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Premier League to launch its own streaming platform in Singapore next season
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — The Premier League is launching a Netflix-style direct-to-customer streaming platform from next season, chief executive Richard Masters said Thursday. Premier League Plus will be launched initially in Singapore and, if successful, could be “replicated all around the world.” “It’s a very long, considered process, carefully chosen,” Masters said at the Financial Times ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spanish soccer league wants to try again in the US and resurrect overseas game
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — The Spanish soccer league wants to resurrect plans to stage a regular-season game in the United States. La Liga president Javier Tebas said Thursday that he was not giving up on taking a top Spanish match abroad after controversial plans to play outside Miami last year were scrapped in the face of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!India crushes Zimbabwe to revive T20 World Cup hopes. Unbeaten South Africa advances to semifinals
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
CHENNAI, India (AP) — India posted the second-highest total in the history of the men’s T20 World Cup as its batters gave home fans a show of sixes in a 72-run win over Zimbabwe in the Super Eights on Thursday. Hardik Pandya scored 50 not out off 23 balls, Tilak Varma smashed 44 not out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mexico’s Diving World Cup canceled after violence surge in Jalisco
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Diving World Cup scheduled in Mexico next week was canceled due to safety concerns on Thursday. The meet was to take place from March 5-8 in Zapopan, near Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco, where there has been a surge in violence since Sunday following the capture and death of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quite a dinger for Giants newcomer Harrison Bader, leaving an dent on a food truck
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
PHOENIX (AP) — That was quite a dinger for Harrison Bader, who left a mark with his first home run for the San Francisco Giants this spring training. Bader’s 408-foot homer to left field in the Giants’ 13-12 loss against Milwaukee on Wednesday put a visible dent near the top on the side of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ethiopian runner Welteji banned over missed drug test which overshadowed world champs
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — One of the world’s top middle-distance runners has been banned for two years in a dispute over a missed drug test which overshadowed the opening of last year’s world championships. Ethiopia’s Diribe Welteji, the silver medalist in the women’s 1,500 meters at the 2023 world championships, was ruled to be “negligent” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets agree to trade Jermaine Johnson to the Titans for T’Vondre Sweat, AP source says
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
The New York Jets have agreed to trade pass rusher Jermaine Johnson to the Tennessee Titans for defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the player-for-player swap of starting players cannot become official until the start of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!IndyCar roars into its season opener at St. Petersburg as Alex Palou chases a 4th straight title
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — IndyCar opens its season with a roaring four races in March, a return to Phoenix Raceway, three new venues and the son of a motorsports icon making his debut in a North American-based series. Oh, and Alex Palou will be racing for his fifth championship in six years. The season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ireland winger James Lowe out of the Six Nations due to groin injury
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland winger James Lowe will miss the last two rounds of the Six Nations due to a groin injury during the win against England last weekend. The Irish Rugby Football Union made the announcement on Thursday. No timeframe for Lowe’s return to action was given. He will miss the home games against ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal’s Auger-Aliassime rolls into Dubai semifinals, sets up Medvedev clash
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
DUBAI — Félix Auger-Aliassime powered his way into the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a dominant serving display Thursday. The top seed from Montreal hammered 16 aces and won 83 per cent of his first-serve points in a 6-3, 7-6 (2) win over eighth-seeded Jiri Lehecka of Czechia. Auger-Aliassime broke Lehecka twice and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Bull backs Klopp and says it’s ‘nonsense’ his soccer role could be under threat
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
FUSCHL AM SEE, Austria (AP) — Red Bull backed former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp to remain the drinks giant’s head of global soccer and dismissed a media report that his job could be under threat after barely a year. A top executive called it all “nonsense” on Thursday. Klopp has been overseeing Red Bull’s network ... Read More »
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