• The Canadian Press

    Dortmund seals sponsorship deal with arms manufacturer ahead of Champions League final

    DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund has signed a new sponsorship deal with German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall and will display the defense company's logo ahead of facing Real Madrid in the Champions League final. Dortmund said Wednesday the three-year deal with Rheinmetall includes “wide-reaching advertising space, marketing rights and event and hospitality arrangements in the stadium and on the club grounds" starting from this week's buildup for the Champions League final Saturday. Rhe

  • The Canadian Press

    Yannick Noah to succeed Bjorn Borg as the captain of Team Europe in the Laver Cup

    PARIS (AP) — Yannick Noah, the 1983 French Open champion, will become captain of Team Europe in the Laver Cup in 2025, taking over for Bjorn Borg. The event announced Noah's position Wednesday. Last week, Andre Agassi was named captain of Team World, also beginning next year. Agassi replaced John McEnroe. Noah is the last man from France to win a Grand Slam singles title and reached a career-best No. 3 in the ATP rankings in 1986. He later was his country's Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup cap

  • The Canadian Press

    15 and counting: Yankees' starting staff sets major league record limiting runs and going at least 5

    ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Even without last year's AL Cy Young Award winner, the New York Yankees starting staff has put together a run for the record books. With Nestor Cortes allowing only two runs in 5 1/3 innings on Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Angels, the Yankees set a major league record with their starters going 15 straight games where they have tossed at least five innings and allowed two runs or fewer. The Yankees surpassed the former mark shared by the 2022 New York Mets, 1968 Pi

  • Yahoo Sports

    Karl-Anthony Towns and the Timberwolves needed this win: 'Keep after it, and maybe the tide turns'

    Minnesota's All-Star big man finally found the range, extending the series to a Game 5 on Thursday night.