• The Canadian Press

    Bayer Leverkusen's Lukáš Hrádecký sets record for foreign goalkeeper with 292 Bundesliga appearances

    FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen’s Lukáš Hrádecký set a record for a foreign goalkeeper in the Bundesliga on Sunday by making his 292nd appearance. The 34-year-old Finnish keeper played in Leverkusen’s 5-1 win at his former club Eintracht Frankfurt, breaking the record previously held by Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Yann Sommer of Switzerland. “I like to read the newspapers or matchday papers before the game and I saw it there today,” Hrádecký told broadcaster

  • The Canadian Press

    Leverkusen extends unbeaten record to 48 games in 5-1 rout of Frankfurt without suspended Alonso

    BERLIN (AP) — No Xabi, no problem. Even without coach Xabi Alonso on the touchline, Bayer Leverkusen remained unbeaten Sunday with a 5-1 Bundesliga win over Eintracht Frankfurt that stretched its record run without defeat to 48 games in all competitions. Alonso was suspended for an accumulation of yellow cards, but he watched from the stands as his Bundesliga champions showed no tiredness from Thursday’s 2-0 win at Roma in the first leg of the Europa League semifinals. “It was another perspectiv

  • PA Media: Sport

    Chelsea take advantage of Man City loss to reignite WSL title race with huge win

    Chelsea marked Emma Hayes’ final home match at Kingsmeadow before her summer departure with a pivotal win.

  • The Canadian Press

    Celta Vigo closer to avoiding relegation after edging Villarreal in Spanish league

    MADRID (AP) — Anastasios Douvikas scored the winning goal two minutes after coming off the bench as Celta Vigo moved closer to securing another season in the top tier with a 3-2 win over 10-man Villarreal. The victory moved Celta eight points clear of the relegation zone with four rounds remaining in the Spanish league. The Vigo club had parted ways with coach Rafa Benítez earlier this season because of the team’s poor results. Claudio Giráldez has been at Celta’s helm since then. Douvikas enter