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Daulton Varsho's fifth-inning grand slam leads Blue Jays past Guardians 7-6
TORONTO - Daulton Varsho's grand slam in the fifth inning powered the Toronto Blue Jays past the Cleveland Guardians 7-6 on Sunday. Ernie Clement had a two-run homer in the second to give Toronto (35-...
Jun 16, 2024
Waterman replaces injured Hoilett on Canada's Copa America roster
OTTAWA - Joel Waterman has replaced injured winger Junior Hoilett on the Canadian men's soccer team's Copa America roster. Canada opens the tournament Thursday against reigning World Cup champion Arge...
Jun 16, 2024
MLS teams adjust to a summer of soccer without some of the league's biggest names
Lionel Messi could miss as many as six games with Inter Miami if Argentina wins its way to the Copa America final. With 12 goals and a league-leading 13 assists, Messi has helped push Miami to the top...
Jun 16, 2024
Andreescu drops Libema Open women's final in three sets to Samsonova
'S-HERTOGENBOSCH - Bianca Andreescu lost a hard-fought Libema Open women's final Sunday in three sets to Liudmila Samsonova in the grass-court Wimbledon tune-up. Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., fell 4...
Jun 16, 2024
Riot police in Germany intervene to stem fan clashes before Serbia-England match at Euro 2024
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) - Riot police in Germany intervened to stop brawling soccer fans before Sunday's match between Serbia and England at the European Championship soccer tournament in Germany....
Jun 16, 2024
Riot police in Germany intervene to stem fan clashes before Serbia-England match at Euro 2024
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) - Riot police in Germany intervened to stop brawling soccer fans before Sunday's match between Serbia and England at the European Championship soccer tournament in Germany....
Jun 16, 2024
Dabrowski, Routliffe win Nottingham women's doubles title ahead of Wimbledon
NOTTINGHAM - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and teammate Erin Routliffe have won the women's doubles title at the Rothesay Open, which is a grass-court warmup for Wimbledon. The top seeds outlasted Brita...
Jun 16, 2024
Ukraine keen to show its spirit at Euro 2024 with added motivation to advance
MUNICH (AP) - Three years ago Ukraine reached the quarterfinals of the pandemic-delayed Euro 2020 in the country's most successful European Championship to date. But a lot has changed since then. The ...
Jun 16, 2024
Pilgrims commence the final rites of Hajj as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha
MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Masses of pilgrims on Sunday embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia under the soaring summer heat. The ritual marks the final days of the Hajj, or Islami...
Jun 16, 2024
80 countries at Swiss conference agree territorial integrity of Ukraine must be basis of any peace
OBBRGEN, Switzerland (AP) - Eighty countries jointly called Sunday for the "territorial integrity" of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia's war, though some key developing na...
Jun 16, 2024