• The Canadian Press

    Dortmund rues missed chances in Champions League final loss

    LONDON (AP) — Borussia Dortmund just can't close the deal. The scrappy German team missed a slew of big chances against Real Madrid in the Champions League final before losing 2-0 at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. The loss comes a year after Dortmund failed to clinch the Bundesliga title on the last day of the season, and 11 years after losing to Bayern Munich 2-1 the last time they reached the Champions League title game, also at Wembley. In 2013, Dortmund coach Edin Terzić was in the stands as a

  • The Canadian Press

    Champions League final: Real Madrid seals 15th European Cup after 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund

    LONDON (AP) — Vinicius Junior scored and sealed a record-extending 15th European Cup for Real Madrid after a 2-0 win against Borussia Dortmund in the final on Saturday. The Brazil forward doubled Madrid's lead in the 83rd minute at Wembley Stadium, nine minutes after after Dani Carvajal headed the Spanish giant in front. Victory sealed a record-extending fifth Champions League title for coach Carlo Ancelotti, his third with Madrid. Dortmund paid the price for not making the most of its first hal

  • The Canadian Press

    Auger-Aliassime advances at French Open, Shapovalov, Andreescu eliminated

    PARIS — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime won his rain-interrupted match Saturday to earn a fourth-round date with Carlos Alcaraz at the French Open. The tournament's 21st-seed from Montreal was a 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 winner in men's singles over No. 15 Ben Shelton of the United States. Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., was ousted 6-3, 7-6 (0), 4-6, 6-1 by eighth-seeded Hubert Hurkacz of Poland when their third-round match resumed Saturday. And Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., fell in her thi

  • The Canadian Press

    Leon, Lacasse lead Canadian women's soccer team past Mexico 2-0

    MONTREAL — Adriana Leon and Cloé Lacasse scored in the second half to lift Canada to a 2-0 win over Mexico in a pre-Olympic women’s international soccer friendly Saturday. Leon corralled a pass from Evelyne Viens in the 73rd minute before slotting a left-footed strike past Mexican goalkeeper Celeste Espino to open the scoring in front of 15, 319 fans on a sunny, 27 C afternoon at Saputo Stadium. Lacasse made it 2-0 in the 86th by calmly placing the ball into the back of the net on a breakaway as