Auger-Aliassime bumps slump to beat qualifier at Barcelona Open
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Former UFC interim lightweight champions Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje will square off for the second time in a five-round main event at UFC 291, UFC president Dana White revealed on Tuesday. The 155-pound fight is being promoted as…
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Pep Guardiola stated his Manchester City players can “visualize” the treble after thrashing Real Madrid to reach the Champions League final. City won 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium to win the tie 5-1 on aggregate and are now just three victories…
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The second men’s golf major of the year tees off Thursday at Oak Hill in Rochester, N.Y., just an hour and a half drive from the Ontario border. With a record six Canadians in the…
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This weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, Italy, will not go ahead after extreme weather resulted in flooding in the local area, Formula One revealed on Wednesday. F1 held meetings with local authorities and…
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And suddenly, they looked all grown up; freed from the insecurities, brain farts and inferiority complexes that so often derailed them. Inter Milan’s 1-0 win over AC Milan amounts to a 3-0 aggregate triumph over their crosstown rivals and opens…
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Sticky stuff. A dugout quarrel. Growing tension between division rivals and no shortage of drama. The New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays delivered again Tuesday with a game that had a bit of everything.…
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Vergil Ortiz Jr. will return July 8 vs. Eimantas Stanionis now that he’s recovered from rhabdomyolysis and discovered it was caused by long COVID, Ortiz told ESPN on Thursday. The 147-pound contest — Ortiz’s fourth…
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Barcelona sporting director Jordi Cruyff will leave the team when his contract expires at the end of June, it was confirmed on Tuesday. Cruyff’s decision comes two weeks after director of football Mateu Alemany announced that…
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A month after breaking two world records and another five world junior records at the national swim trials, Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh was back in race mode contesting at the Atlanta Classic this weekend. But…
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As Jayson Tatum connected on another 3-pointer midway through the third quarter Sunday — en route to outscoring the Philadelphia 76ers in the period by himself — he turned to a raucous Boston crowd and let out a cathartic…
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Barcelona have been crowned LaLiga champions for the first time since 2019 after winning 4-2 away at Espanyol in Sunday’s Catalan derby. Robert Lewandowski scored twice in the first half either side of Alex Balde’s back-post strike to set Barca on their way. Jules…
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Canada ran into a buzz saw in Argentina and lost to host France but still concluded fourth at the HSBC Sevens on Sunday, its best finish on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series this season.…
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Novak Djokovic’s clay-court game is still a work in progress. The 22-time Grand Slam champion had to overcome a midmatch lapse before defeating Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 on Sunday to reach the fourth round of the…
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Chelsea have agreed terms with Mauricio Pochettino to become the club’s new coach. A contract is yet to be signed but that is now considered a formality with an official announcement expected in the coming days.…
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Canada had to come from a goal down to outclass newcomer Slovenia 5-2 for its second victory at the men’s world hockey championship on Sunday in Riga, Latvia. The United States had to do the…
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Fresh off a doubles title in Madrid, Victoria Azarenka stepped up her singles game on the red clay courts at the Italian Open by defeating Sloane Stephens 6-4, 6-3 in her opening match Thursday. Stephens was coming off a…
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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag thinks his side will qualify for the Champions League; Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp agrees. With nine points needed from their last four games — three of them at Old Trafford — United should finish…
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The Maple Leafs entered Wednesday with their backs firmly pressed against the wall. Sheldon Keefe’s team responded with what he called as their best effort of the season — one peppered with desperation and urgency…
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Barbora Strycova earned her first singles victory since returning from maternity leave, defeating Maryna Zanevska 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in the opening round of the Italian Open on Tuesday. The 37-year-old Strycova returned to the tour two weeks…
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Sergio Busquets will leave Barcelona when his contract expires this summer, the club revealed on Wednesday, bringing to an end a spell that has seen him win eight LaLiga titles and three Champions Leagues. Busquets, 34, had an…
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Christa Deguchi, who became the first Canadian to reach the medal podium at the world judo championships in 2018, is now a two-time champion. She made a successful move for ippon in the women’s under-57…
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Lonnie Walker IV, turning in a fourth-quarter offensive performance unmatched by a Lakers player since Kobe Bryant did it before he was even born, took over Game 4 of Los Angeles’ second-round series versus the Golden State Warriors. Walker scored…
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Lionel Messi trained with the Paris Saint-Germain first team on Tuesday and will be available for selection for their match versus Ajaccio on Saturday, sources told ESPN. The Argentine, who was suspended for making a trip to Saudi…
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Canada’s Pamela Ware showed off a much-improved dive, paving the way for a silver medal on the last day of World Cup action in Montreal. The two-time Olympian scored 79.50 points on her fifth and final…
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Carlos Alcaraz is paving his way back to the top of the world rankings after a second consecutive Madrid Open title. Alcaraz defeated lucky loser Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the Spanish capital on Sunday to guarantee…
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Willian and Tom Cairney both scored twice to help Fulham defeat Leicester City 5-3 at home on Monday, ending the visitors’ three-game undefeated Premier League run and leaving them deep in relegation danger. Leicester, who had taken five points from their last…
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Stephen Ames capped off his dominant week on the TPC Sugarloaf with a 4-under 68 on Sunday that gave him the tournament scoring record and a four-shot triumph in the Mitsubishi Electric Classic in Duluth,…
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Aljamain Sterling won his title fight, and then another almost broke out in the Octagon. Sterling defeated Henry Cejudo via split decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47) in the main event of UFC 288 on Saturday night at the Prudential…
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Arsenal showed no sign of raising the white flag in the Premier League title race with a 2-0 win at Newcastle United on Sunday to close the gap on leaders Manchester City to one point. Defeat would have left Arsenal’s hopes of…
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CF Montreal have extended their winning streak to three matches in Major League Soccer and four in all competitions, defeating visiting Orlando City SC 2-0 at Stade Saputo on Saturday night. An own goal from…
