• The Canadian Press

    Spanish judge confirms Rubiales will stand trial for kiss on player after Women's World Cup final

    MADRID (AP) — Former Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales will stand trial on charges of sexual assault and coercion for kissing forward Jenni Hermoso without her consent after last year's Women's World Cup final, a Spanish judge confirmed Wednesday. Judge Francisco de Jorge had ruled in January that Rubiales’ kiss was “unconsented and carried out unilaterally and in a surprising fashion.” Spanish news agency EFE reported that he has confirmed the charges. Prosecutors seek a prison

  • The Canadian Press

    Two Canadians named to match officials panel for Paris Olympics rugby sevens

    Canadians Moe Chaudhry and Maggie Cogger-Orr are among 23 match officials selected to work the rugby sevens competition at this summer's Paris Olympics. Chaudhry, a native of Mississauga, Ont., has worked as both referee and assistant referee on the international front as well as the HSBC SVNS, formerly known as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. He also officiates Major League Rugby games. When not officiating, he is a Chick-fil-A franchisee. A former Tim Hortons franchisee, he also spent time

  • The Canadian Press

    Inside the NBA MVP Race: Jokic's consistency was key, and No. 1 picks were denied the trophy again

    A look at some notes and numbers surrounding the NBA's MVP race this season: ___ MULTIPLE TOP 10s Denver's Nikola Jokic was the only player in the league to rank among the top 10 in points (10th), rebounds (4th) and assists (3rd) per game this season, which surely went a long way toward voters giving him the MVP award for the third time in four years. There were only three other players who ranked among top 10 in two of those categories. Dallas' Luka Doncic won the scoring title and was second i

  • The Canadian Press

    Jokic wins NBA's MVP award, finishing ahead of Canada's Gilgeous-Alexander in voting

    Nikola Jokic did it all again. And the MVP trophy is his again. Jokic, the Denver Nuggets star from Serbia, was announced Wednesday night as the NBA's Most Valuable Player, topping Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the voting. It was the third time Jokic has won the award in the past four seasons, a feat that just six other players in league history have accomplished. He averaged 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds and 9.0 assists. Others averaged more in each category — an