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France’s Karim Benzema retires from international football after World Cup final defeat

France’s Karim Benzema retires from international football after World Cup final defeat

Karim Benzema has announced his retirement from international football on his 35th birthday, just a day after France suffered a heartbreaking penalty shootout defeat to Argentina in the World Cup final on Sunday. The 2022 Ballon d’Or winner missed the tournament…

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Germany stick with coach Hansi Flick through Euro 2024 despite World Cup failure

Germany stick with coach Hansi Flick through Euro 2024 despite World Cup failure

The German football federation (DFB) kept its trust in Hansi Flick as national team coach on Wednesday despite the disappointing World Cup performance. Federation president Bernd Neuendorf stated the body has “full confidence” in Flick…

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Canada unable to capture desired result in Qatar, exit men’s World Cup with loss to Morocco

Canada unable to capture desired result in Qatar, exit men’s World Cup with loss to Morocco

Another incomplete performance for Canada at the World Cup. But also a rousing late surge that fell just short in a 2-1 loss to a talented Moroccan side. As in the two previous defeats at…

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Ecuador beat Qatar in tournament opener

Ecuador beat Qatar in tournament opener

Ecuador eased past World Cup debutants Qatar 2-0 on Sunday with two goals from veteran forward Enner Valencia in the first opening-game defeat for a host nation in the tournament’s history. Valencia scored an early penalty and added a…

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Taylor Fritz wins, will face Novak Djokovic in ATP Finals semis

Taylor Fritz wins, will face Novak Djokovic in ATP Finals semis

Taylor Fritz advanced to the final four of the ATP Finals by defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 6-2 on Thursday at the year-end tournament. The American will face five-time champion Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. The match…

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Auger-Aliassime extends winning streak to 15 matches, advances to Paris Masters quarter-finals

Auger-Aliassime extends winning streak to 15 matches, advances to Paris Masters quarter-finals

Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters tennis tournament and increased his winning streak to 15 matches with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over French wild-card Gilles Simon on Thursday. Auger-Aliassime, seeking…

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Carlos Alcaraz advances in first Swiss Indoors in 3 years

Carlos Alcaraz advances in first Swiss Indoors in 3 years

Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz rallied to defeat Jack Draper 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 in the first round of the Swiss Indoors on Monday. Alcaraz clinched with his third match-point chance, firing a forehand winner when following in a strong serve…

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Rust a risk for many of Canada’s men’s soccer team ahead of World Cup

Rust a risk for many of Canada’s men’s soccer team ahead of World Cup

CF Montreal’s exit from the Major League Soccer playoffs on Sunday was more than a local concern. At least four probable members of the Canadian men’s national team, including certain starter Alistair Johnston and rising…

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Brooks Koepka closes individual LIV Golf season with playoff win

Brooks Koepka closes individual LIV Golf season with playoff win

Brooks Koepka holed his birdie putt on the third playoff hole to earn the LIV Golf Invitational-Jeddah on Sunday and claim his first triumph on the breakaway tour. Little could separate Koepka from close friend and…

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Brandon Nakashima takes first ATP Tour title at hometown tournament in San Diego

Brandon Nakashima takes first ATP Tour title at hometown tournament in San Diego

Brandon Nakashima’s first ATP Tour triumph came in his hometown, as he beat friend and fellow Southern Californian Marcos Giron 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday in the San Diego Open final. “It’s super special, something you dream of,…

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Raptors guard Dalano Banton leads Canada past Mexico in AmeriCup quarter-finals

Raptors guard Dalano Banton leads Canada past Mexico in AmeriCup quarter-finals

Toronto Raptors guard Dalano Banton had 16 points and seven rebounds to lift Canada to an 82-77 triumph over Mexico on Thursday and into the semifinals of the FIBA AmeriCup tournament. Banton, a Toronto native,…

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Second-ranked Alexander Zverev withdraws from US Open

Second-ranked Alexander Zverev withdraws from US Open

Alexander Zverev, the No. 2-ranked player in the world, has withdrawn from the US Open as he continues to recover from a right ankle injury and subsequent surgery. The 25-year-old German sustained ligament damage during…

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Canada defeats Finland in OT thriller for gold at world juniors in Edmonton

Canada defeats Finland in OT thriller for gold at world juniors in Edmonton

Mason McTavish concluded as the top scorer at the 2022 world junior hockey championship. He was also named the tournament’s most valuable player. But, most importantly, he also made the save of the tournament. McTavish’s…

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Auger-Aliassime shakes off Montreal loss with easy victory at Cincinnati Open

Auger-Aliassime shakes off Montreal loss with easy victory at Cincinnati Open

Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime moved on to the third round of the Western & Southern Open Masters-level tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Australia’s Alex de Minaur on Wednesday. Auger-Aliassime, the seventh seed in…

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Women’s final, not men’s, will conclude Olympic soccer tournament in Paris

Women’s final, not men’s, will conclude Olympic soccer tournament in Paris

The Olympic soccer competition at the 2024 Paris Games will end with the women’s final — instead of the men’s — for the first time. FIFA announced the Olympic soccer competition schedule on Wednesday. The…

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Auger-Aliassime rides powerful serve to 2nd round of Halle Open in Germany

