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Darren Clarke won the Stanford International on Sunday for his third PGA Tour Champions triumph of the season, defeating K.J. Choi with a birdie on the second hole of a playoff. Clarke, the 53-year-old major champion from…
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Real Madrid forwards Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema scored within the space of three minutes deep in the second half to propel their side to a 2-1 victory at Valencia in LaLiga on Sunday after being outplayed for most of the game.…
Steve Carr
An early turnover and a penalty resulted in a pair of tries for Britain in a 31-5 triumph over Canada in a men’s quarter-final Sunday at the World Rugby Sevens Series. Canada possessed the ball…
Steve Carr
Carlos Condit, one of the best MMA welterweights of the aughts and beyond, has retired from the UFC, his longtime manager, Malki Kawa of First Round Management, confirmed Thursday with ESPN. Nicknamed “The Natural Born…
Steve Carr
Tottenham rescued a 2-2 draw at Rennes in their Europa Conference League opener but suffered injury concerns to Steven Bergwijn and Lucas Moura. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg grabbed an equalizer for Spurs after Rennes recovered from a Loic Bade own goal to lead with goals from Flavien…
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Canada continues its climb up the world soccer ladder, moving eight spots to No. 51 in the latest FIFA rankings. It’s the highest position for the Canadian men since they were 53rd in October 2009.…
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UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno’s first title defense will come versus a very familiar foe — former champion Deiveson Figueiredo. Moreno (19-5-2) agreed on Wednesday to defend his 125-pound championship against Figueiredo (20-2-1) at UFC 269 on…
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Star-studded Paris Saint-Germain were held to a surprising 1-1 draw by Club Brugge on Wednesday night in Group A in Flanders. Lionel Messi made his first start for PSG, lining up alongside former Barcelona teammate Neymar and Kylian Mbappe in the XI for the first time…
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The Canadian Olympic men’s 4×100-metre relay team could have their bronze medal bumped to silver after a member of the second-place British squad tested positive for a banned substance, according to the International Testing Agency…
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Terence Crawford finally has the big fight he’s been looking for. Crawford, ESPN’s No. 2 pound-for-pound boxer, and Shawn Porter have struck a deal for a welterweight title fight on Nov. 20 at Las Vegas’…
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Two goals from Robert Lewandowski and one from Thomas Muller propelled Bayern Munich to a 3-0 victory at Barcelona in their opening Champions League game on Tuesday in another brutal demonstration of the gulf in class between the two sides. Muller gave Bayern…
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Canadian multi-sport athlete Georgia Simmerling has announced her retirement from professional sport. The Vancouver, B.C., native — who in 2016 became Canada’s first Olympian to compete in three different sports across three different Games — is…
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F1 title rivals Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton collided for the second time this season at the Italian Grand Prix, taking themselves out of the race in the process. The pair hit at Turn 1…
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Gareth Bale will miss Real Madrid’s Champions League match at Inter Milan on Wednesday after suffering a hamstring injury and sources have told ESPN that no date has been set for his return. Bale missed Madrid’s 5-2 LaLiga victory over Celta Vigo on…
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Over about 24 hours on the weekend, the Toronto Blue Jays scored 44 runs — 22 combined across a Saturday doubleheader and another 22 in one game on Sunday, all versus the Baltimore Orioles. At…
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Daniil Medvedev earned his first major title by defeating Novak Djokovic at his own game in a stunning upset Sunday in the US Open men’s final. Medvedev denied Djokovic a victory that would have given him the…
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Mohamed Salah scored his 100th Premier League goal on Sunday as Liverpool defeated 10-man Leeds United 3-0 at Elland Road. Goals from Fabinho and Sadio Mane made it a comfortable win for Liverpool but it was tainted after Pascal Struijk was sent off for a challenge…
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Denied the US Open championship trophy, Leylah Fernandez decided to make off with the spotlight instead. Evidently exhausted, her face both beaming and wet with tears, the 19-year-old Fernandez — bested in Saturday’s women’s final…
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Alex Albon has been handed a second opportunity at Formula One by Williams, who have signed him as George Russell’s replacement in 2022. Albon will drive alongside Canada’s Nicholas Latifi, who will stay with the…
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Lionel Messi has scored his 79th international career goal for Argentina, surpassing the South American men’s record held by Brazil legend Pele. Messi scored all three goals in Argentina’s 3-0 win over Bolivia on Thursday in a World Cup qualifying match at the Monumental stadium…
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Canada’s Olympic champion Andre De Grasse capped his “greatest season ever” with a pair of second-place finishes at the Diamond League Final on Thursday. Running a rare double on the same night, and only 74…
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When Emma Raducanu got to Flushing Meadows to try to win her way through qualifying and earn what would be a berth in her second Grand Slam tournament, she was not planning on a particularly long stay.…
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Italy recorded their first victory since being crowned European champions as strikers Moise Kean and Giacomo Raspadori inspired a crushing 5-0 victory over Lithuania to strengthen their grip on top spot in World Cup qualifying Group C. The two 21-year-olds…
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The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to a two-year $3.5 million deal with Canadian point guard Kevin Pangos, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks. Marks also reports that Pangos’ first-year salary of $1.67 million is fully guaranteed. According to Blake…
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Mercedes has confirmed George Russell will drive for the team alongside Lewis Hamilton in 2022. Russell’s promotion to Mercedes was effectively confirmed on Monday, when Alfa Romeo revealed it had signed Valtteri Bottas for 2022, but was made official by the team…
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Antoine Griezmann played chief tormentor as France sprung back into life to end a five-game winless streak by defeating visitors Finland 2-0 in a World Cup Group D qualifier on Tuesday. Griezmann struck in each half after his partnership with Karim…
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There’s a question mark over the health of Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies ahead of Canada’s World Cup qualifying match versus El Salvador on Wednesday. Coach John Herdman stated the 20-year-old fullback/winger did not train…
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UK’s tennis sensation, Emma Raducanu’s dream run continues as she storms her way into the US Open quarterfinals. After being down 0-2 in the first set, 18-year-old Raducanu won eleven straight games in a dominating win…
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Manchester United remain keen on West Ham United’s Declan Rice despite deciding against investing in a midfielder this summer, sources have told ESPN. Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward were aware of the clamour among supporters…
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Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez’s stellar run at the U.S Open continues. The 18-year-old from Laval, Que., advanced to the quarter-finals of the women’s draw with a hard-fought 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 victory over 16th-seeded German…
