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Afridi and Talat script Pakistan’s five-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup
By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi and allrounder Hussain Talat kept Pakistan alive in the Asia Cup after beating Sri Lanka by five wickets on Tuesday. Afridi’s 3-28 restricted Sri Lanka to a below-par 133-8 and Pakistan overcame a top-order hiccup against Wanindu Hasaranga’s leg-spin to reach 138-5 with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liverpool teenager Rio Ngumoha gets first start of the season
By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Teenage Liverpool forward Rio Ngumoha was named in the starting lineup for the first time this season against Southampton in the English League Cup on Tuesday. The 17-year-old Ngumoha scored a stunning late winner against Newcastle last month and is quickly enhancing his reputation as one of the brightest prospects in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘You deserve to be on this team’: Veteran US players get rookies like J.J. Spaun ready for Ryder Cup
By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — It was the wisdom U.S. Ryder Cup rookie J.J. Spaun needed, even after winning a major, climbing to No. 6 in the world and automatically qualifying for the team. Justin Thomas, who’s played in more Ryder Cups than anyone on this American squad, told the U.S. Open winner: “You earned your ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U Sports, Football Canada both taking time to examine CFL’s proposed changes
By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025
U Sports chief executive officer Pierre Arsenault says Canadian universities have the luxury of time to decide how they’ll tackle impending change in the country’s football landscape. On Monday, CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston unveiled significant changes it will make over the next two years. In 2026, the league will eliminate single points from missed field ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLB will use robot umpires in 2026
By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues in 2026. Human plate umpires will still call balls and strikes, but teams can challenge two calls per game and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New coach, new expectations: Knicks aim for NBA Finals with Mike Brown
By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — The Knicks have a new coach and entirely new expectations. A team that couldn’t even make the playoffs before Tom Thibodeau arrived is now one of the favorites to reach the NBA Finals. Mike Brown has inherited what could be the strongest roster in the Eastern Conference. New York returns all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sponsor patches on uniforms would raise millions but some athletic directors in wait-and-see mode
By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025
The leader of the largest multimedia rights holder in college athletics is confident sponsor patches will begin appearing on team jerseys sooner than later with schools under pressure to find new ways to make money in this new era of revenue-sharing with athletes. Learfield President and CEO Cole Gahagan told The Associated Press the 67 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Amid the chaos during NFL games, coaches aim to maintain calm inside the headset
By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025
Amid the chaos on the sideline and the frenzy within the stadium, there must be calm inside a coach’s headset during NFL games. It’s a loud, intense, pressurized environment where communication is essential. Quarterbacks need to hear the plays that are called into their helmet speaker through a one-way radio in order to relay it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noblesville, Indiana, to serve as the home of USA Gymnastics’ proposed Training and Wellness Center
By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — USA Gymnastics has selected Noblesville, Indiana, as the site of the organization’s planned Training and Wellness Center. Noblesville, a northeastern suburb of Indianapolis, beat out several other cities for the project, which USA Gymnastics plans to use as a hub that will touch the sport at all levels and host everything from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ryder Cup money for the American players is about good charity and bad optics
By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — The Americans have become an easy target for Europe at this Ryder Cup, and it has nothing to do with how they have been outplayed over the last 30 years. It’s about how much they’re getting paid. Never mind that no American player has indicated plans to stuff their pockets already ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paris court orders trial for far-right activist accused of killing former Argentina rugby star
By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025
PARIS (AP) — The Paris court of appeal on Tuesday ordered a man linked with France’s extreme right to stand trial on a charge of murder in the fatal shooting former Argentina rugby player Federico Martín Aramburú. Aramburú was shot several times in the back in the early hours of March 19, 2022 outside a ... Read More »
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