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Toronto FC opts not to bring Giovinco back in the fold but keeps the door open

TORONTO - Major League Soccer's roster freeze came and went Friday without Toronto FC adding former league MVP Sebastian Giovinco back in the fold. Toronto opened its training centre to the 36-year-ol...

Sep 15, 2023

Borthwick counting on fans to roar England again to win against Japan at Rugby World Cup

NICE, France - England coach Steve Borthwick believed their fans became the team's 15th man after Tom Curry was sent off last weekend against Argentina. He's counting on similar support on Sunday agai...

Sep 15, 2023

Canada's Sarah Mitton eyes more hardware at Diamond League final

Sarah Mitton has her eyes set on more hardware this weekend, specifically a diamond. The Brooklyn, N.S., native will be competing in the women's shot put Diamond League final on Saturday in Eugene, Or...

Sep 15, 2023

TFC interim coach has long memory when it comes to Whitecaps coach's celebration

Toronto FC interim coach Terry Dunfield has a long memory, it seems. And it includes Whitecaps coach Vanni Sartini. Dunfield, who played for both Toronto and Vancouver, has not forgotten the colourful...

Sep 15, 2023

Canadians dominate PWHL coach hirings, Troy Ryan named Toronto coach

A who's who of people with roots in Canadian women's hockey were hired to step behind the benches of Professional Women's Hockey League teams in the league's inaugural season. Five of the six head coa...

Sep 15, 2023

Veteran defensive lineman Ja'Gared Davis returns to Ticats lineup versus Bombers

HAMILTON - The long wait is over for Ja'Gared Davis. The veteran defensive lineman will dress Saturday for Hamilton's home game versus the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (10-3). It will mark Davis's first acti...

Sep 15, 2023

Springboks go left field again with players switching positions for Romania game at Rugby World Cup

Faf de Klerk is a scrumhalf but will be the reserve flyhalf for South Africa's Rugby World Cup game against Romania. Grant Williams is also a scrumhalf but will start the match as a wing. And then the...

Sep 15, 2023

Former teammates Bourke, Bowman heading into Canadian Football Hall of Fame together

They were teammates for the bulk of their CFL careers, celebrated two Grey Cup wins and spent countless hours off the field together. So it's only fitting that Josh Bourke will enter the Canadian Foot...

Sep 15, 2023

Former Spanish soccer federation chief Rubiales given a restraining order, denies wrongdoing to Spanish judge

MADRID (AP) - Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish soccer federation, has been given a restraining order and is prohibited from contacting the player he kissed on the lips last month at ...

Sep 15, 2023

Women's World Cup winners maintain boycott of Spain's national team

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - The new coach of Spain's women's team delayed the announcement of her first squad Friday after nearly all of the country's World Cup-winning players maintained their boycott of...

Sep 15, 2023