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The Canadian PressCanadian forward Ayo Akinola and Toronto FC agree to terminate contract
TORONTO — Canadian forward Ayo Akinola, who turned heads with a breakout performance for Toronto FC at the MLS is Back Tournament in 2020, has left his hometown club after agreeing to a mutual termination of his contract. The 24-year-old scored 18 goals in 96 appearances across all competitions since joining the MLS club in December 2017 as a homegrown player. Nine of those goals came in league play in 2020. Akinola has been a forgotten figure of late at TFC, playing just 82 minutes off the benc
The Canadian PressFernandez makes early exit at Italian Open with 6-4, 6-1 loss to Bogdan
ROME — Canada's Leylah Fernandez made an early exit from the Italian Open on Tuesday with a 6-4, 6-1 first-round loss to Romanian veteran Ana Bogdan. The 21-year-old from Laval, Que., struggled with her serve. She won 56.1 per cent of first serve points and was broken five times on eight changes. Bogdan saved five of six breaks and won 56.1 per cent of total points to wrap up the match in one hour 42 minutes. Fernandez's career record in the main draw of the WTA 1000 clay court event fell to 1-3
The Canadian PressDuke goal gives CF Montreal a 1-1 draw at Forge FC in Canadian Championship play
HAMILTON — Substitute Bryce Duke's 52nd-minute goal gave CF Montreal a 1-1 draw — and a valuable away goal — in the opening leg of its Canadian Championship quarterfinal with Forge FC on Tuesday. David Choiniere, whose younger brother Mathieu started for Montreal, opened the scoring in the 31st minute for the Canadian Premier League champion, which had perhaps the best of the first half but seemed to lose its way after Duke's equalizer. Forge's inaugural "School Day Match" was an 11 a.m. local s
Yahoo SportsWalker Buehler delivers increased velocity with a bit of rust in return for the Dodgers
The Dodgers righty threw four innings and surrendered three runs to the Marlins in his first start in nearly two years.