• The Canadian Press

    Italy's defensive crisis deepens as injured Scalvini out of Euro 2024 squad. Gatti called up

    FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Italy’s crisis in defense deepened Monday when Giorgio Scalvini was ruled out of the European Championship after he tore an ACL in Atalanta’s last match of the season. The 20-year-old defender has been replaced in Italy’s provisional squad by Juventus counterpart Federico Gatti, the Italian soccer federation announced with the Azzurri kicking off their title defense in less than two weeks. Gatti was already on standby after Inter defender — and Euro 2020 champion — Frances

  • The Independent

    Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann condemns ‘racist’ survey asking if team should have more white players

    The poll conducted by German broadcaster ARD found 21 per cent of participants would want more white players in the team

  • The Independent

    Watch the best Premiership Women’s Rugby tries in record-breaking round 17

    Watch the best tries from a record-breaking round 17 of the Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby. May Campbell was successful from all 16 of her lineout throws, the most by any player in an Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby match this season. Elsewhere, Harlequins’ Jade Konkel-Roberts made 24 carries against Bristol Bears, the most by any player in a match this season.

  • The Canadian Press

    Host Germany hoping to create another summer party at Euro 2024 after recent tournament flops

    BERLIN (AP) — Another extraordinary summer or another national embarrassment. No one knows quite what to expect from this Germany team heading in the European Championship. The optimists point to the opportunity of staging another monthlong party like the one that gripped the country when it hosted the 2006 World Cup. The pessimists can point to three straight fiascos at major tournaments that has forced Germany fans to readjust their expectations of the men’s soccer team. The latest signs seem