). “When he bowls and Zimbabwe’s batters face him, their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lyon beats Arsenal 2-1 in first leg of Women’s Champions League semifinals
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
Lyon weathered a second-half fightback by Arsenal to claim a 2-1 away win in the first leg of the Women’s Champions League semifinals on Saturday, putting the record eight-time champions on course for another title match. Melchie Dumornay, Lyon’s 21-year-old star forward from Haiti, surged through the Arsenal defense to slot home a low finish ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NBA playoff guide: Who plays when, how to watch, what the odds are
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
It’s go time. The race for the Larry O’Brien Trophy is finally beginning. The 2025 NBA playoffs start Saturday with four games: Indiana-Milwaukee, Denver-Los Angeles Clippers, New York-Detroit and Los Angeles Lakers-Minnesota. The other four Game 1s are Sunday: Oklahoma City-Memphis, Boston-Orlando, Cleveland-Miami and Houston-Golden State. Miami and Memphis claimed the last two spots with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ramsey takes up coaching role at hometown club Cardiff for last weeks of Championship season
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey has taken up his first coaching role after agreeing to lead struggling hometown club Cardiff for the rest of the season in the second-tier Championship. Cardiff turned to the 34-year-old Ramsey on Saturday after firing Omer Riza following a 2-0 loss at Sheffield United that left the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Croatia midfielder Nikola Pokrivač dies in car accident at age 39
By Canadian Press on April 19th, 2025
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Nikola Pokrivač, a former Croatia national team midfielder who played at the 2008 European Championship, has died in a car accident, his country’s soccer federation said. He was 39. The federation announced that Pokrivač died Friday night in a car accident in the city of Karlovac. Pokrivač played for Dinamo Zagreb, ... Read More »
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