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Club Leon takes extra point after 19-round shootout but tie 2-2 against Whitecaps

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps and Mexican side Club Leon played to a 2-2 draw on Friday night in Leagues Cup action at BC Place Stadium. But in a quirk of Leagues Cup rules, the game then went t...

Jul 21, 2023

Sophia Smith scores twice for US in in 3-0 victory over Vietnam to open the Women's World Cup

AUKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Sophia Smith scored twice for the United States in the opening half and the two-time defending champions kicked off the Women's World Cup with a 3-0 victory over tournament...

Jul 21, 2023

Kelly throws two TD passes as Argonauts down Ticats 31-15 to improve to 5-0

HAMILTON - Chad Kelly threw two touchdown passes and ran for another to lead the Toronto Argonauts past the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 31-15 on Friday night. Toronto (5-0) remained the CFL's lone unbeaten te...

Jul 21, 2023

Lionel Messi makes his Inter Miami debut, checks in during 2nd half against Cruz Azul

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Messi is now, officially, an Inter Miami player. The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner as the world's best player checked in for his new Major League Soccer club for th...

Jul 21, 2023

Knight and Szokol shoot tournament-record 62 in alternate shot to take lead in team event

MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) - Cheyenne Knight and Elizabeth Szokol birdied six of the last eight holes in alternate-shot play for an 8-under 62 and a three-stroke lead Friday in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invita...

Jul 21, 2023

Canadian teenager Olivia Smith turns pro, signs with Portugal's Sporting CP

Olivia Smith, the youngest member of Canada's Women's World Cup squad, has signed with Portugal's Sporting CP. The 18-year-old from Whitby, Ont., played for Penn State last year but announced before t...

Jul 21, 2023

Whitecaps deal Julian Gressel after failing to agree contract extension

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have traded midfielder Julian Gressel to the Columbus Crew in exchange for allocation money. Whitecaps chief executive officer Axel Schuster says in a release that ...

Jul 21, 2023

Canada loses to France in men's water polo at world aquatics championships

FUKUOKA, Japan - The Canadian men's water polo team finished preliminary-round play with a 15-11 loss to France on Friday at the FINA World Aquatics Championships. Canada finished the preliminary roun...

Jul 21, 2023

Harman matches British Open records at Hoylake to build 5-shot lead over Fleetwood

HOYLAKE, England (AP) - Brian Harman found himself in elite company through two rounds at Royal Liverpool, tying the 36-hole record also held by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. Even better was having no...

Jul 21, 2023

CF Montreal leans on impressive home form as it welcomes Pumas in Leagues Cup play

MONTREAL - CF Montreal will be leaning on its impressive home form as it opens its Leagues Cup campaign against Mexican side Pumas U.N.A.M. on Saturday. Despite a brief dip in quality at Stade Saputo,...

Jul 21, 2023