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Like Leicester and Bodø/Glimt, Swiss soccer club Thun set to be historic league champion
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
GENEVA (AP) — Like Leicester’s Premier League title in 2016 and Bodø/Glimt’s stunning rise in Norway since 2020, Swiss soccer looks set to get its own surprise champion. Thun has never won the top-tier league in the club’s 128-year history yet this season has turned the standings into a procession — even as a newly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan Roughriders say they’ve received ‘strong response’ to tailgating lottery
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders say fans have taken them up on pre-game drinking and barbecuing in the parking lot outside Mosaic Stadium. The club says many have entered the lottery to win tailgating passes for the upcoming season. It says the passes are to cost $500, and they were only made available to season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former England and Man United forward Jesse Lingard signs for Brazil’s Corinthians
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer club Corinthians completed the signing of former England and Manchester United forward Jesse Lingard on Friday. Lingard joined on a free transfer from South Korea’s FC Seoul, where he has played since 2024. “From the (United) Kingdom to the favela,” Corinthians posted on Instagram, with a picture of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Andrew McCutchen, 39, and the Texas Rangers agree to a minor league contract
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
The Texas Rangers and outfielder Andrew McCutchen agreed to a minor league contract. As part of the deal announced Friday, the 39-year-old would make $1.5 million this season while playing in the major leagues if he’s added to the 40-man roster. McCutchen has three weeks of spring training to show the Rangers he’s worth a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real Madrid fined after fan’s Nazi salute at Champions League game against Benfica
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid has been fined 15,000 euros ($17,300) by UEFA, along with a suspended partial stadium closure, after a fan was seen giving an apparent Nazi salute moments before kickoff in the Champions League playoffs against Benfica. Madrid said after the home game on Feb. 25 that it had immediately expelled the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ballon d’Or winner Dembélé included in PSG squad for Ligue 1 game against Monaco after calf injury
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
PARIS (AP) — Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembélé has been included in Paris Saint-Germain’s squad for its Ligue 1 game at home to Monaco on Friday. Dembélé had missed the last three games with a calf injury, after limping off in the first half during the first leg of the Champions League playoff game at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iran won’t compete at Milan Cortina Paralympics as its only athlete can’t travel safely to Italy
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Iran will not participate in the Milan Cortina Paralympics because its only athlete set to compete can’t safely travel to Italy amid the intensifying Middle East conflict, the International Paralympic Committee said Friday. The announcement that Aboulfazl Khatibi won’t compete came just hours ahead of the opening ceremony in Verona. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man United to raise ticket prices and move fans to create more ‘hospitality’ seats at Old Trafford
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United will raise season ticket prices by 5% at Old Trafford for the 2026-27 campaign and relocate several hundred fans to create more hospitality seats. The 20-time English champion, which hasn’t won the Premier League title since 2013, said Friday the goal is to return to “the top of domestic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mi Hyang Lee has a bogey-free 66 to lead LPGA in China
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
HAINAN ISLAND, China (AP) — Mi Hyang Lee played bogey-free in windy conditions on Friday and posted a 6-under 66, giving her a one-shot lead in the Blue Bay LPGA going into the weekend as the South Korean chases her first LPGA title in more than eight years. The wind wasn’t as strong as what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iranian athlete Aboulfazl Khatibi will not compete at Milan Cortina Paralympics
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The International Paralympic Committee said Friday that Iranian athlete Aboulfazl Khatibi will not compete at the Milan Cortina Paralympic Games because he can’t safely travel to Italy amid the intensifying Middle East conflict. The announcement came just hours ahead of the opening ceremony in Verona. Khatibi is a cross-country skier ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!International Paralympic Committee says Iranian athlete Aboulfazl Khatibi will not compete at Milan Cortina Paralympics
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — International Paralympic Committee says Iranian athlete Aboulfazl Khatibi will not compete at Milan Cortina Paralympics. The Associated Press... Read More »
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