Chelsea seized control of their destiny in the Premier League top-four battle as they avenged their FA Cup final defeat by Leicester City to beat them 2-1 at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday. Roared on by 8,000 fans Thomas…
When asked about his highlight of a crazy NBA campaign, Kyle Lowry rattled off a laundry list of virtually every player on the Toronto Raptors and their high notes. From all-star Pascal Siakam to newcomer…
Tyson Fury has received assurances from Prince Khalid Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Saudi defense secretary, that his four-belt heavyweight unification bout with Anthony Joshua will happen Aug. 14 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. “I just got…
Barcelona are exploring replacements for Ronald Koeman, but president Joan Laporta doesn’t want to dismiss the Dutch coach without having a successor in place, multiple sources have told ESPN. Barca had the destiny of the La Liga title…
Canada’s Leylah Annie Fernandez is heading to the second round of the Serbia Open. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., defeated Polona Hercog of Slovenia 7-5, 6-1 in the opening round of the WTA Tour clay-court event…
It took more than 10 years, a failed drop in weight class and more than his fair share of ups and downs, but Charles Oliveira is lastly a UFC champion. Oliveira finished Michael Chandler via TKO at 19 seconds…
Goalkeeper Alisson scored a last-gasp winner to increase Liverpool’s possibilities of Champions League qualification with a 2-1 victory at West Brom on Sunday. Mohamed Salah cancelled out Hal Robson-Kanu’s opener in the first half but Alisson grabbed a late header…
A last-chance rowing qualifying event in Switzerland on Sunday has produced three more entries for Canada at the Tokyo Olympics. Canadians Patrick Keane and Maxwell Lattimer qualified a boat for Tokyo in lightweight men’s double sculls by…
The UFC’s lightweight division is finally ready to crown a new champion now that Khabib Nurmagomedov’s retirement has been officially acknowledged. While Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor will settle their differences in July, either Michael Chandler or Charles Oliveira will earn the career-defining moment on…
It has been a season to forget for Liverpool, but they are now just three victories away from making it a finale to remember. Thursday’s 4-2 victory against Manchester United means last season’s champions are now firmly in…
Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu has withdrawn from next week’s event in Parma, Italy, with what the WTA Tour describes as “continuing illness.” Mississauga, Ont. native was booked to return for Italian Open but withdrew…
James Harden returned to the Brooklyn Nets’ lineup on Wednesday versus the San Antonio Spurs after missing more than a month with a hamstring strain. Still, the Nets will have to wait, once again, to see their Big Three…
Serena Williams’ 1,000th tour-level match ended in defeat as she marked her return to action with a 7-6 (6), 7-5 loss to Nadia Podoroska on Wednesday in the second round of the Italian Open. The eighth-seeded Williams,…
Captain Michael Bradley scored a goal and helped set up the other as Toronto defeated defending MLS champion Columbus SC 2-0 Wednesday for its first league triumph of the young season. Bradley scored in the…
Rafael Nadal joined the growing number of tennis players expressing doubts regarding competing in the Tokyo Olympics. Third-ranked Nadal, in Rome for the Italian Open, stated Tuesday that his status for the Tokyo Games is unclear.…
Manchester City acquired the Premier League title for the third time under Pep Guardiola, after second-placed Manchester United’s 2-1 home defeat to Leicester City on Tuesday. The result at Old Trafford leaves United with 70 points from 35 matches, 10 behind…
Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime is heading to the third round of the Italian Open after notching an upset victory on Tuesday. Auger-Aliassime, from Montreal, downed No. 8 seed Diego Schwartzman of Argentina 6-1, 6-3 at the…
Russell Westbrook made history on Monday with 8:30 left in the fourth quarter versus the Atlanta Hawks when he collected his 182nd triple-double and broke Oscar Robertson’s record for most career triple-doubles. Westbrook passed Robertson when the Wizards’…
Seven months ago, Jannik Sinner twice had opportunities to accomplish something few tennis players have been capable of: taking a set from Rafael Nadal at the French Open. The Italian teenager served for the first set at 6-5 in…
Canada will play World Cup qualifying games next month versus Aruba and Suriname in Bradenton, Fla., and suburban Chicago, respectively. Travel restrictions due to the pandemic have forced Canada, ranked 70th in the world, and…
Lewis Hamilton defeated Max Verstappen in a thrilling duel to gain the Spanish Grand Prix and increase his championship lead over his top rival on Sunday. Verstappen’s Red Bull edged the pole-sitting Hamilton to the…
Canelo Alvarez could feel it coming. In the eighth round at AT&T Stadium on Saturday night, the Mexican champion egged on a record-breaking crowd as he pelted Billy Joe Saunders in their super middleweight unification…
Kerri Einarson kicked off play in the curling bubble with a bang. She’s leaving it with a whimper. Her Manitoba-based team was eliminated from the world women’s curling championship on Saturday after dropping an 8-3…
Villarreal held out for a 0-0 draw on a nerve-jangling night at Arsenal on Thursday to reach the Europa League final 2-1 on aggregate as visiting manager Unai Emery returned to haunt the London club that sacked him…
Mixed results Thursday have left Kerri Einarson’s team in a precarious position entering the final day of round-robin competition at the world women’s curling championship. Einarson defeated Denmark’s Madeleine Dupont 10-8 in the morning session…
For three days, the booing was unrelenting. Then, Thursday afternoon, in the eighth inning, Jose Altuve’s shot over the center-field wall finally muzzled the hostile Bronx crowd. Altuve observed his 31st birthday by trotting around the…
Billy Joe Saunders is hoping Saturday’s fight versus Saul “Canelo” Alvarez does not end in controversy after knowing there will not be a British judge for the world super-middleweight title unification fight. Saunders, from England,…
Chelsea reached their first Champions League final since 2012 as goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount secured a 2-0 triumph over Real Madrid in their semifinal second leg at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday to win the tie 3-1 on aggregate. Their…
Paul George and Marcus Morris scored 22 points each, and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied for a 105-100 triumph over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night to snap a three-game skid. Reggie Jackson added 18…
Looking fresh again after taking a few weeks off, U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem cruised into the third round of the Madrid Open with a comfy 6-1, 6-3 win over American Marcos Giron on Tuesday. Thiem was in control…
