• The Canadian Press

    Real Madrid win lifts Shakhtar into next Champions League. Dortmund loss means Eintracht miss out

    GENEVA (AP) — Real Madrid winning the Champions League title also was a victory for Shakhtar Donetsk and defeat for Borussia Dortmund also was a loss for Eintracht Frankfurt. Madrid’s 2-0 win Saturday in the final in London settled the last direct entries into the revamped 36-team Champions League lineup for next season. UEFA retains an entry for the defending champion but Madrid already secured its place by winning the Spanish league title a month ago. That entry reverts to the domestic league

  • The Canadian Press

    Swanson’s tiebreaking 2-run homer, Suzuki’s grand slam lift Cubs past Reds 7-5 at wet Wrigley Field

    CHICAGO (AP) — Dansby Swanson hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-5 on a rainy Saturday night. Seiya Suzuki committed an ugly error and hit his first career grand slam — in one wild inning — as Chicago won for just the second time in its last 10 games. Nico Hoerner walked twice, scored two runs and drove in another. Mark Leiter Jr. (2-3) got three outs for the win, and Héctor Neris handled the ninth for his seventh save in nine op

  • The Canadian Press

    No marathons this time as Swiatek, Gauff sprint into French Open quarterfinals

    PARIS (AP) — After the French Open marathon came the sprints. Defending champion Iga Swiatek swept into the quarterfinals at Roland Garros in just 40 minutes after a crushing 6-0, 6-0 win against Anastasia Potapova. U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff took only 60 minutes to rout unseeded Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-1, 6-2. The 20-year-old American looked set for an even quicker victory when she led 5-0, but Cocciaretto fought back, getting a hearty cheer from the crowd after winning the next gam

  • The Canadian Press

    Real Madrid plot a 16th Champions League triumph. Kylian Mbappe would make Europe's best even better

    LONDON (AP) — Real Madrid had barely begun celebrating a record-extending 15th Champions League title when coach Carlo Ancelotti started to plot a 16th. The all-time kings of Europe have no intention of releasing their grip on the trophy - and by the start of next season, the best are likely to be even better. “In this club there is constant demand. It is never satisfied,” Ancelotti said after Saturday’s 2-0 win against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium. Madrid’s latest triumph came without a