England against Germany at Wembley Stadium. A final that underlines the growing stature of women’s soccer in Europe and echoes decades of history. When host nation England takes on Germany in the European Championship final Sunday, it will have a tournament-record crowd of nearly 90,000. Euro 2022 as a whole […]
National Sports
With another weekend of rain rolling through the district, the Emo Speedway sat silently waiting for its turn to play in the sunshine again. Where last week it looked like we would be able to race up to the minute the cars were supposed to take to the track, this […]
By Darren Derendorf
Over the last few weeks of racing a couple other Street Stock drivers have offered some of their good used tires to us since they noticed we are racing on a discontinued model of Hoosier tire. We had initially said we were ok because when both Doug and I bought […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cristiano Ronaldo arrived at Manchester United’s training ground with his agent on Tuesday with the Portugal great’s future at the English club up in the air. Ronaldo has yet to start preseason training with United – he missed the team’s tour of Thailand and Australia – and is set to […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Sprinter Andre De Grasse and decathlete Pierce LePage are among the top Canadian track and field stars who have withdrawn from competing at the upcoming Commonwealth Games. De Grasse ran the anchor leg as Canada won gold in the 4×100-metre relay at the recent world track and field championships. Aaron […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
With two years to go until the Paris Olympics open, Russia is making plans for its athletes to live and compete in the French capital even though many remain barred from upcoming qualification events because of the war in Ukraine. Russian Olympic Committee president Stanislav Pozdnyakov wrote on the Telegram […]
By Bobby Caina Calvan
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A decades-old, mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card could break records when it goes up for auction next month. The collector’s item from 1952 features one of baseball’s most celebrated and charismatic legends, and is widely regarded as one of just a handful in near-perfect condition. It’s estimated the card […]
By Eddie Pells
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First she set the record. Then she won the medal. Even if the order was awkward, Sunday night at world championships was beautiful for Nigerian hurdler Tobi Amusan. She won the 100-meter hurdles title about 90 minutes after she opened the final session of the championships by breaking the world […]
By Joshua Clipperton
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Hockey Canada says it will no longer use a fund maintained by membership fees collected across the country to settle sexual assault claims. The national federation has been under intense scrutiny since May when it emerged the organization quietly settled a lawsuit filed by a woman who alleges she was […]
By Lori Ewing
The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
More than 500 Canadian gymnasts are calling on Canada’s Sport Minister to freeze funding to their national sport organization. In a public letter Thursday to Minister Pascale St-Onge — and after four months of “sharing devastating stories” of years of abuse — Gymnasts for Changes, which represents 508 athletes, are […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver city council committee has voted by a 10-to-2 margin to continue helping four Indigenous nations bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics. The vote came despite concerns raised in a staff report on finances and a tight timeline to submit the bid to the International Olympic Committee […]
By Neil Davidson
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
A rock in the heart of the defence and an aerial threat at the other end of the pitch, Vanessa Gilles has become an important member of the Canadian women’s soccer team. The 26-year-old from Ottawa is one-half of Canada’s preferred centre back pairing with Chelsea’s Kadeisha Buchanan, a veteran […]
