• The Guardian

    Blair Kinghorn: ‘Wanting trophies is everywhere you go at Toulouse’

    The Scotland back couldn’t be happier after making the switch to the French club who next face Harlequins in a Champions Cup semi-final

  • The Canadian Press

    Rangers aware of Presidents' Trophy curse as they face Carolina Hurricanes in second round

    The New York Rangers are well aware about the difficulties Presidents' Trophy winners have had in advancing in the Stanley Cup playoffs. They're just not thinking about that. Since the award was first given to team with the highest point total during the regular season in 1986, only eight of those teams won the championship. Chicago was the last to do it in 2013, and the 2015 Rangers are the only team since then to advance beyond the second round. “We don’t live under a rock," New York forward M

  • The Canadian Press

    How an injury-hit Real Madrid rode Bellingham boom to Spanish league success

    BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — It wasn’t supposed to look this comfortable for Real Madrid — even for a team which is nearly always a strong contender to win the Spanish league. Not after Karim Benzema left for even bigger money in Saudi Arabia and injuries wiped out the heart of Madrid's defense. But Jude Bellingham took Spain by storm, Vinícius Júnior did what the super-talented Brazilian does, and Madrid’s backups rose to the challenge as Madrid clinched its record-extending 36th Spanish league titl