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Barcelona president Joan Laporta has stated the club have “never bought referees or influence” following the revelation of payments to the former vice president of the refereeing committee. Barca paid Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira’s company around €7 million…
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UFC Hall of Famer Rashad Evans is returning from retirement — and now his adversary is set. Evans, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, will face Gabriel Checco on the Eagle FC United States debut card Jan. 28 in…
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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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Tatiana Suarez, who has been sidelined since UFC 238 in June 2019 due to a recurring bulging disk in her neck and various other minor setbacks, will again have to wait to make her return…
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After waiting 689 days since its last international softball game and enduring a pandemic, the Canadian women’s softball team didn’t miss a beat, defeating Mexico 4-0 on Wednesday in the opening game of the 2020…
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Jozy Altidore celebrated his return to action with a goal off the bench as Toronto FC, playing at home in front of fans for the first time since March 2020, tied Orlando City 1-1 in…
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From 16 months without a game to seven contests in eight days, the Canadian women’s basketball team made its return to the court last week at the FIBA AmeriCup. Canada, which collected gold in two…
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Real Madrid have announced the return of Carlo Ancelotti as manager after he confirmed his departure from Premier League side Everton on Tuesday. Ancelotti, 61, has agreed a three-year contract with Madrid and will be presented in a news conference…
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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…
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Anthony Davis is days away from making his return from a nearly nine-week absence and LeBron James has progressed to “light work” on the court, Lakers coach Frank Vogel stated before his team’s game versus the Utah Jazz on Monday.…
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Ten days after James Harden was diagnosed with a right hamstring strain, Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks stated that the All-Star guard is “progressing well.” Marks added that Harden will need “at least one or two” practice days…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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CF Montreal lost a head coach and Major League Soccer said goodbye to a marquee name with news Thursday that Thierry Henry was stepping down. Citing family reasons, the 43-year-old former star striker stated he…
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Unfortunately for the Boston Celtics, Marcus Smart’s return to game action still appears to be a few weeks away. Smart, who has been out since late January due to a left calf strain, is anticipated to be out…
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Portugal’s Algarve circuit is set to return to the Formula One calendar this season, taking the vacant slot left by Vietnam on May 2. The BBC and Sky Sports television stated teams would be told…
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Nick Kyrgios has breathed a sigh of relief after making a typically lively return to tennis following a near year-long hiatus. Kyrgios overcame a leg injury to reach the second round of an Australian Open warm-up…
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It’s been eight years since Rebecca Marino participated in a Grand Slam, and the Canadian says she “feels like a different person.” Marino, the 30-year-old from Vancouver, is set to play the main draw of…
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Many felt like Dustin Poirier was going to be nothing more than a body for Conor McGregor in the main event of Saturday’s UFC 257. Poirier had other plans in mind, using damaging calf kicks…
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Williams driver George Russell will substitute Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes for this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix after Hamilton tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. Williams, which is an engine customer of Mercedes, agreed to release…
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The Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier rematch is inching closer to reality. Poirier has signed a fight agreement to fight in the Jan. 23 main event of UFC 257 versus McGregor, UFC president Dana White confirmed to ESPN’s Brett…
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Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu is planning to make her long-awaited return to the WTA Tour this January in Australia. The 20-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., hasn’t played a competitive match since suffering a knee injury…
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Cristiano Ronaldo was back in Italy after testing positive for the coronavirus in Portugal. The Juventus striker traveled on a “medical flight” from Lisbon to Turin on Wednesday to finish his isolation period. “Cristiano Ronaldo…
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For the first time since 2003, both US Open champions were not there to defend their titles in the past couple of weeks. Rafael Nadal and Bianca Andreescu had withdrawn from the second Major of…
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Denis Shapovalov is used to firing up the fans, and feeding off their energy in return. The Canadian tennis star, who plays with a high-risk, high-reward style, can bring up the atmosphere in a match…
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Sergio Perez will return to Formula One duty for the Racing Point team at the Spanish Grand Prix after testing negative for COVID-19. The Mexican driver missed the two weeks of racing at Silverstone after…
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Former F1 driver Nico Hulkenberg revealed that he was open to joining the ranks of Alfa Romeo in 2021. Hulkenberg asserted that he was “keen” to go racing again, but wasn’t “desperate” to return to the sport.…
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Defending women’s singles champion Bianca Andreescu has committed to playing in the 2020 U.S. Open, arranged to start on Aug. 31 in Flushing, Queens. Her triumph last year marked the first time a Canadian won a Grand…
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Joey Votto was placed on the injured list without a designation before Sunday’s doubleheader versus the Detroit Tigers. Votto self-reported symptoms to the team’s medical staff on Sunday morning, according to a source told The Enquirer, but…
