• The Canadian Press

    Germany and Real Madrid great Toni Kroos to retire after Euro 2024

    MADRID (AP) — Toni Kroos will retire from soccer after the 2024 European Championship, Real Madrid said Tuesday. Madrid said the 34-year-old German international “has decided to bring an end to his time as a professional footballer following Euro 2024.” “Real Madrid would like to express its gratitude and affection to Toni Kroos, a player who will go down in Real Madrid history as one of our club and international football’s greatest legends,” the club said. Kroos has been with Madrid since 2014

  • The Canadian Press

    Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

    They're down to the final four as the NHL post-season gets ready to play into June in Florida, Texas, New York and Alberta. The much-hyped Battle of Canada ended with a 3-2 Oilers' victory, while fans in Dallas scrambled to locate Edmonton via Google, and to let Oiler fans know their goal song at American Airlines Center is named Puck Off, just in case the kids ask. Here are five things to know about the NHL playoffs: OILERS SPOIL PARTY IN VANCOUVER Fans like to parrot that "Game 7" are the two

  • The Canadian Press

    Bayer Leverkusen's two steps from soccer immortality start in Europa League final against Atalanta

    Bayer Leverkusen is two games from European soccer immortality. The new champion of Germany has two cup finals in four days — starting Wednesday in the Europa League against Atalanta — to complete a previously unthinkable unbeaten season in domestic and continental competition. On Saturday, Leverkusen will be heavily favored to win the German cup final against a Kaiserslautern team that finished 13th in the second division, not so far from falling into relegation playoffs. And so the biggest rem

  • The Canadian Press

    'We were close': Game 7 loss to Oilers hits Canucks hard

    VANCOUVER — Quinn Hughes couldn't quite find the words to describe his emotions Monday night. The sting of losing Game 7 to the Edmonton Oilers on home ice was still washing over the Vancouver Canucks captain. "Hard to reflect," he told reporters. "I'm kind of just trying to take it all in right now." After falling behind 3-0 in the second period, the Canucks clawed out a pair of late goals in the third period, then pushed hard for a last-minute equalizer. The bid fell short and Vancouver droppe