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Premier League trophy in Toronto as Man City visits Liverpool in high-stakes showdown
TORONTO - Manchester City's Premier League title hopes could hang in the balance Sunday when the slumping club visits league-leading Liverpool. The trophy they are both battling for is 5,450 kilometre...
Nov 30, 2024
Canadian women lose twice but advance to quarterfinals at Emirates Dubai Sevens
DUBAI - Canada's women defeated Brazil but lost to Japan and New Zealand on Day 1 of the Emirates Dubai Sevens, the opening event of World Rugby's 2025 HSBC SVNS series. Canada (1-2-0) finished third ...
Nov 30, 2024
Israeli strike in Gaza allegedly kills workers with World Central Kitchen charity
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli airstrike on a car in the Gaza Strip on Saturday killed five people, a senior Palestinian health official said. Three of them were said to be employees of t...
Nov 30, 2024
From inside a Cameroon jail, gay youth say police exploit homophobia to seek bribes
DOUALA - Pierre wakes up every morning atop a makeshift wooden table, in an open-air courtyard at the New Bell central prison in Douala, the most populous city in Cameroon. He cleans toilets, shoes an...
Nov 30, 2024
Iceland votes for a new parliament amid disagreements on immigration, energy policy and the economy
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - Icelanders will elect a new parliament Saturday after disagreements over immigration, energy policy and the economy forced Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson to pull the plug...
Nov 30, 2024
Panthers beat Hurricanes 6-3, snapping their nine-game home win streak
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A.J. Greer and Anton Lundell scored 4:10 apart in the third period helping the Florida Panthers recover after squandering a two-goal lead to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 on Fr...
Nov 29, 2024
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scores in OT to lift Oilers to 4-3 win over Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored 1:18 into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Utah Hockey Club 4-3 on Friday night. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl each tallied a goal and an ...
Nov 29, 2024
Howden and Barbashev score twice as the Golden Knights beat NHL-leading Jets 4-3
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Brett Howden's second goal of the game late in third period proved to be the winner as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets 4-3 on Friday night. Howden's go...
Nov 29, 2024
Winnipeg's McEwen top seed heading into Kioti National quarterfinals
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Mike McEwen remains perfect at the Kioti National after taking an 8-1 victory over Winnipeg's Reid Carruthers on Friday. McEwen, who's also from Winnipeg, scored three in the first ...
Nov 29, 2024
Butler scores 26, Herro adds 23 and Adebayo has triple-double as Miami tops Toronto 121-111
MIAMI (AP) - Jimmy Butler scored 26 points, Tyler Herro added 23 and the Miami Heat beat the Toronto Raptors 121-111 on Friday night. The Heat were 21 of 54 on 3-pointers in the game, the third-most a...
Nov 29, 2024