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Manchester United hires former player Michael Carrick as interim coach until end of the season
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United has again turned to former player Michael Carrick to…
Champions League winner PSG’s $168M payment tops UEFA prize money list for last season
GENEVA (AP) — Champions League winner Paris Saint-Germain topped the UEFA prize money table getting…
Nigeria’s Alex Iwobi pulling the strings for Super Eagles at Africa Cup
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Nigeria midfielder Alex Iwobi is enjoying his moment at the Africa…
Canadian midfielder Emma Regan leaves the NSL’s AFC Toronto to join a NWSL team
TORONTO — Midfielder Emma Regan’s breakthrough year with Canada and AFC Toronto has led to…
Timothée Chalamet has surprising wish for a perfect 2026 following Golden Globe win
PARIS (AP) — After winning his first Golden Globe, Timothée Chalamet said it was a…
Morocco coach hails quality of Africa Cup semifinalists, says fewer upsets likely in future
RABAT, MOROCCO (AP) — Morocco coach Walid Regragui expects a spectacle in the semifinals of…
Bangladesh stays firm in its stand not to play T20 World Cup matches in India
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The Bangladesh Cricket Board has remained firm in its stance to…
Tottenham midfielder Bentancur has hamstring surgery in worry for Uruguay ahead of World Cup
LONDON (AP) — Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has undergone surgery on his right hamstring, in…
Trump travel ban leaves Senegal, Ivory Coast fans in limbo for World Cup
TANGIER, Morocco (AP) — Fans of two of Africa’s top soccer nations have had their…
Cameron Knowles promoted to coach of Major League Soccer’s Minnesota United
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. (AP) — Cameron Knowles was promoted to coach of Major League Soccer’s…
Australia captain Alyssa Healy plans to retire after India series
Australia captain Alyssa Healy, who is regarded among the best players ever in women’s cricket,…
CF Montréal opens first training camp under head coach Marco Donadel
MONTREAL — CF Montréal’s 2025 season went down as the worst in the club’s 33-year…
Canada’s skeleton team denies accusations of Olympic sabotage by U.S. slider
CALGARY — Canada’s skeleton team denied accusations by American Katie Uhlaender that Canada’s coach sabotaged…
Real Madrid gets rid of Xabi Alonso and promotes B team manager Álvaro Arbeloa
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid pulled the trigger and replaced Xabi Alonso with B team…
Veteran Victoria Pickett signs with AFC Toronto, making move permanent after loan
TORONTO — Victoria Pickett, who spent 2025 on loan with AFC Toronto from the NWSL’s…
Canada’s Miha Fontaine wins bronze at World Cup aerials event in Lake Placid
LAKE PLACID — Canadian freestyle skier Miha Fontaine took the bronze medal in men’s competition…
6th-tier Macclesfield drawn against Brentford in FA Cup as reward for beating titleholder Palace
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Sixth-tier Macclesfield’s reward for beating Crystal Palace in one of the…
Veteran defender Walker Zimmerman says he has come to Toronto FC to chase trophies
TORONTO — Walker Zimmerman recalls how his wife put up balloons to celebrate him winning…
New Argos head coach Miller expects veteran QB Chad Kelly to be his starter in 2026
There’ll be no quarterback controversy in Mike Miller’s first season as the Toronto Argonauts head…
Ex-Corsican nationalist leader, soccer club president Alain Orsoni shot dead at mother’s funeral
PARIS (AP) — Former Corsican nationalist leader Alain Orsoni, who also served as the president…
USA Luge gets 11 athletes into Milan Cortina Olympics, 1 shy of maximum. Russia will get 2 spots
A pair of Russian luge athletes were confirmed Monday as qualifiers for next month’s Milan…
Rolland Courbis, a passionate figure in French soccer, dies at 72
PARIS (AP) — Former Marseille coach Rolland Courbis, a charismatic figure of French soccer who…
FIFA deepens World Cup ties to betting industry with deal that includes streaming games
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA deepened its commercial ties to the betting industry Monday in a…
Crans-Montana set to host Olympic ski races in Switzerland bid for 2038 Winter Games
BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Crans-Montana is set to host Alpine ski races at the 2038…