Steve Carr
Erling Haaland’s father, Alf-Inge Haaland, and agent Mino Raiola held talks with Barcelona and Real Madrid on Thursday over a possible transfer for the superstar Borussia Dortmund forward. Alf-Inge Haaland and Raiola flew into Barcelona on Thursday morning for a 2½-hour…
Steve Carr
JJ Redick doesn’t have an ideal number of matches in mind to get ready for the playoffs with the Dallas Mavericks, who were thinking postseason when they acquired the shooting guard with an expiring contract. “The ideal…
Steve Carr
Canada’s Bianca Andreescu has reached the final four at the Miami Open. Andreescu earned herself a spot in the tournament semifinals on Wednesday by downing Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 — in a…
Steve Carr
UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou stated he would like to fight twice more this year, and while he’s not sure what’s going on between the UFC and Jon Jones, he said he wants Jones first and at some…
Steve Carr
North Macedonia scored an 85th-minute winner through Eljif Elmas to stun hosts Germany 2-1 in their World Cup Group J qualifier on Wednesday as the Balkan country celebrated their greatest international triumph. Elmas slotted in after the four-times world…
Steve Carr
Canada’s Milos Raonic is out of the Miami Open after losing a close match in the round of 16. The 12th-seeded Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., lost 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) to No. 26 seed Hubert…
Steve Carr
Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry scored 32 points, dished out six assists and grabbed five rebounds in Monday’s 116-102 victory over the Chicago Bulls — making his return from a tailbone injury that much sweeter for a Warriors group that…
Steve Carr
Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski has been ruled out for four weeks after suffering sprained ligaments in his right knee, the German champions stated on Tuesday. “Robert Lewandowski has strained a ligament in his right knee. The FC Bayern striker…
Steve Carr
Bianca Andreescu is feeling closer to her old self as she moves on to the quarterfinals at the Miami Open. The eighth-seeded Canadian, from Mississauga, Ont., clinched her spot at the WTA Tour 1000 event…
Steve Carr
Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya revealed Friday that he has a date in mind for his previously stated plan to return to the ring. At a news conference for the upstart promoter Triller Fight…
Steve Carr
Lewis Hamilton called his narrow 0.7s triumph over Max Verstappen at the Bahrain Grand Prix one of the hardest races in recent memory. Hamilton held off a charging Verstappen to win the season opener. The closing…
Steve Carr
Canada faced a mammoth mission in its bid for its first Olympic men’s soccer berth in nearly four decades — it needed to defeat a Mexican powerhouse on their home soil, something no Canadian team…
Steve Carr
Hobbled by cramps, top-ranked Daniil Medvedev limped through the final few matches Sunday to edge Alexei Popyrin 7-6 (3), 6-7 (7) 6-4 in the third round at the Miami Open. Medvedev failed to convert three match points in the…
Steve Carr
Spain striker Dani Olmo snatched a 2-1 victory away to Georgia in their World Cup qualifier on Sunday with a stoppage-time strike from outside the area to kick-start his side’s efforts to qualify for Qatar 2022 after a sluggish start.…
Steve Carr
Breakout Canadian snowboarder Liam Brearley captured a silver medal at the final FIS World Cup slopestyle competition of the season in Silvaplana, Switzerland, on Sunday. The 18-year-old Gravenhurst, Ont., native concluded with a best mark of 89 on his first…
Steve Carr
Manchester United stay committed to handing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a new contract, and the Norwegian’s future does not depend on lifting a trophy this campaign, sources have told ESPN. United are yet to win any silverware…
Steve Carr
The Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday attained guard Norman Powell from the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Gary Trent Jr. and Rodney Hood. In addition, center Jusuf Nurkic tweeted that he is returning from a right wrist fracture and will be in the Blazers’ lineup versus…
Steve Carr
Cyle Larin scored three goals, with Alphonso Davies playing provider each time, as Canada opened its oft-delayed World Cup qualifying campaign Thursday with a comfortable 5-1 win over Bermuda. Larin, upping his Canada goals total…
Steve Carr
It has been 20 years since Venus Williams won her home tournament, and her stay at the 2021 Miami Open was brief. Williams was eliminated on the first day of play Tuesday by 89th-ranked Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan, 6-2,…
Steve Carr
Defending champion France started its qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup with a tame 1-1 draw versus Ukraine, while Bosnia-Herzegovina scored late to draw 2-2 away against Finland in Wednesday’s other Group D game.…
Steve Carr
A triumph or draw versus Honduras on Thursday and Canada is through to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Championship. And if Haiti and El Salvador (both 0-1-1) tie in the earlier matchup,…
Steve Carr
Gareth Bale has said he intends to return to Real Madrid once his loan spell at Tottenham Hotspur expires this summer. The Wales captain re-joined Spurs on a season-long loan in September in search of regular playing time, having moved from the north London…
Steve Carr
The Houston Rockets are progressing on several fronts in talks to trade guard Victor Oladipo, and there’s strong confidence they’ll execute a deal ahead of Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, sources told ESPN. The Rockets are progressively comfortable with…
Steve Carr
Stephen Silas walked off the court at halftime thinking he’d seen a sign. Danuel House Jr. swished a 51-footer at the buzzer, sending the Rockets to the locker room on a high after 20 consecutive…
Steve Carr
Former U.S Open champion Juan Martin del Potro will undergo another surgery on his right knee this week but stated Monday he still hopes to play at the Tokyo Olympics. The Argentine has been sidelined since hurting…
Steve Carr
Leicester City reached their first FA Cup semi-final for 39 years with a fully deserved victory over Manchester United at King Power Stadium. Brendan Rodgers’ side will face Southampton at Wembley with Chelsea and Manchester…
Steve Carr
A frustrated Canada had to settle for a scoreless tie with Haiti on Monday at the CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Championship. Canada (1-0-1) faces Honduras on Thursday in its final Group B match. The Canadians…
Steve Carr
Kevin Holland talked to opponent Derek Brunson while the two were on the ground. He chatted with referee Herb Dean several times during the fight. And Holland even had a full-blown conversation between rounds with UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov,…
Steve Carr
Manchester City needed late goals from Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne to secure a 2-0 victory over Everton to reach the FA Cup semifinals on Saturday. The triumph keeps City’s quadruple hopes alive this campaign as they managed to break Everton’s…
Steve Carr
German star Alexander Zverev was too tough for top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Mexican Open final, claiming the title in consecutive sets after a stunning turnaround. In a battle of the top two seeds,…
