National Sports
Stadium project for Birmingham is like ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ supersized
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Think “Welcome to Wrexham” only supersized. Birmingham City — a second-tier English soccer team that has been outside of the Premier League for more than a decade — has announced plans to build one of the biggest stadiums in Europe. The proposed 62,000-capacity venue is intended to not only propel the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AAC matchup features Memphis taking on Navy
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
Navy (8-2) at Memphis (8-3), Nov. 27 at 7:30 p.m. EST. How to watch: ESPN Key stats Memphis Offense Overall: 432.3 yards per game (30th in FBS) Passing: 240.3 yards per game (59th) Rushing: 192.0 yards per game (27th) Scoring: 36.2 points per game (18th) Memphis Defense Overall: 366.6 yards per game (66th in FBS) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coach Casey Stoney to miss Canada games in Japan due to ‘personal family matters’
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
The ninth-ranked Canadian women will be without coach Casey Stoney when they close out their 2025 schedule against No. 8 Japan in the upcoming November international window. Canada Soccer says Stoney will not make the trip to Nagasaki “due to personal family matters.” Assistant coach Natalie Henderson will lead the team, with under-17 coach Jen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario Hockey League suspends Brampton’s Dragusica for season over slash to head
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
TORONTO — The Ontario Hockey League has suspended Brampton Steelheads defenceman Luke Dragusica for the rest of the regular season and playoffs for delivering a slash to an opponent’s head. The incident occurred late in a Nov. 14 game against Oshawa, where Dragusica was assessed a match penalty for his slash on Generals defenceman Brady ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LA Olympics will keep ‘Intuit’ on Clippers arena as part of groundbreaking venue-naming deal
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
The Intuit Dome will be called just that for the Los Angeles Olympics, after organizers struck a deal with the makers of tax and business software as part of a groundbreaking arrangement to sell naming rights for venues at the upcoming Summer Games. Intuit also announced Friday that it is the latest “founding partner” for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian boxers Beaudoin and Galle will fight for titles on Paul-Joshua card
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
Canadian boxers Leila Beaudoin and Amanda (Bambola) Galle are back in the title hunt. Both women were scheduled for separate championship bouts on a Nov. 14 card in Miami headlined by Jake Paul and WBA lightweight champion Gervonta (Tank) Davis. But Most Valuable Promotions, the promotion company co-founded by Paul, scrapped the card on Nov. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson fall in quarterfinals at beach volleyball worlds
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
ADELAIDE — Canada’s Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson were knocked out in the quarterfinals at the beach volleyball world championships on Friday. The Olympic silver medallists lost 2-1 (17-21, 21-18, 9-15) to Brazil’s Rebecca Cavalcante and Carol Solberg. The Canadians entered the elimination round undefeated and hadn’t dropped a set all week. Brazil held the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raphinha and goalie Joan García fit for Barcelona’s return to Camp Nou
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Raphinha and goalkeeper Joan García have recovered from injury in time for Barcelona’s first game at Camp Nou in over two years. Coach Hansi Flick said García will start against Athletic Bilbao on Saturday while Raphinha will begin the game on the bench. Barcelona will aim for a win to keep ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel-Premier Tech is rebranding as NSN Cycling Team from 2026 with new base in Spain
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
BARCELONA (AP) — The Israel-Premier Tech cycling team has found a new name and will race as the NSN Cycling Team from next year onward. The team had said last month it would rebrand and move away from its Israeli identity after being repeatedly targeted by pro-Palestinian protesters during the Spanish Vuelta and later excluded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at the 16 teams set to compete at the Montana’s Canadian Curling Trials
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
The Montana’s Canadian Curling Trials begin Saturday and run through Nov. 30 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. The winning teams will represent Canada at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. Here’s a look at the eight women’s and eight men’s teams in the field (teams in alphabetical order with athletes from skip to lead, followed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gushue aims for Trials win to set up potential storybook Olympic capper to career
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
Brad Gushue reached the pinnacle of his sport almost 20 years ago when he stood on the top step of the Olympic podium at the Turin Games. The last hurdle in his quest to return to Italy for the Winter Olympics starts Saturday in Halifax. Gushue will skip one of eight men’s team entries at ... Read More »
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