• The Canadian Press

    Maradona's heirs lose court battle to block auction of World Cup Golden Ball trophy

    A French court ruled the auction of a trophy awarded to the late Diego Maradona after the 1986 World Cup can go ahead as planned despite opposition from his heirs, their lawyer told The Associated Press on Thursday. Maradona’s heirs tried to stop the auction of the Golden Ball trophy he received for being the best player of the 1986 World Cup by starting an urgent judicial procedure. Lawyer Gilles Moreu told The AP the court's ruling “was not favorable to the heirs of Diego Maradona.” The trophy

  • The Canadian Press

    12 years later, American Olympic hurdler Lashinda Demus will get gold medal at ceremony in Paris

    There's no making up for what Olympic hurdler Lashinda Demus lost on the day she finished .07 seconds behind a Russian opponent who, everyone found out later, was doping. What the American 400-meter hurdles champion will get is a great day under the Eiffel Tower where she'll be presented with the gold medal she was denied 12 years ago at the London Olympics. Demus, now 41 and the mother of four boys, said so much time had passed that she wasn't all that excited when she learned last year that th

  • The Canadian Press

    Five players to watch at cricket's Twenty20 World Cup

    The Twenty20 World Cup is set to begin Saturday with tournament co-host the United States taking on Canada in Dallas. The global T20 championship has moved to a 20-team format, giving a chance to the associate or lower-ranked nations at the highest stage, while retaining the usual favorites in the title chase. Most of cricket’s biggest stars are among the 250-plus players at the tournament being co-hosted by the United States and the Caribbean. Here’s five players, existing or emerging stars, to

  • The Canadian Press

    Oilers battle back from early deficit to defeat Stars 5-2 and pull even in West final

    EDMONTON — Kris Knoblauch thought he might be in for a long night.