• The Canadian Press

    Herdman looks forward to another Canadian Championship David vs Goliath matchup

    Toronto FC coach John Herdman is looking forward to another Canadian Championship cup tie against a semi-pro side in CS Saint-Laurent. The Ligue1 Quebec champion advanced Thursday after upsetting Halifax Wanderers FC of the Canadian Premier League 5-3 in a penalty shootout after the game finished tied at 2-2 after regulation time. Toronto moved into the final eight by blanking League 1 Ontario's Simcoe Country Rovers 5-0 on April 24 at BMO Field "(It's) exciting That's what cup games are about,"

  • The Canadian Press

    Leipzig draws at Hoffenheim in Bundesliga

    HOFFENHEIM, Germany (AP) — Hoffenheim scored in the last minute to draw with Leipzig 1-1 in the Bundesliga on Friday. Leipzig, which has already secured a place in next year’s Champions League, stayed in fourth place, one point behind Stuttgart, which has a game in hand. Hoffenheim remained seventh and with a shot of a Europa Conference League playoff place. Benjamin Šeško got the opener for Leipzig before halftime when goalkeeper Oliver Baumann let Šeško’s header squirm through his hands. After

  • The Canadian Press

    Insigne nearing a return for Toronto FC but Marshall-Rutty now on the sidelines

    TORONTO — Italian star Lorenzo Insigne, working his way back from a hamstring injury, was on the field with the rest of Toronto FC on Friday while fellow designated player Richie Laryea, recovering from hamstring surgery, was seen running with a trainer. That was the good news, with Insigne possibly returning as early as next week. Laryea, who has not played since the Feb. 25 season opener, is still four to six weeks away. But teenage wingback/winger Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty was absent from train

  • The Canadian Press

    Savanier scores sweet volley then gets red card as Montpellier beats Toulouse

    PARIS (AP) — Teji Savanier scored a goal-of-the-season contender and was sent off as Montpellier won at Toulouse 2-1 in the French league on Friday. The veteran midfielder caught a cross from the left with the sweetest of volleys to put the visitor ahead after 26 minutes. Thijs Dallinga equalized for Toulouse with a powerful header seven minutes later and Savanier’s sending off 20 minutes into the second half looked to have swung the game in the direction of the home team. However, Khalil Fayad