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No handshake between India and Pakistan captains ahead of Asia Cup Super Four match
By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — There was no handshake between India captain Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan captain Salman Agha ahead of their teams’ Super 4 cricket match in the Asia Cup on Sunday. India won the toss and chose to bowl. Pakistan’s midweek game against the United Arab Emirates was delayed by an hour ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Live updates: AP Top 25 rankings are almost here. Will Texas Tech and Indiana leap?
By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
After Week 4 of college football, the latest AP Top 25 rankings are coming up fast. Nineteen ranked teams and plenty of hopefuls took the field on Saturday in a slate featuring three ranked matchups. No. 17 Texas Tech won the turnover battle in a 34-10 road victory against No. 16 Utah, and No. 11 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Burke hits Bundesliga hat trick as Union Berlin beats Eintracht Frankfurt 4-3
By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Scottish forward Oliver Burke scored a Bundesliga hat trick as Union Berlin delivered a master class in counterattacking soccer before holding on to defeat Eintracht Frankfurt 4-3 away on Sunday. The 20-year-old Ilyas Ansah also starred, capitalizing on a mix-up in the Frankfurt defense to open the scoring in the ninth minute. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michael Kim wins French Open after clutch par putt at the last. Brooks Koepka fades to 4th
By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
PARIS (AP) — American golfer Michael Kim holed a 15-foot par putt at the last hole to seal a one-shot victory at the French Open on Sunday for his first worldwide title in seven years, while former No. 1 Brooks Koepka faded to a fourth-place finish. Kim left his bunker shot short on the par-3 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aces’ A’ja Wilson earns historic fourth WNBA MVP award, winning as the unanimous choice
By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson is in a class by herself, winning the WNBA MVP for an unprecedented fourth time. She won the award last season as the unanimous choice and also in 2020 and 2022. Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie and Lauren Jackson all won the award three times. Wilson and former Houston Comets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Strasbourg wins after Ligue 1 leader PSG’s game at Marseille moved to Monday over weather risk
By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Strasbourg provisionally moved up to third place in Ligue 1 with a 3-2 win at Paris FC on Sunday, after leader Paris Saint-Germain’s game at Marseille was postponed because of forecast bad weather. Strasbourg took the lead in the 27th minute through 18-year-old Ecuador winger Kendry Páez and doubled it in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cole Hocker gets to race and gets his gold in worlds 5,000 meters
By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
TOKYO (AP) — American Cole Hocker came to world championships hoping for two medals. He was only allowed to run for one, and when he won that one Sunday, it felt pretty good. Hocker, who rose to track fame by winning the Olympic 1,500 last year with an inside charge past the two favorites, got ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine calls herself an ‘ambassador’ for her country
By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
TOKYO (AP) — Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine won only a bronze medal Sunday in the high jump on the final day of the world championships in Tokyo. Of course, she was disappointed. “It wasn’t the result I wanted,” she said. She is, after all, the defending Olympic champion and the world-record holder in the event ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Relays in the rain! Sha’Carri, Sydney, Noah anchor wins on a big closing day for Americans at worlds
By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
TOKYO (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson saved the day in her relay. Noah Lyles and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone put exclamation points on theirs. The best in the U.S. splashed through the rainy relays Sunday in Tokyo to capture three gold medals and close out world championships on a night when track also bid a hug-filled farewell to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Villa finally scores first Premier League goal but held 1-1 by 10-man Sunderland
By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
Aston Villa ended its goal drought in the Premier League but still couldn’t beat 10-man Sunderland in a 1-1 draw on Sunday, while Newcastle was held 0-0 at Bournemouth. Matty Cash blasted a swerving shot from 25 meters that Sunderland goalkeeper Robin Roefs could only parry into his own net in the 67th, giving Villa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aces’ A’ja Wilson earns historic fourth WNBA MVP award, her second as the unanimous choice
By Canadian Press on September 21st, 2025
Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson is in a class by herself, winning the WNBA MVP for an unprecedented fourth time. She also won the award last season as the unanimous choice and in 2020 and 2022. Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie and Lauren Jackson all won the award three times. Wilson and former Houston Comets ... Read More »
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