• The Canadian Press

    Euro 2024: Belgium's exciting new crop looks to succeed where the 'golden generation' failed

    BRUSSELS (AP) — For all its talent, Belgium's so-called golden generation of soccer players has never won a major title. With only a few members of that era still around, a new group of ambitious youngsters chaperoned by seasoned veterans will compete at the European Championship, looking to shed the country's underachiever reputation. After the Red Devils failed to progress to the knockout stage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Belgium has quickly rebuilt a solid and entertaining team under the

  • The Canadian Press

    Mbappé not in France squad for Paris Olympics ahead of expected move to Real Madrid

    Kylian Mbappé will not play for France at the Paris Olympics after he was left out of Thierry Henry's provisional squad for the Games on Monday. The World Cup winner, who is widely expected to join Real Madrid after leaving Paris Saint-Germain as a free agent, had stated his desire to play at the Games in his home nation. Henry and even French President Emmanuel Macron wanted Mbappé to be part of the men's Olympic team, but he was not included in the 25-man squad. PSG's Warren Zaire-Emery and Br

  • Yahoo Sports

    The tao of USWNT coach Emma Hayes, who ‘picks winning over everything else’

    Hayes climbed the sport’s ladder, all the way to the top of England’s WSL, and now to the USWNT. She inspired a movement at Chelsea; she built a semi-pro team into a trophy-winning machine. Now, she’s tasked with restoring a fallen superpower.

  • The Canadian Press

    World track body creates biennial championships with bigger cash prizes as potential Olympics rival

    GENEVA (AP) — Track and field announced a new global championships on Monday and promised $150,000 prizes — three times its recent cash pledge to champions at the Paris Olympics — for gold medalists. World Athletics said the first Ultimate Championships will be hosted in Budapest from Sept. 11-13, 2026 showcasing Olympic, world and Diamond League champions over three evening sessions. Eight or 16 athletes in each event will compete for a total prize fund of $10 million that is the sport’s riches