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US midfielder Korbin Albert joins Lyon from PSG on a three-season deal
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
LYON, France (AP) — U.S. midfielder Korbin Albert has joined Lyon from Paris Sain-Germain on a three-season deal until the end of June 2028. Albert joined PSG in 2022. She played 71 matches in all competitions and scored nine goals for the Parisian club. Albert has made 26 appearances for the United States. She was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wimbledon: Ben Shelton needs 4 points and about a minute to wrap up a win
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Four points. Three aces. About a minute. That’s all it took for Ben Shelton to wrap up a 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 victory over Rinky Hijikata on Friday in a second-round Wimbledon match suspended the night before because of darkness at 5-4 in the third set. “I wasn’t really going for four aces,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At Wimbledon, Portuguese tennis players pay tribute to Diogo Jota with black ribbon
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Diogo Jota was remembered at Wimbledon on Friday as two Portuguese players wore a black ribbon on their all-white attire during their matches, a day after the Liverpool winger and his brother were killed in a car crash. The All England Club has a strict dress code for players while on court ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another seed leaves Wimbledon when Madison Keys is surprised by Laura Siegemund
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — This most unpredictable of Wimbledons delivered yet another surprise Friday when reigning Australian Open champion Madison Keys, the No. 6 seed, was a lopsided loser in the third round, eliminated 6-3, 6-3 by 104th-ranked Laura Siegemund of Germany. Keys’ exit left just one of the top six women in the bracket before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-Villa playmaker Coutinho completes move to Brazil’s Vasco da Gama
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Former Brazil international Philippe Coutinho has completed a permanent move to Vasco da Gama from Aston Villa. The clubs reached a deal for the playmaker to return to his boyhood club on a permanent basis after Coutinho was on loan with the Rio de Janeiro-based side last season, Aston Villa said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dabrowski and Routliffe reach Wimbledon third round in women’s doubles
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
WIMBLEDON — Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe, of New Zealand, advanced to the third round of women’s doubles at Wimbledon with a 6-3, 6-3 win Friday over Turkey’s Zeynep Sonmez and Russia’s Polina Kudermetova. The No. 2 seeds converted four of 13 break-point chances and won 78 per cent of their second-serve points. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Nigeria goalkeeper Peter Rufai dies at 61
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Former Nigeria goalkeeper Peter Rufai, who helped his country win the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations, has died at the age of 61. The Nigerian Football Federation announced the death Thursday. Rufai was widely regarded as one of the best African goalkeepers ever and had a 20-year playing career that included ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brook and Smith hit centuries as England makes India toil in 2nd cricket test
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Harry Brook joined Jamie Smith in making a century as the England batters hauled their team back into the second test against India in a wicketless afternoon session on Day 3 at Edgbaston on Friday. England reached tea on 355-5 — still 232 runs behind India’s first-innings 587 — and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family of Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother gather at chapel for wake after fatal crash
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
GONDOMAR, Portugal (AP) — Family and friends of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother gathered Friday at a church where their bodies have been brought for a wake and funeral, after the Portuguese soccer players were killed in a car crash in Spain. Some hugged and wept before entering the Capela da Ressurreição SĂŁo ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Philippe Coutinho completes permanent move to Brazilian club Vasco da Gama
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Former Brazil international Philippe Coutinho has completed a permanent move to Vasco da Gama from Aston Villa. The Premier League team said in a statement Friday that both clubs have reached a deal for the playmaker to return to his boyhood club on a permanent basis after Coutinho was on loan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt goes on injured list and heads for scan of forearm
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt was placed on the 15-day injured list because of right forearm soreness on Friday, one day after his start at Toronto was cut short following three innings. A 29-year-old right-hander, Schmidt was set to have an MRI on Friday. New York also recalled right-hander Scott Effross and ... Read More »
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