• The Canadian Press

    Sinclair ends her storied 23-year career with the Canadian women

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Christine Sinclair, the world's top international goal scorer among both women and men, played her final match with the Canadian national team on Tuesday night. Sinclair, 40, ended her 23-year national team career with a 1-0 victory against Australia at Vancouver's BC Place — renamed Christine Sinclair Place for the occasion. Sinclair has scored 190 goals since she made her national team debut in 2000. Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, the game's top scorer among m

  • The Canadian Press

    Christine Sinclair calls time on international career in emotional farewell game

    VANCOUVER — Captain Christine Sinclair helped Canada to a win in her international swansong Tuesday, wiping away pre-game tears to help set up the goal in a 1-0 victory over Australia. The 40-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., gave way to 35-year-old Sophie Schmidt of Abbotsford, B.C., in the 58th minute, marking the end of an glittering international career that produced a world-record 190 goals and a legion of fans. Teammates embraced her on the field as the enthusiastic crowd of 48,112 stood and ch

  • The Canadian Press

    Brazil's Botafogo squanders a 13-point lead to lose national league title

    SAO PAULO (AP) — There's an old saying in Brazilian soccer: some things only happen to Botafogo. The reference to the club's historic lack of luck has never rung more true than this year. The club of World Cup winning greats like ManĂ© Garrincha, Jairzinho and MĂĄrio Zagallo squandered a 13-point lead in the Brazilian league and now Palmeiras is very likely to defend its title on Wednesday. It's the first time a team has lost such a big advantage in the South American nation's top flight. The last

  • PA Media: Sport

    I don’t know what to say – Sarina Wiegman stunned by Nations League finale

    Lucy Bronze’s stoppage-time goal looked to have won the group for England but the Netherlands scored a crucial fourth against Belgium.