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Thitikul finishes eagle-birdie to win CME Group Tour Championship and claim record $4M prize
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Down by two shots with two holes to play, Jeeno Thitikul knew exactly what was needed to capture the biggest prize in women's golf history. And another eagle-birdie finish - for th...
Nov 24, 2024
Canadian men win RAN Sevens tournament, qualify for World Rugby Challenger Series
ARIMA - Canada thumped Trinidad and Tobago 38-0 to win the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens on Sunday and qualify for World Rugby's second-tier Challenger Series. The tournament-favourite Canadian me...
Nov 24, 2024
Salah double sends Liverpool 8 points clear in Premier League as United draws first game with Amorim
It has been more than 30 years since a team held as big a lead as Liverpool after 12 rounds of the Premier League. Not that Arne Slot is getting too excited about an eight-point advantage before even ...
Nov 24, 2024
Jannik Sinner leads Italy past the Netherlands for its second consecutive Davis Cup title
MALAGA, Spain (AP) - Jannik Sinner clinched Italy's second consecutive Davis Cup title and capped his breakthrough season at the top of tennis by beating Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (2), 6-2 on Sunday for a...
Nov 24, 2024
Jannik Sinner leads Italy past the Netherlands for its second consecutive Davis Cup title
MALAGA, Spain (AP) - Jannik Sinner clinched Italy's second consecutive Davis Cup title and capped his breakthrough season at the top of tennis by beating Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (2), 6-2 on Sunday for a...
Nov 24, 2024
Ivanie Blondin wins two long-track speedskating medals at World Cup in Nagano
NAGANO - Ivanie Blondin was a key player in two of Canada's medals at the long-track speedskating World Cup on Sunday, earning a silver in the women's mass start and a bronze with Yankun Zhao in the m...
Nov 24, 2024
Montreal police chief expects additional arrests following anti-NATO protest
MONTREAL - Montreal's police chief says he expects more arrests stemming from a Friday anti-NATO protest that turned violent, with smashed windows and burned cars in downtown Montreal. Chief Fady Dagh...
Nov 24, 2024
St. Louis Blues fire Drew Bannister and hire Jim Montgomery as coach
Drew Bannister is out as coach of the St. Louis Blues after less than a full calendar year on the job. Jim Montgomery is back behind the bench of an NHL team five days after he was fired by the Boston...
Nov 24, 2024
Leicester fires manager Steve Cooper just 12 games into Premier League
LEICESTER, England (AP) - Leicester fired manager Steve Cooper on Sunday, just 12 rounds into the Premier League season. Leicester is in 16th place in the 20-team league, two points above the relegati...
Nov 24, 2024
Uruguay's once-dull election has become a dead heat in the presidential runoff
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - Uruguayans on Sunday began voting for their next president in a tight runoff election between the candidates of the center-right incumbent party and a moderate left-wing coa...
Nov 24, 2024