By Canadian Press on June 21st, 2025
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Former Scotland and British and Irish Lions prop Ian McLauchlan, known throughout the rugby world as “Mighty Mouse,” has died. He was 83. Scottish Rugby said it was “immensely saddened to learn” of McLauchlan’s death on Friday. Ayrshire-born McLauchlan won 43 caps for Scotland between 1969 and 1979, captaining the side ... Read More »
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CHICAGO (AP) — Left-hander Shota Imanaga will rejoin the Chicago Cubs early next week in St. Louis following a sharp Triple-A rehab start on Friday, manager Craig Counsell said Saturday. Counsell wasn’t sure when Imanaga would be slotted into Chicago’s rotation but said before the Cubs’ game against the Seattle Mariners that the 31-year-old “is ... Read More »
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KING CITY — Kaleem Sana and Shivam Sharma each took three wickets as Canada defeated the Bahamas by seven wickets Saturday at the Americas Qualifier for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. Canada won the toss and elected to field at the Maple Leaf Cricket Ground, dismissing the Bahamas for 57 runs with one ... Read More »
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SANDWICH, England (AP) — Oklahoma State junior Ethan Fang held off a late charge Saturday with a 5-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 1-up victory over Gavin Tiernan of Ireland, becoming the first American in 18 years to win the British Amateur. The match at Royal St. George’s was all square through ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman was placed on the injured list Saturday for the first time in his career because of a strained left oblique. The 27-year-old Rutschman had an MRI on Saturday morning and the Orioles announced the move about 15 minutes before their game against the Yankees. “He’s been ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Gil faced hitters for the first time since straining his right lat in spring training, throwing about 20 pitches in a session New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone described on Saturday as “free and easy.” About two hours before the Yankees continued their three-game series with Baltimore, Gil notched four ... Read More »
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LEEDS, England (AP) — England negotiated Jasprit Bumrah to reach 107-1 after bowling out India for 471 by tea on day two Saturday of the test series opener at Headingley. Opener Ben Duckett, 53 not out, and Ollie Pope, 48 not out, were spearheading England after Zac Crawley was dismissed by Bumrah in the first ... Read More »
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BERLIN (AP) — Marketa Vondrousova upset top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-4 in their semifinal Saturday to set up a showdown with Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu in the final of the Berlin Open. Vondrousova, the 2023 Wimbledon champion, needed 1 hour and 21 minutes for her first win over a reigning No. 1. Sabalenka staged a ... Read More »
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GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Bangladesh missed out on a rare victory away from home when its series-opening cricket test against Sri Lanka ended in a draw on the rain-affected final day Saturday. After a prolonged rain break that saw the morning session curtailed to just 80 minutes, there was a window — 50 overs ... Read More »
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Moyer, one of the three Team Penske executives fired during an Indianapolis 500 scandal, has been hired by Arrow McLaren Racing and will be with the IndyCar team this coming week for a test session at Iowa Speedway. Moyer was hand-selected to join McLaren by team principal Tony Kanaan. The ... Read More »
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LEEDS, England (AP) — Rishabh Pant reached a century and captain Shubman Gill got his highest score before India lost four wickets to England on the second morning of the test series opener Saturday at Headingley. India was 454-7 at lunch after adding 95 runs in the session for the loss of Gill on 147, ... Read More »
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