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Reports: Canadian international Olivia Smith set for world-record transfer

Canadian international striker Olivia Smith is reportedly making a world-record one-million-pound ($1.86 million) transfer to Arsenal from Liverpool. The Guardian, BBC and other outlets reported that ...

Jul 10, 2025

Canucks sign goaltender Aleksei Medvedev to three-year entry-level contract

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed goaltender Aleksei Medvedev to a three-year, entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Thursday. The 17-year-old from St. Petersburg, Russia, spent the...

Jul 10, 2025

Wickens to drive feature race at home seven years after crash left him paralyzed

Robert Wickens's promising racing career seemed like it was cut tragically short after a 2018 crash left him paralyzed from the chest down. But almost seven years later, Wickens is racing in the headl...

Jul 10, 2025

Top two teams in CFL West look to continue hot stars when Riders host Stampeders

REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Calgary Stampeders are off to great starts, but it's too early in the season to frame Friday's game as an epic first-place battle. Still, both teams are focus...

Jul 10, 2025

Jake Knapp shares Scottish Open lead with 64 as McIlroy shakes off rust and salvages 68

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) - Jake Knapp is loving links golf so much he'd like to extend his stay another week, and he took a step toward that Thursday with a 6-under 64 that put him in a four-way s...

Jul 10, 2025

Stephen Meehan names first roster as Canada coach for Belgian test in Edmonton

Cooper Coats will make his first start at fly half while fullback Brenden Black earns his first 15s cap when Canada hosts Belgium on Saturday in Stephen Meehan's first game as Canadian rugby coach. Ap...

Jul 10, 2025

Tour de France: Healy wins hilly 6th stage, Van der Poel takes yellow jersey from Pogačar

VIRE NORMANDIE, France (AP) - Irish rider Ben Healy won a hilly sixth stage of the Tour de France after a long solo breakaway on Thursday and Mathieu van der Poel took back the yellow jersey from defe...

Jul 10, 2025

Toronto Raptors sign Alijah Martin, second-round pick from NCAA champion Gators

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed Alijah Martin to a two-way contract, the NBA team announced Thursday. The six-foot-two, 208-pound guard was selected by the Raptors in the second round (39th ...

Jul 10, 2025

Dale Hunter named head coach, brother Mark gets management role with Canada juniors

CALGARY - Dale Hunter will coach Canada's team at the 2026 world junior hockey championship while his brother Mark will join the team's management group, Hockey Canada announced Thursday. It will be t...

Jul 10, 2025

Amanda Anisimova upsets No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka at Wimbledon to reach her first Grand Slam final

LONDON (AP) - Amanda Anisimova upset No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 at Wimbledon on Thursday to reach the first Grand Slam final of her career a little more than a year after taking a brea...

Jul 10, 2025