• The Canadian Press

    Carlos Alcaraz makes confident start at French Open, Naomi Osaka advances

    PARIS (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz made a confident start at the French Open on Sunday, overwhelming J.J. Wolf 6-1, 6-2, 6-1. It was the Spaniard's first win since coming back from the right forearm injury that sidelined him for almost a month. “I'm almost at 100% of my abilities,” Alcaraz said after his first-round win. “After the match, I didn't feel anything.” In the women's draw, Naomi Osaka marked her seventh appearance in Paris with a 1-6, 6-4, 7-5 first-round victory over Lucia Bronzetti. “There

  • The Canadian Press

    Southampton back in the Premier League after winning playoff final, the richest game in world soccer

    LONDON (AP) — Southampton secured an immediate return to the Premier League on Sunday by beating Leeds 1-0 at Wembley Stadium in the Championship playoff final, the richest one-off match in world soccer. An uplift of 140 million pounds ($180 million) in future earnings from broadcast revenue and prize money is guaranteed for the south-coast club thanks to Adam Armstrong’s 24th-minute winner at England’s national stadium. Southampton is heading back up to the lucrative Premier League alongside Le

  • The Canadian Press

    Sha'Carri Richardson wins 100, Beatrice Chebet sets world record in 10,000 at Prefontaine Classic

    EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Sha'Carri Richardson continued her march toward the Paris Olympics on Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic, winning the women's 100 meters in 10.83 seconds. Kenyan Beatrice Chebet s et a world record in the 10,000 meters at the Pre earlier in the day with a time of 28 minutes, 54.14 seconds, while American Christian Coleman won the day's other notable event, the men's 100, in a season-best 9.95. But the spotlight was on the battle between Richardson, the 2023 world champion, a

  • The Canadian Press

    Sweden rallies late to defeat Canada, take bronze at hockey worlds

    PRAGUE — Canada will be leaving the world hockey championship empty-handed. Sweden scored three unanswered goals in the third period to earn a 4-2 comeback win over Canada and claim bronze on Sunday. Carl Grundstrom, with two goals, Erik Karlsson and Marcus Johansson scored for Sweden. Dylan Cozens and Pierre-Luc Dubois replied for Canada. Dubois scored 4:18 into the third period to give the Canadians a 2-1 edge, their first lead of the game after Grundstrom opened the scoring with the lone goal