• The Canadian Press

    Fiorentina beats Atalanta to prevent the Europa League champion from finishing 3rd. Venezia promoted

    ROME (AP) — Europa Conference League runner-up Fiorentina beat Europa League champion Atalanta 3-2 in a postponed Serie A match on Sunday to conclude the Italian season and prevent the Bergamo squad from finishing third. There was also injury concern for Italy’s European Championship squad when Atalanta defender Giorgio Scalvini appeared to injure his knee in the final minutes— a day before he's due to report to the Azzurri. Andrea Belotti scored twice and Nicolas Gonzalez also found the target

  • The Canadian Press

    Gay pride revelers in Sao Paulo reclaim Brazil's national symbols

    SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — The iconic yellow and green of Brazil's flag mixed with a sea of rainbow-colored tutus, hand fans and drag queen hairdos at Sunday's LGBTQ+ pride parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The annual event along Sao Paulo's main thoroughfare is among the biggest gay pride celebrations in the world, attracting thousands of people to celebrate the sexual diversity in a country synonymous with street partying but where violence and discrimination against members of the LGBTQ+ community h

  • The Canadian Press

    Saint-Etienne earns promotion to the French first division after scoring late extra-time goal

    METZ, France (AP) — Saint-Etienne drew 2-2 at 10-man Metz to win promotion back to the French first division on Sunday, with substitute Ibrahima Wadji scoring the decisive goal deep into extra time for a 4-3 aggregate score. Both legs of the relegation-promotion playoff finished 2-1 to the home side in regular time, triggering extra time at Stade Saint-Symphorien with the aggregate score at 3-3. The 19-year-old Wadji picked a good time to net his first goal of the season when he struck in the 11

  • The Independent

    Rob Burrow death - updates: Tributes pour in as MND campaigner and Leeds rugby league legend dies at 41

    Rob Burrow, who played 493 times for Leeds Rhinos and was capped 15 times for his country