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Several are feared dead in a stampede outside a cricket stadium in India
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Several people were feared dead and many more injured in a stampede on Wednesday as crowds tried to enter a cricket stadium in southern India’s Karnataka state. The crush happened as thousands of cricket fans gathered outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru city to celebrate the winners of the Indian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French Open: Coco Gauff digs deep to beat Keys and will face 361st-ranked Boisson in the semifinals
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff kept double-faulting. She kept missing plenty of other strokes. She kept losing games in bunches. And all the while, she would let out a sigh or bow her head or look generally uncomfortable. What the 21-year-old Gauff never did Wednesday during a tense and topsy-turvy French Open quarterfinal against another ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French wild card Loïs Boisson stuns sixth-ranked Mirra Andreeva to reach semis at Roland-Garros
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
French wild-card entry Loïs Boisson upset sixth-ranked Mirra Andreeva 7-6 (6), 6-3 Wednesday in front of a boisterous and largely partisan crowd at Roland-Garros to reach the semifinals of the French Open. Andreeva repeatedly showed her frustration with the crowd, as excited fans chanted “Loïs, Loïs” between points, waved Tricolor flags, shouted during play, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jamaican teenage forward Jahmarie Nolan looks to turn heads in Toronto
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
TORONTO — Teenage forward Jahmarie Nolan opened his Toronto FC II scoring account on May 9, finding a seam in the Chattanooga FC defence and leaving ‘keeper Eldin Jakupović rooted to the spot with a well-placed low shot in the corner of the goal. With the Toronto reserve side still trailing 2-1 after the 88th-minute ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wyatt Hendrickson, who stunned Olympic champ Gable Steveson, signs with Real American Freestyle
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
Wyatt Hendrickson, who stunned Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson to win the 285-pound national title at the NCAA Division I wrestling championships in March, has signed with Real American Freestyle. Hendrickson joins the company after claiming the Hodge Trophy for Oklahoma State as the nation’s top men’s college wrestler. Hendrickson’s victory over Minnesota’s Steveson, an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Several feared dead in a stampede outside a cricket stadium in India
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Several people were feared dead and many more injured in a stampede on Wednesday as crowds tried to make their way inside a cricket stadium in southern India’s Karnataka state. The crush happened as thousands of cricket fans gathered outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru city to celebrate the winners ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TNT’s Kenny Albert wraps up a memorable 9-month stretch with the Stanley Cup Final
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
Getting to call a Stanley Cup final for the third time on national television would qualify as the top moment of the year for most announcers. For TNT’s Kenny Albert, it is another accomplishment that has been filled with many over the past nine months. Wednesday’s first game between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US Amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester of Spain joins LIV Golf
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
GAINESVILLE, Va. (AP) — U.S. Amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester of Spain has joined LIV Golf and will make his professional debut this week at the Saudi-funded league’s Virginia event. Ballester, who goes by the nickname Josele, signed a multiyear contract, LIV said Wednesday, and will be part of the Fireballs team captained by fellow ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arsenal in talks with Partey over new deal as Jorginho and Sterling depart
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Arsenal is in talks with Thomas Partey to extend the midfielder’s contract, the club said Wednesday, while confirming the departure of a slew of other players including Jorginho and Raheem Sterling. Partey’s contract is due to expire on June 30 and Arsenal said “discussions are on going.” The Ghana international has been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL is expanding use of Hawk-Eye measuring and tracking. It may eventually solve some on-ice issues
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
Commissioner Gary Bettman at the NHL general managers meeting this spring had a clear answer for when the league might be able to use tracking technology to determine a variety of things with certainty, from high-sticking to whether a puck fully crossed the goal line. “When we’re certain that it works,” Bettman said at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gloves from Wayne Gretzky’s last Stanley Cup run with Oilers up for auction
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
A pair of gloves worn by Wayne Gretzky during his last Stanley Cup run with the Edmonton Oilers is going up for auction. Sotheby’s announced Wednesday that bidding is underway for the Hockey Hall of Famer’s game-worn gloves from the 1988 NHL playoffs. Bidding will close June 16. In a release, Sotheby’s said the gloves ... Read More »
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