Swap the Azzurri kit and slip into something maple-flavored: The Canadian Soccer Association spent Saturday tempting Toronto’s Italian diaspora to trade blue for red and rally behind the home team at the FIFA World Cup. Italy suffered the agony of missing out on a third straight World Cup last week
Cambridge on Saturday made it four wins in a row as they comprehensively defeated Oxford in the 171st University Boat Race on London’s River Thames. It was Cambridge’s seventh win in the past eight years of a rowing race between England’s two oldest universities first staged in 1829. A world-class C
“I don’t remember the moment, but ever since I was a kid, that’s the first thing I loved,” two-time NBA All-Star Isaiah Thomas said of his lifelong romance with basketball. However, that journey unfolded against the limitations of his size in a game where height often dictates opportunity — a realit
Dakar and Rabat have longstanding ties, but relations have been strained since the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final, which Senegal won in mid-January before being stripped of the title, which was transferred to Morocco. Now, the AFCON trophy is something of a thorn in the two countries’ sides. On
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR? The Magic withstood a 51-point performance from Cooper Flagg, who got 24 points in the fourth quarter, in their victory over the Mavericks
Jaylen Brown scored 26 points, while Jayson Tatum added 23 on Friday as the Boston Celtics thrashed the Milwaukee Bucks 133-101 to maintain their grip on third place in the NBA Eastern Conference.Tatum added 11 rebounds, nine assists and three steals before he and Brown sat out the fourth quarter wi
Top seeded Jessica Pegula on Friday once again fought back from a set down to reach the WTA Charleston Open semi-finals with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win against Russia’s Diana Shnaider.Defending champion Pegula has lost the first set in all three of her matches at the tournament so far, but again dug deep t
At least one person died and 47 more were injured on Friday night in an unspecified “incident” at Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in Peru’s capital during a rally ahead of a soccer derby, the Peruvian Ministry of Health said.“There has been an unfortunate incident at the stadium in which 47 people have
Olympic bronze medalist Chen Nien-chin yesterday advanced to the semi-finals of the women’s 65kg division at the Asian Boxing Elite Boxing Championships as the Taiwanese contingent continued their strong showing at the event in Mongolia.Chen, who won bronze in the women’s 66kg division at the 2024 P
Padel, the racket sport that originated among the elites of Latin America and Spain, has exploded in popularity in Miami.Fans say it will conquer the rest of the US, and the world.A cross between tennis and squash, played on courts surrounded by glass walls, the sport has quickly become a key part o
Robinhood Toyota driver Corey Heim celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Black’s Tire 200 at Rockingham Speedway in North Carolina on Friday.
POST-SEASON BERTH: The Cleveland Cavaliers punched their Eastern Conference playoff ticket with a victory over the Golden State Warriors
NBA champions the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday embarrassed the Los Angeles Lakers 139-96 in a blowout made more painful by the early exit of injured Lakers star Luka Doncic.The marquee showdown between Most Valuable Player contenders Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Doncic fizzled long before Doncic
Matt Olson, Dominic Smith and Mauricio Dubon on Thursday hit solo homers, and Reynaldo Lopez gave up one run over five innings as the Atlanta Braves coasted to a 17-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the opener of a four-game series.The Braves broke it open with an eight-run fifth inning, se
Barcelona winger Raphinha’s untimely injury heaps further pressure on teenage star Lamine Yamal ahead of the club’s triple-header against Atletico Madrid.The Spanish champions visit Atletico today as they bid to maintain or even extend their lead at the top of La Liga, before two further games again
New Tottenham Hotspur head coach Roberto de Zerbi confirmed that he would remain at the club next season even if they suffer relegation from the English Premier League as he welcomed the biggest challenge of his career.The Italian was appointed on a five-year deal on Tuesday, with Spurs perilously p
Defending champion and top seed Jessica Pegula on Thursday fought back to reach the WTA Charleston Open quarter-finals, requiring a final-set tiebreak to see off Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7/1).A resilient Pegula, the world No. 5 from the US, eventually progressed just a day after
TAIWAN STUDS: Taiwanese-American outfielder Carroll launched a homer in the big leagues, while WBC stars Fairchild and Cheng, along with Long hit big in the minors
Oneil Cruz on Wednesday had a three-run homer, his third in two games, and Paul Skenes allowed just one run in five innings and struck out five as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds 8-3 to take the three-game series.Skenes quickly shrugged off the shortest start of his dominant majo
Victor Wembanyama on Wednesday powered the relentless San Antonio Spurs to a 10th straight win with his second consecutive 41-point game, brushing aside the Golden State Warriors 127-113.Two days after the French star scored the fastest double-double in NBA history, Wembanyama also grabbed 18 reboun
Do not call it the Marty Supreme effect: Table tennis is a growing sport in the US, in part because of a new professional league giving the parlor game an ultra-competitive edge.Founded three years ago by tech entrepreneur Flint Lane, Major League Table Tennis (MLTT) is now home to several players i
Taiwan’s Hsu Jo-hsi on Wednesday pitched six scoreless innings with six strikeouts, leading the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 6-1 victory in his first start in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league.The 25-year-old right-hander, who signed a three-year deal with the reigning NPB champion Hawks
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