• The Canadian Press

    Sweden defeats the US 5-2 at the start of the ice hockey world championship

    PRAGUE (AP) — The United States lost to Sweden 5-2 in its opening match at the ice hockey world championship on Friday. Joel Eriksson Ek scored twice and added an assist, and star defenseman Victor Hedman had a goal and an assist for Sweden. Goaltender Filip Gustavsson made 28 saves in the Group B game in the eastern city of Ostrava. Down 3-2 in the final period, the Americans played a power play when they pulled goaltender Alex Lyon for an extra attacker, but Hedman netted from the point with 5

  • The Canadian Press

    US-owned Belgian soccer team blocked by protesting fans from going to game

    LIEGE, Belgium (AP) — Amid legal and financial turmoil for its American owners, Belgian soccer club Standard Liege was unable to play a league game on Friday when protesting fans blocked the team bus from reaching the stadium. Standard is among European clubs owned by Miami-based 777 Partners, which is facing a $600 million fraud lawsuit in a federal court in New York, and its Australian airline is currently grounded. 777's most ambitious move in soccer, attempting to buy storied English Premier

  • The Canadian Press

    Inter 5-0 win leaves Frosinone sweating over relegation

    FROSINONE, Italy (AP) — Serie A champion Inter Milan beat up Frosinone 5-0 and left the lowly home side sweating over possible relegation on Friday. With two weeks of the season remaining, six teams are still hoping to avoid joining Salernitana in the second tier. Frosinone is 16th on the 20-team table, two points above the relegation zone. It has two games left, while teams above and below it have three. The result ended Frosinone’s six-game unbeaten run. Davide Frattesi scored Inter's first-ha