Auger-Aliassime rides powerful serve to 2nd round of Halle Open in Germany

Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime moved on to the second round of the Halle Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 victory over American Marcos Giron on Tuesday in Germany. Auger-Aliassime, seeded fourth at the ATP…

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Canada’s Pavan, Humana-Paredes open Latvia Elite 16 with victory

Canada’s Pavan, Humana-Paredes open Latvia Elite 16 with victory

One week after their early elimination, Canadian beach volleyball duo Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes took a strong first step toward making sure it doesn’t happen again. The reigning world champions opened the Latvia Elite 16…

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Carleton defeats Saskatchewan to win 3rd consecutive U Sports men’s basketball title

Carleton defeats Saskatchewan to win 3rd consecutive U Sports men’s basketball title

The Carleton Ravens defended their U Sports men’s basketball crown with a triumph in the championship game Sunday. Third-year guard Aiden Warnholtz had 18 points, nine rebounds and eight assists to lead the Ravens past…

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Stingers suffer tough loss to Cangrejeros in FIBA Basketball Champions League Americas group play

Stingers suffer tough loss to Cangrejeros in FIBA Basketball Champions League Americas group play

Following a victory over last year’s finalist Real Esteli, the Edmonton Stingers fell 89-68 at the hands of Cangrejeros on Tuesday in FIBA Basketball Champions League Americas group play in Polideportivo, Nicaragua.  Edmonton was led by Chad Posthumus who…

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Carlos Alcaraz, Brandon Nakashima dominate Next Gen ATP finals after round one

Carlos Alcaraz, Brandon Nakashima dominate Next Gen ATP finals after round one

Favorite Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Brandon Nakashima of the United States dominated the opening session of the Next Gen Finals on Tuesday. Alcaraz took just 75 minutes to defeat Holger Rune of Denmark 4-3 (6) 4-2 4-0, seeing out…

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‘A relief more than joy’: Jason Gunnlaugson claims berth at Canadian Olympic curling trials

‘A relief more than joy’: Jason Gunnlaugson claims berth at Canadian Olympic curling trials

Jason Gunnlaugson, from Morris, Man., has secured his rink’s place at the Canadian Olympic curling trials after defeating Tanner Horgan 9-8 in the ‘A’ side final on Sunday at the pre-trials tournament in Liverpool, N.S. It will…

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Mbappe, Benzema lead France over Spain in Nations League final

Mbappe, Benzema lead France over Spain in Nations League final

France acquired the Nations League final with goals from Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe earning them a 2-1 victory over Spain at the San Siro stadium on Sunday. After a subdued fist half, the game sprung into life in the 64th minute when France…

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Canada’s Marino takes upset victory in 1st round of National Bank Open

Canada’s Marino takes upset victory in 1st round of National Bank Open

Canada’s Rebecca Marino pulled off her biggest victory since returning to tennis, upsetting World No. 26 Madison Keys of the United States in consecutive sets on Monday at the National Bank Open. The 30-year-old Marino…

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Naomi Osaka gets No. 52 Saisai Zheng, Novak Djokovic gets No. 139 Hugo Dellien in Olympic tennis tournament draw

Naomi Osaka gets No. 52 Saisai Zheng, Novak Djokovic gets No. 139 Hugo Dellien in Olympic tennis tournament draw

Naomi Osaka’s first match in nearly two months will come versus 52nd-ranked Saisai Zheng of China in the opening round of the Olympic tennis tournament. The second-seeded Osaka, who represents host Japan and is one of the…

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Seamus Power outlasts J.T. Poston in playoff to win Barbasol Championship

Seamus Power outlasts J.T. Poston in playoff to win Barbasol Championship

Seamus Power won the Barbasol Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour triumph, defeating J.T. Poston with a tap-in par on the sixth hole of a playoff. Poston drove into the water that lines the right side…

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Djokovic, Murray win as rain disrupts Wimbledon

Djokovic, Murray win as rain disrupts Wimbledon

Shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Monday, two years minus two weeks from the last time a meaningful match was played at Wimbledon, a voice blared over the loudspeakers: “Good afternoon and welcome to Centre Court.”…

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Canadian women’s basketball team learns tough Olympic lessons after disappointing AmeriCup

Canadian women’s basketball team learns tough Olympic lessons after disappointing AmeriCup

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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Aislinn Konig catches fire from deep to send Canada rolling into AmeriCup semis

Aislinn Konig catches fire from deep to send Canada rolling into AmeriCup semis

Aislinn Konig had a game-high 23 points as Canada crushed the Dominican Republic 90-53 in quarter-final action at the FIBA AmeriCup women’s basketball tournament on Thursday. Canada is now 5-0 at the event. With the…

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Canada’s Auger-Aliassime shocks Federer on grass in Wimbledon tune-up

Canada’s Auger-Aliassime shocks Federer on grass in Wimbledon tune-up

Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime earned one of the biggest triumphs of his career Wednesday by topping Swiss star Roger Federer 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the second round of the Noventi Open. It was the first career…

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Euro 2020: Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo breaks goals record in historic fifth finals appearance

Euro 2020: Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo breaks goals record in historic fifth finals appearance

Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo netted twice to make history at Euro 2020 on Tuesday, making him the leading scorer in the Championship’s history with 11 goals in a men’s record fifth tournament appearance. The Portugal captain overtook France great Michel…