National Sports
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 »
Be the first to comment!2026 World Cup: Australia and Uzbekistan to host FIFA-backed warmup mini-tournaments
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
ZURICH (AP) — World Cup qualifiers Australia and Uzbekistan will prepare for the tournament by hosting FIFA-backed tournaments of intercontinental friendlies in March, soccer’s governing body said Friday. The “FIFA Series” of mini-tournaments designed to help developing soccer nations debuted two years ago and will add the first women’s events next year, in Brazil, Ivory ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!British skeleton racer Matt Weston wins 1st test race on controversial new Olympic sliding track
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The first official test race on the controversial sliding track being rebuilt for the Milan Cortina Olympics was won by skeleton world champion Matt Weston of Britain on Friday. Weston beat European champion Samuel Maier of Austria by 0.15 seconds after two runs in the head-first discipline down the Eugenio ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Origin stories behind the trophies heighten college football rivalry games on the smaller stage
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The winners of the annual North Dakota State-South Dakota State rivalry football game get an unusual honor: hoisting a 78-pound trophy for all to see. The Dakota Marker is a rock — and it is heavier than it looks. “When you get a chance to run over and grab it, you ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premier League to introduce a spending cap from next season
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Premier League teams agreed Friday to introduce spending caps in England’s top flight from next season. Clubs’ on-field spending will be restricted to 85% of their soccer revenue and net profit or loss on player sales. There will also be an allowance of an extra 30% – but if clubs exceed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Milan Cortina Olympic mountains are wintry white after 1st big snowstorm of the season
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The mountains that will host the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Olympics have been hit with their first significant snowstorm of the season. On the upper sections of the Olympia delle Tofane course in Cortina where women’s Alpine skiing will be contested for the Feb. 6-22 Games, up to 20 centimeters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alisson returns for Liverpool but Wirtz and Bradley sidelined
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker is set to start against Nottingham Forest on Saturday after missing the past eight games with a hamstring injury. Florian Wirtz and Conor Bradley, however, will be unavailable, manager Arne Slot said Friday, citing “muscle issues” from their recent international duty. “So, that’s far from ideal,” Slot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rabiot returns for Milan for crucial derby against Inter. Roma looking to move clear atop Serie A
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
MILAN (AP) — AC Milan is getting a boost ahead of Sunday’s crucial derby match against Inter Milan with Adrien Rabiot returning from injury. And the veteran’s presence could be key to an ever-tightening title race, with just three points separating the top five teams in Serie A. Rabiot hasn’t played for Milan since a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal budget offers glimmer of hope for Calgary’s beleaguered Olympic Oval
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
CALGARY — The fastest ice in the world that’s on borrowed time may have a lifeline. Calgary’s Olympic Oval, a legacy of the 1988 Winter Games in the city, will soon lose its ability to make ice because of brine leaks among 400 pipe connections under its 38-year-old floor. The Oval has been a hub ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cole Palmer breaks toe in ‘accident at home’ and will miss more Chelsea games
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea forward Cole Palmer sustained a broken toe in an accident at home this week and will be sidelined for the next three games, manager Enzo Maresca said Friday. After Saturday’s match at Burnley, the Blues host Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday followed by Premier League-leading Arsenal’s visit to Stamford ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Preview: Springboks tackle Ireland bogey, red-hot England meet Pumas, All Blacks in Wales
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
LONDON (AP) — If South Africa received a first-half red card against Ireland in Dublin this Saturday, could it win? The Springboks have been incredibly resilient to soak up first-half reds and still beat France 32-17 in Paris and Italy 32-14 in Turin over the last two weekends. The chance of a red card for ... Read More »
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