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Coach John Herdman reviewing Toronto FC's penalty-taker among other changes

Toronto FC coach John Herdman is thinking about giving Federico Bernardeschi a break from taking penalties after the Italian star's third straight miss from the penalty spot in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to...

Jun 21, 2024

Fernandez ousted in Birmingham quarterfinals with three-set loss to Tomljanovic

BIRMINGHAM - Canada's Leylah Fernandez faltered after a strong first set in a 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 loss to Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Rothesay Classic grass-court tenn...

Jun 21, 2024

Energized Austria wins and puts Lewandowski's Poland at risk of elimination from Euro 2024

BERLIN (AP) - Austria picked up its first win at Euro 2024 by defeating Poland 3-1 in its second group match on Friday. Gernot Trauner, Christoph Baumgartner and Marko Arnautovic scored for Austria wh...

Jun 21, 2024

Mbappé out of France’s starting lineup and on bench for Euro 2024 clash with Netherlands

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) - Kylian Mbapp has been left out of France's starting lineup for its European Championship clash with the Netherlands. He was named among the substitutes. Mbapp hadn't been certa...

Jun 21, 2024

Herdman challenges Toronto FC to stop leaking goals in final minutes of games

Looking to end Toronto FC's five-game winless streak (0-3-2), coach John Herdman is challenging his team to finish games as well as it starts them. Fourteen of the 32 goals Toronto has conceded this s...

Jun 21, 2024

Ukraine back on track after comeback win over Slovakia at Euro 2024

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) - It's all about resilience for Ukraine at the European Championship, whether on the field or trying to inspire those at home in wartime. After being blown out by Romania 3-0...

Jun 21, 2024

Late actor Donald Sutherland was a quiet superfan of the Montreal Expos

Well before the celebrity superfan became a trend in the sports world, Donald Sutherland was in on the ground floor with a casual style all his own. The Canadian actor - who died Thursday at age 88 - ...

Jun 21, 2024

Facing rival Portland Timbers a chance for Vancouver Whitecaps to bounce back

VANCOUVER - Yohei Takaoka is no stranger to a good derby. The Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper has even committed what some fans consider to be a grave taboo - moving from one team to its rival. Takaoka...

Jun 21, 2024

Senators sign forward Jamieson Rees to one-year contract extension

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Jamieson Rees to a one-year, two-way contract extension, the NHL team announced Friday. The contract carries a value of US$775,000 in the NHL and US$85...

Jun 21, 2024

Canada's men's volleyball team stuns Brazil 3-0, advances to VNL quarterfinals

MANILA - The Canadian men's volleyball team is on an impressive roll as the Paris Olympics approach. Eric Loeppky had a match-high 21 points as Canada qualified for the Volleyball Nations League quart...

Jun 21, 2024